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spirit_n	body_n	call_v	soul_n	13,519	5	5.4839	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B06484	Truth's pursuit after falshood, or, Certain untruths made manifest that was lately published in the news-book bearing date April 18. 1664. and those false aspersions cast upon an innocent people (called Quakers) truly testified against, and the truth witnessed unto, for the better information of all people, and the satisfaction of all that are sober-minded. Also, it may serve for a word of caution and good advice to all those of what degree or quality soever they be, that hath or may have any hand in persecuting an innocent people for their conscience sake. By a lover of truth and uprightness, but a hater of lying and falshood, William Warwick.	Warwick, William.	1664 (1664)	Wing W1011; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 4152.f.20[1]; ESTC R13438	8,033	9

TRVTH's Pursuit after FALSHOOD OR Certain untruths made manifest that was lately published in the News-book bearing date April 18. 1664. and those false Aspersions cast upon an Innocent People called Quakers truly testified against and the truth witnessed unto for the better Information of all People and the Satisfaction of all that are sober-minded ALSO It may serve for a word of caution and good advice to all those of what Degree or Quality soever they be that hath or may have any hand in persecuting an Innocent people for their Conscience sake By a Lover of Truth and uprightness but a Hater of Lying and Falshood William Warwick LONDON Printed for the Author 1664. Truth 's Pursuit after Falshood WHoever thou art or of what degree quality or place thou may be in in this world into whose view this little Paper may come let prejudice be laid aside and in Gods fear let it b●●ead and let that which is just and equal that never did nor will deceive any even Gods Witness in thy heart and conscience be Judge in this Matter I having seen and read the News-book published the Munday 18 of April so called 1664. could not but be grieved in my spirit to see the audaciousness and impudency of the Publisher thereof who by insinuating and lying would incense both Rulers Magistrates and People against an innocent and peaceable people who in scorn are called Quakers who are well known to be a people that seeks the good welfare and prosperity of the souls and bodies of all men and are found walking in the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles who said Love your enemies and follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord. And now friends and people into whose hand this may come the everlasting God of Compassions having so far manifested his love unto my soul as to make known his living and unchangeable truth unto me from all the deceivable wayes and changeable Worships which are in the World and not only so but hath also inclined my heart to walk therein unto his holy name be the praise and glory over all for ever And having thus tasted of the love of God and many a time been overcome therewith even to the begetting of love again in my heart unto the Lord and unto his truth which lives in my heart and is become more dear unto me then all things beside it I judge it to be no less then my duty according to my measure and the ability that God hath given me to bear my testimony for the Lord at this time as my being concerned therein and represented unto the Nation as a person that makes it my business to provide fit up and disperse seditious Pamphlets and I can truly say in the fear of God it is not out of any ambition or desire that I have to appear in print or any self seeking or self end whatsoever but simply and nakedly that the truth may be cleared from those false and scandalous aspersions which this Enemy of Godliness hath cast upon it and for the better information of those that desires to know the truth of this Matter I shall not much meddle with those whom the scoffing seed of Ishmael calls Hobby-horses or others wherein the truth is not so much concerned but leave them to answer for themselves And first of all the Intelligencer is pleased to signifie the fair hope and expectation he hath that somewhat will be done ere long for the suppressing of Conventicles the necessity whereof saith he discovers it self dayly for it is not now enough for the Phanatiques to have their private Meetings in corners and to enjoy them with all freedom and impunitie unless they may triumph over Authority in the open streets Answer Now Cains nature is made manifest who was the first persecutor for Religion and the Wolfs teeth begins to appear under the sheeps cloashing notwithstanding the sinceth words and soft out-side yet will bire fore when it hath opportunity And as for Conventicles the Meetings of the people of God scornfully called Quakers cannot truly be called such for their Meetings are publick and their doors stands open that all that comes may both hear and see what is spoken or done Surely this zealot for the Church of England had forgotten when he writ this Intelligence what his Godsather and Godmother so called did promise and vow in his name viz. that he should forsake the Devil and all his works and is not Lying the work of the Devil and doth he not lye when he saith It is not now enough for the Phanatiques as he calls them to have their private Meetings and to enjoy them with all freedom and impunity unless they may triumph over Authority in the open streets To prove this to be a Lye we need not go far for evidence Let the Goals and Prisons throughout this Nation testifie how many innocent persons are at this very time sufferers therein for no other cause but meeting together in Gods fear to wait upon him and many thousands in and about this great City of London are eye-witnesses how we have been and are with Staves and Holberds kept out of our own hired houses and meeting-places and so many times have been necessitated to meet in the street and this he calls triumphing over Authority and all that have any true knowledge of our practice principle or doctrine can bear us witness that the tendency thereof hath not been to triumph over Authority or to the countenancing or encouraging of any in the least so to do or to oppose resist or rebell against those in Authority but on the contrary we have been willing and ready to obey all and every just and lawfull commands of our Superiours and that not for fear of wrath but for conscience suke and wherein they have required our obedience to any thing contrary to the minde and will of God revealed and made known unto us we have in the sear of God and in the spirit of meekness born our testimony against it through our patient suffering of whatever they have bin permitted to inflict upon us have rather chosen to lay down and part with all that is near and dear unto us then to fin against the Lord or to deny him before men or to give that unto man which only and alone belongs unto God even the rule and dominion over our Consciences and the Lord our God through his tender mercy hath preserved us hitherto and still doth in the same minde firm and stedfast unmoveable and without wavering well knowing on whom we have believed notwithstanding all the cruel threatnings that are dayly breathed against us yet our confidence is in the Lord and in the power of his might and though the Furnace may be heat yet 7 times hotter our God is the same as ever he was who never leaves nor forsakes them that put their trust in him but is and will be present with his