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A27119	An arrow shot against Babylon out of Josephs bow which grew up from the stem of Jesse ... and this is a visitation and warning (once more) from God unto all such rulers, teachers, and people in England who are, or may be persecutors about religion and worship that they may yet flee out of Babylon ... the great whore (which hath set upon nations and reigned over the kings of the earth) that they may partake no longer of her sins ... and this may serve as a glass for all false Christendom to behold themselves ... / by William Bayly.	Bayly, William, d. 1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing B1518; ESTC R25910	22,002	29

but be cloathed with humility walk in love for he that loveth not knoweth not God For the Apostles of Christ's sending were harmless We seek not yours but you I have coveted no man's Gold or Silver or Apparel and we have the Spirit of Love and of a sound mind then not an earthly but redeemed from it unto God as Kings and Priests to reign over it so if you be not found in this inwardly as wel as talk of these good things with the mouth and tongue outwardly we shall judge you in the infallible judgement of Christ that you are not sent of him but are the contrary against him of Antichrist the grievers the thorns the raveners of the stock of Cain and linage of the great Whore Mysterie Babylon the false Prophets by your fruits you are and shall be manifested So consider these things ye Rulers and Teachers of England and tremble and quake before the Lord God and put your mouths in the dust and be silent for your covering are too narrow and your bed too short and God is stretching the line of true Judgement over you which shall dash you as with an iron Rod if you wil not be humbled and confess you have sinned in all these things and repent speedily and do so no more And this is the Word of the Lord unto you which wil shortly be fulfilled Here followeth some Questions to be answered by the Persecutors about Religion and Worship who are usurping Authority over mens Consciences in such things which only belongs to God and are neglecting their own duty and place in not relieving the oppressed and doing Justice and ex cuting true and righteous Judgement between man and man but are making it their work to ensnare the righteous and oppress the innocent and to strengthen the hands of the wicked encourage the evil-doers for which things sake God will rebuke them Psal 82 83. Qu 1. PErsecutor What is the Devil of whom the Scripture speaks that he is a Murtherer from the beginning John 8.44 And where is he now And how was he a Murtherer from the beginning And about what did he murther from the beginning And how doth he work in the hearts of the children of disobedience And what are his works and where are they which are manifest which the Son of God was manifested to destroy Eph. 2.2 1 John 3.8 2. What was Cain of which the Scripture speaks that he was of the wicked one 1 Joh. 3.12 And what was the wicked one of which Cain was if it be not the Devil And how was Cain of the wicked one or the Devil if it were not because he persecuted and slew his Brother about Sacrifice and Worship Gen. 4.3 4 5 6 7 8. 3. What is the great Whore which is called Mysterie Babylon of which the Scripture declares that she hath reigned over Nations Kindreds Peoples Tongues and Languages and Kings of the Earth seeing she is called the Mother or original of all Abominations of the Earth and that in her is found the blood of the Prophets and Saints and of all that were slain on the Earth What is the Mother of all abominations if not that Spirit that led out from God and persecuted killed and murthered about Religion and Worship Whether all abominations did not proceed from this Spirit And whether the Legions be not in that Vessel where this Murtherer dwells who is King over all the children of pride Read Rev. 17. and 18. chap. Job 41.34 Isa 27.1 4. Whether the Devil was not Cain's Father and the great Whore his Mother seeing the Scripture saith he was of the wicked one and the Pharisees who persecuted to death about Worship and Sacrifice were of their Father the Devil John 8.44 And in the Whore Mysterie Babylon was found the blood of all the Prophets and Saints c. and if all the blood of the Saints was found in her then whether any can be found out of her when dilgent inquisition is made by the Spirit of the righteous God but if none of the righteous blood be found out of her but all found in her then vvhether Cain and the Devil vvere not of and in this Mysterie Babylon the great Whore vvho vvere Murtherers from the beginning about Sacrifice and Worship by vvhom righteous Abel vvas killed from the beginning Gen. 4. 5. What is Cains Mark and Cains vvay of which it is written in the Scripture God set a Mark upon Cain or takes notice of him by something by which he may be known and wo unto them for they have gone in the way of Cain c. Now what is Cains Mark and his Way canst thou answer me if it be not persecution and murthering about Religion and Sacrifice in the wrath and envy seeing the Scripture saith his countenance fell and he was wrath and slew his brother and wherefore slew he him because his own Works were evil and his brothers righteous * Mark ye that swear and compel to swear and imprison the harmless for not swearing your works are evil for ye transgress the commands of Christ Jesus whom all are to hear and obey who saith Swear not at all and they that obey him their works are righteous and God doth and will put a difference between them and you about these things as it is written even as between Cain and Abel Mark the occasion of persecution and who are the persecuted and of whom are the persecutors seeing Cain was of that wicked one who slew his brother about Sacrifice a matter of Conscience towards God 6. What is the Beast and his mark or image which carrieth the great Whore which all the World hath wondered after and worshipped or bowed down to seeing the Scripture saith the Whore sate upon many Waters the Waters were Nations Tongues Peoples Multitudes and Languages and she reigneth over the Kings of the Earth who were made drunk with the Cup of her Fornications and her Merchants were the great men of the Earth c. Rev. 18. 7. And whether this Beast be not the great red Dragon which carrieth the great Whore which stands ready to devour the Man-child of the true Woman which was fled into the Wilderness for a time times and a half into a place appointed And whether this Child which the Dragon would devour be not that Seed of the Woman which was promised should bruise the Serpents head And whether this Dragon be not the old Serpent the Devil and Satan which rules in the hearts of the children of disobedience whose Head must be bruised by the Womans seed And whether the Devil do not know he hath but a short time when this seed comes forth to reign whose right it is Rev. 12.12 13 14 15 16 17. 8. Whether this Seed or Child of the Woman which must bruise the Serpents head be not Christ or the appearance of God manifest in flesh among and in his despised and afflicted people in all ages And

to your deeds done in your bodies And this dreadful day is hastening upon all flesh which hath corrupted its way before the Lord for his own Name sake and for his Elect seed sake wil he cut it short in righteousness which hath long groaned and cryed unto him under the heavy burdens and cruel oppressions of the ungodly to be delivered from the bondage of corruption which hath long overspread the whole Earth and to be set free in the Paradice of God in the glorious liberty which is at his right hand where is joy and pleasures for evermore yea durable riches and righteousness from whence Adam was driven into the Earth by disobedience and so into darkness ignorance and confusion having eaten that which was forbidden and drank of the flattering Harlots Cup which hath since become a great Whore and made all Nations drunk and sate upon them and reigned over them even Kings of the Earth multitudes tongues and languages and the Garden of the Sluggard or sloathful wicked drunken servant hath been all grown over with thorns and thistles and Nettles have covered the face thereof and the best have been as a briar and the most upright as a thorn hedge pricking stinging tearing killing and warring against the Lilly and the Apple-tree as it sprung up in all Ages as it is written They all have lain in wait for blood they hunt every man his brother with a net Thus it was in Micahs days * Read Mic. 7.1 2 3 4. and the Sacrament of the Altar in the Martyrs days the Oath of Allegiance in these days see if the net be not found the mischievous desire wrapt up now among the bryars and thorns whose end is burning which caused sorrow to come upon him in the consideration and sence thereof and in Jeremiah's days Jer. 5.26 c. And thus it hath been from Cain unto this day persecuting about Religion Worship and Sacrifice but for the Elect sake as I said before these days shall be shortned and this is the Word of the Lord unto you all Mat. 24.22 Therefore hearken diligently and hear all ye Rulers Governors and People of the Earth who are the sons of Adam in transgression the fall and consider well in what state you now are and what knowledge of God your Creator you have and see whether you are not shut out of the Paradice of God in which man was made a living soul and whether you are not drove into the Earth even as Adam in transgression afraid of God and hiding your selves from his presence in which state you have no true rest but are separated from the enjoyment of the Life and Unity with the Eternal God in whose presence no worker of iniquity can endure therefore doth God in his eternal love call unto you to come out of Babylon and he hath appointed a day of visitation unto the children of men in all ages that in it they should seek and meet him by returning every one from his evil ways and look unto him from whom they have gone a whoring who is the alone salvation and Saviour of all them that repent and turn to him with their whole heart and that is the sacrifice which he requireth of all that make mention of his Name for it is not a talk or profession of Christianity and godliness that will stand in stead in the day of death or in this day in which the great deeps of the mysterie root and ground of all things which have been since the foundation of the World are manifest even unto Babes in Christ Jesus who is the Wisdom of God and the Power of God which none of the Princes of this World knew I say the secrets of the Most High are with them that fear him whose dwelling is in him that hath given them a measure of that pure discerning Life in which Adam gave Names unto Creatures and Things according to their natures while he was in Paradice before transgression was even in this Life through this Life is the living God bringing many sons daughters to that glory which was with him before the World began and is drawing with the Cords of his Love which is stronger then death many followers after him who cannot be satisfied in the Earth into which they were driven by transgression and polution which is not their true resting-place as it is written Micah 2.10 Therefore we being awakened are returning toward our Native Countrey in which we were created in Adam before transgression or separation was and we have given up our hearts minds and spirits bodies and souls to wait upon our God to receive from him strength and power to be translated into his own image and likeness wherein our salvation is wrought out with fear and trembling Therefore ye Rulers and people of the Earth do you ponderously weigh and deeply consider what you are doing by endeavouring to hinder us in the narrow way of our passage to the Heavenly Holy-Land or Paradice of God's rest which he hath prepared for the poor in spirit and tremblers at his Word who are not satisfied with an outward profession or name to live whilst not enjoying the eternal inheritance and possession of the Life and Substance which is at the right hand of God for evermore In which passage we resist no man or fight with carnal Weapons for our Warfare is spiritual but are calling to those who are our Brethren in Adam to turn their minds and affections with us to seek after our Native Countrey where our Father is again found and known and his voice heard that so the Spirit of enmity which came of the Serpent and the Whore might no longer remain in God's Creation from whence the strife and contentions wars and fightings comes but be cast into the Lake for ever Why should you thus abuse your Brethren or what reason can you shew to hinder us in the way of our passage to our own Native rest of our weary souls seeing we have no other end or aim in our eye but the price of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus who is gone before us into Paradice from whence we were driven by transgression the cloud of separation Read Isa 59 throughout And though you should yet more grievously oppress us and smite us and even put heavier yokes upon our tender necks or cause us to make brick without straw as our brethren did yet we cannot but sigh and groan and cry to our God whom we delight to worship though it be in the Wilderness under the grievous burdens of our oppressors For we being awakened and quickned from the deep sleep of sin and death which hath covered mankind cannot but look to the Rock from whence we were hewn and press forward in the patient sufferings through the strait gate and the daily Cross into the Heavenly Kingdom and Dominion of the holy God into which no worker of iniquity or unclean thing can enter So whatever