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A85152	Truth cleared of scandals, or truth lifting up its head above scandals, &c. Occasioned by the meeting of those people called Baptists, and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers, at Harlington in stafforthshire, upon the 27. day of the 7 month, in the year 1654. Shewing the difference betwixt the ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist, and the true worship and the false, with a discovery of the two seeds, and the New Covenant, the doctrine of baptismes, laying on of hands, the ressurectio, and eternal judgement, Heb. 6. 1, 2, 3, and Heb. 12.22, and 23. Also, the unprofitable servant and the talents, and of being caught up into paradise, the thorn in the flesh, and what it is to take pleasure in infirmities, and what those infirmities are, that is to be gloried in; also, something of perfection, and imperfection, and the glorying in the crosse largely proved, according to scripture, &c. / By one known to the world by the name of Rich. Fanrworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1654 (1654)	Wing F512; Thomason E820_3; ESTC R207345	39,723	39

the seed of Abraham according to the Spirit Gen. 17. Gal. 3 29. Gal. 4.28 29. But as it was then so it is now they that are after the flesh persecute them that are after the Spirit who are of that seed yet we preach Christ crucified unto you self-conceated ones and outward Jews a stumbling block and unto the Greeks foolishnesse but unto them that are of the seed according to the promise and are for salvation Christ the wisdome of God and power of God for Christ hath not sent us to baptize with water but to preach to the Spirits in prison as he did 1 Pet. 3.18 19. to the end and not to preach the Gospel with the enticing words of mans wisdome lest the crosse of Christ should be of none effect which is of great effect unto us and to all that are subject unto it for therein is our glorying in the Crosse by which we are crucified unto the world and the world is by it crucified unto us and we are crucified with Christ yet we live but our life is in him and by the Crosse we live in him and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the Crosse having thereby slain the enmity he came and preached peace to them that were a farre off and to them that were nigh for by the Crosse through him we have an accesse by one Spirit unto the Father and God forbid that we should glory in any thing save in the Crosse of Christ by which we are dead and crucified to the world and the world unto us for in Christ Jesus there is not any thing that availeth but a new Creature and as many as walk according to this Rule peace be on them and mercy and upon the seed and Israel of God for in him shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory through the Crosse Gal. 6.14 15 16. Gal. 2.20 Isa 45.24 25. Eph. 2.16 17 18. And the preaching of the Crosse is to them that perish foolishnesse for it is written I will destroy the wisedome of the wise and bring to naught the councel of the prudent Isa 29.11 to the 18. and in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the Book which neither the learned nor unlearned outwardly could open and in that day of the opening of the Book or mistery of godlinesse the eyes of the blinde shall see out of obscurity and out of darknesse and the meek who are of the righteous seed shall increase their joy in the Lord and the poor among men shall rejoice in the holy one of Israel for by the Crosse which crucifies the world and slayes the enmity therein will the terrible one be cut off and by the Crosse will the scorner be consumed and by the Crosse will all that watch for iniquity be slain and cut down therefore thus saith the Lord who redeemed Abraham concerning the house of Iacob Iacob shall not now be ashamed neither shall his face now wax pale but when he sees his children the work of mine hands in the midst of him they shall sanctifie my Name and sanctifie the holy One of Iacob who are of that seed and shall fear the Lord God of Israel and they also that erred in Spirit shall come to understanding and they that murmured shall learn Doctrine Isa 29.18 19. to the end Where then is the wise where is the Scribe where is the disputer of this world Therefore thus saith the Lord I will proceed to do a marvelous work amongst this people such as are of the wisdome of the flesh and the seed of the serpent whose hearts are removed from the Lord into the things of the world and the earthly learning and knowledge and the earthly part is above the good seed and they draw near the Lord with their mouthes and their lips but hearts are farre off and their fear towards me saith the Lord is taught by the Precepts of men therefore the marvelous work that the Lord works amongst them is this the wisdom of the worldly wise men shall perish and the understanding of the prudent in that nature shall be hid which is a work of wonder for it is written hath not not God made foolish the wisdome of this world For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God then after by the foolishnesse of preaching it pleased God to save some and the preaching of the Crosse to the cutting down of the carnall part and the raising up of the seed and letting it out of Prison by the power of the Lord is now the same in the Ministery by the Spirit that it was then for it doth now please God by the preaching of the cross which is counted foolishnes with worldly wise men to save some as he did then For now the Jews require a sign and the greeks seek after worldly wisdome but we preach Christ crucified unto the Jews a stumbling block now and unto the greeks foolishnesse as it was then amongst the great outward Scholers and worldly wise men And we see and know our Calling that are sent to Preach and minister in the Crosse that thereby the enmity may be slain and the seed be brought forth of prison and bondage by the Crosse again for not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty nor noble in the world not many of them are called Oh how hard a thing it is for them that have riches to enter because of the Crosse but God hath chosen the foolish poor base weak things in the worlds account as he did then to preach the Crosse and to confound things that are mighty in the worlds eyes and account as Pallard the great water Baptizer was and things which are despised hath God chosen and things which are not accounted of by the world to bring to nought things that are of great account by them that all flesh may be silent and not glory in his presence But in the Lord are the seed of Israel justified and in him they glory and he is made unto us wisedome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption that according as it is written he that glorieth let him glory in the Lord but we have nothing to glory in save the Crosse of our Lord Jesus who hath said all mine are thine and thine are mine and I am glorified in them and this is witnessed through the Crosse 1 Cor. 2.17 18. to the end Isaiah 9 13 14. Isa 45.25 John 17.10 Rom. 8.16 17 18 c. 2 Thess 1.10 11 12. Then Pallard I asked thee where ever Paul which thou said gave forth orders to the Churches c. had any Commission to baptize or where ever he saith in any place that he was sent for that work But on the contrary he said he was not sent for that work as it is left upon record under his hand-writing 1 Cor. 1.17 For saith he there positively Christ sent me not to aptize but to preach the Gospel

for the Law made nothing perfect but the bringing in of a better hope did which hope is Christ as it is said the Mystery and the hope of Glory as it is written Col. 1.27 1 Iohn 3.3 verse and he that hath this hope purifieth himself even as he is pure as Iohn hath said whose words thou would have had by thy craft to have made void and null the Covenant of God in Christ Jesus our Lord which thou could not for Christ Jesus is the end of the one and the beginning and fulfilling of the other who took away the first and did establish the second and by one offering he hath for ever perfected them that are sanctified and their sins and iniquiries will he remember no more as he hath said and where remission of sins is there is no more offering for sin but there is boldnesse to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus by the new and living way which he hath consecrated through the vail that is to say his flesh Heb. 10.9 10 to the 21. Then Pallard I asked thee if Iohn when he spoke those words did write those words for a continuance in sin because afterwards he saith My little children these things write I unto you that ye sin not 1 Iohn 2.1 And Iohn said afterwards My little children I have written unto you because your sins are forgiven you for his Names sake and he that abideth in him sinneth not he that sinneth hath neither seen him nor known him as it is written 1 Iohn 2.13 14. 1 Iohn 3.6 7. And as Iohn is speaking of the two seeds and the new birth and the manifestations of the love of Christ and the difference between the godly and the wicked or the children of God and the children of the devill and as he cometh up to speak of higher degrees in the grouth he saith He that is born of God sinneth not neither can he sin because he is born of God and his seed remaineth in him and he cannot sin because his seed remaineth in him and he that is begotten of God keepeth himself and the wicked one toucheth him not as it is written 1 Iohn 3 9. 1 Iohn 5.18 And Iohn said that he that commits sin is of the devill and he that sinned not was of God and thereby the children of God and the children of the divell was to be known asunder for the divels children sinneth and Gods children sinneth not as it is there said and Christ Jesus was made manifest to take away their sins and in him was no sin at all and as he was so was they then in that present world as it is written and left upon record 1 Iohn 3.5 6 7 8 9 10. 1 Iohn 3.14 1 Iohn 2.27 28. 1 Iohn 5.20 1 Iohn 4.16 17. Pallard then thou told of a visible Church and visible Officers and visible Ordinances c. Answ I said unto thee again that the Church was in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ made all of living Stones elect and precious a spiritual house for God to dwell in by the Spirit and Officers and overseers were made by the holy Ghost and he is not visible for the world seeth him not neither knoweth him as it is written Acts 20.28 1 Pet. 2.5 6. Iohn 14.17 And God is a Spirit and his Church is spirituall and they endured as seeing him who is invisible and they were not come to the Mount which could be touched but they was come to Mount Zion and to the City of the living God and to the heavenly Jerusalem which is invisible and to an innumerable company of Angels and to the Generall Assembly and Church of the first born written in heaven and to God the Judge of all and to the Spirits of just men made perfect and that was not visible but invisible and incomprehensible in the power and life of God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Heb. 12.22 23. And Christ is the head of this spirituall body his Church which he hath purchased with his blood and he rules in it and orders it by his Spirit and he hath put all things under his feet and given him to be head over all things to the Church which is his body the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all Eph. 1 22 23. And he came and preached peace to them that were a far off and to them that were nigh and he also preached to the Spirits in prison 1 Pet. 3 19. And he is the same yesterday to day and for ever Heb. 13.8 and the word of Faith is preached by the Righteousnesse of Faith in the heart by Christ Jesus there in his Church and Temple which is holy and pure 1 Cor. 3.16 17. Rom 10.6 7 8. For through him we have an accesse to the Father by one Spirit and are baptized by one Spirit into one Body which is Spirituall and we are made to drink into one Spirit where the fruit of the Vine is and the bread of life and the water of life the thirsty souls for to refresh and there is one Lord one Faith one Baptisme one God and Father of us all who are heirs according to the promise and being baptized into Christ we have put on Christ and are fellow-Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God and are built upon the foundation of the Prophets and Apostles Christ Jesus being the chief corner Stone in whom all the building fitly framed groweth unto an holy Temple in the Lord in whom also we are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit and God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in Truth and the Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Eph. 2.17 1 Cor. 12.12 13. Gal. 3.27 28 29. Eph. 2.18 to the end Iohn 6. Phil. 3.3 Iohn 4.23 24. 1 Thess 1.1 verse Then I asked thee Thomas Pallard water Baptizer if God who was a Spirit was visible for the Church is in him the Pillar and Ground of all Truth and the Word and the Law and the Ordinances and Oracles of God stands in the incomprehensiblenesse of his infinitenesse and his Worship is in the Spirit and power of the holy Ghost in the eternity and the essence of the Scripture or the Divine Epistles written by the Spirit is in the heart tables as it is written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God in the mystery and the Baptisme is in the Spirit and praying and singing and preaching is in the power and pure and eternall wisdome by the Spirit and the watch is in the Spirit and all the officers and overseers in the Church of Christ is in the Spirit made by the power and authority of the holy Ghost in the blood of Christ sealed by the Spirit and annointed and Christ is the chief Shepherd and Bishop of the soul and maketh his Angels Spirits and his Ministers flames of fire and they

TRUTH Cleared of Scandals or TRUTH lifting up its head above Scandals c. Occasioned by the Meeting of those people called Baptists and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers at Harliston in Stafforthshire upon the 27. day of the 7. month in the year 1654. Shewing the difference betwixt the Ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist and the true worship and the false with a Discovery of the two seeds and the New Covenant the Doctrine of Baptismes laying on of hands the Resurrection and eternall judgement Heb. 6.1 2 3 and Heb. 12.22 and 23. Also The unprofitable servant and the talents and of being caught up into Paradise the Thorn in the flesh and what it is to take pleasure in infirmities and what those infirmities are that is to be gloried in Also something of Perfection and Imperfection and the glorying in the Crosse largely proved according to Scripture c. By one known to the world by the name of RICH. FARNWORTH For Christ sent me not to Baptize but to preach the Gospel not with the enticing words of mans wisdome neither lest the Crosse of Christ should be of none effect 1 Cor. 1.17 and 18. LONDON Printed Anno Dom. 1654. To the READER READER IN the Reading of this ensuing Treatise as thy understanding is kept open thou may see the difference betwixt Truth and errour that thereby thou mayest chuse the good and refuse the evill try all things and hold fast that which is good and take heed of censuring or judging the truth with evill thoughts and out of an evill heart lest judgement return upon thee again but judge Righteous judgement so shalt thou be preserved in Peace in thy Conscience The cause of my writing of this little Treatise was occasioned upon a Meeting at Harliston in Stafforth Shire upon the 27. day of the 7. month between the baptized people and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers to clear the Truth of many aspersions and false accusations as in the Reading thou wilt clearly see the differences betwixt Truth and errour as thou Readest with an understanding And whereas we are accused for denying the Scriptures and the Ordinances of Christ in short thou mayest see what we own according to Scripture and what we do deny that is contrary to Scripture also the tryall of the Spirits and the Doctrine of Baptismes and the laying on of hands and the Resurrection and eternall Judgement true Faith the Church of the first-born written in heaven Something of them spoken of in this Treatise which may be for the bringing down of the kingdome of Antichrist and the setting up of the Kingdome of Jesus Christ that Truth may be cleared of Scandals But I am not sent to Baptize but to Preach the Gospel as in thy Reading thou wilt more plainly see RICH. FARNWORTH THE ORDINANCES AND VVORSHIP Of GOD in the Spirit GOD is a Spirit and all his Ordinances are Spirituall now in the Gospel-Ministration and his Worship is in the Spirit as it is written John 4.23 24. And the Worship and Ordinances of God in the Spirit we own who are of the Circumcision in the heart with the Spirit who rejoice in Christ Jesus and have no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3.3 Col. 2.10 11. Now the Lord is that Spirit which we all beholding with open face as in a Glasse are changed from glory to glory into the same image and glory as by the Spirit of the Lord as it is written 2 Cor. 3.17 18. And secondly the Church of God and of Christ we own who are the houshold of Faith made all of living stones elect and precious a Spirituall house for God to dwell in whose house are we who are builded upon the Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles Christ Jesus being the Chief Corner Stone in whom all the building groweth into an holy Temple in the Lord the Church of the first-born written in heaven of which Christ Jesus is head and we are compleat in him who is the fulnesse and filleth all in all as it is written and witnessed 1 Thess 1.1 1 Pet 2.5 6 c. Heb. 3.6 Eph. 1.22 23. and Heb. 12.22 23. Eph. 2.18 19 20 21 22. Col. 2.9 And thirdly the Ministery of Christ in the Spirit we own and the new Covenant and the Law of God written in the heart and we witnesse the teachings of the Lord as he hath promised and said which promises of the Father we witnesse fulfilling and fulfilled and we witnesse Christ Jesus who is the Saints high Priest and the everlasting Sacrifice we witnesse and own the Fathers teachings according to his Promise and we witness Christ Jesus to be our Passover and that he is able to save to the utermost all those that come unto God by him Heb. 8.10 11. Jer. 31.31 to the 35. Isa 54.13 14. John 6.45 John 14.15 16 17. and 26. Heb. 7.25 Fourthly The Baptism of Christ which is in the Spirit we own and all who are Baptized into the Name of the Father Son and holy Ghost and are made partakers of the Name nature and properties of God for he that hath the Son hath life and he that hath the Son hath the Father also as Christ hath said All mine are thine and thine are mine and I am glorified in them and by one Spirit are we baptized into one body and made to drink in one Spirit where there is one Faith one Lord one Baptisme one God and Father of us all who are of the righteous seed who are Baptized into Christ and have put on Christ as it is written and witnessed 2 Pet. 1.3 4 5 6 7 8. 1 Pet. 3.18 19 20 21. 1 John 5.10 11 12 13. John 17.10 2 John 9. 1 Cor. 12.12 13. Eph. 4.4 5. Gal. 3.26 27 28 29. Fifthly Prayer we own Praying by the Spirit of Christ and if any man be in Christ Jesus he is a new creature 2 Cor. 5.16 17. and walks not after the flesh but after the Spirit and the same Spirit which raised up Jesus Christ from the dead we witnesse dwelling in us by which Spirit we are quickened even by the Spirit of Christ that dwelleth in us Rom. 8.10 11. And we know that all that are born again of water and the Spirit and are led by the Spirit of God they are the Sons of God and we have received the Spirit of Adoption whereby we cry Abba Father the Spirit it self bearing witnes with our spirits that we are the children of God Rom 8.14 15 16. Likewise the Spirit helpeth us and teacheth us to pray for it maketh intercession for us and he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the minde of the Spirit because he maketh intercession for us according to the minde and will of God Rom. 8.26 27. Mat. 6.5 6 7 8. Eph. 1.18 Sixthly the holy Communion in the Spirit of love that we witnesse for God is love and they that dwell in God dwell in love and they that dwell in love

dwell in God and God in them and herein is our love made perfect as it is written 1 Iohn 4.16 17 18. And we own all those who abide in the doctrine of Christ such as have fellowship with the Father and the Son and the rest we deny as we are required and as it is written and witnessed Eph. 5.11 2 Iohn 9 10 11. But that communion in the Spirit we own which the Saints have fellowship in with the Father and the Son and the Cup of blessing and communion in the blood of Christ we own which the Saints drink in by the Spirit into one Body as it is written and witnessed 1 Cor ●0 15 16. 1 Cor. 12.13 And as Christ hath said He that eats my flesh and drinks my bloud dwelleth in me and I in him and the bread of life and the living food we witnesse spoken of in Iohn the 6 And the fruit of the Vine and the Cup of blessing which is the Communion of the Blood or life of Christ who is the Vine and the vertue and the bread of life for souls to seed on and live Iohn 6.52 53 54. to the 59. Iohn 15 And you that are spirituall judge ye what I say The bread which we break is it not the Communion of the Body of Christ and the Cup which we drink is it not the Communion of the Bloud of Christ for we being many are one Bread and one Body as it is written and witnessed and we are partakers of that one Bread 1 Cor. 10.15 16 17. Which Bread is Christ the Bread of life which our souls seeds on dayly and liveth for ever praised be the Lord. Iohn 6.48 52 58. Seventhly Singing with the Spirit and the understanding that we own 1 Cor. 14.15 and we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding to know him that is true and we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ and this is true God and life eternall as it is written and witnessed 1 Iohn 5.20 but to sing Davids conditions in Rime and Meeter as the world that lyeth in wicked and without the understanding do Iohn 5.19 that we deny and against it testifie but Hymnes and spirituall Songs with grace in the heart that we own as it is written and witnessed Col. 3.15 16. and to sing with the Spirit and the understanding new Songs which none can learn but those that are redeemed from the earth that we own who are redeemed and witnesse as it is written Rev 5.9 10. Rev. 14.3 4 5. Eightly Preaching by the Spirit we own by which Faith comes in the hearing of the Son which is sent of the Father preaching to the Spirits in prison 1 Pet. 3.19 and all that are sent by the Spirit and are of the Seed Royall such we own as it is written and witnessed Isa 59.21 Isa 61. Isa 48.16 17. And all who are annointed by the Spirit to Preach which Preacheth by the Spirit and giveth freely as they have received freely such we own Isa 55. Ch. and Isa 61. and all such we own as are sanctified and sent of the Father that have no unrighteousnesse in them who are able Ministers of the New Covenant not of the Letter but of the Spirit as it is written and the word of Faith in the Spirits Ministration we own and honour in our souls God is our Record that we lye not but his Spirit witnesseth with us in the same who are sealed and sent and are led by his Spirit whereby we know that we are the Sons and the children of God as it is written and witnessed Rom. 8.14 15 16. John 7.16 17 18. 1 John 1.2 3 4 5. Rom. 10.6 7 8. John 3.31 32 to the end Rom. 10.13 14 15. Gal. 1.11 12 15 16. Mat. 11.27 Mat. 10. 2 Cor. 3.6 But all hireling Priests that Preaches for hire and beares rule by their meanes as the false Prophets did and as they do Isa 56.10 11. Jer. 5.30 31. Ezek. 34. 2 Pet. 2. Such we deny and against them restifie and all that holds upon idols temple and calls it a Church and spri●●●es In●●●ts and 〈…〉 Christ nor his Apostles never practised any such thing to such objects neither have they any Rule in the Scripture for it such we deny and all that do things by imitation from the Letter and have not the life and all that are called of men Masters and have the chiefest place in the idols temples and such as takes Tythes who oppresse the creation thereby such are no Ministers of Christ but are Gentiles and amongst the Scribes and Pharisees and such we deny and wo is their portion therefore beware of all such Mark 12.38 39 40. and Mark 10.42 43 44. Mathew 23 and all such we deny who have fellowship with devils that eat and drink not discerning the Lords body as the Gentiles do and as it is written 1 Cor. 10.29 1. Cor. 10.20 21. And all that takes Texts and adds their own inventions and speaks the words of others stealing the word from their neighbour and speaketh from the mouth of the Lord and saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable such we deny Rev. 22.18 Jer 23.29.30.31.32 And all that denyeth perfection by Christ in the New Covenant and Gospel Ministration such we deny and witnesse the New Covenant and the perfection as it is written Rom. 10.14 TRUTH Lifting up its head above Scandals Rom. 1.16 17 18 19 20 21 22. Rom. 1.28 to the end Rom. 2.5 6 7 8 9. Occasioned at a Meeting at Harliston in Stafforth-Shire upon the 4. day of the week and the 27. day of the 7. month between those called Quakers and the people of the water Baptisme or one called by the Name of Thomas Pallard a teacher to that people and one known to the world by the name of Richard Farnworth whom they scornfully call a Quaker THomas Pallard at the Meeting as abovesaid thou coming thither of purpose to cavill to oppose the Truth that day thou out of subtilty and serpentine policy when thou could not in honesty object any thing against what was declared yet out of subtilty thou queried concerning the New Covenant spoken of that day and asked whether or no I lived in the injoyment of that Covenant spoken of I answered and said I did Then thou Pallard said that in the tenor of the New Covenant it was said according to the Fathers promise that they in that Covenant should be all taught of God and he would be mercifull unto their sins and iniquities and remember them no more and then it it was so it might follow that I was freed from sin and John said he that said he had no sin he deceived himself and the truth was not in him Here out of subtilty thou went about to have had Johns words to have crost the end of the New Covenant of grace which is confirmed by an Oath of him that liveth for ever

the Letter Psal 119 89. His name is called the Word of God Rev. 19.13 But his Name is not the Letter Pallard how dark art thou that sayes the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable and then after called it a History is the Spirit of God a History and is Christ a History The declaration saith he is a Mistery but I bade thee instance one place where the Bible was called a History but thou could not see how confused thou art and how blinde and if the blinde lead the blinde shall not both fall into the ditch Here I charge thee to be ignorant of God and ignorant of his teachings And I charge thee to be no Minister of Christ nor the Gospel that sayes the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable thou hast set up thy self to be a Teacher of others and many such as thou art who art yet untaught of God and you would be teachers of others before you be taught to deny your selves and thou and all that sayes the Spirit and the Letter are inseparable and cals it a History you are blind and ignorant of the Mistery and blinde and ignorant of the truth and the power of God you know not nor the holy Ghost that preaches the Letter without the Spirit and would raise up the spirit out of the dead Letter all such are witches Sorcerers and conjurers and we hold all such accursed Gal. 1.8 9. Gal. 3. The Apostles of Christ went up and down preaching the Kingdom and preaching the Word and not the Letter and the Word grew and multiplyed but the Letter did not grow and multiply Acts 12 24. And they were sent out to preach by the Spirit but they were not sent out to preach by the Letter and the Spirit of Christ doth quicken the mortall body but the Letter doth not but the Letter doth not and by the Spirit Christ were raised from the dead but by the Letter he were not raised from the dead Isaiah was annointed to preach by the Spirit but the Letter hath not the 〈◊〉 to annoint withall he said the Lord God and his Spirit had sent him but he did not say the Letter sent him neither did he ask leave of the Letter when the Spirit said go and all the Apostles were sent by the Spirit in the power of the holy Ghost but they was not sent by the Letter which is neither Spirit power nor holy Ghost and the Spirit of the Lord bade Philip joyn himself to the Eunuchs chariot but the letter did not the Eunuch had the Letter to read but knew not the guide which is the Spirit Rom. 8.14 and the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip again that the Eunuch saw him no more but the Letter did not Acts 8.29 and 39. Rom. 8.11 Isa 61. Luk 4.18 Acts 1.8 And the Spirit it self beareth witnesse with our Spirits that we are the children of God c. Rom. 8.16 1 John 3.24 Isa 48.16 Pallard thou water Baptizer and all you Water Baptizers that say the Letter and the Spirit is one or inseparable here your ignorance of God and Christ and the Spirit is seen that you have the Letter but not the Spirit and stands in need to be taught what be the first Principles of Religion though you take upon you to be teachers of others you are yet dull of hearing and knoweth neither the power spirit nor holy Ghost Church Faith hope election overseers made by the holy Ghost nor the annointing nor yet the true fear that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable and is a History as thou Pallard said who also said that judgement was not committed to Christ whilest he were in the world and Christ himself said that for judgement was he come into the world that they that saw not might see and that they that saw might be made blinde John 9.39 And thou here would make Christ a lyer that saith he had not judgement committed to him whilest he was in the world and he said for judgement he came into the world but thou that sayes thou sees art now sound blinde and ignorant of the Mystery that saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable and calls it a History but thou are found the lyer and the Antichrist and knowes not the Spirit who are not in the Doctrine of Christ and so hath not God 2 Iohn 9 and thou lyer and all lyars are for the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone as the Scripture saith Rev. 22.15 Rev 21.27 Rev. 20.8 Therefore Pallard stop thy mouth and all in thy nature who are out of the Light and out of the Truth and silence deceit I charge thee in the presence of the Lord as I said to thee when thou went forth to go away from that place for I shall be a witnesse for the truth against thee and thy deceit before the judgement seat of Christ and to that in thy conscience shall I be witnessed which doth convince thee of sin and check and reprove thee in secret thou said three times that I denyed the Scriptures to manifest thy lyes when it was proved by the Scriptures and witnessed to the contrary there evidently before thy eyes as many can witnesse and that within thy conscience will witnesse the same that which reproves thee for sin and evill and checks thee in secret which lets thee see the deceit of thy heart and maketh manifest subtilty and craft which is acted in that nature contrary to the light but the Lord taketh the wise in their own craftinesse as it is written and so was thou taken in thy snare thy self about thy water-baptisme that thou could not get loose though thou make it thy idoll which thou so much takes pleasure in but thy image would not abide the fire and the hammer at that time but was ready to break all in pleces but thy works and every mans works in thy nature shall be tryed by fire and all that will not abide the fire shall be burnt for every mans works shall be made manifest whether it be silver gold precious stones wood hay or stubble that he buildeth for the day shal declare it because it shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans works of what sort it is and his works that will not abide the fire must be burnt and he himself suffer losse as thou art like to do and all in thy nature for the wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God for it is written he taketh the wise in their own craftinesse as thou wast taken in thine and thy Babylonish building is known with the Light it is seen and comprehended and with the Light to be condemned and if any of those builders in thy nature be saved it must be so as by fire 1 Cor. 3.12 13 14 15 and 19. and 20. Thou couldest not witnesse that thy water baptisme did wash away sin neither couldest thou witnesse that thy sins were washt away by it but were

puts a difference between the man and the woman and forbids the woman to speak in the Church he that can receive it let him I told thee Pallard that Paul also circumcised after he were a Minister of the Gospel as well as baptized and he had as much ground for the one as the other but no command for neither and Christ was circumcised outwardly as well as baptized outwardly and he ministred the circumcision also and were a Minister of the same as in Rom. 15.8 And I asked thee how thou followed Christ in that to fulfill that Ministration and what account thou couldest give of it in the inward man as it is written Col. 2.11 12. c. Because Christ ministred that and they did witnesse that Ministration through the Spirit in him and so they were made compleat in the substance and life of all truth through the Crosse And because it is written that death reigned from Adam untill Moses even over all that had not sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression and the Law and the Prophets were till John John succeeded them and he came burning and shining amongst those that were born of woman was not a greater than John yet he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he Then Pallard water baptizer I asked thee how thou couldst witnesse to those ministrations in the inward man for the seed is but one and how thou couldest witnesse a passing from death unto life as they did that spoke forth the Scriptures for they that had passed from death unto life said that he that was born of God did not commit sin and they also said that he that committed sin were of the devill and thereby the two seeds was known and the children of God was made manifest and the children of the devill by the operation of each seed ruling in them and working forth through them and they that had passed from death unto life knew who was of God and who was not and so doth the same seed now and they knew who did abide in darknesse and death and so do they now who are in the Light life and power of the Truth and they know that the Son of God is made manifest in them and hath taken away their sins as they knew then that witnessed the same through the Crosse who said that they dwelt in him and he dwelt in them but they did not know it by the dead Letter but by the quickening Spirit which is life and was given them 1 John 3. Chapter And they knew who were passed from death unto life and that the Son of God was come and had given them an understanding that they thereby might know him that was true and they knew it not by the Letter but by the Spirit and they had the true knowledge of it in the eternall Truth who affirmatively said we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ this is the true God and eternall life and not the Letter but the Letter declareth of it 1 John 5.20 Then Pallard I asked thee how it was with thee in deaths Dominion because it is written of deaths reigning from Adam untill Moses over all who have not sinned after the similitude of Adams transgression and what that death was and reigned over in thee how thou came from under it to know the Law which is perfect and doth endure for ever according to that in the conscience and is to be fulfilled in all that walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit and how thou came into the prophecies in the inwards because it is written the Law and the Prophets are till John and the seed is but one not seeds but seed and the promises are to the seed fulfilled through death in the Ministery by the Spirit in the crosse which cuts down and raiseth up and how thou came to know Johns Ministry set up within because he came and doth come burning and shining and there is a willingnesse to rejoice in his Light for a season and how it was with thee in that Ministration to know the ax laid to the root of the tree and the tree to be cut down and what that fallow ground in thee was which must be ript up and I also asked thee what self was with the fruits and the ground of it which the Crosse is Lo I told thee the creation was a figure and out of the ground sprung up grosse herbs weeds briers and thornes c. And the ofspring was not the ground the ofspring might be cut off and there might spring up more fruits of the like nature again so the fruits of self might be cut off and the ofspring was not the ground and whilest there was the ground and the roots in it unript up more fruits would grow there of like nature also therefore John said Rip up your fallow ground make the rough places smooth and prepare the way for the Lord to come into his Temple that he may sit as Refiner I asked thee how thou past through that Ministery of John in the inward man and what succeded John because it is written that the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he and some did witnesse that they were set in heavenly places in Christ Jesus Eph. 2.6 And I said unto thee if thou was an Officer in the Church of the first born written in heaven and were in the kingdom thou couldest witnesse to those things Heb. 12.22 and 28. Luk 17 21. And liberty was granted to thee for to declare thy passages in the inward ministrations if that thou couldest that it might be for the good of the people there present but thou could not speak any thing at all concerning those conditions and inward ministrations when thou was desired and severall times urged to it but all that thou could say was to accuse falsly and said I denyed the Scriptures and made that thy cover which would not hide thee but left thee bare and thy nakednesse did then openly appear then I charged thee to be a lyar and others witnessed against thee for saying that I denyed the Scripture when thou had no ground for it but the devill was a lyer from the beginning and abode not in the Truth and thou lyer who art out of the Truth art of him as thy deeds maketh thee manifest John 8.44 Therefore stop thy mouth and cover thy lips and let shame strike thee in the face for ever thou lyer and false accuser of the just Paul who was a Minister of the new Covenant not of the Letter but of the the Spirit he declared of his passages and his grouth and how he came out of one dispensation into another and they that grew from one degree of grace and glory into another they said that they knew no man after the flesh though they had known Christ after the flesh yet henceforth knew they him so no more and they gave account of their

3.14 15. Eph. 4.8 9 10 11 12 13. Job was a perfect man as God himself said and Noah was a perfect man in his generation and David said Mark the perfect man then there was perfect men and the end of such are peace Gen. 6.9 Deut. 18.13 2 Kings 20.3 1 Chron. 28.9 Job 1.8 Psal 37.37 But the transgressors shall be destroyed together the end of the wicked shall be cut off and turned into hell and be burned with fire and brimstone Read Psal 37.38 Psal 9.17 Rev. 21.8 Read those Scriptures and see your portion that plead for sin and continue in unrighteousnesse 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Gal. 5.19 20 21. Rev. 22.15 Rev. 21.27 Rev. 20.15 2 Thess 1.8 9. Rom. 1.28 to the end Rom. 2.5 8 9. Mal. 4.1 Psal 9.17 Rev. 21.8 See your portion you that desire to continue in wickedednesse and take your reward Mat. 25.41 to the end Read and understand all that desires to love God and take warning whilst you have time now you have time prize it and plead not for sin which is the devils kingdom And thou Pallard thou and all that denieth perfection are ignorant of the Life of Truth and the Ministry of the Saints and crosseth the Doctrine of God and of Christ and crosseth the Covenant of grace and the Ministry of the Saints for they preached wisdom amongst them that was perfect as it is written 1 Cor. 2 6 7. And Christ in his Sermon upon the Mount bade them be perfect Mat. 5.48 And the Apostle said Finally my Brethren farewell be perfect 2 Cor. 13.11 And they said Let us go on to perfection Heb. 6.1 And they did go on to it for they came to the innumerable company of Angels to the Church of the first born written in heaven to God the Judge of all and to the Spirits of just men made perfect Heb. 12.22.23 And they said therein was their love made perfect that they might have boldnesse in the day of judgement for as he was so was they in that present world 1 Iohn 4.16 17. And they were without fault before the throne of God and no gull was found in their mouths that were redeemed from amongst men Rev. 14. being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb verse 4 5. And they said to others that were in their grouth as he that hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation and this is witnessed See Rev. 14.3 4 5. 1 Pet. 1.13 14 15 16. And thou Pallard and all that saith the Bible is a History and saith the Letter and the Spirit are inseparable and all that preaches the Letter and not the Spirit and denyeth perfection by Christ in the new Covenant Heb. 10.9 11 18. All such as you are do bring a contrary doctrine to Christ and his Apostles and all you that are against perfection you are against the new Covenant and you deny the Scriptures therein that deny perfection and you deny the Doctrine of Christ and the Apostles and the end of Christs death resurrection ascension and the Church of the first born written in heaven as is proved by the Scriptures Heb. 10 11 12 13 14. Eph. 4.8 9 10 11 12 13. Heb. 12 2● 23 24 28. Heb. 10.16 17 18 19 29 21 22. And we deny you and all that deny fellowship with the Father and the Son and we are not to receive such into our houses nor to bid them God speed but to hold them and you all such accursed as it is written and as you may read 2 Iohn 9.10 11. Gal. 1.8 9. 1 Cor. 16.22 Therefore silence all flesh and deceit and stop your mouths say not but that you are warned lest I be a witnesse against you before the judgement seat of Christ in the terrible day of the Lords feirce wrath and indignation and as I told thee Pallard at thy going forth of the door that shal stand for thee Zeph. 1.14 to the end Isa 66.15.16 Mat. 25.41 c. 1 Iohn 4.17 1 cor 6.23 Iude 14 15. R. F. Written in Warwick shire the beginning of the eigth month Octob. 4. 1654. The sealed are the LORDS c. THerefore thus saith the Lord Behold I have laid in Sion and do lay there a chief corner stone Elect and precious he that believeth on him shall not be confounded and the Foundation of God standeth ever and hath this Seal set upon it the Lord knoweth who are his and they that are Sealed they know him by his indwellings in them and we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us the gift and the Seal and the understanding by which we know that we are in him and he in us even in his Son Jesus Christ and this is true God and life eternall as it is written and witnessed See 1 Pet. 2.4 5 6 7. to the 11. 2 Cor. 2.19 Rev. 9.4 Eph. 1.13 Rev. 7.2 3. John 6.27 1 Iohn 3.24 1 Iohn 5.20 God hath also out of his free love given to every man a talent or a measure of grace to improve and Christ is the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world and he that obeyeth the Light is led out of darknesse into the eternall life and entereth into Covenant with God and is Sealed and enters into the joy of his Lord as it is written and witnessed Mat. 25.14 15. Rom. 12.3 Titus 2.11 12. Iohn 1.5 9. Iohn 8.12 Heb. 5 8 9 Mat. 25.19 20 21. to the end Eph. 1. But he that hateth the Light he is the unprofitable Servant that accounts God a hard Master but though he do so he hath the Light manifested in his conscience which lets him see the deeds of darknesse and not obeying it that will be his condemnation Iohn 3.19 ●0 It doth not teach him because he doth not love it nor obey it therefore because he hath it and doth not obey it when God takes away his own he will be found just in the condemnation of the ●●oothfull and ●n the damnation of the wicked for it will stand with his Justice so to do let God be just and every man that hates the Light be found a lyar he that hateth the Light hath it as the unprofitable servant had the Talent given him to improve and did not improve it and so it was taken from him that had not and given to him that had the Talent was taken from the unprofitable servant that had not improved it and was given to him that had improved his Talents and he entered into the joy of his Lord but the unprofitable servant was cast and is to be cast into utter darknesse where shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth as it is written Mat. 25. But he was not cast into utter darknesse because he had not the Gift given him but because he had it and did not make use of it to serve him with it that gave it unto him and the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to prosit withall if he use it aright in the service but all doth not profit because all doth not obey it and Christ is the true Light that enligteneth every one that cometh into the world and lets him see his sins and the deeds of darknesse but every man doth not love the Light so as in all things to obey it and there is his condemnation not because he hath not the Light made manifest to the view of his understanding but because it is made manifest to the view of his understanding and he loves darknesse rather than Light he that obeyeth the Light is led out of darknesse and hath salvation Iohn 8.12 Heb. 5.8.9 But he that disobeyeth the Light and receives not the Truth in the love of it but serves unrighteousnesse he and all such are for damnation Iohn 3.19 20. 2 Thess 1.9 2 Thess 2.12 FINIS