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A91825	The banner of Gods love, and ensign of righteousness spread over his people in these later dayes. Wherein the true light shineth, and the mysterie that hath been hid from ages and generations, is revealed to the saints, which is, Christ in us the hope of glory, as our forefathers witnessed, read Col. I. 26, 27, 28, 29. Also, a testimony against them who formerly hath tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come, who hath cast the law of God behind their backs, and hath trodden under foot the blood of the covenant. ... most especially, those that are called Anabaptists and Independents. Also, a few words in warning to the priests, professors, and people of the town and county of Southhampton. With a few quæries to the rulers and magistrates of England, to try their fruits whether they be according to the Christian magistrates recorded in the Scripture of truth, ... . Set forth most especially for the sake of the honest-hearted, who are not wholly given up to believe lyes, that they may come to know the way of life and peace. Written by me who are called Ambrose Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1475; Thomason E932_4; ESTC R22061	33,117	47

and people lived in they had a zeal for God and his glory and a tenderness of affection arose in their hearts one to another to exhort one another to love and to good Works and the Seed of the Kingdom of God was sown in them but it falling by the way-side the Fowles of the air picked it a-away so that it came not to take root downward nor Mar. 4 4. bring forth fruit upward to him that sowed it So these fell back again and lost their zeal and tenderness which they had and got the words of truth in the airy mind but in the life was one with the World after a little time and then was the Lord grieved that his Heritage was wholly Jer. 12. 8. left desolate for the Fowls of the Air to tread under their feet and make a prey upon and it pittyed him to see his own seed so oppressed and his Vinyard so wholly laid waste to the Beasts of the field Isa 3. 14. And then did he arise for his own Name sake and opened the eyes of many and appeared in a large measure into a People that was called Anabaptists and shewed them in a large measure the Witchcraft of the great Whore who Rev. 17. 1 2. had made all Nations drunk with the Wine of her Fornication and then did he lead them from the mouths of the Idol dumb shepherds which had made a prey upon them and had taken their money for that which they saw was not bread nor had not in the least satisfied their hungry Isa 55. 2. souls even then did God raise his living Witness in them and shed his eternal love abroad in their hearts and gathered them together in several quarters of the world and his Name was witnessed among them and his Power did appear in them and a great zeal and tenderness for a while was among them so that they met with part of the rage of the Devil and indured it for a time with joy and while they was near unto the Lord he was known to be near unto them and gave them the necks of their Enemies to tread upon and a great sight of the good Land they had and the Seed of the Kingdom of God was abundantly sown amongst them but it falling upon the stony ground in them Mar. 4. 5. when the Sun arose vvith his burning heat it vvas scorched and became unfruitful so that after a time the povver of God ceased and vvas not seen amongst them but coldness and barrenness got up and pride and exaltation and self-conceitedness crept in by little and little and then they begun to build again those things vvhich they had in a measure destroyed and he that got the most in his brain-knovvledge vvas set up to be a Teacher and a Ruler and so gloryed in the gift more then in the Giver and this Ministry became one in nature vvith the Priests and did not profit the people at all vvhich may be vvitnessed at this day And novv are they set dovvn at ease in a dead form of that vvhich the Saints vvitnessed the life of nay they have so far departed from the povver of God vvhich the Saints did doth vvitness to lead guide them that they have lost the very form and are become one in nature vvith the World and differ nothing but in vvords and in outward shews and pretences The true Proverb is fulfilled upon them The Dog is turned to his own Vomit again and the 2 Pet. 2. 22. Prov. 26. 11. Sow that was washed to her wallowing in he Myre so that the Lord is weary with their sacrifices and their solemn Assemblies he cannot away with because they have cast his righteous Law Isa 11. to 16. Heb. 10. to 29. behind their backs and hath trodden under foot the blood of the Covenant and now hath sitten down in a rest which is polluted and are become enemies to the Crosse of Christ therefore is the same hand of the Lord that vvas turned against his Enemies before the same is lifted up against them novv vvhereby they are torn and rent as an old Garment and as a tottering VVall that is daubed vvith untempered Morter And thus have they rendred unto the Lord evil for all his kindness and hath turned his grace into lasciviousness vvhich vvould have led them to salvation if they had been taught vvith it vvhereby the vvorks of the Devil Tit. 2. 11. 12. vvould have been destroyed in them vvhich they are so strongly pleading for and concluding all to be deceived and seduced that shall vvithstand or oppose it and if any vvill not bovv dovvn to their Image vvhich they have set up from the Scripture Letter presently he is judged and censured not vvorthy to have communion vvith though he have the povver of God for his defence and be led and guided by the Spirit of the living God and have fellovvship vvith him and be brought into his Covenant of light and life And this is that now which they call their Fundamentals Baptism of Water and taking of material Bread and Wine which there is no command for throughout the Scripture but Judgement Mercy and Faith is omitted Luk. 11. 49. which is the weighty matters of the Law and so the Wo that was unto their forefathers is to the same generation still And thus hath the Lord been mocked with a voluntary humility and a Will-Worship after the traditions of men after the Rudiments of the World and not after Christ the Light of the World who hath lighted every man that cometh into the World And so now are they Joh. 1. 9. crying up the Ordinances of God the Ordinances of God as the Jews did the Temple but are as ignorant of Christ Jesus the Substance as the Jews was that stoned him Though there was a time that he was known in such things and in the flesh yet he that came through it desired to know him so no more but these deny all that comes to know him ony otherwise as the Jews did them that testified against the outward Temple which was a time commanded of God when their Bodies was made the Temples of God and they came to witness the Substance 1 Cor. 6. 19. of the Figure Now this is the reason of so much confusion now among several sorts of men and forms That the Life and Substance of all Types Shadows and Figures is denyed and only the Husk fed upon and this hath been the ruine and down-fall of these people that are called Anabaptists Then in another dispensation of the Lords love did he appear to a People called Independents brought many of them to se the emptiness of all sorms of profession they thought only to depend upon the Lord was the safest way and there was a love begot in them to God and his Way and truth and tenderness of spirit one towards another and they were a little brought low in

THE BANNER OF GODS LOVE AND ENSIGN OF RIGHTEOVSNESS Spread over his people in these later dayes Wherein the true light shineth and the mysterie that hath been hid from Ages and Generations is revealed to the Saints which is Christ in us the hope of glory as our forefathers witnessed Read Col. 1. 26 27 28 29. ALSO A Testimony against them who formerly hath tasted of the good Word of God and of the Power of the world to come who hath cast the Law of God behind their backs and hath trodden under foot the blood of the Covenant and now doth labour with one shoulder to destroy the Man-child which is now brought forth to rule the Nations with an Iron Rod and these are most especially those that are called Anabaptists and Independents Also A few Words in warning to the Priests Professors and People of the Town and County of Southampton With a few Quaeries to the Rulers and Magistrates of England to try their fruits whether they be according to the Christian Magistrates recorded in the Scripture of truth or according to the heathenish Kings and Rulers in former Ages Set forth most especially for the sake of the honest-hearted who are not wholly given up to believe lyes that they may come to know the way of life and peace Written by me who am called Ambrose Rigge London Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the Black spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls 1657. To the sober Reader GReat and admirable is the Love and Mercy of the Lord God unto the sons of men that he hath not with-held his onely Son but hath sent him a Light into the world that all men through him might believe and be saved But there is a generation of men in these our dayes that cannot endure sound Doctrine and such will not receive him who is the good shepherd but heaps unto themselves Teachers having itching ears which hath never profited them nor never shall and the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stands now where it ought not therefore I desire thee who readeth these ensuing lines to understand and weigh them in an equal Ballance and with a single eye look upon them and thou wilt clearly see that here is nothing written but what is just and true to every mans condition without flattering or daubing with untempered Morter as the false Prophets have done these many years which hath made the abomination so great in our Nation of ENGLAND And take heed of judging or censuring any thing hastily but try all things as he hath done who writ this unto thee and hold fast that which is good For to this end was this sent forth to publike view That every one may be knowne by their fruits From him who is a Friend to all that love the Truth as it is in JESUS called of men Ambrose Rigge THE BANNER OF GODS LOVE AND ENSIGNE OF RIGHTEOVSNESS c. FOrasmuch as many dear and precious Isa 8. 18. Joh. 17. 23. Servants and Children of the Lord God of Heaven and Earth whom he hath loved with an everlasting love and hath opened their eyes and ears to behold him whom they had pierced and hath armed them with Zach. 12. 10. power from on High to make war in righteousness against all the powers Rev. 20. 8 9. of darkness that stands up against the appearance of the Lamb of God who hath now cloathed them with his Armor of Light and Life and given them for an Helmet the Hope Rom. i3 12. Eph. 6. 13 17. of Salvation and hath put the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God into their mouths that with boldness they may declare abroad the Name of him who is now come a Light into the World and hath lighted every man that Joh. 12. 46. Joh. 17. 9. cometh into the World that all men through him might believe and come to the knowledge of the truth And for this end is he now made manifest To destroy the 1 Joh. 3. 8. Eccles 12. 3 Ezek. 32. 25 26 Ezek. 2i 28. Works that the devil hath wrought in man even to make the strong man bow before him and the Keepers of the House to tremble that the uncircumcised may fall by the stroke of his Sword which is now drawn in his hand and made ready for a mighty slaughter even to cut off the wicked from the Land of the living that their remembrance may Luk. i9 27 be blotted out from the earth which wlil not that he shall rule whose right it is and he hath made his children and servants living Witnesses of his eternal Truth to declare his eternal Name among the Gentiles and hath given them a 1 Joh. 5 20 Luk. 22 35 good understanding to know him that is true and hath sent them forth into the VVorld vvithout Bag or Scrip or tvvo Coats and hath given them his Word of Life and Light to declare to the Spirit in Prison and these have as they have been moved of the Lord run to and fro in the earth in true and tender love to peoples souls vvarning all men every Acts 17 30 31. Acts 20 33 vvhere to repent and seek the Lord vvhile he may be found vvithout coveting any mans Silver Gold or Apparel and for this have they been stocked stoned vvhipped imprisoned and shamefully intreated and not counted vvorthy to live upon the earth not onely by them that professed little or nothing of God Christ or the Scriptures but rather by the Scribes and Pharisees and chief Priests and zealous professors Mark 8 31 as the Jevvs vvas as may be vvitnessed at this day by hundreds in our Nation of England vvhose fruits shame their Profession and vvhose Works shevv to their faces they are of their Father the Devil And those vvhom the Lord Joh. 8 44 1 Cor. 4 2 hath called and chosen to commit his secrets unto and to place his eternal Name in as they have freely received of the Lord freely have they ministred unto all whereby many hath been turned from darknesse unto light and from the Matth. i0 8. Acts 26. 18. power of Satan unto God and God hath greatly blessed their labours within these few years so that many that was scattered as Sheep without a Shepherd in the cloudy and dark day by the Idol dumb Sepherds which had made a prey Ezek. 34 12. upon them their feet are now directed into the Way of life and peace wherein they are now walking up to Zion with Songs of Deliverance and are sitting down with Abraham Isa 35 10 Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of God and the children of the Kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness where Matth. 8 11 is weeping and gnashing of teeth for ever And now quick and powerful hath the Word of the Lord Heb. 4 12 been in the mouth of his Messengers and Ministers in

this end did he sow the good seed of the kingdom among us which the good ground hath received in us and Matth. 13. 8. hath brought forth first the Blade then the Ear then the full corn in the Ear to the everlasting praise and glory of him that sowed it so that the earth hath brought forth her increase by handfulls and abundance is gathered into the house of the Lord and God hath opened the Windows of Heaven and hath sent a blessing upon it that there is scarce Mall 3. 10. roome to hold it and he hath rebuked the devourer in hundreds according to his promise so that his children doth eat and drink with a discerning of his body and are become one bread and one body fitly joyned together unto Christ the head who is made unto them wisdome righteousnesse 1 Cor. 1 30 sanctification and redemption to the everlasting praise of his everlasting name for ever and ever And now is the Lord ariseing and arisen out of his holy Habitation and hath covered himselfe with Zeale as with Isa 59 7 a Cloake and for Zions sake hath he uttered his voice as a man of Warr whereby the tall Oakes hath been brought down and the Cedars of Lebanon hath been made to bend Ezek. 37 10 11 And he hath breathed upon the slain that they have stood up upon their feet and are become the whole house of Israel Isa 28 17 and for Zions sake hath he laid Judgement to the line and righteousnesse to the plummet and is sweeping a way the refuge of lyes so that there shall be no hideing place found in Heaven or in earth but his own righteousnesse which whosoever is found out of in the day of Gods fierce wrath shall be swept a way with the Beesom of destruction into the Lake that burns with fire and brimstone for ever where there is no redemption And therefore awake avvake all you carnal minded ones of what Sect or Faction soever you be of The everlasting day is come and dawned upon us which you hate vvhich hath discovered you to be out of Gods righteousnesse in the deeds of darkness following the Imaginations of your evil hearts whereby the seed of God is oppressed as a Cart is pressed with Amos 2 13 Sheaves and over you death hath great dominion and darknesse hath great power the way of peace you know not nor never can in that state therefore open your eyes Rev 22. 16 and behold the bright and morning Star that ariseth out of the East which is over-shadowing the whole earth that every mans work is now made manifest of what sort it is and no longer shall your deeds be hid for all things are naked and bare before him with whom we have to do Heb 4 13 1 Cor. 4 5 and he will suddenly bring to light the hidden things of darknesse so that every one shall appear as he is in truth and righteousnesse or in deceit and unrighteousnesse and all vailes will he rent and all covers will he rip off that his own flock only vvho are covered with his spirit of Isa 30. 1 life and power may be hid in the day of his fierce wrath which will come upon all mankind Awake awake all you who hath long lain upon your beds of ease and carnal security and hath eaten with the Gluttons Amos 6 3 4 5 Matt 24. 49. and drunken with the Drunkards and is now beating with the Fist of wickednesse and with a slanderous tongue backbiteing the innocent behold your Master is come hath found you asleep He stands now at the door and knocks and is desiring of you to awake and arise Ephe 5. 14. out of the filthy pollutions of the world that you are overwhelmed in that he may give you the light of life to follow him into the Land of the living where many now doth praise and magnifie his great Name for evermore who hath done marvellous things for them who are his Matt. 21. 42. flock who follows him whethersoever he goes unto whom He is a Priest a Prophet a King Awake awake all you filthy Dreamers who are in the defilements of the flesh and who hath made people brutish Ier. 27 9. Iude 8 by your false Dreams which you have called the word of God which hath been but a Divination of your own brain and hath not profited the people at all but their hungry souls is yet languishing after the bread of life you have fed your selves with the fatt till your flesh is become Ezek. 34. 3. Ezek. 23. 20. as the flesh of Horses your eyes stand out with fatnesse your words is as smooth as butter but in your heart doth the ravening Wolfe lye hid from the eyes of many as your fruits doth daily manifest the Lord will now feed Ezek. 34. 16. you with Judgement and make you drink the dreggs of the Cup of his sury powred out without mixture for you have caused many to erre by your lyes and lightness and none have you brought into the knowledge of the truth because you have departed from it your selves you have long ruled in this long night of Apostacy wherein the blind have walked which you have led who have Inter s●cos regnat strabus called you ministers of Christ and prophets of God And of such have you made a grievous prey and hath taken their money for that which was not bread but the Lord hath shaked his hand at your dishonest gain and hath caused Ezek. 22. 13. his everlasting day to spring upon his children which he hath appointed to gather from your mouths that they Ezek. 34. 22. 28. shall no longer be made a prey upon by you therefore be awakened and consider your state and condition in which you now stand if you be not wholly given up to make Merchandize of peoples souls through covetousnesse which is Idolatry for God will now no longer be mocked 2 Peter 2. 3. such as you sow such shall you reap your Vineyards are very unclean Bryers Thorns Weeds and Heb. 6. 8. Thistles grows up abundantly insteed of tender Vines you are sleepy and sloathful Vine-dressers you may blush to look into your Vineyards if you were not wholly given up to hardnesse of heart The day of the Lord will come upon you as a thief in the night wherein the Lord will 1 Thess 5. 2. require his sheep at your hands and then shall the book be opened wherein is written all your covetous practices Rev. 20. 12. and ungodly deeds and out of it shall you be judged accordingly and then shall you howle for pain of heart and weep for griefe of spirit when you consider how miserably you have deceived deluded many poore souls and how you have scattered the Lords flock upon the barren Mountaines which the Lord will surely require at your Ezek. 34. 10. hands behold now the time

judgments upon Read Isa 3. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. Therefore hear this all you that are found in this path the Lord will take away your bravery and instead thereof he will cover you with contempt and he will bring down the haughtiness of man and woman and will lay your honour Isa 2. 11 12 13 17. Isa 10. 33. in the dust and scatter you as chaff is scattered with the Wind because you have cast his righteous Law behind your backs and hath walked despightfully against the Spirit of Grace Who hath been warned like unto you hath not the Lord sent his Servants earlie and late to forewarn You of the Judgement that he hath intended against You because of Your manie transgressions whereby You daily provoke him to anger even to sweep You all awaie with the besome of destruction And have not You executed Your cruelty upon his messengers in mocking scoffing spitting upon hailing to prison Math 23. 33 34 35 36 37 38 39. them that have been sent in tender love unto your Souls to call You to Repentance and to seek the Lord while he may be found but You may say You doe not this to the servants of Christ but to Vagabonds and Wanderers Deluders and Deceivers and the Ringleaders of the Sect of the Quakers as You in scorn calls them which is every where spoken against and hailed out of the Synagogues and persecuted and cast into prison but all this while cannot see Your selves as blind as Your Forefathers the Persecutors was and as ignorant of God and his works as Cain the Vagabond was vvho vvas in Envie as you are though he builded the first Cittie to make bimself an habitation Gen. ● 12. God called him a Vagabond Gen. 4. 12. but he did not call his Son a Vagabond vvho had not vvhereon to lay his head nor his Son did not call them vvhich vvent about in Sheep skins and goat skins and had no certain Heb. 11. 35 36 37 38 39 40. dvvelling place he did not call such Vagabonds vvho had a habitation vvhere neither Cain nor any of his stock hath but you are the Vagabonds rightly named vvho are in envie and vvrath vvho hath great habitations in the earth as he had but are driven out from the presence of the Lord into pride and highmindedness and into the Earth and its pleasure and treasure laying up treasure there but are ignorant of the true treasure vvhich they have in earthen 2 Cor. 4. 7. vessels vvhich vvander up and dovvn and are made a prey upon by you vvho are in Cains vvay and in God hath not an habitation but are vvandering starres vvandering Isa 59. 15. up and dovvn in the Element of your imaginations out of one fashion and vanitie of the World into another and here are you scattered upon the mountains of Pride and high mindedness in the clouds of darkness and stops your eares at the true Shepheards voice vvho would gather you off from the barren mountains into the lovv vallies to feed among his Lambs and to drink of the fresh fountain of living Water but this You loath and vvill not hear of but loves to vvallovv vvith the Svvine in the filth and mire therefore vvill Your condemnation be just and the Lord vvill be clear of Your blood Again is not the harmless and innocent children of the Lord vvhom he hath placed his Name in and hath set as Phill. 2. i5 Witnesses against you as he did Lot in Sodom whom you have nothing justly to lay to their charge are not such by 1 Joh● 3. ●● you abused as Lot was scoffed and scorned at stoned in the Streets and spitted upon who cannot goe with you into the same excess of riot doe you think the Lord doth 1 Pet 4. 4. not take notice of this Yea surely one day ye shall know that it had been better for you that a milstone had been hanged about your necks and you cast into the midst of John 15. 19. the sea then to offend one of the least of his who is the good Shepherd but because Judgement is not executed upon Math 18. 6. Eccl 8. 11. you speedily therefore are your hearts bent in you to doe wickedly but this know that there is a Witness in every one of your consciences that takes notice of all your waies and actings therefore once more I warn you from the Lord to repent and turn unto the Lord and put off your bravery of your tinkling ornaments and put on sackcloth and sit down in the dust if so be you may be hid in the day of the fierce indignation of the Lord and cease to doe evil and learn to doe well lest the overflowing scourge of the Lord sweep you all away for his sword is Isa i. 16 17. drawn and his bow bent and his arrowes are made very sharp and will fall grievously upon the head of the wicked Amos 5. 14 15 16. and how can you escape when he appears who will plead with you by his Sword and by Fire and will render to every man according to his works without Math. 16. 27. respect of persons and then shall you all know that you had warning in your life time by them which you hated and persecuted scoffed and scorned so while you have time prize it and sleight not the day of your Visitation nor the mercie of the Lord to your Souls least you be shut out among the Unbelievers into utter darkness where is weeping wailing Math. 8. 12. and gnashing of teeth for ever I charge you as you will answer it to the Lord search these Scriptures out which are quoted and read them in the fear of God and try your teachers and your fruits whether they be according to them which spoke forth Scriptures Yea or Nay for every tree is known by his fruits and so are the false prophets from the true Matth. 7 20. Written by me whom you greatly hate because I am sent to bear testimony against your abominations and by you am I called a Quaker but thorow the tender mercy of the Lord am I made partaker of the Divine nature 2 Pet. 1. 4. and onely known to the world by the name of Ambrose Rigge ANd now Oh ye Rulers of the earth the word of the Lord is to you who hath gotten the Seat of Moses the Servant of the Lord you who are called Judges Justices or Head Officers of what kind or sort soever And doth pretend that you are Gods Ministers to lay the sword upon the transgressors and to be a praise unto them that doth well according as the Lord hath appointed his Ministers to be now if you profess the Scriptures to be your rule and the Christian Magistrates to be your example which is recorded in the Scriptures Let us now reason together in meekness and trie your fruits whether they be according to the Magistrates

this Nation of England and elsewhere whereby the strong man in hundreds hath been made to bow and the Keepers of the House to tremble and by it hath the Wisdom of the Wise Isa 29 14 1 Cor. 1 19 1 Pet. 1 23 25 Isa 40 8 Acts 19 20 been confounded and the understanding of the prudent brought to nought but the Word of the Lord hath stood and shall stand and accomplish the VVork for which it was sent and hath grown and encreased abundantly so that many by it is quickned and raised from death to life and they have not laboured in vain as the false Prophets have done this many years but many Vessels are full and an innumerable multitude is drawn out of the Sea of confusion where Luk. 5 5 6 they were overwhelmed and could never have come to the Son of God unlesse they had been drawn by the Cords of the Fathers Love wherein now they walk to the praise and glory of God for evermore And those whom the Lord God of Heaven and Earth hath 2 Cor. 1 22 indued with his Spirit of Life and Light in Christ Jesus his only Son and as they have been moved of the Lord have taken Luk. 1 1 2 in hand to set forth from the very first a Declaration in order of those things which are most surely believed among us who have been eye-witnesses of him from the beginning and of all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach of Psal 112 4 the works and mighty wonders which he hath wrought for the sons of men who sate in darknesse and in the shadow of death how he hath caused his everlasting day to dawn upon them and hath commanded light to shine out of darknesse Luke 1 79 2 Cor 4 6 whereby his children comes to have the knowledge or his glory And this Declaration hath been set forth for the sake of the simple that they may turn in at the call of Wisdom who is now uttering her Voice in the Streets and opening Prov. 1 20 22 23 24. her Gate wide so that many hearkens to her Voice and enters in at her Gate and by such is Wisdom justified daylie Matth. 11 19 Isa 11 9 Zech 4 9 and Knowledge encreased abundantly so that the Lord God is known to be one and his Name one And he hath confirmed his Work not by Word onely but by his mighty Power and by his Armor of Righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left whereby his Enemies is subdned under his feet 2 Cor 6 7 and the Power given unto him to rule whose right it is And this hath his own Arm accomplished for his own Seed sake which lay in captivity and was oppressed and burthened so Ezek 21 ●7 that it could not arise to bring forth fruit unto him but his Vinyard wholly laid desolate to the Beasts of the field to make a prey upon and his Heritage was become as a speckled Bird that was wandered into the desolate places of the earth Je● 2 9 and not one stone was found to build up the desolation of Zion with till it was hewed and suted by the Word of God which is as a Hammer which was put into the mouths of his chosen ones in the fulnesse of time Jer 23 29 And now I with the rest of my dear Brethren and Sisters who have obtained grace and mercy from the Lord and having had perfect knowledge from the very first of the things that Jesus hath done for me and the rest who have believed in his Name and how it pleased the Father to reveal him in us that we might preach him among the Gentiles for the Gal. ● 16 salvation of his people Israel and for the redemption of all the children of Adam who were made sinners by his disobedience Now am I moved of the Lord to bear my testimony with the rest of my Brethen and Sisters who are in scorn called Quakers unto Christ Jesus the Light of the World whom wee witnesse in us the hope of Glory and how He did there Col. 1. 27. begin his work and wrought in us both the will and the deed as our fore-Fathers witnessed in their declaration in Phil. 2. 13. order the mistery that was hid from ages and generations was Christ in them the hope of glory and them that sought Col. 1. 26. a proofe of Christ in them they exhorted to try themselves and prove themselves and told them that Christ was in them 2 Cor. 13. 3. 4. 5. except they were reprobates and this is the mistery that is now hid from all sorts of profession and professors at this day who are found without the life of Christ manifested in the mortal flesh and so are seeking proofs of his speaking 2 Cor. 4. 11. Deut. 18. 15. 18. Acts 3. 22. in his people and such hath ears but doth not hear him of whom Moses wrote which the Lord hath now raised to be a Teacher and a Leader to his people which they now bear in all things according to the word of the Lord by the mouth of his servant Moses And this doth set all the world in an uproar so that Gog and Magog doth strike hands together Rev. 20. 8. Rev. 17. 14. Rev. 12. 5. Rev. 19. 15. Matth. 3 12 Luk. 3. 17 to joyn in Battle against the Lamb who is now arisen to rule the nations with a Rod of Iron and Fan and purifie his Sons and Daughters that he may gather his Wheat into his Garner according to his promise and burn up the Ghaff with unquenchable fire And now shall they clearly be known that serveth the Lord in truth and tighteousnesse from them who pretend Mal. 3. 18. Titus 1. 16 2 Tim 43. in words they know him but in works deny him for the time is already come wherein men cannot endure sound Doctrine but after their own lusts heaps up unto themselves Isa 56 10 11 12 Ier 23 Ezetk 34 Matth 23. Teachers which doth not profit them at all but are such as the Prophets and Apostles of the Lord did always bear testimony against as all that are not wilfully blind may clearly see But now hath the Lord furnished us with power from on high to preach his everlasting Gosple unto every creature Mark 16 1● so that our labour and travel is to see Christ formed in them who is the expresse image of his fathers person that henceforth Gal 4 19 Heb. 1 3 they might not be tosed to and fro with every wind of Doctrine through the sleight of men but that all may Eph 4 14 come to the knowledge of him in them subduing all things under his feet and leading Captivity Captive and destroying 1 Cor 15 ●8 Ephe 4 8. Ephe 5 27. and defacing the image of the Devil in all his children that they may be presented without spot unto his Father and for

is near accomplished that if you will not hear and lay it to heart to give glory unto the Lord that he will spread dung over your faces and Mal. 2. 2. will curse your blessings yea many of them he hath cursed already so that henceforth never fruit shall growe on you more but you shall suddenly wither away like the Fig-tree that bare leaves but no fruit because you have Matt. 21. 19. dispised the Law of God and hath followed after covetous 2 Pet. 2. 14. practices and are become cursed children who have forsaken the right way and hath run gredily after the errors of Balaam the son of Bosor whom Gods hand was heavily stretched out against and the same hand of the Lord is against you now who are found treading in the same steps Awake awake all you high notionists of what kind or sort soever who hath gotten the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles to talk of in your ayrie minds and thinks to have eternal life in them but hates the son of God in all Iohn 5. 39. his appearances and will not come unto him that you might have life the day is dawned and the sun is risen with his burning heat and hath scorched all your beauty so Ier. 17 6. that you are become as a parched Heath in the Drought of Summer all your glory is the Lord bringing into Isa 23. 9. contempt and your Wisdome hath he turned into foolishnesse because neither you nor it did stand in the fear of his name your preaching and long praying are but as the cutting off of a Doggs neck or offering Svvines blood Isa 66. 3. the Lord hath no regard to it because your hands is polluted and daily vvorks iniquity And as a Cage is full of birds so is your houses and hearts full of deceit your abominable Idols have you not yet cast to the moles and Isa 2. 20. to the Batts for the fear of the Lord for the glory of his majesty vvho is novv arisen to shake terribly the earth the Lord vvill not be mocked vvith your Hypocritical profession Gall. 6. 7. for the day is come vvherein every one of your works are made manifest but this you cannot endure to hear of who loves darknesse rather then light because Iohn 3. 19. your deeds are evil therefore be awakened be awakened now when the everlasting day is come and consider your state and measure your wayes by the unalterable rule of righteousnesse which is the light wherewith you are enlightned 2 Cor. 10. 13. 15. and it will let you see that you never yet knew the mistery of the Crosse of Christ which to the world doth crucifie all that comes to bear it but in the world and the vanityes therof are you yet wandering as sheep Gal. 6. 14. without a shepheard and never yet witnessed a true seperation to God with the light of his Son And now are you stumbling at the stumbling stone that is laid in Zion Isa 8. 14. 1 Pet. 2. 8. which is become a rock of offence to you who stumble at the word of faith which is nigh in the heart your high buildings shall be now laid besolate and not one stone left upon another that shall not be thrown down the mouth of the Lord of Hosts hath spoken it Awake awake all you covetous cruel oppressors who grinde the faces of the poore and by Cuzening Cheating Isa 3. 14. 15. and defrauding hath set your nests on high and are become great in the earth so that you joyn house to house and field to field till there be no place for the poore in the earth the day is come upon you that you Isa 5. 7. 8. shall be called to an account before the dreadful God of Heaven and earth who hath taken notice of all your wayes and actings and hath heard the cry of the poore and needy which you have greedily made a prey upon according as you could receive power from the beast whose Image you bear And therefore go to now ye rich men weepe and howle for the misery that is coming upon you for the rust of your silver and gold shall be a witnesse against Iames 5. 1. 2. 3. you the Lord is now bringing down the oppressors and setting the oppressed free which hath long cryed unto him your riches shall not deliver you in the day of Gods fierce vvrath Therefore novv incline your ears Pro. i1 4 Ezek 1● 6. and 18 30. unto the call of Wisdome and repent repent vvith speed and return unto the Lord with all your hearts and seek him while he may be found and hearken unto him while he calls upon you Why will ye dye in your iniquities Now have you all a day and a time see that you all prize it least Psal 52 5. you be cut off from the Land of the living and go down to the pit with the uncircumcised And now blessed be the everlasting Day for ever who hath visited us who sate in darkness and in the shadow of Luk. 1. 78 79. death hath broken forth in an acceptable time unto the sons of men after this long night of Apostacy wherein darkness hath been called light and the Way of the Lord hath not been known nor the true Prophet which Moses Act. 3. 22 23. wrote of hath not been heard but people hath been ever learning but were never able to come to the knowledge of the truth which many hath desired to know and receive 2 Tim 3 but could not in that state and by reason of darkness and blindness of mind have followed such Teachers as have been wholly Enemies to Jesus Christ and in every thing out of his Doctrine but yet covered themselves over with the sheeps clothing and through good words and fair speeches deceived the hearts of the simple and Rom i6 18. made them believe that they were the only men that were gifted of God to minister a Word in season to the weary and to direct them that were gone astray into the Way of Ezek. 38. 16. God And so great was the Cloud of darkness over the whole earth and the covering was drawn so close over the ravening Wolf in them that he did not at all appear unto the children of men but they gave large sums of money unto them and thought by that to know the true way to eternal life and this kept the ravening Wolf from appearing or breaking forth so that as they did imagine all was well and at peace and they cryed peace peace unto Ezek. 13. 10. them that put into their mouths and daubed with untempered Morter so the Lord overturned them by his mighty power and then did he appear in a measure of the dispensation of his love unto a people that was called Puritans and he opened their eyes in a little measure that they saw the deceit and unrighteousness that both priest

their own eyes and they separated themselves in the outward from other men in Worship but it was self that separated them which was never yet denyed nor separated from by them as doth fully appear at this day in their whole course of life the Seed of the Kingdom was sown among them but they receiving Mark 4. 7. it into the thornie ground it was choaked ere it grew up with the cares of the World and deceitfulness of riches and abominable pride envy and wrath as Nathaniel Robbinson one of their great Sect-Masters of the Town and County of Southampton may bear me witness if his heart be not totally hardneed and he be given up to work all manner of wickedness with greediness and his conscience be seared with a hot Iron Wofully hath these sort of people betrayed their trust their latter end will be worse by double then was their beginning highly are they now exalted upon the Mountains of pride and deeply are they obliged in the bond of iniquity their Sacrifices are now an abomination to the Lord who is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity they have departed from the counsel of the Lord have greatly erred into the Way of Cain as will hereafter plainly Jude 11. appear in Nathaniel Robbinson and many of his Hearers 2 Tim. 3. 4. 2 3 4 5 6 7. in the Town of Hampton who are now become brutish and without natural affection incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good and not onely so but hath a great thirst after their blood without any just cause as hath manifestly appeared both in words and actions not long since all this they cover under a cover of profession and a feigned humility which is seen with the children of light to be double hypocrisie And a covering of a most curious colour Matth. 7. 15 16. have they put on to hide this ravening Wolf but now it is too narrow the ravenous Beast breaks forth in great rage and fury and musters up all his Forces against the Lambs appearance who is now come to torment him before his time And now doth he cast out floods of railings revilings lyes slanders false accusations after the Woman in whom the man-child is moving and this is because his sacrifice is not accepted But oh Cain why art thou wrath and why is thy countenance fallen Why doth thou so rage and swell foame and torment thy self and envy thy Brother If thou dost well thou shall be accepted if not sin lyeth at thy door Thou hast forgotten that Gen 4. 5 6. thou should first be reconciled to thy Brother before thou offer thy gift and this is the main reason why it is not accepted at thy hand which makes thee so envious and wrathful that even nothing will quench thy thirsty stomack but thy Brothers blood which daylie appears to all that are not wilfully blind by thy eager pursuance after it and threatning them that will not to the utmost answer thy cursed desires in persecuting the innocent Oh how art thou postng on in the Way of Cain the Murtherer Jude 11. and treading in the steps of thy Father Balaam Oh thou Nathaniel Robbinson Oh how is the right Wayes of the Lord evil spoken of and reviled daylie by thee and by thy seduced followers who makes lyes your refuge and mischief your dwelling place which is hatched in your deceitful Breasts Wil your high talking of God and Christ cover all this Or are you so given up to believe a lye as to believe it will There is an eye opened that sees you which you see not and a Judge that weighs your actions which you know not but when the Book of every one of your consciences shall be opened then out of that shall you all be judged without respect of persons and receive according to your deeds done in the body In that day shall not your crying Lord Lord and preaching in the Name of Christ in your Synagogues rescue you from that dreadful sentence Depart from me ye workers of iniquity I know you not for I was an hungry Matt. 7. 23. Matth. 25. 41 42 43 44. By Name VVilliam Pinhorn and ye fed me not I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink a stranger and ye took me not in but went with abominable lyes and false reports to the Magistrates to persecute me as a Wanderer and a Deluder and when they would not imprison me you caused them to do it and when there was no Witness against me you came in false Eliz. Horsent said it was a matter of conscience not to visit her Sister in Prison Witnesses your selves whereby to seek my ruine and destruction and when I was in prison some of you said it was a matter of conscience not to visite me and said it was just upon me All this and more have you acted and spoken against me because you neither knew the Father nor me for in as much as you have done this to one of the least Matth. 25. 45 46. Matth. 18. 6. that believe in me you have done it to me And therefore now wo unto you good had it been for you that a Milstone had been hanged about your necks and you cast into the midst of the Sea then to have offended one of them that believe in me Oh Matth. 23. 37 38. how often would I have gathered you as a Hen gathereth her Chickens under her Wings and ye would not but hated persecuted and shamefully intreated my servants and messengers that I sent in tend or love unto you to warn you while you had a day and time to turn unto me from all your abominations But oh how have you hated reproof Prov. 1. 21. Isa 55. 9. and turned your ear from the cry of Wisdom and hath chosen your own wayes which is corrupt before me and as far from mine as the Heaven is from the earth Oh how will you answer this ye stiff-necked and rebellious people that have eyes and see not ears and hear not and hearts and doth not understand Will the Lord be mocked with your vain oblations which you bring before Isa 1. 13. him day by day when your hands is full of blood and your hearts is after your Idols You have set your Nests on Isa 30. 1. high and hath covered your selves with a covering but not with the Spirit of the Lord as is daylie apparent to all whose eyes the Lord hath opened highly are you seated upon the Mountains of pride and exaltation the Scribes and Pharisees did far exceed you in zeal who made clean the outside which you are far from but you say pride is in the heart which is true enough by your garments you are bad patterns before them you call Heathens which can see nothing but the outside yea many of them outstrips you in life and conversation and would be ashamed of your practise You have built you a Tower whose top you

think may reach to Heaven whereby to get you a Name and exalt your selves in the sight of men and a name you have gotten of Lambs and Sheep but the nature of Dogs and Swine is found ruling in you as is too too evidently your Rev. 3. 1. actions and fruits I know you wil call this railing but it is the Words of sound Doctrine unto you which you can scarce endure you have been so long daubed with untempered Morter and flattered in your iniquity but now will 2 Tim. 4. 3. the Lord rip off all your false covers and your folly shall be made manifest unto all men as theirs was who withstood 2 Tim. 3. 8 9 the truth in former ages I did think to cover your iniquity from the eyes of the World but now I see the Lord will not have it so but your shame and confusion must now be laid open unto all that others may hear and fear and take warning and that you may be left without excuse and your blood be upon your own heads in the day of the Lords fierce indignation which shall come upon you as a thief in the night except you with speed repent and turn to the Lord with all your hearts and with all your souls and put on Sackcloth and sit down in the dust for the jealousie of the Lord is kindled against you and all your prayers are an abomination to him for you regard iniquity and envy in your hearts and works it with your hands Is now the Weapon of your Warfare become a Magistrates Sword Wil not your Ministry stand without imprisoning and persecuting the innocent Had ever the Churches of Christ such a VVeapon as you can read of VVhat will be the end of these things Consider betime if you be not wholly given up to a reprobate mind In true and tender love to your poor souls I speak warn you again as I have often done who have most unjustly suffer'd by you both in false words and unjust actions as I shal make appear to publike view You have cast many false and abominable aspersions upon us who are by you in scorn called Quakers and most especially upon me who am onely known to you by the Name of Ambrose Rigge yea many things have you laid to my charge which I never knew nor acted for which the Lord wil you judge which thing you never made good to this day nor never can And this have you possest ignorant people with That we are Witches and Deluders and doth deny Christ and the Scriptures and many other filthy things which is not fit to be named but to be thrown into the bottomless pit from whence they came And this have you possessed the minds of many with for which the Lord will reward you into your own bosoms but of all your false Accusations are we clear in the presence of the Lord for Christ and the Scriptures we own and witness else we should not see your deceit and hypocrisie which is covered in you with the Name of Religion and if we did not own him in us the hope of glory we needed not suffer by Col. 1. 26 27. you and all the World so much reviling and slandering and be hated with a deadly hatred as we are daylie by you but at this we marvel not for we know it was our Masters portion before of the same generation as we have a cloud of Witnesses recorded in the Scripture of truth was written for our admonition and learning as our forefathers were moved of the Holy Ghost took in hand to set forth in order a declaration of the sufferer of the persecutor that we might have a Witnesse for one and against the other which we prize greatly at this day seeing that both parts is now to be fulfilled as your eyes have seen and our ears have heard And thus hath the third ground appeared worse then both the former wherein you are found who are called Independents for you are weighed in the Ballance of the 1 Sam 2. 3. Sanctuary and are found wanting therefore wo unto you if ye do not repent for the Spirit of the Lord will not alwaies Gen. 6. 3. strive with you nor his Messengers will not alwaies be sent to warn you to turn unto him but the time shall suddenly come upon you that you shall seek the Word of the Lord from Sea to Sea and shall not find it if you still Amos 8 11 12. go on in hard heartedness and rebellion and despise the day of your visitation And now Nathaniel Robbinson I shall lay open some of thy fruits to publike view that all who feare God and keep his commandments may be ashamed of thee And this I shall declare for the simple sake that they may know thee by thy fruits according to the words of Christ Matt. Matt. 7. 15 16. 7. 20. and that all who loves their souls may no longer be deceived by thee nor hold thee up lest they partake with thee of thy plagues Upon the first day of the Week I who am called of the World by the Name of Ambrose Rigge was moved of the Lord to come into the Idols-Temple where thou was speaking a divination of thy own brain where I stood peaceably till thou had made an end as many may witnesse and then I spoke to thee the words of truth in soberness but thou fled out at a back-door as the false hirelings ever did Joh. 10. 13. and then those that was present in hearing thee fell upon me like so many Wolves and Lyons that it was the great love and mercy of the Lord that I saved my blood and they haled me out of thy Synagogue into the Street where I was speaking the Words of truth with boldnesse till one of thy Hearers by name William Pinhorne and Nathaniel Knight one of thy members came and laid violent hands on me and haled me violently along the Streets to the Majors House where they kept me prisoner till the Major came home and then accused me falsly to the Major so they sent me to prison where I did remain till the second daie and then was brought before the said Major and Justices of the Town and Countie of Southampton where did appear none to lay any thing to my charge worthie of bonds Then came in Nathaniel Robbinson as a Judge in his own cause and told the Magistrates he would prove me a Hireling and when I put him to prove it he quoted that place of Scripture in Luk. 10. 3 4 5 6 7. where Christ said unto his Disciples when he sent them forth without bag or scrip or two Coats and commanded them to eat and drink such things as was set before them for the Labourer is worthie of his hire but when I put him to prove by the Scripture where ever Christ commanded his Ministers to go into such a City and there have a set-place and a Steeple-house