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A89837	A few words occasioned by a paper lately printed, stiled, A discourse concerning the Quakers. Together with a call to magistrates, ministers, lawyers, and people to repentance. Wherein all men may see, that the doctrine and life of those people whom the world scornefully calls Quakers, is the very doctnrie [sic] and life of Christ. Written for the sake of the simple minded ones, who are willing to follow Christ under the crosse, and to deny all things to be his disciples. By a servant of the Lord, reproached by the world, and carnall worshippers, under the name of a Quaker; whose name in the flesh is Iames Nayler.	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; A. P.	1654 (1654)	Wing N279; Thomason E731_23; ESTC R202987	25,300	28

A Few Words occasioned by a Paper lately Printed Stiled A Discourse concerning the QUAKERS Together with a Call to Magistrates Ministers Lawyers and People to Repentance Wherein all men may see that the Doctrine and Life of those People whom the world scornefully calls Quakers is the very Doctnrie and Life of Christ Written for the sake of simple minded ones who are willing to follow Christ under the Crosse and to deny all things to be his Disciples By a Servant of the Lord reproached by the world and carnall worshippers under the Name of a Quaker whose Name in the Flesh is Iames Nayler To the READER Friend MEeting lately with a Printed Paper stiled A Discourse concerning the Quakers and finding many things in it deeply reflecting on the spirit of the Lord sent into the hearts of men to reprove and convince them of sinne and reproaching his holy people whom he hath called out of the world and that it was scattered abroad into many hands and so might prove a stumbling blocke to weake minds I was moved to send it to a friend in the West who for the simple ones sake hath given forth a few things that truth might appeare And if there be any that by Reading this shall be brought to discover truth from error or to lay to heart their conditions and how they have hitherto trifled away their pretious time There is another Paper now in the Presse from the same hand which will shew forth the true light that guides to God and opens the Scriptures removes the doubts about the great power of the Lord manifested in shaking the earthly part of those he brings to himselfe plainly declare the deceipts of the false prophets of the world and let the Magistrate see the bounds of his Authority There is another Paper come forth by the Author of the former Discourse occasioned by something Writ in Answer to it by one who saith he is none of those called Quakers and yet the Discourser chargeth all things he saith on them But the Paper sufficiently bewrayes the Authors weakenesse and its owne folly Reade without prejudice that thou may receive Instruction and not increase thy owne misery A. P. A Paper being come to my hand which is full of deceit under pretence of Religion and a Forme of Profession striking at the life of all Religion which is obedience to all the commands of God in the spirit and under pretence of the Letter which he calls the Word he goes about to reproach and scorne and sleight the teachings of Christ in the spi●it whereby he rules in the consciences of his Saints and by which light he reveales the Father in them and thereby declares himselfe to be the Eternall Word and Witnesse within his which Word first was known within them a free gift of the Father without any Letter or humane Learning and then declared out in the Letter But they who as the Jews thinke they have salvation in the Letter are enemies and persecutors of John 5. 3● them who have the Eternall Witnesse of salvation in the Spirit Gal. 3. 2● And from that spirit hath this Paper its foundation for God having put the enmity between the carnall and the sp●rituall Seeds there can be no agreement Now though I abhorre striving for Master-hood in words or writing yet for the sake of the simple ones who not yet having the true judgement and salt in themselves to discerne of spirits are subject to take great swelling words of mans wisedome for the power of God unto 1 Cor. 2. 5. 6. salvation I am therefore moved to lay open some of the deceits in this Paper that where truth and simplicity is in the heart it may more cleerly judge of truth from dece●t The Paper is Titled A Discourse concerning the Quakers It is no new thing for the dearest servants and children of God Psal 69 12. Psal 31. ●1 to be a discourse a reproach a taunt and by-word a wonder and Psal 22 6. a scorne to fooles and wicked men and to have the belly-god and drunkard to make songs of their sad and afflicted conditions Psal 60 12. and to be called by nick-names such as it pleaseth Ishmaels Iohn 10. 20. brood to cast upon them to be called Devills Deceivers Heretickes Franticke Madd men Quakers and such like but it is that the same Scriptures may be fulfilled in the Saints that were in Christ their example As they have done unto me so will Luke 23. 31. they doe unto you If they keep my sayings they will also keep yours If they have called the good man of the house Beelzebub how much more them of his houshold Thou sayest It s plainely fore-told that in the last dayes shall be the greatest Deceivers and worst of Hypocrites men extraordinarily inspired with a spirit of lyes and delusion It is above sixteen hundred yeares since those were foretold and they have had so long a time since to broach their deceits and strengthen themselves in the earth that the deceit is now growne a monster and hath got many heads and hornes religions Revel 13. 1. and formes one at warre with another striving with words and weapons who should be greatest But now that Christ is arisen in his Saints to reveale this man of sinne by his 2 Thes 2. 7. 8. light and to destroy him with the sword of his mouth All Ezek. 38. 18. 19. formes of Religions the Beast and the false Prophet Gog and Acts 4. 26. 27. Magog are joyned together to strike at this light and no wonder for that deceitfull spirit knowes that that light which discovers him in one forme will discover him in all And now the Devill would passe Judgement upon that light which is come to judge him where he is and so set any whom he can prevaile in to cast reproach upon it under many odious names that so he may keep people at a distance from so much as owning Luke 6. 22. it for he knowes if any owne it there he is discovered and dis-owned and this is his way in all in whom he speaks to cry out against those that walke in the light in generall calling them Deceivers Heretickes Hypocrites denyers of Scriptures Acts 24. 14. Acts 6. 13. 14. and Ordinances and many such words as he thinks may make the truth most odious to others but not once shew in what particular such walke contrary to the Scripture for the deceit knowes that if it come to tryall it selfe will be found that which walkes contrary to the Scripture for the same light that gave out the Scriptures leades not contrary to it And now who will be the greatest deceivers whether a poore despised persecuted reproached people whom God hath called out of the worlds wayes words workes worship riches and pleasures and so are become strangers and wanderers to and fro seeking a City whose builder and maker is God Heb 11. 26.

you turne your eyes within and Psalme 115. 5. look into your owne standing or rather into your fall and how you sighe under the curses and wrath of the Almighty and how farre you are from purity and holinesse and that estate wherein Gen. 1. 27. that you was made in the Image of God and waite to see that renewed in you and you brought up out of the fall and a seperation to be one with God and Christ that you may know what you worship and finde acceptance But are you not so farre from that that if the Image of God seem to be renewed in any and they begin to turne from these and the like abominations to serve the living God in purity and holinesse and they refuse to partake with you in your Pride Covetousnesse Drunkennesse and excesse 1 Pet. 4. 3. 4. of Ryot and deny your vaine Heathenish Customes Fashions and Worships and are not such objects of your envy and hatred and are they not abused by you buffeted scorned mocked stoped and called most reproachfull names even in Wayes and Markets and in your Streets when you meet with them though they never speake word to you but beare your reproaches with patience So that he that departs from Iniquity makes himselfe a Isay 59. 15. Pray to this Generation Doe not you plainely shew forth the Serpents Seed in you which is at enmity with the Seed of God where ever it is brought forth and so you shew your selves to be acted by the Devill who was a Murderer from the beginning Iohn 8. ●4 And when the judgements and wrath of God appeares in the Land Is it not because of your Iniquiries Doe not you like wicked Ahab charge an innocent People who cannot partake with you in your wickednesse declaring that those who are harmelesse to be cause of troubles in the Nation and say They are about to rayse a new Warre but never looke at your owne abominations for which the Land mournes and the wrath of God Hos 4. 3. is against it ready to destroy it but still hearden your hearts in your wickednesse And as though all this were too little have you not added this wickednesse now that God in mercy hath called some out of all these evill wayes and sent them to declare against these abominations which the world lives in both Priests and People not onely in word but in life and practice and hath 2 Pet. 1. 4. 5. 16. given his power to goe along with them and are not these called by you Devills Witches Sorcerers Conjurers Jesuites and the like Are they not some beaten some stoned others shamefully entreated and Imprisoned Are they not brought before Rulers and Governors for the confessing the name of Christ and all this you doe unto them not for any evill you can charge upon them but for the name of Christ and his power that goes along with them in shaking downe the Kingdome of the Serpent and bringing his elect out of all the Heathenish Customes and Iohn 4 23. 24. Worships to Worship God in Spirit and him onely and not men nor the Idolls of the World And now are you not blinde who have professed the Scriptures so long and cannot see them fulfilled now in this Generation Are not those of the same brood who called the good man of the house Beelzebub and how can they Mat. 10 25. doe lesse to them of his houshold Doe not this Generation beate some stone and shamefully entreat others that beare witnesse to the Heire And hath not Christ said Yee shall be hated Mat. 10 22. of all men for my Names sake They shall speake all manner of evill of you falsely They shall seperate out of your company reproach you and cast out your name as evill and you shall be brought before Rulers for a testimony against them and for my names sake And the Devill shall cast some of you into Prison that you Rev. ● 10. may be tryed and you shall have tribulations ten dayes yea the time comes that they that Kill you shall thinke they doe God Mat. 24. 9. service and these things will they doe unto you because they know not the Father nor the Sonne And the Scriptures must be fulfilled and those who have Eyes to see may see them now fulfilled and fulfilling and they who see it have share in it and rejoyce and witnesse God faithfull and his Word but wicked men and persecuters have been blinde in all Ages For 2 Co● 4. 4. the God of this world have blinded their Eyes and hath thereby made them fit for his owne worke and his worke is to oppose the Lord in all things Now all People see where you are and Rom. ● ● what you are doing where you live and whom you serve for if you live to the Flesh you cannot please God for as alwayes he that is borne after the Flesh persecuted him that was borne Gal. 4. 29. after the Spirit even so it is now O be no longer deceived see whether ye be in the first Birth or Borne againe That which Iohn 3. ●● is of the first is of the Earth Earthly and minds Earthly things feeds upon Dust and this is the Serpents Seed and here are all your envious haters persecuters covetous scoffers and such 2. Pet. 3. 3. like and here will you be found your actions witnesse it you cannot deceive God you are under the Curse and they be the 1 Iohn 3. ● cursed fruits you bring forth and they are for the Fire But the second brings forth no such fruit for he that is Borne againe is Borne of the Spirit and brings forth fruits of the Spirit he is 1 Iohn 4. 7. Borne of God and brings forth fruits unto God fruits of love meeknesse gentlenesse patience temperance and such like there was never a Persecuter of this Birth for they are called out of all occasions of strife contention and persecution for that is all about things of this world and Formes and Customes that Ier. 10 3. perish But they who are brought into the substance cannot contend about shaddowes for there all Disputes and vaine janglings Ephes 2. 18. cease For as they are ruled by one Spirit so they are led by one Spirit into one God where God Christ and the Saints are one eternally but this godlinesse is a Mystery to all the World Now try your selves for by your fruits you are knowne and shall be judged wherefore all People looke within and judge your selves reforme the inside looking without to be seen of men keeps you Hypocrites and you have your reward But Col. 2. 11. the true Seed of the Jewes who are of the Circumcision made without hands in the Heart and such seek not prayse of Men ● Iohn ● 3. 6. 7. but of God neither are they knowne of men nor owned of Men nor have fellowship with men but are raysed up out of the fall to God to live with him in joy and peace and righteousnesse which men talkes of who lives in the flesh and in the ● Cor. ●5 ●0 fall who are not reconciled to God and there can be no reconciliation to God while sinne stands which made the first seperation O People be not deceived FINIS

troubled waters and the greater discention amongst the people the more is your gaine Is not your Purses filled and your Ez● 18. 1● Estates raysed in the ruings of the People And are not those Mal. ● ● Lawes which ought to be used to preserve People from Oppression by abusing made the undoing of whole Families impoverishing Townes and Countries The Law as it is now used is scarce serviceable for any other end but for the Envious Man Isay ● 1● who hath much money to revenge himselfe of his poore Neighbours which may be never did him wrong Is there any appearing for the poore against the rich although his cause be just but by deceit delayes and expences the remedy is worse then the disease so that they are made to sighe and groane under oppression Isay 5 ● and their cryes are come into the eares of the just God who is now arising to avenge them And now Woe to you that seem to be easers of peoples burdens but make their oppressions Iames 5 4. greater even grievous to be borne and by increasing of contentions have taken away the Key of Knowledge For what Knowledge hath the workers of iniquity who devoure the poore to satisfie their owne lusts the woe is upon you for the just God hath shaken his hand at your dishonest gaine Woe unto Hab. 2 9. him that coveteth with an evill covetousnesse to his house that he may set his Nest on high Woe unto him that builds his house by oppression and establisheth the City with iniquity how are you gone Ier 22 ●3 out of the right way and how is the cause of the poor bought and sold for money Was you thus made at the first are you not in the inventions is this the end for which we came into the world are you not in the Earth and in the Fall and in the curse and at a distance from the pure God who is holy and just and loves Righteousnesse How long will it be ere you will enquire Eze. 18. 30 after the right way or loathe your selves for your filthinesse O Repent Returne to the Lord from whence you are falne Rev. 2 5. for what will you doe in the end thereof Shall not Justice from on high take hold on you who have slighted justice upon earth Your day is at hand Shall not the Judge of all the Earth doe right Why will you destroy your soules for money and what will you give in exchange for your soules or shall all your gain redeeme you Doe you act according to the Law of God which sayth Thou shalt love thy Neighbour as thy selfe Doe not you Mat 19 16 prize the accursed things before the love of God or your Neighbour Let your practice witnesse And you People of the Nation that have seen the hand of God against the Prince and People for these and the like abominations and you your Iude 23 selves are escaped as Brands plucked out of the Fire have you Zach. 3 2. at all turned to him who hath smitten you or are you bettered by correction or have you made your peace with the Almighty Although you have seen warre and the Sword reaching to the very soule are you not every one to your owne Power gathering fuell to that Fire which hath been burning in the Land and hath consumed thousands which should have been Hos 14. 1. 2. as a warning unto you who are escaped to returne to the Lord from the evill of your doings But are not you still making the breach still wider between God and the Nation as though you were left for no other end but to fill up the measure of iniquity that is yet behinde that the just God may sweepe the Land with the Beesome of destruction O when will you cease to provoke the Lord by your sinnes Where is your Redeemer you Isay 14. 23 have professed so long in words and Formes Can you witnesse him in your works and what hath he redeemed you from For saith he Why call you me Lord and doe not the things which I say Is he your Luke 49. Lord and you servants to all manner of filthinesse And notwithstanding that you have seen his wonders in the Nation yet doe not you exceed all that ever went before you in Pride Covetousnesse Drunkennsse Swearing Envying Quarrelling Backbiting Slandering false accusing selfe love and deceit in all manner of Merchandise Micha 6. ● and trading false weights and measures sayings protestings one towards another in your bargaining speaking things that are not true and hereby to over-reach your brethren and get dishonest gaine How many false oathes and idle words are spent about every bargaine in your Markets and open Streets without blushing or being ashamed yea it is able to breake the hearts of Psal 31. 17. any who knowes the pure God to know it and heare it For it is come to such height of deceit that none can trust his brother for lying swearing and for-swearing it abounds in the Nation And yet you will professe your selves to be the Members of Jesus Christ And had Jesus Christ ever such a body as this nay all that are Phil. 1 27. Members of him are of one heart and one soule And you talke of a communion of Saints Had ever the Saints such a communion Ier. 32 29. as this to defraud one another for money and professe a Redeemer and are servants to the Devill and your owne lusts in all the motions and temptations thereof and are led captive at his will But what redemption is this you witnesse so long as sinne is the partition wall between God and you stands still whole in your wils you be drunke sweare lye and commit adultery dissemble Rev. 2● 27. and satisfie your lusts in all things and say we are redeemed to commit all these abominations and live in them under a pretence of a profession and going to the Idols Temple once a weeke Did ever Jesus Christ redeeme such a people or dwell in such a people Those whom he hath redeemed he hath freed from the servitude of sinne by separating them from sinne and reconciling them to God from whence they are fallen by sinne for God and sinne cannot dwell in one And to such he saith Be ye holy for I am holy And as he John 1. 2● is the Lambe of God who taketh away the sinnes of the world Now see how is your sins taken away when the Kingdome of darkenesse doth wholly rule in you and leades you into workes and wayes of darkenesse Are you reconciled to God and have you fellowship with him Are not you yet strangers to him and worship an unknowne God For he that commits sinne hath not seen him neither 2 Iohn 3. 6. knowne him and so worship they know not what in formall and superstitious worships O blinde People who have eyes and see not How long will it be ere