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A85130	The brazen serpent lifted up on high, or truth cleared and above the deceit exalted, and as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wildernesse: even so must the son of man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish but have eternall life. Joh. 3. 14. 15. Here is also laid down in this treatise something, concerning election and and [sic] predestination, which is so much spoken of, and how they may know their election, something concerning Christ being the way to the Father; and how, and concerning Christ, the mediatour of the new covenants, and the end of the old, and tythes are ended. ... Lastly, here is part of a dispute, held between two chief priests, and two men that came and met with them, and the people at Chadwitch in Worcestershire; ... to clear the truth form accusations, held forth by those men that the world scornfully calleth Quakers. Written in Worcestershire, the beginning of the first moneth called March. 1655.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F471; Thomason E831_10; ESTC R207464	47,825	63

3.17 18. 1 Ioh. 2.20 and 27. Otherwise if you rebell and reject the counsell and teachings of the light and gift which should teach and guide you to God the good giver and father of lights for your rebellion and sloathfulnesse God can take his gift and light from you for your negligence and disobedience rebellion and wickednesse as the talent was taken from the unprofitable servant and after cast soul and body into hell to be tormented for ever and then woe and misery therefore all now while you have time prize it Matth. 25. The fear of the Lord is to depart from iniquity pride arrogancy and every froward way and the manifestation of the spirit is given to profit withall Pro. 8. 1 Cor. 12. Rom. 1.19 then such as willingly and knowingly after conviction do continue in pride and envy self-love covetousnesse oppression vain glory and wrath malitiousnesse self-love arrogancy frowardnesse and wickednesse and do not deny themselves of those things and depart out of the iniquity but continues in their unrighteousnesse making covers and excuses for sins such as are rebellious children who do reject the counsell of the light of God in their consciences which doth convince them of sin and checks and reproves them for the same and though they make many prayers and offer sacrifice in that nature which departeth out of the true fear and so continue in their pride arrogancy frowardnesse and wickednesse God doth not accept of them nor their service no more then he did of such in their nature which he sent to cry against and said his soul loathed their sacrifices and services that stood in that nature and they were abomination to him as the prophet then said and so say I from the Lord the same to all such and Christ Jesus doth say such as be workers of iniquity though great in profession and shew yet he will disown them and say he knoweth them not as may be read Pro. 6.16 17. Isa 1.10 to the l6 Isa 3.11 12 and so on Matth. 7.20 21 22 23. Neverthelesse the foundation of God standeth sure and hath this seal the Lord-knoweth them that are his and let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity 2 Tim. 2.19 they must either depart from iniquity or else depart from Christ that continue in the work of iniquity then it is the duty of every one that doth professe the Gospel of truth and the name of the Lord Jesus in the Gospel ministration to depart from iniquity and obey the light and truth of the Gospel that they may be accepted of God and builded upon the foundation of the prophets and Apostles Christ Jesus being the chief corner stone in whom the building fitly framed groweth into an holy temple in the Lord and that such may also be sealed with that holy spirit of promise Isa 1.16 17 18 19. Matth. 7.21 and 24 25 26 27 28 29. Ephes 2.18 19 20 11. Ephes 1.11 12 13. And seeing it is so then those that continue in pride covetousnesse envie maliciousnesse lying swearing drunkenesse vain talking foolish jesting pleasures and wantonnesse consening cheating deceiving and dissembling wantonness usurpation vain glory oppression earthly-mindedness scorn and dssdain these and the like of that nature under what cover and pretence soever being practised delighted and walked in and not denyed loathed cast off and forsaken and declared against else such hath not yet learned their duty towards God and doth not forsake iniquity but continue in it and pride lust and excess dissimulation and hypocrisie and such are not builded upon the foundation as aforesaid nor sealed but are under the woes the curse and the wrath profess what they will and except they repent and amend by forsaking their sins they are all like to perish Isa 5. Luk. 6. Isa 30.1 Isa 28.1 2 3. Rom. 2.5 6. Tit. 1.16 Rom. 1.18 19 22. and 28 29. ver Rev. 21.8 27. 2 Thes 1.8 9. Rev. 9.12 What repentance is and how to be known c. Repentance is a forsaking the evil and turning from darkness to the light to obey and follow it out of sin and ungodliness into grace purity and holyness for the grace of God which bringeth salvation being obeyed through the goodness and walked in it teacheth to deny ungodliness and wo●ldly lusts and to live righteously soberly and godlily in this present evill world and such are the fruits of repentance by turning from darknesse unto light to obey grace and walk in the light of the Lord and in a holy and pure conversation which he calleth unto Rom. 2.4 6 7 and 10. Act. 26.16 17 18. Tit. 2 11 12. Eph. 5. 1 Pet. 1.13 14 15 16 17. But such as are convinced o sin and evill by the light and doth not obey the light that comes from the Lord Jesus to forsake the evill and come out of darknesse sin and iniquity errour and deceit such are unprofitable and in the works of darknesse loving the evill and haters of the light and this is their condemnation that light is come and they love darknesse rather then the light because their deeds are evill Joh. 3.19 20. Some grounds of truth laid down as followeth and duties 1. duty That Christ Jesus is the true light which doth enlighten every man that cometh into the world they that follow him the true light are by it led out of darknesse errour and deceit into the light of eternall life Joh. 1.5 6 7 8 9. Joh. 8.12 2. Then it is the duty of all that professe the gospel of truth and desireth the knowledge in the injoyment of eternall life and to be redeemed out of darknesse errour and deceit to take heed of sinning against the light or disobeying the same after conviction and manifestation least they be lest in darknesse errour and deceit and through their sloathfulnesse negligence and disobedience to the light and truth manifested they be cast with the unprofitable servant into utter darknesse where is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth Mat. 25.28 29.30 3. That Christ Jesus is the way to the Father and to salvation and able to save to the uttermost all those that deny themselves follow the light take up the daily crosse and so come unto God by him and the●e is no other name to be saved by under heaven nor no other way to the Father but by the Lord Jesus according to the declaration or the Scriptures the working of the spirit of truth which spirit according to gospel discipline doctrine and promise is the perfect guide into all truth Ioh. 16.13 Act 10.42 43. Act. 4.11.12 That the Lord is the teacher of his people in the new covenant according to his promise made by his servants the prophets who prophesied before of the coming and sufferings of Christ as it is written and witnessed Ier. 31. to the 35. Isa 54.13 14. and Christ when he came confirmed what the prophets had said concerning the same saving no man can

come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day it is written in the prophets and they shall all be taught of God every man therefore that hath heard and learned of the Father cometh unto me Ioh. 6.44 45. Heb. 8.10 11. Heb. 10.14 15 16 17 18 19 20. 1 Pet. 1.10 11 12 13 14 15. Exek 11. to the 17. 4. That Christ Jesus the anointed of God is the saints high Priest and teacher in the new covenant and royall priesthood and he is the end of the first covenant and that priesthood which took tythes and offered sacrifices both for their own sins and the sins of the people but could never make the people perfect thereby but Christ Jesus is the end of that priesthood and law by which they were made priests and by which tythes were commanded for their service to them to be paid Heb. 3.1 Heb. 2.17 Heb. 8.6.7 8 9 10 11. and he who through the eternall spirit offered himself to God the Father hath by his own bloud put an end to the Leviticall priesthood and the law by which they were ordained or made Priests and by which tythes were commanded for their service to them to be paid and he who through the eternall spirit offered himself to God the Father hath changed the Priesthood and law and ended both law and priesthood by which Priests were then ordained and by which to them for their se●vice therein Numb 18. Tythes under that priesthood were paid Numb 18.20 21. so the priesthood and service therein being ended tythes are there ended also for the priesthood being changed and that covenant taken away there was made of necessity a change of the law also so an end of tythes with the Sacrifices burnt offerings and the things there spoken of and Christ Jesus is the everlasting offering and saints high Priest and the mediatour of the new covenant the end of the old and sum of all the things and substance of all types shaddows figures of him and tythes being a thing in the covenant and priesthood which Christ hath ended therefore tythes by him are ended and for proof to confirm the same read at large the 7 8 9 10 chapters to the Hebrewes Those that take tythes c. are not in the new covenant Then such as profess faith in Christ and acknowledge the new covenant and gospel ministration therein which is upon better promises Heb. 8 and 10 chap. and in him dwells the fulness of the Godhead bodily Col. 2.9 Such as this do profess and either take tythes or pay tythes are out of the substance and out of the new covenant that do not deny upholding what Christ Jesus hath shed his bloud for to put an end unto that he might bring in a better hope and to be made perfect pure and compleat in him the substance and fulness Heb. 7.11 to the 20. Heb. 7.22 23 to the end Col 1.26 27 28. 1 Ioh. 3.3 Col. 2.9 10. Eph. 4 11 12 13. But such as profess themselves to be Christs ministers in the new covenant or gospel ministration and takes tythes or compells people to pay them tythes such are enemies to the gospel of Christ and dishonours the Lord Jesus by so doing for such are upholders and causeth others to uphold that which Christ Jesus hath shed his bloud to put an end unto with that priesthood and service Numb 18 1 2 to the 8. In which priesthood and for which service the tythes were paid Numb 18.20 21. and the priesthood and service for which the priests had tythes is ended and done away to christians by Christ and Christs priesthood is not of Aarons tribe that took tythes but of the tribe of Judah that took no tythes nor had no command for the same so not Christs ministers for it is evident that the first priesthood and covenant is changed and ended and that our Lord sprung out of Iudah Heb. 7.11 12 to the 18. which had no command to take tythes but in him they with that first priesthood ended Heb. 7.22 23 to the end Heb. 8.1 2 3 to the 11. Heb. 9.11 12 to the 18 and Heb. 10.1 2 3 4 5 6. to the 21. then such as take tythes upholds the first priesthood which Christ hath ended and such as do so deny Christ come in the flesh 1 Ioh. 4.1 2. to put an end to those things in the Scriptures concerning the first priesthood before-mentioned spoken of and in their works are against him Tit. 1.16 and so Antichristians but the Priests of the world that takes tythes are such so enemies to the cross of Christ Philip. 3.18 19. and enemies to the gospel of Christ therefore Antichristian ministers and not the ministers of Christ nor the gospel 5. That Christ Jesus is the mediatour of the new covenant and the end of the old for he hath taken away the first that he might establish the second upon better promises without sacrifices and burnt offerings so without tythes and this Jesus who is the mediatour of the new covenant and end of the old he is perfect●y able to save to the uttermost without tythes and burnt offerings or mans inventions all those that come unto God by him and he is the authour of eternall salvation to all that obey him Heb. 12.24 Heb. 7.22 Heb. 9.15 Heb. 10.5 6 7 8 9 to the 19. Heb. 5.8 9. 6. That the true worship of God in the new covenant of which Jesus is the mediatour and the saints high priest in the royall priesthood Heb. 3.1 1 Pet. 2 5 and 9. Is in the spirit and the truth as he hath said Ioh. 4.23 24. and God is that spirit which we worship and beholding with open face as in a glass the glory of the Lord are changed according to the working of his divine power after the good pleasure of his will from glory to glory into the same pure image as by the spirit of the Lord. Philip. 3. to the 3 verse 2 Corinth 3.17 18. 7. That the ministers of Christ and the new covenant are made able ministers thereof not by man Gal. 1.1 but by the Lord. Gal. 1.11 12 and 15 16. and such were able ministers of the new covenant not of the later but of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 And the ministry of Christ in the new covenant or gospel ministration is for the perfecting of the saints to build them up into the unity of the faith and to lead chem from faith to faith into the knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ and to a perfect man in Christ Jesus as is witnessed in the Scriptures both by Christs own doctrine declared of and the declaration of the doctrine of Christs Apostles and ministers Mat. 5.4 8. Phil. 3. Eph. 4.11 12 13. Rom. 1.16 17. Heb. 6.1 Heb. 12.22 23. Rev. 14.3 4 5. 1 Ioh. 5.11 12 13. 1 Cor.

to come so teaching saints and glorifieth the Son and bringeth souls into the perfect knowledge or enjoyment of the Father and the Son Ioh. 14.20 in the holy unction Iob. 2.29 and 27. which teacheth all things to such as the light and spirit obey and walks in as it is written and witnessed by such as knoweth and knew the holy unction in them and the word abiding within them 1 Ioh. 2.13 14. and the heavenly treasure within 2. Cor. 4.6 7. and we know that such as are guided by the spirit of God are the sons of God Rom. 8.14 1 Ioh. 3.1 and God hath sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts whereby we cry Abba Father Gal. 4.6 and we know that the Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding that we may know him that is true and we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ this is true God and life eternall 1 Ioh. 5.20 And we preach not our selves but Christ Jesus the true light and our Lord for God who commanded the light to shine out of darknesse hath shined within in our hearts to give us the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus and this treasure have we within us as they had in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us and the message that we have to declare is this that God is light and in him is no darknesse at all and Christ is the true light that lighteth every one that cometh into the world they that follow him shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life and he is the authour of eternall salvation to all that obey him which is witnessed through the opening of the mystery within Col. 1.27 and by obedience to the light in the eternall power of truth through the spirit as it is written and witnessed and according to the outward declaration of the Scripture but enjoyed according to the inward manifestation of the spirit the gift of God which is given to profit withall in the spirits ministration and mystery 2 Cor 12. to know the fellowship with Christ in the glory 2 Cor. 4.6 7. Ioh. 1.9 Ioh. 8.12 Heb. 5.9 1 Ioh. 1.5 2 Cor. 3.17 18. Rom. 8.14 15 16 17 18 19. Gal. 4.6 2 Thes 1.10 Ioh. 17.10 Then remember that you the 2 Priests would go out of the room towards the latter end of the day it was so hot and throng though you would not go before so we went into plain upon a green hill and most of the people stood below in the valley and thou Andrew Trusterom Priest of Clent and I stood together on the hill where I begun to lay open the things as aforesaid concerning the light and Spirit being sufficient according to the working of the divine power of the Lord and the good pleasure of his will through theobedience to the light teachings of the spirit of grace to lead to salvation and unto all truth whereupon thou said that was granted before we came out of the room so for the better satisfaction of the people I would have laid it open to the people there but thou yielded up to that truth only I was to return to the people on proof concerning that the Scriptures fore saw that God would justify the heathen through faith preach the gospel unto Abraham saying in thee shall all nations be blessed which Scripture is this Gal. 3.8 which is witnessed in Christ Gal. 3.18 29. and according to the Scriptures the declaration of him and the word Luk 1.1 Act. 1.1 Ioh. 1.3 the word is God and eternall life Ioh. 1.1 1 Pet. 1.23 1 Ioh. 5.6 7 11 20. Heb. 4.12 Rom. 16.6 7 8. Rev. 19.13 Then after that thou Andrew Trusterom Priest of Clent who was the mouth most for the Priests that day thou would have maintained thy call being put upon it there on the hill but could not prove it to be according to any gospel minister though thou had thy proof and witnesse without thee written in a paper in the end of thy book as thou knowes and could not remember thy call nor thy proof and witnesse without thy written paper in thy book end to turn to other mens words that thou were out of the life as I then cold thee and said also that such as thou were made tradesmen at Cambridge or Oxford or from under such as had yours and their rise from the old wicked Bishops and such Bishops from the Popes generation and they from the Pope and the Pope from old Antichrist and so Antichristian ministers and not the ministers of Christ nor the gospel For I told thee the ministers of Christ and the gospel was not made by the will of man but of God were they ordained and was sent by Christ Jesus and the holy Ghost and received not their gospel nor call of man but of God neither was such that were so called taught of man but of God as it is certified to the Brethren and left upon record in Scripture and such as were so called and taught made not their gospel burdensom but free to be examples also for others that come after to follow and such gospel ministers as were so called ordained gifted and sent forth they sold not their gift nor preaching the gospel for mony nor tythes but preached freely 1 Cor. 9.16 17 18 19. Act. 20.33 1 Cor. 11. i. not for tythes as the priests of the world do now that follow not their example neither had any gospel minister 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 200 or 300 pound per Annum as the priests of the world have now but such gospel ministers as were ordained called and sent of God went to turn people from the darknesse to the light from the power of Satan unto God Act. 26.14 15 16,17,18 Gal. 1.1 and 11,12,15,16 vers and such coveted no mans silver nor gold nor apparell but laboured with hands and preached the gospel freely who were made able ministers of the new covenant not of the letter but of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 Act. 20.28 and 3.3 34,35 vers Act. 13. Mat. 10. 1 Cor. 11.1 vers Then such as go to trades at Universities and learns old Authours mans inventions to add a divination of their brain to the Scriptures and are taught of proud covetous self-seeking men of such Arts and are called by such and are called of men master and hath tythes are called by them to great benefits 20 40 100 200 pound a year such are not according to the gofpel minifters but are Antichriftian and deceivers and such are the Priests of the world therefore Antichristian ministers seducers and deceivers of the nations then thou Andrew Trusterom the Priest as aforesaid thou seemingly would have denyed thy call and ordination from the old wicked Bishops but could not from that ground had thou thy rise and upon it yet stands in the

Good●●r Tho. Chanler and others What wicked blasphemy is this and a gap to profanenesse If so that the devil was guided by the holy Spirit to call Jesus Lord then every drunkard thief whore monger and profane person may say they are guided by the holy Spirit if the devil was for such are his servants and he their master But the devil was not guided by the holy Spirit to say so to wit as aforesaid no more are they therefore Oasland thou art a perverter of the right wayes of the Lord as Elymas was Acts the 13. and so full of all mischief and a child of the devil as he was verse 8. and 10. and taught to blaspheme and lie by the spirit of thy father the devil who was a murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him then not the holy Spirit of truth for him to call Jesus Lord by as thou saidst he did for he speaketh lies and when he speaketh them he is the father of them they are his own read John 8.44 to be a witnesse against thee and all such Elymas was not guided by the holy Ghost when he withstood the truth but he was guided by the spirit of the devil as thou wast when thou so blasphemously saidst but Elymas was smitten by the holy Ghost for opposing the truth and judgement came upon him for it and Ananias and Sapphira were slain by the holy Ghost for lying against him Acts 5. And thy case is dangerous but smitten thou art by the light in thy conscience and this is a b●ot and stain to it and to thy profession and judgements will pursue thee and overtake thee and vengeance from God for the same except of it thou speedily repent and openly declare against that thy blasphemy own thy errour therein and thy condemnation upon it and take shame to thy self stop thy mouth and cover thy lips Simon Magus was not guided by the holy Spirit when he would have bought it with money but was in the gall of bitternesse and bond of iniquity as thou art that so lies against the truth Act. 8.18.19.20.21 And as no man can call Jesus Lord but by the holy Ghost then such as have not the holy Ghost guiding them cannot by it so call him but the devil and his angels have not the holy Ghost therefore they that have it not cannot with it and by it so call him And Christ himself saith to some Why call ye me Lord Lord and do not the things that I say Luke 6.46 Such as disobey Christs counsell doctrine and commands cannot by the holy Ghost call Jesus Lord in truth but the devil and devillish men disobey Christs counsell doctrine and commands and keep not his sayings therefore they are not guided by the holy Ghost nor cannot by it and with it call Jesus Lord so the gap is hedged up by the holy Ghost But the wicked and such as are deceived by the devil are to be with him cast into the lake of fire to be tormented for ever and ever Rev. 20.10 and such as have not their names written in the Lambes book of life are to be cast into the lake of fire Rev. 20.15 and such as those spoken of Rev. 21.8 and all such are shut out from God and to be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power as are spoken of Rev. 21.27 Rev. 22.15 2 Thess 1.8.9 Thus hath your folly been made manifest as the resisters of the truth before you and as yours is that are resisters of the truth now like such spoken of 2 Tim. 3.1.2.3 c. vers the 8. 9. And thus are your deceits discovered your wickednesse also but they are comprehended chained and with the light condemned therefore silence deceivers But it is good that you have uttered your folly that it may appear to your view which hath lien hid in your old bottles and dock bottomes which now is uncovered and you seen to be painted harlots and serpents like such spoken of Matth. 23. the 25.26 to the 34. read your hearts with the light see also your lies and confusion and stuff of such sort acknowledge your errours own your condemnation to be just thereupon give over deceiving the people and take shame to your selves though the dark see you not yet the children of light doth you and all such as you are both see and comprehend and all your pernicious wayes praised be the Lord who hath raised up a light in his people to see your nakednesse from the truth covered but not with the Spirit of the Lord and so to uncover your skirts your covers will not hide you but leave you naked and bare to the single eyed or children of light also read that commandment which is for you oh Priests it is in Malachy 2.1.2 to the 10. Some short and clear demonstrations laid down concerning the light Some short and clear demonstrations laid down as followeth and proved by plain scripture to shew the honest hearted the truth of that pure light of the gospel of Christ which is so stumbled at with dark minds which may also further serve to clear the accusations that were against the truth that day and before in Worcestershire at Bramsgrave and other places concerning the light that truth may also stand pure in its own place and pure being and stand a witnesse against lying spirits seducers and deceive s who live in errour and deceit 1 Pet. 2.6.7 that stumble at the light now as the Jewes and chief Priests and their party did before Wherefore it is contained in scripture Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner stone elect precious and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded unto you therefore which believe he is precious but unto them which be disobedient the stone which the builders disallowed the same is made the head of the corner 1 Pet. 2.6.7 First demonstration c. Christ he is the light of the world and the true light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world and he hath said that such as follow him the true light they shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life as Christ himself hath said see his own words of truth and Johns words that bare record of him for proof to demonstrate and shew and also witnesse to the same grounded truth which is so much stumbled at read Joh. 1.9 Joh. 8.12 Secondly Seeing that Christ is the light of the world as he himself hath said who is to be beli ved and hath also said that such as follow him the light of the world they shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life and John that bare reco d of Christ the light of the world he hath witnessed in his record of him and said that he is the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world then such as

only is not able to teach all gospel truths nor sufficient to lead to salvation such as say so are lyars against the truth the true light and the spirit of truth therefore enemies to Christ and the gospel For the Lord Jesus hath said that he is the light of the world and those that follow him shall not walk in darknesse but have the light of life eternall life and so assurance of salvation who is the authour of eternall salvation to all that obey him the light and the way to the Father and the true light of the world that lighteth every man that cometh into the world Ioh. 1.9 Ioh. 8.12 Ioh. 14.6 1 Pet. 2.9.10 Heb. 5.9 Tenthly But such has say the light of the world which is the true light Christ Jesus that lighteth every man that cometh into the world is not sufficient to salvation being obeyed and followed without some other help such as so say speak they know not what unadvisedly and such questions the power and authority of the true light Christ Jesus and knows not that he is perfectly able to save to the uttermost all those that come unto God by him and the authour of eternall salvation to all that obey him only Heb. 7.24 25. Heb. 5.7 8 9. Eleventhly Such as say the light which is Christ by his spirit opening the mystery is not able to teach all the perfect knowledge of the truth such as say so are against Christs doctrine in the gospel ministration and against him Antichristian for he who is the true light and lighteth every man that cometh into the world saith that all that obey him the true light shall be saved by him only and that all that obey him the true light shall not walk in darknesse but be led out of darknesse into the light of life and so into eternall life by him the true light and perfect Saviour to all such for he is perfectly able to save to the uttermost all that come unto God by him the true light Christ Jesus and to such as obey him he is the authour of eternall salvation who is the true light and lighteth every man that cometh into the world but is the condemnation of such as after manifestation do wilfully sin against love tendered and mercy profered who do hate the light and love their evill deeds and darknesse rather then the light Ioh. 3.19 20. Heb. 10.25 26. 2 Thessalonians 1.6 7 8 9. Iude 4. 2 Thessalonians 1.12 Twelfthly Christ Jesus the light of the world hath said who is the true light and lighteth every man that cometh into the world that the Spirit of truth coming to be manifested within should guide them and teach them all things being obeyed and bring all things to remembrance and guide into all truth Iohn 14.16 17 and 26. Iohn 16.13 14. Then such as say this spirit is not sufficient to teach all things being obeyed and such as so say and say it is not sufficient to guide into all truth being come and walked in without some other help such questions the authority of the spirit and affronts the Lord Jesus by contradicting his own sweet gospel discipline doctrine and promise but such as do so and b●ing a contrary doctrine who love not the Lord Jesus Christ let them be Anathema Maran-atha accursed with a curse 1 Cor. 16.22 Gal. 1.8 9. Therefore blessed are they that obey the true light and follow the counsell and teachings of ●he spirit of truth that they may know the spirit of the Father speaking in them and through them and so know the free love of the Lord wrought in their souls by the working of the divine power according to the good pleasure of his will in the spirits teachings and sweet gospel ministration through the riches of the Fathers love sending the spirit of his son in their hearts whereby they cry Abba Father Luk. 12.12 Mat. 10.20 2 Corinthians 6.16 2 Peter 1.2 3. Galatians 4.6 7. Such as aforetime did obey the light and the teachings of the spirit were made able ministers of the gospel of Christ Act. 2.4 2 Cor. 3.6 Joh. 19.19 20 21 22. Act. 4. ch Act. 7. ch Act. 1.22 23 24 c. Heb. 8.10 11. in the new covenant of grace according to the Fathers teachings though some of them outwardly were ignorant and unlearned men so that they confounded the great Rabbies and Greek Latine and Hebrew scholars and the Jewish chief Priests so that they cryed out to the magistrates counsellours and governou s to cause them to be persecuted beaten and abused imprisoned and threatned to speak no more in the name of Jesus and the great rabby docto●s and chiefest of the English Priests if they might have their wills would do so now to such as have been with Jesus and they seek to quench the light and spirit but shall not be able to do it for it will powerfully appear in sons and daughters in the spirits ministration and the teachings thereof and so thereby they may take notice that the schollars of Christ are brought up at Emanuels school taught of the Lord according to his promise Act. 4.12 13. Isa 2. 1 Cor. 14.24 25. and have been with Jesus for counsell the Emanuel God with us and in us the everlasting Father and the mighty God wonderfull counsellour Isa 9.6 Joh. 6.45 Joh. 4.20 2 Cor. 6.16 as he was in them that were taught by his spirit though some were shepheards ploughmen tradesmen and some ignorant and unlearned in the great scholes of humane learning and Paul denyed his learning that he had received of man when he was made an able minister of the gospel which he preached he had not received it of man neither was he taught it of man but by the revelation of Jesus Christ as he hath certified to the brethren Gal. 1.11 12 and 15 16. and now is the Lord teaching his and now is the Lord sending the law forth of Sion and making and sending forth ministers to declare his truth and publish the gospel freely without the help of proud covetous self-seeking men ever praised be the Lord they that obeyed the light and walked therein they witnessed that by it they were led out of darknesse to walk in the light of the Lord and as they did come out of darknesse through the obedience to the light according to the doctrine of Christ to walk in the light of the Lord by so doing others may for Christ is the true light and the way to walk in the way that leads out of darknesse into light out of sin into grace out of bondage into liberty out of unbelief into the life and power of faith out of errour and deceit into the life and power of truth and so into the holy unction which teacheth all things without the help of faln man or his fleshly wisdom as it is Written ye have an unction from the holy 〈◊〉 and ye know all things 1 Ioh. 2.20 and this is

witnessed within by obeying the light that leads to the unction and into the anointing and so witnesse to the power and in it the life of faith hope and election predestination and sanctification by the teachings through the spirit in the opening of the mystery in the spirits ministration that leadeth to the unction and the anointing Col. 1.26 27 28. 1 Joh. 2.20 and 27. Lastly they that obeyed the light and followed the same according to the doctrine of Christ and the ministry in the spirit they were through the obedience thereunto brought out of darknesse into the marvellous light and knowledge of the glory and eternall excellency that though they had been in darknesse yet through their obedience to the truth through the spirit God who commanded the light to shine out of darknesse did gloriously shine in their hearts and was manifested within to break down darknesse through their obedience to the truth the pure light led them to such a full attaintment or knowledge of God in the enjoyment thereof that they knew Gods glory and excellency revealed in them and they had the heavenly treasure within them and they were changed from glory to glory into the pure image or divine being in the glory and excellency so as by the spirit of the Lord and as by the obedience to the light and truth through the spirit they did attain to the assurance and knowledge of the divine glory and eternall excellency according to the working of the divine power of God to salvation and the knowledge thereof by and through Christ the true light others so may and no other way but they did so attain to the knowledge therefore harden not your hearts against the truth and take heed least there be not found in some of you that are resisters of the truth an evill heart of unbelief and so you be hardened through the deceitfulnesse of sin Heb. 3.12 13. 2 Tim. 3.8 9. then wo and misery Hebrewes 10.25 26. Something to clear the truth from some lyes slanders and false reports that may occasionally be cast falsely upon it by Robert Gurdler post-master in Birmingham or any that he maketh use of to write print declare or carry about any lyes slanders and false reports against the truth held forth by those men that the world scornfully calleth Quakers For the said Robert Gurdler is full of envy against the truth held forth by the servants of the Lord and against them that are reproached under that name as aforesaid but such as are honest hearted will not be offended at his reports that knoweth what he is although formerly he have been a teacher amongst the water baptized people and now cause the truth by some to be evill spoken of by reason that he is so full of pride and vain glory and turned to the priests again and is given over to lyes and falsely doth slander and cause the innocent to be slandered but it were better that a a mill-stone were hanged about his neck then that he should offend one of the little ones that believes in the Lord Jesus Christ But I shall be short only let the honest hearted know that I write not this as an accusation against him nor against any but for the truthes sake that it may be kept clear and withall that they may know that this said Robert Gurdler doth falsely accuse and slander the people of God that are reproached under the name of Quakers and I going into Birmingham heard of it whereupon I sent a letter to him either for him to come to me and some others with me or to appoint a place for us to come to him that he might either clear himself or else bear about with him the badge of a backbiter and false accuser of the innocent and expect the judgement that is due to such c. A copy of the letter sent to Robert Gurdler post-master so calied in Birmingham is as followeth The letter to Robert Gurdler I coming into this Town to visit some friends VVHereas I am informed that thou Captain Gurdler shouldst give out words that the people of God whom the world and the wicked one doth scornfully and reproachfully call Quakers should be deceivers and guided by the spirit of the devil or words to that effect which can be proved by some inhabiting in this town Which if thou did it is not becoming any professing Christ to slander accuse and bite behind serpent like and if thou did not clear thy self and let shame cover the face of the liars slanderers backbiters and false accusers of the innocent I being one that the world and wicked one doth in scorn reproachfully out of disdain call Quaker So being one that suffers with the people of God under that name of reproach I look upon my self to be concerned therein and to be one that thou as I am given to understand or the wicked one in thee slanderest backbitest and falsely accusest and takest upon thee to speak evil against as the serpents seed ever did and judgest of us with evil thoughts and out of an evil heart If so then I demand of thee professing thy self a Christian that thou come up unto us this day and either clear thy self or bear thy shame and guilt about upon thy breast Come and if thou canst convince us and make it appear that we are deluders and guided by the devils spirit do and let it be declared against at the market crosse or else acknowledge thy errour therein take shame to thy self and own thy condemnation to be just upon thy false accusations and false judgement that thou censurest the people of God withall and bear about with thee the badge of a backbiter slanderer and false accuser and deny thy profession lest the Lord be dishonoured by thee and so take vengeance upon thee with the wicked and seed of evil doers Come to us either to Lieutenant Powels or William Bayleys or a convenient place where this day thou mayest appoint us to come to thee and if thou be able to judge and try spirits thou art permitted to lay open the ground of delusion errour and deceit with its fruits and effects how it enters and by what to be prevented and also how the devil had his first beginning and entrance into mankind and how thou canst make it appear that we carry his image and by what where it is to be defaced he dispossessed and trampled underfoot Send thy answer to Lieutenant Powels by this bearer at the white Bear in Birmingham this thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth 1654. R. F. The letter as aforesaid was sent but the said Robert Gurdler did neither come to us nor appoint us a place where we might go to him but writ a few words that were lies to us again but no proof for his sayings neither by scripture fruits nor practise Whereupon I writ a note back to him again at that present by his bearer also acquainting him in it that there was to

say every man is not lighted in some measure with the true light they deny Johns record of Christ and deny Christ to be the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world and such as say every man hath not a light to lighten them they deny the scripture and would make John a liar But such as say so and would do so they are enemies to the truth and the true light so enemies to Christ and the gospel and are false accusers of Iohn that bare record of Christ and so lie against the record that God gave of his sonne but Iohns words of truth and the record that God gave of his sonne shall be witnesse against such to demonstrate shew and confute their lies by plain scripture without consequence read as aforesaid Ioh. 1.9 Ioh. 8.12 and 1 Cor. 12.7 T●tus 2.11.12 Isa 42.6.7.9 Act. 26.18 and Galat. 3.28 Thirdly Light shineth in darknesse but darknesse comprehenceth it not as it comprehended it not then Iohn 1.5 yet light is there where it is not walked in nor obeyed Such as hate the light or sit and walk in darknesse with the light they see darknesse for whatsoever manifesteth darknesse is light Eph. 5.13 And they do not walk in darknesse because they have no light but because they have the light checking and reproving them of evil and they do not forsake their sin by obeying and following the light therefore do they walk in darknesse for such as follow the light are are led out of darknesse into the light of eternall life 1 Ioh. 5.6.7 and such as had been in darknesse and alienated from the life of truth as the Romans and Ephesians were it was not because they had not the light but because they walked not then in it for that which may be known of God saith the Apostle to the Romanes is manifest within Rom. 1.19 and even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge God gave them over to themselves Rom. 1.28 c. And such as had been alienated from the life of truth as the Ephesians were whilst they walked in darknesse yet they had light which did to them discover the darknesse and the fruits of darknesse but by obeying and following the light such as so did were led out of darknesse and out of the fruits of darknesse and were led into the light of life so that then they walked in the light of the Lord as they have witnessed and may be seen Ephes 5.8 to the 14. Fourthly And such as were called out of darknesse had the light when they were in darknesse and by the light were they called out of darknesse into the light of the Lord as the strangers scattered throughout Pontus Galatia Capadocia Asia Bithinia such as in time past had not been a people for God after they were called out of darknesse into the marvellous light were then the people of God and such was to demonstrate or shew forth the praise of him who was the true light Ioh. 1.9 1 Ioh. 1.5 and they by obeying and following the light were led into the marvellous light and as they were others by so obeying may but they were therefore for proof read 1 Pet. 2.9.10.11.12 2 Pet. 1.19.20.21 Fifthly And this is the condemnation of the world not that light is not come into the world to shew men their evil deeds but because light is come into the world and men they loved darknesse rather then the light not because they have it not to demonstrate or shew them their evil deeds which is contrary to the light but because they have it to demonstrate and shew them their evil deeds and they hate the light that discovereth their evil deeds and do not obey it to forsake their evil deeds which is reproved by the light John 3.19.20 Eph. 5.13 therefore are they condemued by it Sixthly But all such as love and obey the light doth truth and cometh to the light that their deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God and this light is within which they do well to take heed unto as unto a light which shineth in a dark place untill the day dawn and the day-starre doth arise within them in their hearts by which light spirit in the prophecyings teachings workings and counsellings such as follow and obey the same are led out of darknesse errour and deceit into the light of life and so into all truth according to gospel discipline and promise Joh. 3.20 2 Pet. 1.19 20.21 Iohn 14.20.26 Iohn 16.13 Seventhly Then such as say the light and spirit is not sufficient without some other help of mans wit or the like to lead men to the knowledge of the truth and to salvation through the obedience to the truth through the light and spirit of truth according to the fathers teachings only such as say so shew not only their ignorance of the workings of the light of life but their ignorance of the guidance of the spirit of truth and the fathers teachings in the new covenant and gospel ministration likewise and they also seem to lie against the holy Ghost and resist the truth as such spoken of whose folly did appear as theirs doth therefore the case or condition of such is dangerous as so do like such spoken of Rom. 1.18.19 and 28.29.30.31 verses 2 Tim. 3.8.9 Math. 12.31 Eighthly And seeing that Christ is the true light and he said such as follow him shall not walk in darknesse but shall have the light of life and he hath said also that the spirit shall reprove the world of sin unbelief c. and that he shall guide and lead such as follow the guidance thereof into all truth and such as so obey and walk in the spirit should in that day know him in the Father and he in them and they in him Iohn 14.15.16.17.20 and 26. And this spirit should not be a lying spirit nor an imperfect guide to the followers thereof but the true spirit of truth and should dwell within to guide and lead them into all truth And he hath said also that he the spirit of truth should not speak of himself but from him his father and Christ hath said of the spirit that whatsoever he should hear that he should speak and he should also shew them things to come and saith Christ he shall glorifie me for he shall receive of mine and shall shew it unto you and he shall teach you all things so be the saints teacher and he shall bring all things to your remembrance concerning me so the spirit is both the saints teacher their guider remembrancer about the things of God and thus they come to know all truth as Christ hath said which truth in the full knowledge and enjoyment of him and his father doth make them free Ioh. 16.1.2.3 to the 16. Ioh. 14.20 Ioh. 17.10 1 Iohn 2.20 and 27. 9. Then such as say the true light and the spirit according to the Fathers teachings