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A40250	Several papers some of them given forth by George Fox; others by Jame [sic] Nayler, minister of the eternal word of God, raised up after the long night of apostacy to direct the world, to wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to turn their minds to the true light, that they may be reconciled to God; of the world is not worthy, and therefore doth hate, persecute, and whom inprison them, under the name of Quaker[s]. Gathered together and published by A. P. that the truth may be spread abroad, and deceit be discovered. Wherein the plain, honest, and sober conversation of the saints in fear and trembling, is justified, against the idle bablings of formal professors ... and of all sorts of persons, under pretence of civility. Also the priests of England, with their imaginary doctrines and worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ; and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest. ... With a word to the people of England ...	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. aut; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Killam, John. aut; Parnell, James, 1637?-1656. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing F1904; ESTC R218791	32,715	40

SEVERAL PAPERS Some of them given forth by George Fox others by Jame Nayler Minister of the Eternal word of God raised up after the long night of Apostacy to direct the world to wait for the Revelation of Jesus Christ and to turn their minds to the true light that they may be reconciled to God of the world is not worthy and therefore doth hate persecute and whom inprison them under the name of Quakers Gathered together and Published by A.P. that the Truth may be spread abroad and deceit be discovered Wherein the plain honest and sober conversation of the Saints in fear and trembling is justified against the idle bablings of formal Professors the wicked fashions and heathenish customs of this Nation and of all sorts of persons under pretence of civility Also the Priests of England with their imaginary Doctrines and Worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest Also the occasion of divers scandals concerning the Scriptures Baptism Lords Supper Resurrection Magistracy and Ministry cast upon them by the Priests removed With a word to the people of England who in several Forms have long flattered themselves with their Ministry Churches and Ordinances but upon tryall are found to be the Synagogues of Satan Persecuters of the Truth and enemies of the Gospel And a few Queries propounded to Tho. Ledgard of Newcastle or any of those he ranks with himself under the notion of Anti-Quakers Printed in the year as the world accounts 1654. To the Reader THere is a Paper for the Press given forth by George Fox wherein all may see That Forms of Religion Ordinances as they are called and observations where into people are led by the searchings of Wisdom and the light of their Reasons and Vnderstandings from the Letter of the Scripture are nothing but the worship of the first Nature the Sacrifice of Caine which God doth not accept And that the worship of God in spirit is not known to such neither indeed can be for to that eye it is hid and the Revelation of Jesus Christ and of the deep things of God by the spirit is a Mystery to them not understood which is intended if the Lord please to be made publick as soon as this is finished P A. To all who love the Lord Jesus Christ Mercy and Peace be multiplyed unto you WHo have been scattered abroad in the cloudy dark day from mountaine to mountaine and worshipping that which they know not following the imaginations of others which they spake from the divination of their own braine and not from the mouth of the Lord shepherds that fed themselves and cloathed themselves with the wool and sought after the Fleece and so made a prey upon us and do upon the people but God as he promised saith he I will gather my sheep from your mouthes and seek them which have been scattered in the cloudy dark day hath gathered us an doth feed us upon the mountaine in a good pasture and so we witness the Promise of the Lord fulfilled and as the Lord said I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away who hath one shepherd Jesus Christ herein do we witness the Lord fulfilling the Scriptures in us and I witness the lost sheep is found and the Lord hath brought back again that which was driven away and here do we deny all the Teachers of the world who speak a divination of their own brain and not from the mouth of the Lord for who spoke from the mouth of the Lord denyed them then so do we by the same word and we deny all them that seek for gain from their Quarters which are greedy dumb doggs as the Scripture saith and all those who take the peoples money and sell the Letter which was spoken forth freely For Isaiah that spake from the mouth of the Lord he denyed such things and bid all come freely without money and without price to hear the voice of the Lord that their souls might live and to make with them an everlasting Covenant even the sure mercies of David and this Covenant I do witness therefore I deny with the same word wherewith they spake the same things the Scripture denyeth and all those that bear rule by their means and hirelings which Preach for hire and Prophesie for money For Jeremy who had the eternal words denyes such things Micha denies such things and Jesus Christ who was the Word said The hireling would fly because he is an hireling and this word the Lord hath made manifest which gathers our hearts together up to God and opens to us the Scriptures whereby we see the deceits of the Priests of the world now of the same generation and nature and acting those things there is no Scripture for which the holy men of God did not practice And for taking Tythes in the old time Levi which was to receive Tythes the strangers the fatherless and widows were to come and eat and be filled within his gate but this was according to the Law and here you see the Priests of the world do not act according to the Law in which were Types and Figures of Christ and when Christ was come those he sent forth were not to have a bagg nor a stick to defend them nor two coats nor brass nor silver but freely ye have received freely give The workman is worthy of his meat so they neither walk according to the Law nor the Gospel therefore we deny them and the Ministers of Jesus Christ which went into the world they had no portion of the world but whipping stocking prisoning But them that were gathered out of the world in the eternall word which met together and were of one heart one minde one soule to such they say If we minister unto you spirituall things is it a great thing if you minister to us carnall things But this was spoken to them upon whom the end of the world was come and this I do witness what the Scripture doth say God commanded an outward Temple Circumcision the Sabbath given as Figures and Types and Shadows of Jesus Christ so when Jesus Christ the substance was come and when he was crucified and risen who believed in him Preached his Resurrection and so went up and down in the Synagogues and into the Temple Reasoning and Disputing with them that held them up to bring them out of the Figure up to Jesus Christ who was the substance so all which were gathered together in the substance met together and then the Church was in God and they denyed the outward Temple which God commanded being made the Temples of God and denied Circumcision outwardly being circumcised with the Spirit and denyed the Jewish Sabbath outwardly and observing daies For he that believes is entred into his rest

and they have no rest but in a form without The Saints Sabbath is within where Christ is come to give them rest and they are ceased from their own works The worlds Psalms are without them and they sing Davids quakings and tremblings wastings Prophesies Prayers and tears weeping till his eyes grew dim he watered his couch with his tears and they turn these into Meeter and say Let us sing to the praise and glory of God when it is altogether to his dishonour The Saints Psalms are within and they sing with the spirit and with the understanding also The worlds guide is without them in the traditions and precepts of men which leads from God The Saints guide is within them the spirit and they are the sons of God who are guided by the spirit of God The worlds temple is without them which was builded for the Idolatrous worship The Saints Temple is within ye are the temple of the living God and he doth walk in them and dwell in them and they know and can witness God dwelling in them The worlds Prayers are without them and the power thereof stands in outward words and they ask and have not because they ask amiss that they may spend it on their lusts The Saints Prayers are within by the spirit which teacheth in all conditions what to pray for and helps the infirmities with sighs and groans which cannot be uttered and they ask in the name of the Son and are heard in whatsoever they ask and thereby is the Father glorified for they ask in Faith nothing wavering All you who read these things read your selves where you are whether you be within among the Saints or without among the world The Condition and Portion of the People of England who have long flattered themselves with the Church Ministry and Ordinances but upon tryall are found to be the Synagogues of Satan Persecuters of the truth and enemies of the Gospel of Christ The Lyon hath roared tremble all you beasts of the field The Trumpet hath sounded let the Beast prepare himself to battel for the great day of Sions recompence is at hand and woe to all her enemies I Have heard a voice of Woe and Terror to come upon all the Inhabitants of the Earth Repent all you inhabitants of the earth the sword of the Lord is furbished against you to make a grievous slaughter houle Woe and misery all sorts of People who have preferred your own wils lust pleasures before the pure Law of God houle you Sodomites and Belly-gods of the earth who have given up your selves to fulness of gluttony and all excess of riot feeding without the feare of God sporting in the day time living like fed horses spending the creatures upon your lusts which were never made for that end woe unto you you fat Swine the Swine of Sodom are found among you and the Plagues of Sodom are nigh at hand Woe unto you for now is the Lord come to require his Corn and his Wine which he gave to feed the poore and hungry which your lusts have devoured the wants of all poore in the Nation cry out against you you have exceeded all that ever went before you and you shall exceed in misery Woe unto you proud and lustfull lofty ones that are lifted up in your own eyes and have set your selves above the feare of God which teacheth humility you plainly appeare to be children of the Devil who is the father of all pride and self-exaltation you bear the Image of the Serpent you speckled ones who have painted your selves in the various colours to make your selves seem glorious in the eyes of others that they may bow and worship Wo unto thou that hast set thy self in the seat of God thou art weighed and found wanting thy pride is for the fire and thy Honour for the Dust for now is the Lord coming to enquire after his Wool and Flax which he gave to cloath the naked of all sorts with which thou hast decked the Serpent and spent upon thy lusts thereby to set thy self in the Seat of the Almighty Woe woe woe unto thee thou that art exalted as high as Heaven yea into Gods Throne but thou shalt be cast down to Hell the Lamb is risen to Rule the Nations Woe unto the covetous cruel oppressers who lives upon dust you grinde the face of the poore and oppress them that are fallen your measures you have filled and you have heaped up abundance against this day of wrath The Fire of the Almighty is kindled and it shall never be quenched till it hath devoured and burnt up you and your heaps and made you a curse to the Generations that shall come after Woe unto the envious Serpents that seek to devour the Innocent that make a Prey upon them that depart from iniquity you are the Head of the Serpent that must fulfill what is spoken of you and you now shew the enmity that God hath put between the two Seeds now thy rage is come the seed is come whose heel thou art bruising who shall bruise thy head thy time is as short as thy rage is great Rejoyce all you that suffer it that the Scriptures may be fulfilled Woe unto you scorners you sons of Hagar you sons of bondage to the works of the Devil scorning backsliding false accusing slandering and evil speaking you are brought forth by the Egyptian woman and are in Egyptian darkness and you cannot see that your are in the works of the Devil and by him you are put on to act against Christ in his Saints But now is the son of the Free-woman brought forth to whom the Heritage belongs and you shall be cast out among the Heathen and ungodly and judgement is coming upon you in which you shall be not be able to stand Woe unto you swearers and lyers under whose tongues lyes the poyson of Aspes which you vent out as you are moved by your Father the Devil against the holy and dreadfull name of the Almighty the Land is filled with this Generation and hath long mourned because of you Who can pass in streets or Markets that feare the Lord and their hearts not be broken to hear it Do not all places abound with vain Oaths and lying Idle words never was Nation like to this in these things so that any who will not use these Idle words and oaths is known in the streets as they pass and not esteemed worthy to live in the Nation and thus not onely with all the common sort but also with many that are in place of Authority to punish such things and yet those are not afraid to call themselves Christians shall not the Lord be avenged on such a people as this Woe unto you that live upon deceit in your weights and measures by your sleighty words arising from the serpents wisdom which makes a prey on the simple and when you have got great estates you say God hath