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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A84808	Saul's errand to Damascus: with his packet of letters from the high-priests, against the disciples of the Lord. Or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancanshire, who call themselves ministers of the gospel, breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers. Together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced, against the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them. Published to no other end, but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Lawson, John, of Lancaster.	1653 (1653)	Wing F1894; Thomason E689_17; ESTC R206937	30,408	48

risen from the dead whereof the Apostles were witnesses Here thou shewest thy self to be a witness against the living and shewest thy self to be in the death and no Minister of Christ for the Ministers of Christ justified them which were raised from the dead Eph. 2.1 Even when we were dead in trespasses and sins hath he quickned us together with Christ and hath raised us together and hath made us to sit in heavenly places in Christ Jesus Rom. 6.10 11. Likewise reckon you also your selves to be dead indeed unto sin but alive unto God through Jesus Christ for in that he died he died once unto sin in that he lives he lives unto God Here thou shewest thy self to be no Minister of Jesus Christ He that believeth hath passed from death to life because be loveth his brethren here thou shewest thou dost not believe but art in the death and art in envy so thou shewest forth thy self to be Cain and hatest thy brethren We know that we are translated from death unto life because we love our brethren he that loveth not his brother abideth in the death and there thou art Whosoever hateth his brother is a man-slayer and you know that no man-slayer hath eternal life abiding in him 1 Joh. 3. And this is thy condition and here thou art an Antichrist in the world envying those who are raised from the dead and thou seekest to bring them to the death whom God hath raised from the death Thou hast not seen thy self to be the prodigal yet the Scripture saith Luk. 15.24 This my son was dead and is alive againe but thou art without God in the world Object 2. That the day of judgement was past Answ Mat. 12.20 Christ speaks The bruised reed he will not break the smoaking Flax he will not quench till he bring forth judgement into victory Here thou shewest thy self to be ignorant of the Scripture but onely as a hear-sayer thou speakest and the outside of the Letter and not Christ and canst not witness him who brings forth judgement into victory but standest as a witness against them who witness the Scriptures fulfilled in them and Christ bringing forth judgement into victory and here thou shewest thy self to be unacquainted with Christ and thy nakedness and ignorance thou makest appear Object 3. That he had been in Hell and is now in Heaven Answ Here thou shewest thy self to be a witness against the holy men of God Jonah saith Out of the belly of hell cryed I Jon. 2. and thou heardest my voice and the Lord delivered him out of hell and might not he confess it thou hypocrite For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell neither wilt thou suffer thy holy one to see corruption Psa 16.10 Thou hast delivered my soul out of death bless the Lord my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name Psa 103.1.2 How darest thou profess the Scriptures and the holy men of Gods-conditions which were raised and brought out of death and if any witness the holy men of Gods condition thou persecutest them O thou blind hypocrite here thou shewest thou never sawest hells mouth yet therefore thou never cryedst in hell yet Object 4. That he was come to the infinite company of the first-born and the Spirits of just men made perfect Answ Paul said who was a Minister of God But ye are come to Mount Sion Heb. 12.22 and unto the City of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem and to an innummerable company of Angels to the general Assembly and Church of the first-born which are written in heaven unto God the judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect Paul was A Minister of Jesus Christ by the will of God who incouraged the Saints who were brought hither but thou now persecutest them and art a witness against them that confess they are brought hither here thou shewest thou hast the spirit of errour openly and art no Minister of God no not of the Letter but art against the Letter as it speakes persecuting them that have the life of it Object 5. That he had heard the last Trumpet sound and seen the new Jerusalem Answ Here thou shewest forth thy spite and venome If John was here which saw the great City and holy Ierusalem descend out of heaven from good John said I saw the holy City New Ierusalem come down from God out of heaven thou wouldst be a witness against him thou shewest thyself in the generation that was ever persecutors slanderers opposers of the power of truth Where the same spirit is that was in Iohn he sees these things now as he did then but where the same spirit is not which thou shewest thou hast not but a contrary spirit that persecutes them which do see those things but is as a dog to bite and devour Iohn saw the last trumpet sound which shews thou art not come to the first Blow the trumpet in Slon Joel 2.1 sound an alarm in my holy mountain let all the inhabitants of the earth tremble Here be thou a witness against thy self that thou art a witness against the truth and in the generation of them that ever slew the righteous seed Obj. 6. That John Lawson said he had seen God face to face Answ Here thou shewest thy self to be a witness against them that know God and makest thy self manifest to be a heathen for all are heathens that do not know God and no man knoweth God saving he that is born of God and who are born of God are owners of the truth and not against it but against the deceit Jacob said I have seen God face to face Gen. 32. Isa 6.5 Job 42.5 Isaiah said Mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of hosts Job said I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eyes have seen thee Exo. 33.11 And God spake to Moses face to face Here you may take your oaths and swear against Jacob against Isaiah against Job and against Moses Where the same Spirit is made manifest and who are born of God know God face to face as they did but they who are born of the flesh persecute them who are born of the Spirit and there you shew your selves to be taking oaths and swearing against them that know God seeking to bring them to prison or bondage for you never read in all the Scriptures that the Prophets or the Apostles took their oaths against any which confessed they had seen God or put up a Petition to the Magistrates or witnessed it with oathes against any of them the Ministers of God said Swear not at all And here you shew your selves to be no Ministers or friends of God but without God for the Ministers of God are to bring people to know God and to the Church in God and to the heavenly Jerusalem and to the innummerable company of Angels and minister to that which is in prison and in death but if any come to witness these things fulfilled you are witnesses against them with Oaths and would bring the bodies of such into prison where the seed of God is raised out of prison within shewing your selves to be Antichrists persecuters of the power of truth and beasts which shall make war against the Saints and against the Lambe but the Lamb shall get the victory Job cryed when the Lord hid his face and David cried when the Lord hid his face and said O Lord I will seek thy face And here you shew you neither know his face nor have seen it but are persecuters of them who know it and seek it Praises praises be to the Lord for ever FINIS Errata Page 14. l. 18. after the word death put a p. 16. l. 2. for were read was p. 18. l. 25. for the second word Ministery r. Ministers p. 20. l. 11. before the word saying r. one p. 21. l. 31. for Priests r. people p. 24. l. 17. after the word That r. some say p. 25. l. 1. after proved r. by l. 2. after the word him r. in him p. 28. l. 4. r. save only what p. 29. l. 5. r. of the Law as a Transgressor l. 9. r. judged