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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A27126	A faithful testimony and warning concerning the certainty of the great and notable day of the Lord, broken forth in this age after the long night of apostacy, wherein he will accomplish his great and glorious work, determined, of redemption and restauration : with something concerning the sufficency of the grace of God ... : and a few words in reply to such as query, or ask, Whether did you ever hear or read of a people, in all the Scriptures, that were Quakers ... / by William Bayly.	Bayly, William, d. 1675.	1672 (1672)	Wing B1525; ESTC R13956	19,649	31

ye eat my Flesh and drink my Blood ye have no Life in you Was not this a hard Saying and many more he had to say to them which they could not bear then nor many cannot bear now though they profess the same in words the Life they are ignorant of that gave them forth which God hath manifested to them that waited for his pure spiritual Appearance and the Day is come where in the true Worship is set up again as I have said after the Apostacy the falling away from the true Life the Power and Spirit of God and from the true Worship in the Spirit and in the Truth as was fore-told by Paul to the Thessalonians 2 2. and seen by John and the Fall of Babylon and Antichrist whom the Lord would consume and destroy by the Brightness of his coming and Babylon should never rise no more at all the great City of Confusion and the Holy City New Jerusalem should come down like a Bride adorned for her Husband which should have no need of the elementary Lights but the Glory of God and the Lamb is the Light thereof if ye have Ears to hear hear And now is Babylon fired at both ends and the Archers are come up against her out of the North Country as Jeremiah saw that should make her desolate chap. 50. whose Bow is bent by the Strength of God and she must fall for strong is the Lord that judgeth her Rocks nor Mountains can't hide her from the Wrath of the Lamb flee whither she can from the Stroke of the Almighty's holy Life that is come forth conquering and to conquer like a Man of War to plead with all flesh by Fire and Sword who is King of kings and Lord of lords whom the Armies in Heaven follow whose Name is call'd the Word of God Him by whom the World was made who hath taught their Hands to War and Fingers to Fight in this Battle of the great God against Principalities and Powers and Spiritual Wickedness in high Places whose Weapons are not Carnal but Spiritual and mighty through God to the pulling down of the Strong Holds of Satan the old Serpent who is King of Babylon Therefore flee out of her for your Lives as Lot out of Sodom for Fire is come down from God that will consume her and he will bring forth his Glorious Work his New Creation which hath been long determin'd and none shall hinder it the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against his VVork now begun in the Earth the Mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ANd now a few words to you in particular that cry out against the Grace of God which hath appeared to all men as Insufficient for Salvation and yet profess the Scriptures to be your Rule that testifieth of the Sufficiency of it as the Lord God said to his Servant Paul in his Trouble and Affliction My Grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor 12.9 And by Grace are we saved not of our selves it is the Gift of God Eph. 2.8 and God called it his Strength My Strength is made perfect in Weakness Now where did Paul or any other of the Saints in Light leave a Testimony behind them of its Insufficiency Inability or Weakness whose words you that have thus cryed profess to be your Rule Shew me your Rule for this except from the Lyar from the beginning which is your exact Parallel For God said to Adam and his Wife If ye eat of the Tree of Knowledge ye shall surely dye The Serpent said in contradiction Ye shall not surely dye God said to Paul My Grace is sufficient but you have said It is not sufficient like your Father whose work ye do notwithstanding your Profession God calls it His Strength you say Its Weakness and Vnable The Apostle that proved it and knew its effectual Work said It brings Salvation and the engrafted Word was able to save their Souls and they were committed to the Word of his Grace which was able to build them up Mark and to give them an Inheritance among all them which are sanctified Acts 20.32 here ye may read of its Ability And the Spirit of Grace and Supplication was prophesied of to be poured forth and it s the Spirit giveth Life as Christ Jesus said the Flesh prosits nothing So consider these things and see if ye be not in the Opposing and Gainsaying God Christ Jesus and his Apostles like Jannes and Jambres resisting the Truth 2 Tim. 3.8 And let God's Witness in you answer and let all people judge And was not the Fulness which was in Jesus Christ and the Glory John beheld in him Grace and Truth And is not Grace and Truth one Were not they saved by Grace and did not the Truth make them free who received it with Meekness in the love of it Doth not the Scripture testifie these things which you call your Rule or are they false Witnesses that gave them forth consider it well in the Fear of God and in Coolness for that is the beginning of true Wisdom And leave off Lying and learn to speak every one Truth to his Neighbour and do not smite your Fellow-Servants for we profess one God and Christ for Salvation nor eat and drink with the drunken as ye have any more but be sober and watch lest the Lord come upon you unawares and cut you assunder and give you your Portion with Lyars Hypocrites and Persecutors for God is not mocked what you sow shall you reap and this is in true Love to your souls Is not the Grace the Light and the Truth one and is not the Power and Spirit of God one and is not God Light is not the Word the Father and Son one and is not Christ the Light and the Truth and the Life and is not he the Door and the Way to Everlasting Rest is there any Inheritance among the sanctified Ones but by him whose Name is called the Word of God the Alpha and the Omega And if there be a Thousand Names were they not all of one was not the holy Thing in Mary called The Son of God and Immanuel God with us and Jesus for he shall save his People from their Sins Are there not many Names given to the one Saviour or are there any more Saviours of the immortal soul in this case beside this one that can save his People from their sins seeing God who is Light has said Beside me there is no Saviour I know not any Isa 43.11 44.8 Now if you can find out another beside him who is the Word in the beginning you are wiser then the old Serpent made Adam when he beguiled them or else you are Fools and blind in your Imaginations Therefore come to the true Tryal the Light will make you and your Airy Minds Dark Hearts and Vain Thoughts manifest if ye will but bring all to it and teach you to speak and do Truth and to stand in Awe and be still that he may go

seen but Torment from the Light Within Consider it well in the Fear of God and what will be thy Portion when the Desire Beauty and Comforts of thine outward Eyes are gone and thou gone to thy long Home if thou hast no Benefit of the Light Within to comfort thee Blessed are the Eyes that see and the Heart that understands and believes in the Light for such become the Children of Light as Christ said and they are the Children of God For God is Light and in him is no Darkness at all 1 John 1.5 Objection But some may object and say How can any be in utter Darkness seeing thou affirmest every one in the World is lighted with the true Light of Christ Jesus and that it is the Talent or Gift given to every man to profit withal and that all must give an Account of the Improvement of it And how is it said to be taken from a man and he cast into utter Darkness Answ It is thus taken away Through Disobedience to it the not improving of it the Benefit and Comfort of it is lost and if a man live and dye in the state of Rebellion it only remaineth in him as a Tormenting Worm that never dyes And thus you may read of the Wicked and Slothful Servant who had a Talent and did not improve it as required but hid it in the Earth read within this was his Condemnation and this is the Fire that never goes out And the Rich Man in Hell Torment who had lived in the fulness of Pleasures had enough to see himself in Darkness and Tormented in the Flame and Abraham and Lazarus in Joy and Comfort which added to his Misery and not to his Refreshment for he desired but a little of their Water and could not get it as ye may see Luke 16.23 24 25 26. And it was said of them that separated themselves from the Saints in Light That they were sensual having not the Spirit that is They not being guided lead and taught by it but were disobrdient to it had not the Benefit and Comfort of it nor a right Understanding by it of the Way of God nor true Knowledge of the Work and Mysteries of God which were the things that belong to their Everlasting Peace but it reprov'd and condemn'd them for their Rebellion as it is written The Rebellious dwell in a Dry Land Psal 68.6 But the Apostles and Servants of God who were led by it had the comfort of it and it abode with them so forever and they handled tasted and felt the Word of Life which was in the beginning and they fed upon it and it nourish'd and strengthen'd them with all Might in the Inter-Man and it was a Sword and Armour to them a Defence against Evil and Darkness And others they cast it behind their backs and so must needs go in Darkness For the Word is a Light so their Feet that take heed to it and it is powerful so people cast that which is powerful behind them and then complain they have no Power this is the state of the Disobedient But to as many as received him to them he gave Power even to as many as believe in his Name to become the Sons of God and he is the Author of eternal Salvation to as many as obey him Heb. 5.9 And so Disobedience is the Ground of man's Ruin and Destruction and not the Insufficiency of God's Gifts or any straitness in him towards Mankind So remember you are warned and its the Day of your Visitation from the Lord God in Love to your Immortal Souls and prize your Inch of precious time and fear God and give Glory to him and worship him that made Heaven and Earth and the Fountain of Water for the Hour of his Judgments is come in which Babylon must fall and his invisible Glory be revealed more and more to the Ends of the Earth till the kingdoms of this world become the Lord's and he shall Raign forever and ever world without end Amen I thank thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth that thou hast hid these things from the Wise and Prudent of this World and revealed them to Babes for so it pleaseth thee A few words in true Breathings of Love unto you that are turned in this Day of his Power from Darkness to the Light and do believe in it and have tasted that the Lord is Gracious DEar Friends dwell in it dwell low and cool and still in the true Dread of the Lord Wisdom's Gate and Door and there keep your Watch and be sober for your Enemy seeks to devour you all Opertunities he waits for his Prey to catch and destroy your poor tender Souls who are escaping from him whose desires are after God and things Above Remember it is the Old Serpent and he wants neither Age nor Cunning he is still more subtil then any Beast and is Cursed forever You have no Armour against him like the Armour of Light therefore keep it on and Watch and Pray continually and wrestle against this Principality and Power of Darkness the Enemy of Mankind which lies near to many and then he cannot enter he cannot spoil you nor sow his Tares of Corruption and Wickedness but while men sleep he sows them that was his first Oportunity while men slept and hath alwayes been and is the same now and no other So dear Friends keep your Watch it s the Word of the Lord to you then you keep out the Enemy and over him in true Dominion and Peace and your Soul is Comforted and God Glorified and his Work prospers in the Earth which praiseth him who hath Wonderfully and Graciously Appeared in this his Day for the deliverance of his Chosen and he will appear more and more till Jerusalem is made the Praise of the whose Earth and none shall hinder W. B. An Answer to those Cries among some ignorant People viz. Where did you ever hear or read in all the Scriptures of a people called Quakers and that preached of a Light Within people as you Quakers do And is not your Religion a New Religion of about Twenty Years standing not heard of before And whether you called Quakers do not deny the Scriptures to be the Word of God And whether you do not hold that dangerous Tenet of Perfection in this Life Given forth for the sake of the Simple Inquirer and to silence the Ignorance of Foolish Men and to Reprove the Scorner who Err not knowing the Scriptures nor the Power of God AS for our Religion it is no New Religion neither is it onely of a late standing as you suppose and yet as new to many now as Christ's was unto the Jews who did not believe his Doctrine For the Light is a New and a Strange Thing to such as were born Blind and have alwayes lived in Darkness though it hath been the standing Rule and Path of the Just from the beginning as you may read and see if you are