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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56094	A testimony of the appearance of God in the spirit of power and the true light, making manifest the deceipts of the Serpent with some reasons why Margaret Hambleton doth deny the Presbyterians of Scotland, they being found in the steps of the false prophets.	Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.	1658 (1658)	Wing P384; ESTC R31752	7,651	10

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 c. likewise Paul in his Epistle to Timothy marks out the deceivers so plain that even he that runs may read They shall be lovers of themselves covetous proud boasters incontinent fierce despisers of those that are good lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God having a form of godlynesse but denying the power from such turn a way And we in the light of the Lord seeing these things amongst your Presbytery and called Ministers we owning the true Prophets Christ and the Apostles testimony do deny * Their casting out of Margaret Hambleton is needlesse For she hath in the Power of God denyed them and turned away from them according to the doctrine of the Apostle and turn from such as they the true Messengers of God denyed and testified against And as for the Ordinances We declare that all the Ordinances of Jesus Christ which are durable pure spiritual and substantial which tends to purity and edification of the body we own Ephes 4.4 5 6. Acts 2.4 Rom. 4.15 and practise as preaching and praying as the Holy Spirit doth move and give utterance and singing with the Spirit with understanding according to Scripture we own But those fading elementary shadows which Christ hath put an end to we do not practise Col. 2.14 20 21 22. But as for those things which your Teachers calls Ordinances for which they have no example in the Scriptures we do deny as their great stone houses which are built with mens hands which you ignorantly do call Churches for God that made the world Acts 17.24 25. 1 Thes 1.1 John 4.21 22 23. and all things therein dwelleth not in Temples made with hands Christ Jesus put an end of Temple worship outwardly and now is worshipped in Spirit the bodies of his Saints are his Temple as the Scripture declares 2 Cor. 3.16.17 So likewise the things practises in those Idoll Temples we deny as their pulpit their standing praying pharesy like before and after their called Sermons their singing of Davids experiences in meeter As O Lord I am not puft in mind I have no scornful eye c. When people are so high and scornful they can scarce look one upon another and so causes the people to sing lyes and call God to witnesse such singing without understanding we do deny likewise their sprinkling of insants for which these have no example in the Scriptures we do deny Their taking a part of Scripture and adding to it their humane inventions 2 Pet. 1.20 21. calling it the word of the Lord which is but a divinaton of their own brain likewise their hourglass as the Papist use to say masse by and limiting themselves to a time which none of the Holy men of God ever did and therefore these their called Ordinances we do in the power of God deny as likewise their carnall and man-made-ministry Gal. 1.1.1 12. Mat. 10.8 their preaching for hire and filthy lucre their Tythes yearly set stipends and forced maintenance Augmentations gleab lands and all such Popish stuffe and Jewish rites we do deny and against such things do testify and all proud covetous and envious men we deny and turne away from such being out of Gods Councill and so do not nor cannot prophet the people at all but leads them captive in an empty and dead form laden with sin and led away with divers lusts ever learning 2 Tim. 3. but never able to come to the true knowledge of God as the fruits of the Ministry of Scotland sadly make manifest who are all excommunicated from it the life from the true Church and true Ministry And whereas your Parish Masters John 16.2 out of their envy and malice have cast out Marg. Hamb yet not being found guilty of any evil done but for Truth and its Testimony she shall not be left desolate 1 Pet. 4.13 14 15. Ezek. 34. Mar. ● 5 Heb. 6.8 but Jesus the true Shepherd will take care for her and feed her upon the tops of the mountaines and it were well for you and your Teachers to begin at home and pull the beame out of your own eyes let them pluck up the briars and thornes and those g●os weeds that are sprung so high above the pa●e seed and as for the tares that are so like the wheat let both grow together until 〈◊〉 harvest Mar. 13.25 31. let them cast out all love●s of money all covetous 〈◊〉 and all proud and lofty ones and all drunkards and sweare●s whoremongers and adulterers and all sco●ers and sco●n●●s and light vain wanton ones Rom. 1.28 29 30 31 32. and liars and all cozeners and cheaters and stoners and strikers and persecutors and all envious wra●h●● and malicious ones and such like workers of iniquity and then judge ye how many they will leave behind to make up the● Church and assure your selves all such as above mentioned 〈◊〉 live in the lusts of the flesh must be cast out from the pure God and his Holy City for the unrighteous cannot enter into the kingdom of God as you may read 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Gal. 5.10 20 21. Rev. 21.8 Thus much for the denyall of your Presbytery and their powe● who be found in those wayes and practices above mentioned and their imitated and invented Ordinances and as for their th●● charge that she will not forsake the company of Seducers and Hereticks Acts 28.22 I say your calling them Seducers and Hereticks doth not make nor prove them so no more then their Brethren in envy and persecution the cheif Priests formerly their calling Christ a blasphemer and the Apostles deceivers did make or prove them so to be But this hath bin the subtilty of the serpent and of the false prophets and deceivers in whom he rules the better to cloak and and cover their deceit Eph. 6.16 they cry out against deceivers but their lyes slanders doth not touch the innocent for those whom your teachers do call Seducers we the servants of the most high God and in that way you which call Heresy Acts 24.14 so worship we the God of our Fathers owning and believing all things declared by the holy Prophets Christ and his Apostles 1 John 2.26 waiting for the redemption of the promised Seed Those be the deceivers and seducers which drawes people from the anointing and light within 1 Joh 2.20 27. Rom. 8. for the pure the Sons of God who are led and guided by the spirit of God and to this must all come to be led by if ever you be led in the way of God for nothing can guide and lead in Gods way 1 Cor. 2.11 1 Cor. 10.7 but that which comes from God and the manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withall Therefore all people cease from the hirelings who preach for the price Isa 2.20 Isa 54.15 Mat. 11.28 29. and turn to the Lord who teacheth his people freely mind his call who saith Come unto me take my yoke upon you and learn of me I am meek and lowly in spirit and you shall find rest to your Souls A. P. THE END