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A85173	A faithful discovery of a treacherous design of mystical Antichrist displaying Christs banners, but attempting to lay waste Scriptures, churches, Christ, faith, hope, &c. and establish paganism in England. Seasonably given in a letter to the faithful in and near to Beverley. Containing an examination of many doctrines of the people called Quakers in Yorkshire, together with a censure of their way, and several items concerning the designs of God, Satan, and men, in these things, recommended to the consideration of them who are in good earnest for Christ.	Pomroy, John.; Feake, Christopher, fl. 1645-1660.; Glisson, Paul.; Kellet, Joseph.	1653 (1653)	Wing F568; Thomason E699_13; ESTC R202092	45,783	67

scope of the place and other Scriptures of the like Argument 4. The Scripture was given for doctrine reproof correction instruction which is the foundation of a variety discourse from any Scripture Method is prudential and variable according to occasion Study or meditation is duty and blessed which should in a Teacher expresse it self as in a workman that needs not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth by explication giving each word its due and by application each their portion As for Learning it is but subservient to the understanding the Letter of the Scriptures gives a more distinct utterance helps to significant words and is an advantage that equalls them to their Adversaries armed with learning against the truth But some contend against learning because they know it not as for these people we suppose had they learning as their Leaders and Abbettors beyond the Seas and in England did so would they use it to the utmost against what they oppose There be many railing and impertinent applications of Scriptures made by them which every one may see into that hath not darknesse on his right eye and we shall not mention onely remembring it s not any person or circumstance so much that is aimed at as the Ministry it self or all outward Teachers in which Argument they discover more Envy Pride Passion than in any other But be assured if the Magistrates had not a material sword as the Ministers have not their language would light as heavy on their heads and more than so In all this we plead not for the ignorant ungodly persecuting men called Ministers but do sadly bewail that after all the Petitions from the Nation Declarations of the State and Proposalls from the wise hearted there is yet any thing hinders the doing of something to purpose to withdraw the Publick incouragement from the corrupt Ministry with whom God hath a controversie Concerning that they say God is now comming to redeem his People from all their Teachers and teach them himself● We do declare our apprehensions of such approaching desolation on many things which are in high esteem among men that should they be spoken would make many ears to tingle But God will provide for the houshold of faith and send them Pastors after his own heart untill the new Jerusalem come down from Heaven which these pretend to but know not But as God is about a great and strange work so is Satan who now comes with all deceivablenesse in the Mystery of Iniquity which answers line for line with the Mystery of Godlinesse in bringing in a false Christ and false Kingdome consisting in a Righteousnesse peace and joy all false witnesse the lying Prophets strange wonders strong delusions religious Prophanenesse found amongst us in England triumphing in the abolishing of Good and evil Heaven and Hell and the transcendent speculations concerning God incarnate in all things Apparitions voices trances of and to persons manifestly deluded and bewitched with the spirit of lies Touching their seeming Mortification we advertise you that who so diligently apply themselves to the Law as they rightly advise if righteousnesse were to be sought by the Law such may find by minding their light and standing on their watch a great measure not onely of Mastery over outward Actions but a nipping of the root of evill for a season And how farr Imagination may work when the mind is wholly subjected to it and composed to a contemplative sequestration from all outward objects is partly known to them who by nature or custome are addicted to Melancholy But how far the jealous God may give up over-credulous and unbelieving Minds to sink into these deeps of strange delusions must be left to him who is just yet unsearchable in his waies yet hath given us to know what should be in the last daies Now as there hath been a black and long Parenthesis or dark space in the daies of the Apostacy or back-fliding from Primitive Purity in doctrine and Discipline and according to the Scriptures we are admonished of a happy and peaceable state of all the children of Sion after the Destruction of Babylon the Lords own cannot but rejoice in the remembrance of the Dayes of the Son of man hoping the return of them which they desired to see so long but have not seen Now being in some forwardnesse through the Judgements of God begun in the Nations they are supposing the time is now come upon which the Deceiver takes his advantage saying Lo here and lo there and when he saw that bare forms would not satisfy the children of the Kingdome he addressed himself in a more glorious and taking way saying Now are the daies of the Son of man Now hath Christ sent forth his Disciples as of old the twelve Apostles and 70 disciples without Staff Scrip or money c. See here be miracles there be multitudes flocking in Here 's the great Power of the Holy Ghost there are men falling down and saying God is among you Here is the spirit poured on the hand-maides and there upon the children But we have learned that if an Angell from Heaven bring us another Gospel Christ or Spirit let him be accursed We consider that as evill Angells suggest evil so do Angells of light good motions now Satan transformed into an Angel of Light which is an Embleme of knowledge righteousnesse innocency peace meeknesse is suggesting and helping on good motions and fair compliances with rules of right to an ill end Wherefore 1. Go not after them nor follow them lest you put your selves from under Gods protection if they come to you it is safer 2. Hold fast to the Authority of the Scriptures 3. Exercise Faith much on Jesus Christ the Mediatour 4. Have and hold a form of sound words that cannot be condemned 2 Tim. 1. 13 Tit. 2. 8. A better form of words cannot be than the words of the Wisdome of the Spirit in the Scriptures 5. Take heed of judging ordinances as unnecessary or indifferent things yet let your souls wait on God in them else if you be beguiled of the Marrow you 'l be easily perswaded to throw away the Bone 6. Give diligence to more entire communion among your selves Two are better than one 7. Whatever is offered to you from Scripture do not only examine the truth of the Doctrine but also whether it be the true meaning of that Scripture 8. Discourse not with these People about circumstances but first enquire whether you agree in the main things the Scriptures Christ Faith Resurrection of the body c. 9. Remember that if your hearts be established with Faith and in the Love of God in Christ you shall not be as little children tossed to and fro with every wind of doctrine 10. Consider also the End of this Generation in Germany and in many places of England We shall conclude pointing you to some serious thoughts concerning the Doctrines and practises of these people which

A FAITHFVL DISCOVERY of a treacherous Design OF MYSTICAL ANTICHRIST DISPLAYING CHRISTS BANNERS But attempting to lay waste Scriptures Churches Christ Faith Hope c. and establish Paganism in ENGLAND Seasonably given in a Letter to the Faithful in and near to Beverley Containing an Examination of many Doctrines of the People called QUAKERS in Yorkshire Together with a Censure of their Way and several Items concerning the designs of God Satan and Men in these things recommended to the consideration of them who are in good earnest for Christ London Printed by H. Hills for Thomas Brewster and are to be sold at the Three Bibles in Pauls Church-yard 1653. AN ADVERTISEMENT To the Reader IF in any age the devil hath transformed himself into an Angel of light or his Apostles and Ministers have transformed themselves into the Apostles and Ministers of Christ They have done so in this Apostatizing age in which we live yea they have been more cunning subtil and seemingly spiritual in transforming themselves in this age than ever they were in any foregoing generation Sathan is now acting his part upon his stage with all deceivableness of unrighteousnes and shall continue to act like unto himself and beyond his former actings untill the Angel cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him that he may deceive the Nations no more c. For by how much he shall perceive his Kingdom neerer unto a period by so much every day he and his Factors will shew themselves politickly active for the supporting and exalting of his hellish and tottering Kingdome and as God hath doth and will enlighten his Saints and witnesses more and more towards the end of Antichrists Reign and the beginning of the calling of the Jews to Christ so the Dragon that old Serpent hath doth and will more and more fill his Agents and instruments with a diabolical spirit of madness and delusions Hence it is that whensoever God hath drawn neer unto any Countrey or City in the light of his Gosspel to dispel Popish and Antichristian darkness the Devil hath usually in such Countries and Cities raised up a sort of new and spirituall Antichristians which are far worse than those grosse and Popish Antichristians who live in the midst of Antichrists Babylonish territories and dominions And as the summers sun is accompanied with divers catterpillers and venomous Creatures so many venomous principles and practises have discovered themselves in the profession and lives of some where the Gospel hath gloriously shined for the inlivning and enlightning of others Wherefore as Solomon did apply his heart to know wisdome and the wickedness of folly and madness so Christians are not to be discommended who do endeavour to know the mystical errors of the new Antichristians which are risen up among us that they may avoid them and may be furnished with abilities to declare against them And the pains and labors of such are worthy of commendation who by their tongues or pens do endeavour to lay open the riddles and misteries of Satan and his instruments unto a discovery Among whom these Brethren are to be justly and deservedly honoured who have pithily solidly and Christianly discovered some of the serpentine errors and delusive misteries of the Familists and Quakers The blessing of him who dwelt in the Bush be upon the indeavours of these Brethren and prosper this small book which hath much in it for the battering of error and the maintaining of truth according to Scripture which is the prayer of us who can subscribe our selves Friends to all Saints Christopher Feak John Simpson George Cokayn Lawrence Wise To the READER Reader PRovidence hath by sundry steps led us thus to write and after that to publish these Papers Beside our first intentions which aimed them for the use and Edification of certain our Friends near us wherefore thou hast them so directed The occasion of our writing was the dispersing of some Papers amongst us out of which we drew those Doctrines and Exhortations which we examine And having the advantage of some former knowlodge of that way which helped us to look beyond their insinuating expressions and principles more accommodated to the relish of many Professors we took warning though it is our grief and hinderance to hold a sword in one hand while we build with the other We do not mention the names of Persons nor transcribe their writings because they are well known to them to whom we wrote and we know our innocency in not accusing falsely Besides that since we wrote we have seen some papers printed conteining the like things To insist on that wherein they differ not from us we think it needlesse besides that the difference is so great that we cannot comfortably in this place join in any testimony with them Our brevity craves thy better attention but we do advertise thee that the Deceipts lie so much out of thy sudden view if thou hast read their papers that if thou have not patience to weigh our Reasons and ponder our Scriptures thou mayst do the Truth and us wrong and thy self also yet mayst thou suppose that we would not thus write if we were not ready to pass by the scornful despise the railers and answer the sober that shall further examine us or in modesty reprove us If thou thinkest our labours might have been spared and that these delusions will fall of themselves shortly we say Amen to it as thy Prayer in the mean time we may not despise a Temptation or neglect our friends If thou blame us for not doing it so well as thou couldst do or wishest it were bear with the extravagancy of our love and if thou wilt own the sin of thy silence we will own the shame of our weaknesses who indeed have neither skill nor time to do as we would Neverthelesse such as we are we would be faithfull in a little and if our God will accept our mite and blesse our labours herein for the discovery of Errour and preserving our Christian Friends known and unknown if not also for the recovery of them who are in the snare then have we some answer of our prayers and recompence of our labours who ever shall be through Grace The Lords and his Peoples more than our own JOHN POMROY PAUL GLISSEN JOSEPH KELLET The Courteous Reader is desired to amend the misprintings here mentioned As PAge 2 line 33. for same read fanne p. 14. l. 19. blot out his p. 20. l. 31. for varily r. verily p. 21. l. 2. for to his r. in his l 4 for it r. them p. 26. l. 19. for of Jesus r. to Jesus p. 33. l. 1. for at it last may becomes r. at last it may be comes p. 35 l. 6. for fits r. fits p. 37. l. 8. for what this r. what of this p. 44. l. ●4 for propiety r. propriety p. 46. l. 1. for boasts r. boasted p. 51. l. 10. for al

and partly by sympathy affections and tremblings provoking others to the like we say the mind is put forward to meet the Temptation half-way and so fall into the like feelings which we doubt not to say proceed from the mighty power of Satan 4. Grappling with some corruptions and being foiled by neglect and slumberings and being in this way made to look more to their watch the Truth heretofore manifested to them comes forth And why may not Satan help on mortification and a righteousnesse of works for such an end as to take away the death of Christ as for us without us and the hearing of Faith 5. Some that are witty having gotten some speculations by the end are fed in their fond desires after high things finding the clew run well for a while trace these notions untill they find them stick and because for shame it may be they cannot retire they get another end and after that another untill they have lost themselves and be indeed constrained to return to the plain sense of the Scriptures But that is mercy from God to redeem any from these snares The wonder is great in this Temptation because when once the mind is biazed and hath drunk in the bottom of these principles he shal read the Scriptures with such spectacles that he 'l think all the Scriptures confirm his way and by one allegory or other will wrest the Plainest Scriptures against them to stand on their part and this wicked wit some have by this meanes ready at hand and as it were naturall to them As for those who yet are not of their way whose affections are good but whose judgements serve them not to discern the mystery of this way they warn them to take heed of speaking evil of what they know not and opposing the work of God which may be for ought all men know that are not of their way carryed on among them Those who are in their snares are held 1. By denying them liberty of discoursing or reasoning with them that are not of their way urging them to believe the pure testimony of Jesus in them although had we time or desire to render them dispicable to the enemies of the Truth we could shew what inferences they make and how things hang together like ropes of sand 2. By setting them at utmost enmity to and distance from them who are most able by the Grace of God to convince them and oppose their deceipts by representing them under the most hateful names of Scribes Pharisees Priests Dogs Swine Idolators Samaritans Sorcerers Babylonish and what not that 's naught 3. By denying them liberty to try what is commanded them in their hearts under pretence of giving up themselves to God to do what he will with them the sad consequences of which are known by some instances lately by this means drawn to what modesty hates and some to baspheme and attempt lying wonders 4. By frequent meetings and multiplyed papers and it is manifest how the mind is strengthned by daily conversing with them onely of one way 5. By fitting them with things suitable whether they have been Church-members or not or whether discreet or less knowing 6. By applying all the Scriptures which speak of the sufferings of Christ and the Apostles and Prophets to prove themselves partakers with them as if they were the onely hated persecuted people for Christs sake when as indeed some do expose themselves to sufferings more than wisdomes waies lead to or God requires out of an ambition to be persecuted Neverthelesse although many otherwise honest hearted may be thus insnared and thus detained yet we have cause to judge that some think to raise themselves by levelling others or make themselves considerable by some new thing which yet is not new or to bring us under the yoke of Rome again which hath these probable grounds Considering the concordance between these principles and the Popish in the righteousness of works c. Also that some of them say Papists are as near the Kingdome of God as Protestants Again remembring that Familists have ever been greater enemies to Puritans than to Papists or Prelates Again that many writings of Papists are applauded and used by diverse of this way above and before Preston Sibbs Perkins c. Likewise that some printed Books shew something of the designs of Jesuits and others turning and changing their cloaks to deceive divide and break us But he that sitteth in the Heavens laugheth the Lord hath them in derision Wherefore by what we have written and a short time will bring forth you may see something of those specious impostures which we warn you of in the name of the Lord O watch and pray that you fall not into this Temptation Now to him who is of power to establish you a ording to the Gospell and the preaching of Jesus Christ according to the Revelation of the mystery which was kept secret since the world began but was made manifest since the comming of Christ and by the Scriptures of the Prophets according to the Commandment of the everlasting God made known to all Nations for the obedience of Faith To God only wise be glory through Jesus Christ for ever Amen At Beverly this 11th of Febr. 1652 3 From your Brethren in the Faith of Christ and hope of Eternall life by Him Joseph Kellett John Pomroy Paul Glisson FINIS 2 Cor. 11. 1. 3 14. Rev 20. 3. See Cal. de sur Sect. Liber Ecl. 7. 25. multum in parvo Prov. 1. 17. Iohn 1. 9. Ephe. 3. 3 4 5. Act. 17. 27. 2 Cor. 11. 3. 4. 16. Ephes. 2. 20. 1 Cor. 2. 9. 14. Rom. 8. 7. Isa. 53. ● 1 Cor 1 23 {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Col. 1. 21. 22. Rom. 2. 14. Rom. 5. 20. Rom. 7. 9. Rom. 3. 19 20 21. Isa. 2. 2. 42. 16. Heb. 10. 20. Phil. 3. 9. Isa. 53. 11. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Col. 1. 23. The Preposition {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} often signifies inter ad c. It is also preached to every creature that is it was sent to All and not any one is excluded by the straightness of the commission of Gospel publishers as Mark 16. 15. Joh 14. 28. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 1 Cor. 1. 21 23. Ioh. 6. 51. 63. 64. Gal. 2● 20 1 Cor. 11. 25. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} ut {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} non ut {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Rom. 3. 11. Luk. 11. 35. 1 Thes. 5. Ephes. 5. 8. 1 Cor. 3. 19. 20. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Ephes. 5. 5 6. I ohn 8. 24. Phil. 3. 9. Rom. 5. 1 9. Iohn 16. 9. Psa. 19. 12. Prov. 20. 9. Mat. 28. 20 Ioh. 16. 8. Ioh. 5. 21. Isa. 30. 18. Luk. 15. 4. 2 Cor. 5. 20. Eccles. 11.