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The searching out the deceit, and bringing the deceivers words and actions to the light, to be proved and tryed with the light, which is just, judging and condemning that which is acted or spoken contrary to the light
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Aldam, Thomas, d. 1660.
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Wing A894C; ESTC R19042
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wrath Tho. Aldam TO us whose names are called Thomas Aldam George Rennold and John Rouse a Paper was brought which is titled the faithful Scout making known to the Nation divers things done and said in the Nation from the 2 day of March till the ninth 1654. Published by George Horton and Printed by Robert VVood in London in which Paper called the faithfull Scout we find many impudent expressions aspersions and reproachfull words cast upon the people of God which Scornefully the world calls Quakers which faithfull Scout so titled is seen with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ in us made manifest to be an unreasonable man and not to have faith in whom the lying and false accusing Spirit of darkness Ruleth as his declaration in his Paper doth make it appeare and their own words spoken to our face whose names are above mentioned who for the clearing of the truth from false reports and false accusations was moved to go to the Printers house to enquire for George Horton and to examine the matter demanding of them what ground they had for to Print and Publish such false reports scandals and untruths to the Nation cast upon the people of God scornfully called Quakers by the world The Printer and the said George Horton said they had authority to Print reports and what words they pleased and what they had Printed against us this weeke they would Print twice as much the next if we was not civil then I who am called Thomas Aldam said What uncivility dost thou see by us the Printer said you are impudent fellowes and come to make tumultes about my dore and was in great rage I said we came to enquire of thee and George Horton to make this appear which to the Nation is published to be truth or else with the truth are you witnessed against to be slanderers in the dark and false accusers of the innocent and do require of you to answer me Then I said to George Horton and the Printer you have reported and published to the Nation that there are many impudent creatures residing in and about the City of London which entitle themselves Quakers and have seduced many innocent people then I who am called Tho. Aldam asked them what impudence or wicked thing was done by them or what had they seen their answer was They heard say one went naked in Smith-field I said Didst thou see it he said no but a lad told him so Then said I Thou here charges them with seduceing people what is seducing But the man fell into much bitterness and wrath and bid me be gone from his dore then said I Friend thou sayst thou was credibly informed that one went naked into Smith-field amongst the hay carts and that some demanded of him why he walked in that Beastly garbe and to this many can witness against thee that there was no hay carts there for it was about 9 of the Clock at night and that was false and a lye who art of thy father read John 8.44 Then I said to the Printer Dost thou call it a beastly garb for a man to go naked in obedience to the command of God wouldst thou not have called Isaiah a beast if Isaiah had been here or thou in his time who went three years naked the Printer said it was a beastly part for him to go so here I who am called Tho. Aldam said I charge thee to be a Blasphemer in speaking evil of the people of God And whereas thou saist that some asked him wherefore he went in that beastly garbe being naked and his answer was that God had commanded him and that a carter said he had command to whip him into better manners I said didst thou friend who art the Printer or George Horton hear or see this or who did which you can name their answer was they did neither see it or hear it something was true they heard say one went naked and for the other they had liberty to Print what words they pleased Now for the truths sake was we three moved to enquire after this matter that no lye nor false slanders and evil reports might rest upon the truth to the clearing of the truth to the understanding of all who have an eye open to see with what slandering false accusing and evil reports have been cast upon the truth By the spirit of lyes and slanders whose throates are become an open sepulchre saying Report and I will report it and that you may see these mens ground of report was from a lad or boy as they declared to us which one of them the Printer or the other called credible information to which boy we went and did require of him to let us know what he had declared to the Printer he said Nothing at all and here with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ which is made manifest in us we see comeprehend and Judge the lying false accusing spirits who in their envy have uttered against the truth to render the people of God odious to the world now to all friends in the light and to the light in all consciences I speake which with it the deeds is seen and Judged to it I appeale that with it you may see and try the spirits and with the Children of the light bear witness against all such as report lyes and Print lyes and false accusations who say they have authority to do what is done but woe and misery is their portion who usurp authority to report lyes and Print them to make others to believe their lyes and evil reports as these two men have done whose names are Robert Wood and George Horton which with the spirit of truth are Judged the faithfull Scout is found unfaithfull without faith in the unreasonable nature for unreasonable men have not faith of which sort are these false accusers who have uttered forth their folly who cannot prove the things to be truth they have publikely declared to the Nation but are found reporting the evil imagination of their own hearts and the man which went naked is a signe of their nakedness and a signe to all unbelievers liars and false slanderers in the dark who the innocent persecute that their deeds and actions are naked before the Lord God and their nakedness appears and folly is made manifest to all the children of the light who are set for signes and wonders among the impudent creatures which hate the light whose deeds are evil and the children of the light hate as they ever did but woe and misery is coming and their portion they must receive with all liars and false accusers therefore now while you have time repent least the Lord cut you off in his fierce wrath and make you a sudden example you who the innocent have falsely accused for with the Simple eye are you seen and with it Judged from one who is a friend to the establishing of righteousness and the searching out deceit and to lay open the abomination of these who are titled faithful Scouts and men giving perfect intelligence of actions done and said but are found imperfect and unfaithfull men in receiving the false reports in these things above mentioned but these imperfect men and unfaithfull who numbered the Innocent amongst the transgressers and evil doers are discovered which have loadened them with evil reporaches which are false and the truth is cleared from the false accusations cast upon the Innocent to that of God in all consciences to be manifest with which I am one a friend to your Soules for the establishing of righteous Judgment and sweeping the land of evil doers who are Slanderers of the just from one whose name is called Tho. Aldam But one I am with justice which is a terrour to evil doers and upon them lays hold and sets the innocent free and them preserves in peace from the hands of all unjust Oppressors who smite with the tongue and fist of wickedness and the seed of God persecutes as the seed of evil doers ever did FINIS
his evil reports from the truth and against it 2 Tim. 3.3 1 Joh. 2.26 27. And as for slandering Judge Fells Wife for giving him a Bunch of Ribbons or others such unsavory things and actions he denies to boast with and she abhors thy words who art a scandalous fellow and all such false slanders which thou casts upon the Innocent to make them appeare odious in the eyes of the world but the Lord is their revenge and doth preserve them from the Seed of evil doers to whom be all Praise for ever And because that Judge Fells Wife goes among the people of God which waits upon the Lord God in their meetings which is the cause that makes thee Walker and the Heathens to rage and utter forth your envy against the righteous Seed as your Generation ever did and of them that speak evil and so fulfill Christs words Jud. 11. And whereas thou Walker saith there was divers storyes told of him and thou speakes of a Gentlewoman having a Ribbon tyed about her hand who was coming to a place where they met Henry Walker we charge thee to name the place where that meeting was and the names of some which was there and where they dwell that saw it or let thy mouth be stopped for ever and be thou warned lest the Lord make thee a sudden example to all slanderers who falsly accuse the innocent Jer. 9.4 And thou speakes of the Womans maid tying a Ribbon about her hand and about tying a Ribbon about her husbands wrest which thou Walker sayest did desire to go to Fox which all the slanders and false reports is denyed and for medling with any such silly foolish doings and many unsavory words which are not worth mentioning which thou hast printed who art found a fit fellow for such workes of unrighteousness And thou speaks of the Ribbon was cast in the fire and stunk Now Walker we do demand of thee who hast given out these unsavory expressions and hast given them forth in print into the Nation to declare to us what is the name of this Gentlewoman and the maid and the name of her husband the Country they dwell in and what towne they dwell in and the place where these things was done and who saw it and where they dwell that all thy works and actions may be brought unto the light to be proved so in this thing manifest thy self for with the children of the light thou art seen who sees thee made known to the Nation to be a liar and slanderer upon record to be noted 2 Thes 3.14 who art of thy Father Joh. 8.44 Who shalt have thy part in the Lake Rev. 21.8 For all such foolish things George denyes and the slanders And in the fifth slanders thou hast put forth that some thinks that this Fox is a popish priest thy thoughts and theirs be vaine Pro. 15.26 For all Popish wayes he denyes And again thou sayest that some thinks he hath not wit enough to take a designe for the Papists here thou art hearing reports and saying we will report them whose thoughts are vaine who know him not with your thinking nor your thoughts Pro. 16.26 In the sixt slander thou sayst that some are confident there be witches amongst them here again Henry Walker we charge and command thee in the presence of the Lord God to mention the names of that some and let that some mention the names of those witches which that some sayes they are confident that witch-craft may be found out else acknowledge thy self to be him that slanders in the secret for witch-craft we deny for truth is now slandered to be witch-craft with the seed of evil doers who fails in their confidence Gal. 3.1 Pro. 14.16 And again Henry Walker thou speakes of a Gentlewoman coming to George Fox telling of his haire and buttons and thou said the said George answered him scornfully which is false for no scorner he is and his buttons are neither silk nor silver how fain wouldst thou take an occasion against him who the Fashions of the world and the vanities of it doth deny who in that place at Whitehall that day did give an answer sufficient to satisfie any rational man as touching his haire in my hearing in Whitehall who was then present with him who am called by the name of Thomas Aldam a witness of it against the false accusers 2 Tim. 3.3 And thou Walker said he abused divers others that was false he abused none but told them the truth thou maist as well say now we abuse thee in telling thee truth to cleare the truth from thy slanders And again Heny Walker thou sayst he called a Minister a liar thou said thou was a Minister and thou was proved to be liar for thou said he denied the feare of God and it was witnessed against thee that he did not speake such a word but it was said by George Fox that thou made proselytes and the fear of God was not denied by him called George Fox but witnessed by him exhorting many to fear the Lord God in my hearing and many others Tho. Aldam and to depart from pride and filthiness and to come into the fear of God And again thou denied and said Christ Jesus doth not enlighten every one that comes into the world and here thou art a liar and a false witness for John said who was a true witness that Christ Jesus was the true light which lighteth every one that cometh into the world John 1.9 And thou saist he doth not and here thou art proved a liar and one that beares false witness and thy voyce is denied and Judged with record And again thou saist that George and the rest was thrust down the stayres there was a Rude rash unsavory fellow in a disorderly manner came without any Just command and tare George clothes and gave out many unsavory expressions which many of the house-hold was ashamed of to see the thing done and did dislike of his practice for he had no command to do what he did to George from any Just authority for after he was put down by that Rude fellow George was taken up again into the hall and other friends with him and the Rude fellow condemned for doing what he had done to George and others And George and others went from thence in a peaceable and orderly maner From them who loves peace and unity who doth see the hand of the Lord God turned against all such who are slanderers false accusers who are swift to hear evil reports of the innocent to report them to bring the innocent into reproach and contempt with the world which is our riches as the seed of evil doers did and to thee and you all it is the word of the Lord God thee and you to warn therefore be thou warned Henry Walker and all of you warned and turn to the Lord God from persecuting of the innocent least the Lord cut you off in the day of his firie