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A44783	The beast that was, & is not, & yet is, looked upon: or, The bo-peeping beast pointed at: or, He that hideth himself hunted because of whom truth complaineth, and is spoken to by Pope and Prelate, by Presbyter, by Independent, by Quaker, by Baptist: together with her several answers to them all. Also one description of the beast. Also the coming forth and progress of the beast hitherto. Also an epistle to magistrates and law-givers, likewise, to take off prejudice if any be. Two epistles, one to the reader, and another to the Christian reader. VVith a true reproof to W.S. a Quaker, who in his book called The lying spirit in the mouth of the false prophet, wherein he endeavours to make men believe that he had answered H.H. his book, called The doctrine of the light within the natural man leading to eternal life, examined by Scripture-light.	Howet, Enoch.	1659 (1659)	Wing H3151; ESTC R215400	46,109	67

in whom the Spirit of God doth or shall breath being a truth-evidencing and forceable constraint and cannot stay for leave of Election by man to utter it self which indeed is a gift of God or Pastoral Spirit as Marriage is another qualification wherein the spirit of government must appear fruitful both in wife and children and that from conjugal and natural love to the Yoak fellow and procreated in which affections Faith appeareth and for want of them infidelity 1 Tim. 5 8. so that children cannot be wanting to a Bishop in whose government the Royal Law Love of Gods Church is resembled Marriage being the Type of Christ and his Church and it is certain that a batchelor or one that hath no children or one whose wife and children are not qualified according to the word cannot be chosen except man will set his May-be against Gods Must-be And so I leave thee Independant warning thee to take the counsel of Christ to the Angel of the Church of Laodicea Rev. 3.17 A Speech that may be aptly spoken by these Quakers who hold forth a stupifying Spirit denying plain Truth and right Reason under the Notion of a higher Mystery and Spirit then plain Scripture and right Reason will admit of which plain Scripture they call Letter and right Reason they call Flesh in contempt notwithstanding that the Spirit of God is promised to be poured into him that turneth at Gods Reproof Prov. 1.23 which Reproof convinceth Reason or else man could not return into Reason among the rest of the Souls Members the Spirit was poured and is wrought upon to order Mans Affairs by Judgement and doth receive wise Counsels when the man of Understanding attaineth to them Prov. 1.5 Truth though we may not talk with thee we are not capable to receive directions by any that is call'd by thy name nor by the writings called Scriptures of Truth for what directions soever we have from without can be but mans teachings and the natural man understandeth not the things of God we are taught by the Light within we are to stand in the will of God and observe the movings and commands of his Spirit Truth speaketh * 〈…〉 resembling God's people 〈◊〉 great humility Psal 17. ●1 As in the vision of Esdras the Eagles heads slept until her Feathers had reigned as in 2 Esd 12 25. These are they that shall accomplish his wickedness and finish his last end even so in Babylon the great the Mother of Harlots and abominations of the whole earth the heads and subtilest and strongest of her delusions she hath kept until her last end which I hope is approaching that thou who wouldst not receive the Truth in the love thereof mightst not hear the reproof of thy walking in false forms any longer in so much that thou couldst not deny that if forms must be owned thou must come out of them and come into the form of godliness Satan hath now cozened thee another way and thy AS GOD he hath perswaded thee that all forms must be cast off and the Law of the Spirit of Life entertained O cunning and subtile but false delusions the words of the Prophets and the Commandment of the Apostles were set in opposition formerly to lusts 2 Pet. 3.1 2. but never to the way of Righteousness by any but these last members of Babylon Peter in Chap. 2. 1. 2. hath these words And many shall follow their pernitious wayes by reason of whom the way of Truth shall be evil spoken of Wherein we may perfectly see that their wayes and the wayes of Truth stands in flat opposition one to another Also in the first verse it is testified that to bring in these damnable heresies is to deny the Lord that bought them but he himself is so far from that opinion in verse 21. of the said Chapter that he chargeth the way of Righteousness and the holy commandments as the very Centre from which Apostates fall so that you may behold clearly that it is not a Righteousness they are charged for falling from for that is the secret issues which is betwixt God and the heart but the way of Righteousness which is visible to the understanding of Man Many of their Leaders whilst they were able to hold the Antichristian form they were in the esteem of godly Priests whose infants Baptism and learned specious Pastoral care so much applauded by wise sober rich silken-coated Professors then I say not being able to resist the clear evidence that the true form of Godliness hath because they did not love to be disquieted out of the woman Jezabels bed Rov 2.22 where they lay in pleasure of imagined Godliness amongst a company of wise sober Professors they were then so far from receiving the love of the truth that they grew into disquietness of mind and hatred of that form of Godliness that Christ and His Apostles and their Disciples walked in for many years even till the time that Antichrist grew popular in so high a measure Satan being ready with this Temptation that they struck hands with this strong delusion and so believed the lies thereof 2 Thes 2.11 that they cryed down all forms that they might be shut of yea and avenged of that form the thoughts whereof so much troubled them if they knew their own hearts they would ingeniously confess this Therefore whosoever desireth further satisfaction in this matter is referred to a Book that the Author hath written called The Doctrine of the Light within the natural man leading to eternal Life examined by Scripture Light Baptist speaketh The Spirit of God having instructed me by the Scripture I fell into a course of reasoning which though Mystery Babylon cryeth down in this her last dispensation being the very thing that Isaiah cryeth up and reproveth the neglect of Isa 44. on this manner There is no word for baptizing Infants in Scripture not no regular account from which that invention can arise it is the very door that the god of this world makes all this part of the world called Christendom of one supposed Faith by leaving no man at liberty to chuse his Religion but maketh the instruments of his generation to be that which giveth him right to the Instruments of his Regeneration and as for the new birth he will have his to presume that from imagination and all this to be done when the party supposed to be baptized could neither assent by understanding to what was done nor dissent by doing any thing but crying which he would have done if they had gone about to kill him as to have christened him as they call it Also herein those err that have schism'd from Popery and Prelacy but hold their baptism of Infants saying That Infants of godly Parents may be baptized by which words they acknowledge in effect that the fleshly copulation of godly Parents giveth right to the children of their natural Body to be instruments of Regeneration so that it must needs follow that

Psal 119.1 for it is less offence to bring a beastly Creature into a hogstie or any filthy place then to bring it into a Princes presence-chamber or a bed of love where there ought to be nothing loathsome but all to be lovely and love provoking Objects So is it less wickedness to have a mind and conscience defiled in beastly prophaness then to bring such a minde into the House of God the Church of the living God Tim. 1.15 That thy soul may bee deeply ingaged take notice of the whole Order of persons and things wherein thy communion lies with the Father and his Son Jesus Christ 1 Joh. 1.3 4. The whole Order is the innumerable company of Angels the General Assembly of the first-born that are written in heaven unto God the judge of all unto Jesus Christ the Mediator of the new Covenant and to the blood of sprinkling that speaketh better things then the blood of Abel In the first place consider whether the Father and the Son can have communion with thy sins thy worldly pleasures or pursued honours in a condition where right and strong and pure Objects of eternal love forceth the heart to a strong purgation 1 Joh. 3.3 No no all thy pleasures honours c. must be thrust from thee as a menstruous rag Secondly Consider whether such company can delight to talk with thee of good bargains the honour thou hast from great persons the delicates wherewith thy feasts are furnished and thy new fashions No no I tell thee the mind that can feed on these things is too defiled for Gods ways and can take no pleasure in Heavenly food a pure mind is capable of remembrance of the commandments of Christ and his Apostles 2 Pet. 3.2 of the enjoyning the commanded loving kindness of God which hath such warmth and power that it maketh them become one new heart with this new wine and Gods Song with them in the right when God useth their heart their joy and their and his own delight to sing his songs with and their prayer with the God of their life Psal 42.8 As if it were said God the life of his childrens prayer is with them in their act of praying They need not travel hundreds of miles to present their Petitions on pilgrimage the marrying of his body together and the rejoycing over them as a Bridegroom rejoyceth over his bride Isa 52.4.5 proves Gods presence at their heart-working-life Here here I say is perfection when God in a perfect way visiteth a perfect heart the living man is as well able to lay aside his breathing as these are able to forbear pressing on towards the mark Phil. 3.14 or to follow after God having no pattern but the Heavenly Fathers perfection to imitate Psal 36.8 being under the laver of that Blood which was shed by this eternal Spirit Heb. 9.14 Our perfection is in the life a working it is yet perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7.1 and whilst we draw our natural breath the blood of Christ in cleansing will do its work the fear of God its work and our Heavenly Father will stand for our Pattern and our Christ will be our life 1 Joh. 1.7 There is nothing but it may be yet a perfecting in us only our purchase by the blood of Christ is perfectly paid and in that sense it is finished and our salvation undertaken if either the Tempter were dead or we our selves stronger then Adam was in his innocency or the evil day and hour of our temptation past Gal. 6.1 we might speak of such a perfection as admitted of no imperfection but whilst the Scripture is of use let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall and we may as the case now standeth with us with Paul speak of perfection and imperfection both in one Chapter Phil. 3. If thou beest undefiled in the way thy soul will be in this frame 1. Thou wilt not endure to see the least defilement in thy self without loathsome apprehensions of thy self and running to that fountain which is set open for sin and iniquity to wash in Zech. 13.1 And 2. If undefiled in the way thou wilt be always a running and not carelesly sleeping Heb. 12.1 but rather weeping with thy face thitherward Jer. 50.5 either for joy shame desire or all these so strongly will thy heart be ingaged to seek the Lord Jer. 30.21 A fourth caution Take heed that every one of you strive by watching begging of God beseeching one another to keep from among you Egyptian bondage this ruling one over another with rigor Exod. 1.13 14. which might not be one brother over another in the time of the Law Reason first because that love which procured the shedding of Christs blood hath caused his poor Members to be set as a Seal on his heart and upon his arm Cant. 8.6 and owned them for his people Isa 51.16 Therefore if thou hast Gods love shed abroad in thy heart to constrain thee afford it them out of thy breast A second Reason why we should not rule over our Brethren with rigour is we are and so was Elias subject to the like passions that any feeble brother is Jam. 5.17 and thou mayest come to be remoted Gal. 5.1 and it is possible thy temptation may be this that Satan may move thee to have low contemptible yea it may be hateful thoughts of thy brother and thou mayest have a Spirit of putting away and covering violence with a cloak Mal. 2.16 therefore take heed of this temptation The third Reason why not with rigour c. Because thou art not godly or Godlike in so doing for he did not take thee at advantages when he might justly have cut thee off but waiteth for thee that he may be gracious unto thee and will wait upon all to that purpose Isa 30.11 He cut none off suddenly in a few days or a week c. nor pressed thine offences to all advantages that he might break thee off he hath given contrary rules to that to his Apostles and Disciples how to move towards their Brethren Luke 17. the five first verses Let my fifth caution therefore be That for no supposed advantage sake or fear of disadvantage to the truth thou darest step from the Rule that Christ laid down one jot for if thou dost it is a judging of the Law-makers wisdom and foresight as if he did not foresee and provide in his rule for all following effects Secondly It is an exalting of thine own wisdom in that thou thinkest thou seest cause to be a ruler further then he hath left a rule to guide thee by Thirdly Thou mayest assay in so doing to prevent the fruit that God bringeth forth by contrary means In this case how far might Abrahams imagination have fought against Gods command He might have said of Isaac he was the son of the Promise and the Promised seed is in his loyns c. 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Luk. 17. the 5. first ver where after the position laid down in the 2 first ver in the 3 following ver he thus applyeth Take heed to your selves as if he should say Here will be a dangerous temptation If thy brother trespass against thee rebuke him if he repent forgive him if he trespass against thee seven times in a day and seven times in a day turn again to thee and say It repenteth me thou shalt forgive him Where note that the offenders heart is not to be judged by the offended God allows thee nothing but his tongue to judge of in this case it may be his heart may more melt afterwards then at the first turning by the offended's tenderness or other means and the offended ought from bare judgment to forgive him if he do it as his duty observing Christs rule his heart may be opened with more love and tenderness to the Offender afterwards also then at the first turn However it is better to walk in self-denyal in this case and observe Christs rule then to satisfie thine own offended spirit however if thy brothers heart and tongue should not agree in his repentance God hath not made thee a judg of evil thoughts Jam. 2.4 And the Apostles answered The Lord increase our faith which answer proves they had great need of help to strengthen their faith to this purpose A sixth Caution Take heed of this Doctrine That Saints do not serve God for salvation but from the knowledge of salvation This Doctrine not being rightly divided hath been a stumbling block to many Man since Adams fall is corruptly so proud that nothing but the top of excellency will serve his turn and therefore to be as gods knowing good and evil tickled his mind You shall hardly find one in a society men are in this point so heightned by the Tempter that will acknowledge he cometh to God for salvation though it be at the first hour of the receiving into society Men under this temptation are not willing to begin to stand without till the good man of the House be risen up Luk. 13.25 but all judge themselves finders from the self-flattering conceit before they have enjoyed the Lord Christ by manifestation Few will own that there may be a condition of darkness in one that feareth God Isa 50.10 They had rather in this temptation compass themselves about with sparks ver 11 as if all had right to baptism only upon that account that is recorded in Act. 10. viz. Who should forbid water that these should not be baptised that have received the Holy Ghost as well as we And those that enquired What shall we do to be saved had no right Act. 2. Though it be certain they received the Holy Ghost after Baptism and also it is certain that at the first the Disciples served Christ as servants though after they were owned by Christ upon a more full account Joh. 15.15 There was a time when Paul knew Christ after the flesh which must needs be for self-ends or good that might come to himself thereby but after that he knew neither man nor Christ any more after the flesh but wholly having his spirit of love and delight exercised upon them to rejoyce in Christ and to serve the creature with the love of Christ shed abroad in his heart I would that all who are in Church-fellowship upon account of Faith and Repentance and have not as yet attained to assurance would with understanding own their condition it would make them give all diligence to make their calling and Election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 Therefore lest Members should split themselves upon this stumbling-block shew your selves workmen that need not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth 2 Tim. 2.15 Caution 7. Whereas Disputes hath been formerly viz. about that time the Ranters and Quakers first sprung up some holding it to be their Priviledg but not their Duty to serve the Lord I advise thee to abolish this Dispute from thy Societies and from your particular spirits for it is the greatest Priviledge that can be to have a heart united to fear God's Name whilst they walk in God's truth being instructed in His way Psal 86.11 Here is no liberty from Duty to walk in God's wayes and in his truth and yet a heart united by God and that to fear His Name and from this very act is David set at liberty to praise God's Name Psal 86.12 13. I demand whether it be not a Saints Priviledge to have a heart enlarged by God and yet it is then to run the way of Gods Commandments Psal 119.32 viz. enlarged and set at liberty from the pit of corruption Isa 38. from the horrible pit Psal 40.1 to be bound to Gods love and wisdom who hath provided Commandments that he knows serveth to unite thy heart to God he hath commanded nothing but righteous things which are according to the Divine Nature that thou art or art to be partaker of 2 Pet 1.4 and thou art or art to be joyned to God and one Spirit that is to say the breathings love desire delight of God is to be thine and thy souls delight to breath in them and thus thou art in union with God in Christ Jesus so that the same things are now commanded by the Law of the spirit of Life Rom. 8.2 which was by the Law of Sin and Death viz. it had been Sin and Death to thee if thou hadst not done those Commandments which the Law of the Spirit of Life hath enabled thee to do but they are a Law still and now having a heart set at liberty the Commandments which were before a burden is now not made grievous by love and if the love of God be a Saints Priviledge it is nothing less then to bind us to our Duties for this is the love of God that we keep his Commandments and His Commandments are not grievous to us 1 Joh. 5.3 Lo here is no freedom from Duty Christ Jesus who said If the Son make you free you are free indeed Joh. 8.36 said also If ye love me keep my Commandments Here you see that love bindeth the freest people in the world to their Duty of obedience Joh 14.15 And when Christ proclaimed his yoke to be easie and his burden light He did not alter it from being a yoke and a burden Mat. 11.30 but it is a sweet burthen when there is nothing save a constraining love upon thy heart it is a sweet yoke when thou art fastened to Christ Jesus and his Saints to tread one trace by love in keeping such Commandments as that the things commanded Christ and his Saints and thou in the unity of spirit loveth upon account of the Commanders love and wisdom how can such Commandments be grievous 1 Joh. 3.4 But if any should further still contend for liberty in this Case let them know that sin is the transgression of the Law vers 8. and whosoever committeth sin is of the Devil 1 Joh.

one body Made ere they knew in infancie But Scripture Baptist doth them all deny For the good old way that Jesus walked in e Ier. 7.16 And the Apostles taught repenters to begin f Acts 2.38 Hereupon the spirit of the beast rouzeth up himself again Yea thinks the Quakers spirit then will I All that is called God or worshiped deny g 2 Thes 2. For where by order * by making false order I can have no place I must exalt my self to the disgrace * viz. in his deceived ones who exalt the sound of name but have being ignorant of the nature of the law of God and Christ Of God opposing order of his face Though God be the God of order Plainness of truth opposite to the beasts mysticall pretences GOD sent his son in flesh to come True naturall blood to shed And did ordain his death to be In simple man bake't bread And Vine fruit wine that men do drink Which God and man doth chear When in his ord'nance spirit joynd The price of Christs blood dear Shown to hold forth his death for sin Until he come again That is gone up true advocate Our cause for to maintain Where holy God and sinful man By Christ a treaty hold Who takes our prayers and there to God Our miseries doth unfold And doth return into our hearts The fruits of his blood shed True pordon strength comfort and joy By spirit witnessed Who doth with blood and water joyn One witness manifested a Iohn 1.5 8. In Gods one way whil'st men obey Repent and be baptised And then expect pardon of sin And holy spirit Gods gift b 2. Acts 38 Whil'st that our loves is prov'd to Christ In making it our stri●t For to keep all Gods commandments Where Scripture comfort dwells c Rom. 15.4 With Son and Father manifest Where men are not Rebels a Iohn 14 21. Hereupon the spirit of the beast proceedeth Thinks disobedient spirit I have No share in this strong Saviour I l'e cry down Lawes and holier be Then all that formes do favour In the eyes of those that have the love Of simple truth denyde I l'e serve their lusts and them perswade They need not to be ti'd I strong delusion can command Affections into tears b Ezek. 8 14 And cause men for to lean on God And so free them from fears c Mica 5.11 And cause men to protest to God That they 'l obedient be d Ier. 42.6 Yet his commandments to deny And say it is not he e Ier. 43. i 2 For in right steps of humbleness f Ps 17 11 They shall seem after God to press And though by Christs knowledge they scape Through lusts the worlds pollution g 2 Pet 2 20 Yet Gods commandments turning from They 're fast in my possession Although that they his way forsake They holiness may hold * The strength of delusion lieth in their seeming to themselves others to hold forth their formal holiness For I will spirit them my self Whil'st they 're fearless and bold I can my self transforme Into an Angels light And there maintain the light within The disobedient wight a 2 Cor. 11 14 2 Thes 2. Truth speaketh As righteous they must sure appear Whilst they can have the Skill To seem as Christs Apostles right And preachers of his Will b 2 Cor. 11 13.15 These were so far convinc't As to disclaim prophaneness But love of truth did not receive To bring them to obed'ence c 2 Thes 2 Self-love did them provoke Lest they should damned be Or of salvation be deny'd Prophaneness for to flee Doth it avail saith they To save us let us see All other Scriptures they throw by As useless for to bee Delusion speaks Therefore to them I me sent d 2 Thes 2 11. compared with 10 Verse Such lies they shall believe As me their inward Teacher to Prefer though God they grieve e Gen. 6.6 Before that simple Christ That Scripture-writing gave That men might read know his law And sure instructions have f 2 Pet. 1 19 20 2 Tim 3.17 Truth speaks The Man of God to make perfect And furnish him throughout There is a rule to know Gods will None need of it to doubt Delusion speaketh In mans imagination I le frame a lawless Christ And set my selfe up there as God And in his name be hi'st I le cause these to ascribe to me What ere to God is due And to my inward motions To flye from Scripture-view Remember Ahabs case 1 King 21.23 Truth doth and will conclude When beauteous holiness appears In sweetned-soul the dew of youth to bring Psalm 110 In morning womb it never fears To own its Jesus Lord and King That God-begotten Virgin-born That crosfide flesh was crown'd with thorn Hath saving power and law-giving In person place and time No true man can deny this thing And say he 's without crime That doth salvation to himself apply Whilst that obedience he doth clean deny Though faith and bapti'm in one book be writ Yea in one Chapter and in one Verse too Delusion saith he can the faith out pick And leave the bapti'm for some else to do Thus self-self-love his salvation minds Whil'st love of righteousnesse thinks fit To hate iniquity betimes The Oyle of gladness with his Christ to get a Psal 45.7 And thinks nothing for himself to imbrace To be too low carnal or base That his Jesus to his Apostles gave For Church direction but will tread the trace With Christ and his Disciples to his grave And knowes when 's left his body then that he From 's bodyes worship not before is free If our great God by such a lowly thing As blew in fringe would Israel mind Of their obedience to their Lord and King b Num 15 38 That they might not to their own heart Nor to their eyes be seeking With spirit of disobedience dark Though light calld go a-whoring Then think not baptism breaking bread Mean Lawes by Christ b'ing uttered Flying to holier spirit they think then Christ That doth and will exalt himself the high'st Within the disobedient child That is by spirit but not by God beguil'd To all Law-givers and Magistrates WIth the submission of a poor worm that is under your feet that you may behold what God hath given to my heart to write a warning to men and that you may avoid all provocations to that horrid sin of building up Sim with blood Micah 3.10 I tender this treatise to your view hoping that you will not despise the words of him that is as much your underling as any maid-servant to her Master though they may Contend with some of you Iob 11.13 Being I am heartily engaged by Christ Jesus my master to disswade all men from adhering to mans inventions or devices in and about the worship of God because they are so dangerous

which the natural eye seeth as to amend what Christ and his Apostles left for his church government throughout all ages to the end of the world O ye Law-Givers and Magistrates as my soul is a pittying your inevitable and dolorous danger whilest you or any of you are meddling with the apples of Gods eyes or whilest you are tempted to endeavour to mend the perfect Law of God Psalm 19 knowing the tempter is so hidden under Christs name hath so prevailed with former Magistrates as that they by the then Clergies present perswasions have been as it were the slaughter men of Christ his Apostles and all his suffering Saints to this day it being the word of Christ to take away trouble from the sufferers hearts when they know whilest they are under your hands they are under the alsupporting and comforting power of God also who least that these things should come upon them at unawares foretold them that they should be had before Kings for his names sake and whosoever killeth them shall think he doth God service Iohn 16.4 Loe here is not here a prophesy sutable to a seeming godly Clergie for Gods service sake to bring to pass by temptations take heed Magistrate and know that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God and for your help in this case consider that there are many and sweet directions in that new Testament that is sealed with Christs Blood how sufferers should behave themselves but not one how persecutors of Christ Laws should behave themselves in bringing either the body or estate of any Heretick to distress for Christs sake which proves that there is no Plaintiffes but all Defendants or rather Passives for Christs sake in Christs flock the sheep have no means nor strength to commence one action against the Wolfe Also consider how it would please you if your servants should for their honour riches and wealths sake by their inventions only bring forth as your mind another rule to govern your house by and that stated only upon arguments then you had left by plain express commands in writing without any difficulty and the Lord make the dutiful and loving endeavors of this poor servant to be one means amongst many others to hold you in a sweet apprehension of Christ and his Laws that you may receive the blessing that is pronounced out of Christs mouth viz Blessed are they that are not offended in me To the Christian Reader CHristian Reader thy relation to our Lord and Master Jesus Christ rendereth thee chosen and called Rev. 17.4 and faithful * so that wheresoever thou behold this subtil beast that creepeth under the pretence of God and Christ and so hide himself it is thy duty to hunt him for it is possible thou may hunt out some members of Christ out of him Ier. 16.16 that are set down in his riches and pleasures and there hidden from the feeling of Christs life in his commands and bring them forth to be wayfaring men that they may travel in the high way and the way that is called holy where the blessing is not more entailed or not so much upon the man learned as upon simple ones children and fooles viz. in the worlds account Mat. 11.25 Esa 35 8. Prov. 1.4 being that discovering is death to him so thou hast nothing to fight with but the lip of truth which shining upon him will melt him as the Sun melteth Ice and is a Cordiall heart rejoycing life and creating presence of Christ in thee whilest thou beleivest in God and uttereth his praises to his and thy enemies confusion who is made up of a lump of lies frozen as it were together by Satans cruelty Psal 35 25 when he is made manifest he must needs be slain for then no man will as God or godly believe or receive a known enemy of God and godliness Thou must not follow him with carnal weapons as clubs provoking mutenies against him and whips and prisons and spoiling of goods those are his weapons but thou must be so far from rendering evil for evil that when any member of this beast striketh thee on the one cheek thou must turn to him the other also 2 Cor 10 3.4 yet the weapons of thy warfare are mighty through God as prayer tears sword of the spirit blood of the covenant the whole armour of God spoken on in the 6 Eph 11 and in as much as he calls it the whole armour of God it proves that God hath never a peice of armour but that for thee to use in whose name then can prisons c. be used by thee I know thy heart and thy labour goeth both together thou hast a tender regard to thy Christs honour therefore if thou discover any countertfeit coming forth in his name thou with heart and pen and tongue wilt cry out of him according to the measure of the Talent thou hast received and because the love of God is shed abroad in thy heart thou wilt be an eye of discovery to and a hand pointing at this beast for thy weak brethren that they fall not into his pits and snares and as God loved the world so thou being God-like wil use the love of God shed in thy heart to love it also yea thy very enemies in it that thou knowing the terror of the Lord viz. against this beast wilt perswade men to look to their doings and standing for we must all appear before God least they perish with this beast and false Prophet which false Prophet must needs be a supposed but not godly Clergy which defendeth them that receive the mark of the beast The perfect love that Moses had was to work all the means of salvation by prayer to God and instructing the people yea when they were in acts of rebellion against God reviling himself and Aaron who was but a figure of our Lord Jesus who was upon the act of the Jews eternal salvation and Gentiles when they were in the act of crucifying him they scoffed and peirced him he prayed for them and of the like mind must thou be Christan Reader to those that are taken Captive of the Devil to do his will thou art to recover out of his snares 2 Tim. 2.26 though their hearts be enraged against thee they make ready their hearts as an oven Hosea 7.6 when the darts that comes out of their souls viz. terrible words and devouring actions though poysoned with Asps envy and rage and self-tormenting agonies they being shot at thee fall into thy soul thou receiving them by faith all quench Eph. 6.16 by the love that faith worketh by thy quieted mind returns prayer for them and glory to God rejoyceing that thou art counted worthy to receive the rage of men which in thy soul turneth to Gods praise but can do thee no further harm Psal 76.10 be encouraged for thou must overcome thy heart must not be inslaved thou must hear thy testimony for thy