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A78608	The deceived, and deceiving Quakers discovered. Their damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, mockings, railings, unparallel'd deceit, and dishonestly laid open. In the discovery of which, is made known the pure use of the holy scriptures (which by them is denyed) the true Christ, and how he justifies, his second coming proved not to be already (as the Quaker affirms) also the resurrection from the dead, and the eternal judgement, and several other particulars that saints are required to be stedfast in. / Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the world, into the primitive order of the Gospel, but may be usefull for all people. By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord, related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Sussex, being an eye, and ear-witnesse. As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time. Antichrist made known. Or, The Romish vvhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist, or man of sin, in seven particulars. 1 Who is this great whore of Babylon, and where her chief seat hath been, and is. 2 Her fall, and the means how and by whom. 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist, and who hath that spirit. 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person. 5 The manner of his rising, and when. ... 7 Lastly, his fall, when, and by whom. By William Jeffery servant of the Church of Christ. Entered into the register book, kept by the Company of Stationers.	Caffyn, Matthew, 1628-1714.; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. Antichrist made known.	1656 (1656)	Wing C206; Wing J522; Thomason E873_2; ESTC R206563	72,973	85

though we have known Christ after the flesh that is had esteem of him in reference to the fleshly birth-priviledged seed of whom he came as concerning the flesh Rom. 9.5 thus the Apostles knew Christ no more out rather as HE was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holine●e by the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 and that Pauls intention in slighting the knowing after the flesh is after this manner is further evident Phil. 3.3 4. where he speaking of himself saith that if any man might trust in the flesh or have confidence in the flesh he might much more and his reasons are because he was circumcised the eight day of the stock of Israel of the Tribe of Benjamin c. vers 5. which plainly shews how men were known after the flesh in the old ministration which is now made void by the comming in of a more glorious ministration Object The flesh profiteth nothing saith Christ from whence t is likely the Quaker will object Answ Consider we find the Apostle Peter being one of them that Christ spake these words unto testifying that Christ hath once suffered for sins that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit 1 Pet. 3.18 now did not he even HE understand Christ though filled with his Spirit which was to guide them into all truth judge ye and withall consider the occasion of these words of Christ John 6.63 which was a proposed question by Christ himself as appears verse 62. what will ye say if ye shall see the son of man ascend up where he was before the flesh saith Christ profiteth nothing that is in reference to his personall tarryance with his Disciples for t is saith he the Spirit that quickneth which will not come unto you except I go away wherefore Christ perswadeth them that it was expedient for him to go away Joh. 16.7 that is to ascend up where he was before but as himself saith he must FIRST suffer many things Luk. 17.25 yea and it behoved him thus to suffer Luk. 24.46 and what doth this profit nothing God forbid for herein is the love of God manifested in that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us who at that time said to his Disciples that he gave HIS FLESH for the life of the World verse 51. that whosoever eat thereof and drink his blood that is as himself saith beleeveth on mee shall never hunger nor thirst verse 35. whosoever therefore loves him not let him be saith Paul Anathema Maranatha This may serve also to discover the unlearnednesse of Lawson who cannot confess that Christ is a distinct being from the Father though hee say John 14.28 my Father is greater than I unto whom he prayed lifting up his eyes unto Heaven John 17.1 who is now a MEDIATOR between God and men even the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 now if Christ be not distinctly considered then how is he a mediator for Paul saith a mediator is not of one but God is one Gal. 3.20 wherefore by this the Quaker is but the more revealed what he is for consider the Spirit now dwelling in their flesh is also the Father and Son in their account and they look for him to come NO OTHERWISE as said George Fox before many witnesses the truth in Christ I speak and lye not and so are they found to be the ANTICHRIST that the Apostle speaks of denying the Father and the Son 1 John 2.22 in whose fear let us live not TOUCHING THE UNCLEAN THING The Quaker saying as aforesaid also saith and indeed cannot but say that Christ ascended not into Heaven with that body which God raised from the dead and glorified and Thomas Laucock being several times asked by mee where that Heaven was that Christ ascended up into and now was in he answered clapping his hands upon his breast saying WITHIN MEE WITHIN MEE Him whom the Jews crucified on the tree and slew God raised from the dead Act. 10.39 40. who being raised bid his Disciples behold his hands and feet bidding them also to handle him saying a Spirit had not flesh and bones as ye see mee have HEE that was raised again and THUS spake to his Disciples Luk. 24.39 HE led them out as far as to Bethany and HE lift up his hands and blessed him verse 50. and while HE blessed them 〈◊〉 ●●s parted from them and carried UP INTO HEAVEN 〈◊〉 51. and this is made good also by the Testimony of Stephen who said that hee saw the Heavens opened and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God even Jesus whom God raised saith Paul from the dead 1 Thes 1.10 yea confirmed with his own Testimony Rev. 1.18 I am hee that liveth and WAS DEAD and behold I live for evermore wherefore I say as Peter said LET ALL KNOW ASSUREDLY that God hath made the SAME JESUS whom the Jews CRUCIFIED both LORD and CHRIST Act. 2.36 but if any be so obstinate and ignorant as to beleeve that Heaven is within these mens mortall and corruptible bodyes and that Christ whom the Jews crucified is now dwelling therein as his throne and there is a mediator between God and men let him bee let him bee ignorant still that which is said in the former particular manages this truth also The Quaker saith that some of them are already come unto the END OF FAITH this Thomas Lawson John Slee gave mee in writing which thing I denying they thought it advantagious to their cause to publish it Laws book pag. 10. This their affirmation gives us to understand what glory if I may say glory it is they expect and own and moreover by this we may most clearly discern their denyall of the resurrection for otherwise they cannot say with any pretence that they are NOW at the end of Faith wherefore our confidence towards God concerning a resurrection is alone sufficient to manifest the emptiness of this saying of theirs which they would establish from Pauls expression to Timothy ch 1.9 Who hath saved us c. but how according to his own purpose and grace given us saith Paul in CHRIST JESUS who is our life and when he shall appear THEN shall we appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 for unto them that LOOK for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9.28 in which day all tears shall be wiped awa● 〈◊〉 but Timothy who among others is said there to be saved was in 〈◊〉 even to tears wherefore Paul had a great desire to see him 〈◊〉 mindfull of his TEARS verse 4. in that day also all 〈◊〉 ●●ous and misery shall be done away but Timothy is exhorted 〈…〉 of afflictions and to endure hardnesse verse 8.2 3. more● 〈…〉 Paul the Scripture is able to make thee not hath made thee wise unto salvation c. yea and that which is more plain verse 5. Timothy is said to have

be which he signifies in these words the hour is COMMING not come and now is as he said before when he spake of rising from deadness in sin which had been true provided his meaning had been as the Quaker would have it for men were as really risen from sin then as now thirdly because some that rise out of the graves there spoken of are signified to rise fit for damnation but those that rise from sin are fit for salvation fourthly because othersome that rise or come forth out of the graves here spoken of are such as HAVE done good and so are subjects of life in reference to what they HAVE done before they rise from the grave which could not be so if it be meant the graves of sin for the wages of sin is death to this agrees the answer of Christ to the Sadduces question to wit whose wife of the seven she should be in the resurrection when they shall rise for saith Christ when they SHALL RISE from the dead c. signifying that should certainly rise again yea from that death which cannot possibly be understood a death in sin the nature of the question being considered also in the resurrection whereof Christ speaks they shall neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the Angels of God Mar. 12.23 25. wherefore most plainly it appears that by these words Christ preached up the resurrection of the body for from the beginning persons risen from sin did marry and were given in marriage and after Christ spake these words it was accounted honourable by the Children of God and is now so to be to this agrees also the voice of the Prophet Isa 26.19 thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise and the earth shall cast out the dead and saith Daniel many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake yea from such a death as some awakes from it to shame and everlasting contempt Dan. 12.2 and in this truth was Job well satisfied insomuch that he wished his words were printed in a book and graven with an Iron Pen in the rock for ever saying in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another though my reins be consumed within mee and after my skin worms destroy this body Job 19.23 24 25 26 27. Object Job saw God in his flesh saith Lawson with a spiritual eye before his returning to the dust Job 42.5 6. Answ Jobs testimony concerning his seeing God then is not to be slighted neither that of Abraham Isaac and Jacob who also and after the like manner talked with God and saw God yet they dyed in Faith NOT receiving the promises Heb. 11.13 the Prophet also bearing testimony saying though Abraham be IGNORANT of us and Israel acknowledge us not yet there is a time that shall come and will come spoken of by Christ Luk. 13.28 29. when Abraham Isaack and Jacob and al the Prophets with many that shall come from the East and from the West from the North and from the South and shall sit down in the Kingdome of God and to this agrees the words of Job speaking of his seeing God but the time when he intimates to be after his body was destroyed by worms and the consuming of his reins within him which had not been when he spake these words Job 42. read 1 Cor. 13.12 Moreover if it were true that these men were in the resurrection and so in the Kingdome as they say they are then should those that are thrust out in their account SEE Abraham and all the Prophets in the Kingdome with them in glory and themselves weeping and gnashing their teeth for so said Christ to the rebellious Jews Luk. 13.28 but this with many more things which shall appear in the resurrection now appears not yet will they say that they NOW are in the resurrection oh STRONG DELUSION The truth of this is yet further evident for saith Paul since by man came death by man came also the resurrection from the dead for as in Adam all dye even so in Christ shall all be made alive 1 Cor. 15.21.22 that is from that death occasioned by Adams sin which God tells us was a returning to the dust of that which was taken out of the dust or ground Gen. 3.19 which we know was the fleshly body of man which by reason of sin must dye but through Christ all shall be made alive again now wee know that all are not made alive from a spirituall death therefore the Apostle speaks not here of that but indeed of the fleshly bodies of men that are buried or sown into the earth even as the sown Corn which cannot hold comparison with any thing else of man which he testifies shall rise again saying that THIS corruptible must put on incorruption THIS mortall must put on immortality verse 53. marke not an immortal body of other matter but THIS which is now mortall now corruptible shall be made immortall incorruptible and so is made good the words of the Apostle Phil. 3.21 who shall change our VILE body that IT may be fashioned like unto his glorious body but the Quaker having another Spirit saies that it shall never come out of the grave but a lasse how greatly do they erre while they leave the Scriptures as not to be their rule wherein is clearly testified the conquest of the grave for saith the Lord Hos 13.14 O grave I will be thy destruction wherefore the Sea shall deliver up all that are in it Hell or grave shall deliver up all that are in it and death which feeds on many that were never buried in the earth or in the Sea shall also bee delivered up and so all shall come to judgement Rev. 20.13 this is certain for repentance is hid from mine eyes saith the Lord Hos 13.14 but according to the Quakers opinion the grave is the conquerer having got the bodyes of men in it and so holds them fast for ever saith Lawson that is originally the Devil but Christ in the Apostles account oh let him be also in our account even him who through death hath destroyed him that hath the power of death that is the Devil who will in his time ransome all from the power of the grave O remember Hymeneus and Philetus who are men branded with error for saying the resurrection was past already 2 Tim. 2.18 Object The Quaker saith this cannot be so because Paul saith flesh and blood connot inherit the Kingdom of God and thou sowest not that body that shall be but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him Answ True it is that flesh and blood as now it is corruptible cannot inherit wherefore the Apostle afterwards saith that it must put on incorruption then shall it inherit the incorruptible inheritance and so is made good the comparison thou sowest not that body that shall be for we sow that is commit

unfeigned faith and verse 13. is exhorted to hold fast the form of sound words in Faith and Love yet is this brought by Lawson to prove that they were at the end of faith Oh sad blindness how do they erre not knowing or rather slighting the Scriptures the summe of this is thus the Quaker affirms that Faith is at an end Paul affirms NOW ABIDETH FAITH 1 Cor. 13.13 another Doctrin another Spirit The Quaker also holds that they are NOW in possession of the Kingdome of Christ and have eternall life really in POSSESSION Lawsons book pag. 9.19 Oh how are the right wayes of God perverted what is it that men come not to beleeve when they leave the holy Scriptures as to be their rule these men talk much of Light but they that were in the Light indeed testified that the Saints inheritance was RESERVED in Heaven for them 1 Pet. 1.4 yet did they rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory vers 8. through Faith in the Promises which the holy men of old RECEIVED NOT but died in Faith Heb. 11.13 39 what hath not Abraham Isaac and Jacob received the Promises and yet will these men say that they have oh that they had a face to blush at these things how do they in their conceptions exalt themselves above the Saints of old yea above the Apostles for hencerorth saith Paul there is LAID UP for mee a Crown of Righteousness 2 Tim. 4.8 whose confidence was that he should be preserved UNTO his heavenly Kingdome verse 18. and so they witnessed Christ to bee a Priest of good things TO COME Heb 9.11 Object This cannot be so saith Lawson because Saints are said to be delivered from the power of darkness and translated into the Kingdome of Christ Col. 1.13 Answ Men before conversion are under the power of darkness which is the broad way that leads to destruction but being converted are on the contrary under the power of Christ and so are in the ready way to the possession of the Kingdome for unto that very people that Paul testifies thus to be translated into the Kingdome he speaking of their hope said that it was LAID UP for them in Heaven vers 5. and to them also he saith ye know that of the Lord ye SHALL receive the reward of the inheritance Col. 3.24 not HAVE received therefore not in the possession of the Kingdome which is Saints reward which they have now by promise wherefore saith the Apostle God hath chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and HEIRS not possessors of the Kingdome which he hath PROMISED to them that love him Jam. 2.5 this little will serve for them that owns the resurrection for the apprehension of present possession of eternall life which is Saints reward destroyes the truth of that wherefore let us give diligence to make our calling and election SURE and so an enterance shall be ministred unto us abundantly into the Kingdome of Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1.11 The Quaker also fully denieth the Resurrection of the body which they have often to me acknowledged and Thomas Lawson John Slee Quaker-teachers gave me their understandings thereof in writing namely that NOTHING that goes into the Grave shall rise again I speak the truth in Christ I lye not Many are the shifts of them concerning this particular insomuch that sometimes they do by their DOUBLE-MEANING expressions perswade enquiring Souls that they own the Resurrection sometimes also they endeavour to shew persons their weakness in searching after the Resurrection it being a deep mystery shewing them that they ought first to wait upon the light within and that will reveal such things unto them in due season and indeed hereby they shew that they have a spirit like Bala●ms who being willing to answer the desire of Balack but could not because Israel was obedient according to the Scriptures at length taught Balack to lay a stumbling-block before Israel and when they forsook their God in committing Whoredom c. THEN Israel was subject to the Curse so likewise doth the Quaker endeavouring first to take off people from observing the Scriptures as their rule perswading them to wait upon their light within as the ONLY teacher and when they have herein prevailed then oh then the poor souls are subject to swallow in errors apace yea though most plain in opposition to the Scriptures for otherwise they would not slight that cloud of Witnesses concerning the resurrection from the dead but though Israel play the harlot yet let not Judah offend but fear ye the Lord who is Almighty and can as well raise up man again after he is returned to dust as he did at first form him of the dust of the earth and withall search yee the Scriptures remembring that men formerly erred concerning the Resurrection not KNOWING THE SCRIPTURES nor the POWER of God Matth. 22.29 Consider Christ is said to be the first fruits of them that sleep 1 Cor. 15.20 the FIRST that should rise from the dead Acts 26.23 and the Quakers mystery may not here show its self for Christ never was dead in sin but bodily dead he was and the same body which was laid in the Sepulchre God raised as is evident Luke 24.3 5 6 12. who being raised testified that he had flesh and bones vers 39. but yet in a glorious manner thus was Christ the first that rose from the dead now if the fleshly bodies of men shall not also arise and be made glorious consider how Christ can be said to be the FIRST that rose from the dead for where there is not a second there cannot be a first wherefore it follows that the Sons of Men shall be raised in the likeness of his Resurrection wherefore the Apostle makes the Resurrection of Christ his first and great Argument to satisfie the Corinthians that staggered about the Resurrection concluding that men must needs rise because Christ was risen to which agrees the words of Christ Joh. 5.28 29. the hour is COMING in the which all that are in the Graves shall hear his voyce and shall come forth they that have done good unto the Resurrection of Life and they which have done evil unto the Resurrection of Damnation but when I have produced this to these men they slight the pure intention thereof and tell me that I am NOW in the grave there spoken of meaning the grave of sin O remember the mystery of iniquity that is to be revealed in the last dayes which hath here no place though it shrouds its self in with his fig-leaved garments but truth discovers its nakednesse for by graves cannot be meant graves of sin in this place first because Christ had spoken before in the 25. verse of men dead in sin whom the Quaker supposes are in their graves saying the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God and they that hear shall live secondly because of the time mentioned by Christ when this rising again from the grave should

mans body to the dust corruptible but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him even an incorruptible body that is raises the body which was sown corruptible in an incorruptible condition so it is that to every seed is given HIS OWN BODY for the Corn consumes not away which is sown into the earth neither there abides but the very same springs up again to its proper body but more excellent through a change and even so our vile body shall be changed and made like unto his glorious body Phil. 3.21 wherefore the summe of all is thus The bodies of men that are committed to the earth CORRUPTIBLE DISHONOURABLE WEAK NATURALL WHICH SO CONSIDERED CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOME OF GOD SHALL RISE AGAIN INCORRUPTIBLE HONOURABLE POWERFULL SPIRITUALL AND SO CONSIDERED SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOME OF GOD 1 Cor. 15.42 43 44. the Lord hath said it and who can disannul it Object It is the pure inside of the Corn that springs up again and not the shuck with it so it is the internal Spirit of man that shall be glorified and not the body of flesh which is as the shucke Answ Most evident it is that that and so much of man as is SOWN into the earth is resembled by the sown corn now the Spirit returns to God that gave it and the fleshly bodies are sown into the earth resembled by the Corn that is sown into the earth and God gives it marke it is not said that he gives or makes A body as if it were another in respect of matter but gives IT even IT that was sown into the earth a body glorious immortall as it hath pleased him this is evident if the reasoning with flesh and blood be ommitted and the holy Scriptures considered which testifies of the GRAVES OPENING and the DEAD bodies arising Matth. 27.52 that is to say SO FAR as they consist of the PURE CREATION Object Paul tells the Saints that they were risen with Christ Col. 2.3 ch Answ He doth indeed represent them as risen with Christ but saith he through Faith of the operation of God Col. 2.12 which evidences things not seen Heb. 11.1 wherefore he tells them afterwards that their life was HID with Christ in God Heb. 3.3 and when Christ did appear THEN they should appear with him in glory verse 4. to which agrees these words Ephes 2.6 7. God who is rich in mercy hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places IN CHRIST JESUS that in the ages TO COME hee might shew the riches of his grace towards us even at the resurrection day when Saints shall be rewarded Luk. 14.14 unto which they had not attained for Paul himself the Teacher of them strongly affirms that HE had NOT attained unto the resurrection of the dead Phil. 3.11 12. but laboured that he might attain that is to the resurrection unto life at the appearing of Jesus which he might come short of if not diligent though notwithstanding come to a resurrection but great was his desire O let it be even our desires also to be of that number that shal be raised and meet the Lord in the air and so EVER be with the Lord 1 Thes 4.17 at which time Abraham Isaac and Jacob and the rest of the Saints that dyed in Christ shall rise though the Prophet have said that Abraham was IGNORANT of them and Israel acknowledged them not Isa 63.16 and the Apostle bare record saying that they RECEIVED NOT the Promises Heb. 11.13 but Christ testifies of a time when they shall sit down in the Kingdome of God Luk. 13.28 29. in reference to which time God said to Moses that he was the God of Abraham Isaac and Iacob as appears by Christ who testified that God is not a God of the dead but of the living and so from this concludes that they must needs rise again Matth. 22.31 32. God having provided some better thing for us that they without us should not be made perfect Heb. 11.40 this is the resurrection which the Apostles preached which was esteemed strange which made Paul say why should it bee thought a thing incredible to you that God should raise the dead Acts 26.8 now that the rising from sin wherein men are said to be dead to newness of life was accounted an incredible thing I leave honest judicious souls to judge this is the Resurrection concerning which Paul had hope towards God both of the just and unjust Act. 24.15 Which saith the Quaker is the old corrupt man rising in a man which is the unjust and Christ the Light rising in the same man is the just And so one man is to witness both the Resurrection of the just and unjust in himself This have I been plainly told I speak the truth in Christ I lye not by one of them well and truly said the Apostle the MYSTERY OF INIQVITY 2 Thess 2.7 8. what had Paul hope towards God that the Old corrupt Man should rise again either in himself or in any others Oh how great also is the darkness of this mystery Moreover men that are turned from sin to a new life cannot say and say truly and understandingly that they are risen AGAIN because they were always fallen and dead in sin now the Resurrection is not only a rising but a rising AGAIN according to the true proper and prime signification of both the Latine * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 resurrectio a rising again Greek * word wherefore O friends look to your selves and hold FAST FAST the form of sound words as yee have been taught ABOVNDING in the work of the Lord for as much as yee know your labour is not in vain in the Lord for thus saith the Lord O GRAVE I will be thy DESTRVCTION repentance shall be HID from mine eyes Hos 13.14 The Quaker also saith that the eternal Judgement is PAST already as to them having as they say given an account to God already for all that they have done and RECEIVED THE REWARD FOR THEIR SINS even WRATH and CONDEMNATION that is the wounds of Conscience and the like this and more to this purpose you may finde in Desburies Book called A Discovery of Mans return to his first estate pag. 7. This will they say proceeds from the light but Christ the LIGHT INDEED discovers it to bee gross darkness who speaking of rebellious Capernaum said that it SHALL be more tollerable for Sodom in the DAY OF JUDGEMENT than for thee Matth. 11.24 now we know that Sodom was destroyed long before for their great wickedness for which no doubt they had many wounds of Conscience yet repented not and this was not in Christs account the Judgement for he speaks of that as to come and so is made good that saying Heb. 9.27 It is appointed unto men one to dye but AFTER THIS the Judgement alas alas how doth vain thoughts lodge within these men how greatly are they deceived while they slight the true use of the

Scriptures which before the strong delusion seised upon them would have shewen them that the Lord cometh with not in but WITH ten thousand of his Saints to excute judgement Jud. 14.15 this Paul and Timotheus looked for yet men of high degrees of Christianity saying We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ but saith the Quaker we HAVE appeared another Doctrin O Friends wherefore another spirit but unto us that look for the Lord Jesus from Heaven who shall judge the quick and dead at his appearing and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 unto us I say a little may suffice for the manifestation of this errour The Quaker also beleeves that sin is NOT the cause of mans body returning to the dust as Tho. Lawson Tho. Laucock affirmed Strange yea very strange is this saying considered nakedly by it self but considering that it comes from a spirit that denies the Resurrection of the Body it is not so strange yet nevertheless the errour thereof is not thereby lessened Errour I say for when Adam by eating had sinned God said unto him BECAUSE thou hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eate bread till thou return unto the ground for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return and to this agrees the words of the Apostle Rom. 5.12 As by one man sin entred into the Word and death BY SIN and so Death passed upon all not such a Spiritual death as the Quaker would have because in Christ all shall be made alive from it 1 Cor. 15.21 22. hee having through his appearance in the likeness of sinful flesh condemned sin in the flesh which is the sting of that death which brings into the Grave the bodies of men vers 55 56. thus by sin comes the death of the body and not only so for those many Curses as eating our bread in sorrow in the sweat of our faces women bringing forth Children in sorrow even these attends the bodies of men and women by reason of sin even BECAUSE thou hast eaten saith God shewing that God at first in his threat upon the transgression of his Law intended punishment upon the body that which did eat and in eating sinned dyed and so DEATH BY SIN saith the Apostle The Quaker also slights and denies Baptism in Water calling it a low Carnal thing This is signified by Naylor in his Book called A Salutation to the Seed of God Pag. 33 34. pleading that it may be now taken away by them they seeing it to be abused without any Scripture warrant they having as they say that Spirit within them which gave it forth This also they will say proceeds from the Light but not so indeed for Christ the true Light was not ashamed thereof but was obedient even to Baptism in water Matth. 3.16 also said that whosoever is ashamed of him and his words of him hee also will be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father wherefore look to yourselves that yee be not beguiled of your faith in this so plain a Commandement and for your stedfastness therein I do here represent unto you Three considerations as reminding you of the ground for Baptism in Water First remember that John testifies that he was sent from the Lord to Baptise with Water Joh. 1.33 and in preaching Repentance and Baptism for the remission of sins he is said to be a preparer of the way of the LORD Mar. 1.2.3.4 in which Ministration he was very famous so that all the people went out unto him to be baptized but when Christ went forth preaching the Gospel of the Kingdome then the fame of John decreased and all went out unto him as most famous John 3.26 at the hearing of which John in all humility said hee must increase but I must decrease verse 30. Secondly Remember also that the Lord Jesus in plain words gave it forth by commandement saying to his Disciples Matth. 28.19 go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the name of the Father c. that is baptizing them in water as undenyable appears in that the DISCIPLES were to administer it marke that they could not they did not baptize with the Spirit but saith John speaking of Christ he that commeth after mee whose shoes I am not worthy to bear HE shall baptize you with the holy Spirit Mat. 3.11 which saith Peter GOD hath given to them that obey him Act. 5.32 the glory of this ministration the Lord hath reserved unto himself and hath no where given it to man Thirdly Remember also that as baptisme in water in Johns time was with other things a preparation of the way of the Lord and afterwards established by the speciall command of the Lord himself so also after his ascension was it confirmed by an Angel from the Lord who well knowing his message bid Cornelius send for Peter and he saith the Angel shall tell thee what thou oughtest he saith not what he might do as an indifferent thing but what thou OUGHTEST to do Act. 10.5 6. who then he was come and had seen the goodnesse of God said who can forbid WATER that these should not be baptized which have received the holy Ghost as well as we making their receiving the holy Spirit a great argument why they should be baptized with water yet will men use the same argument why they need not be baptized with water alass alass what will the poor soules answer when God riseth up Job 31.14 these even the Spirit-baptized people Peter commands to be baptized verse 47 48. wherefore whatever men say this being submitted unto from an inward principle of love to him that first loved us is not a carnal thing but to be held fast remember that Jesus is the same yesterday to day and for ever Object Paul said that Christ sent him not to baptize but to preach the Gospel Answ Christ also said labour NOT for the meat that perissieth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life Joh. 6.27 what did he hereby make void moderate working surely nay for Paul having his Spirit said if any would not work neither should he eat but rather that men should not make it their SPECIALL labour as the Jews did verse 26. after the things for the present bodily subsistance so Pauls ESPECIALL work was not to baptize that is personally to administer baptisme but to preach the Gospel to which belongs baptisme unlesse we should beleeve that he preached one Doctrin and Peter another but that is incredible but credible it is that they did not alwaies personally administer it and so it was that Paul had baptized but few of the Corinthians for which he gave God thanks not from a low esteem thereto but because they thereby had no show to say that he baptized in his own name as they were apt to say 1 Cor. 1.12 14 15.

Swine feeding upon husks thou Cain killing thy brother Abel thou Drunkard thou Thief thou Murtherer thou Serpent the Curses Plagues and Vengeance of God is thy portion and saith Lawson in his Book against me Thou Image-maker thou Cockatrice hatching Eggs Vultures eye and this because I said Christ was ascended with that body that God raised from the dead thou Heathen because I said the will of Christ was made known by the Scriptures thou Lyar bundle of Lyes thou Esau selling thy Birth-right a Mate for the Night-birds Cormorants Bitterns Owls Ravens Dragons wild Beasts Satyrs Vultures Scritch-owles and this because I said that the Saints had not the Kingdom by possession but by promise and when they thus with fury and loftiness of spirit have pronounced Judgements I have endeavoured to moderate these raging waves but presently it is replied KNOW YEE NOT THAT THE SAINTS SHALL JVDGE THE WORLD sometimes also they endeavour to shelter themselves with the expressions of Christ and the Apostles but consider did ever Christ or any of his Apostles use such expressions to men for preaching up the Kingdom which is Saints reward as by promise nay himself did so and his Apostles also Luke 12.32 Jam. 2.5 or did they because men searched the Scriptures thereby to know the will of Christ Nay search the Scriptures saith Christ but indeed to the Jews and to Elimas the Sorcerer who had a long time before kicked against the counsel of the Lord and would not CEASE to pervert the righteous wayes of God to them they did SOMETIMES use some of those expressions which might be with a low Spirit delivered but what is this to justifie the Quakers raging against men that hold forth the counsel of God yea and that at the first dislike of their wayes yea and at all times when opposed nay rather is hee found to bee of that number that the Apostle prophesied of saying In the last dayes perillous times shall come for men shall be FIERCE 2 Tim. 3.3 their look being more STOUT THAN HIS FELLOWS Dan. 7.20 but render YE not evill for evill railing for railing but contrariwise be ye temperate of a good behaviour and HOLY IN ALL YOVR WAYES The Abominable Deceit of the Quaker discovered HOw far off the Ministry of the Quakers are from the Apostolicall Ministry who renounced the hidden things of dishonesty not walking in craftinesse nor handling the Word of God deceitfully 2 Cor. 4.2 judge ye by these following lines though I question not but that many have experience of their deceit as well as I if you ask them whether they own the resurrection from the dead they will I say will except they be changed readily answer you that they do but means a present rising from a dead condition in sin whether they own a resurrection from the grave yea will they say we do but mean a rising from the grave of sin wherein living men now are whether they own a resurrection to come yea will they say we do but mean a rising from sin to come to OTHERS but when I have asked them whether they own a resurrection to come unto THEM then SILENT FLESH SILENT moreover as I said before so I say again that Thomas Lawson plainly said that all that goes into the grave shall never rise again which was written by his consent at my house yet notwithstanding in his book tells people that he owns the resurrection both of the just and unjust and calls mee slanderer for saying that hee denyed the Resurrection Now hee knows that wee and the major part of men own the resurrection of the bodyes of just and unjust men which are commtited to the graves of the earth but their meaning is the rising and being of the old corrupt nature in man which they call the resurrection of the unjust and the rising of Christ the Light in man as they say is the resurrection of the just which the Scripture speaks of and so they NOW witnesse both this have I been plainly told by one of them I speak the Truth in Christ O shamefull deceit If you ask them whether they own the coming of Christ they will answer you that they do but they mean his coming to others but when I have asked them whether they own Christ to come to THEM then SILENT FLESH SILENT but through importunity George Fox said that HE looked for him to come no otherwise the like will they say concerning the eternal judgement likewise when we speak of the Righteousnesse of God wrought through the person of Jesus as it was offered up they will say as Nayler hath said * Satans design diseovered pag. 4. that they own no other righteousnesse than that which was wrought IN the person of Jesus of Nazareth his suffering resurrection and ascension but they mean Righteousnesse wrought BY the Spirit IN that person and the sufferings of that Spirit IN that person whose resurrection is now within THEM * Naylers book called a salutation to the feed of God pa. 21. excluding all this while the effect wrought BY the Person of Christ offered up to death If you ask them whether they own justification by the blood of Christ they will answer yea but they mean blood mysteriously Whether hee died yea or nay they will say yea also to that but they mean death in a mystery for he that suffered saith Nayler * Satans design c. pa. 25. is NOW in his people leading them through sufferings himself now suffering with them If you ask them whether they beleeve that Christ hath now a body they will say yea but they mean his Church Whether he ascended into Heaven yea or nay they will say yea but saith Laucock Christ is ascended into Heaven WITHIN MEE At a certain time having reasoned with Lawson concerning Gods making of the earth on which we went and the Heaven above I asked him whether Gods presence was not more in Heaven than on earth to which he said yea but being suspicious of his deceit asked him whether he did not mean that he was more in heavenly-minded men than in earthly-minded men O then how did he shuffle consider ye that fear God whether this be not deceit for men to answer plain-meaning questions with such double-meaning expressions as may seem to agree with the judgement of him that asks and YET by the same words intend the contrary what is this the language of Canaan which they speak of nay surely deceit is of the deceiver TOUCH not the unclean thing for blessed are the PVRE in heart they shall see God The Dishonesty of the Quaker in contending for his Principles discovered IF dishonesty in and about the things of this life be odious in the sight of God and godly men what may bee said of men that shall defend yea unsound principles with impure dishonest indeavours and not only so but in the mean time advance themselves by their supposed pleaded-for perfection above the Saints