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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34463	Copies of some few of the papers given into the House of Parliament in the time of James Naylers tryal there, which began the fifth of December, 1656	Rich, Robert, d. 1679.; Tomlinson, William.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6080A; ESTC R27916	8,569	10

COPIES OF Some few of the PAPERS given into the House of PARLIAMENT in the time of IAMES NAYDERS Tryal there which began the fifth of December 1656. To the SPEAKER of the PARLIAMENT of ENGLAND these to be read FRIENDS ACt nothing cōtrary to that which doth cōvince you though bound with an Oath although you bring your selves in never so much disgrace in breaking your Agreement for in such a case you may reject the Counsel of God against your own Knowledge and so appearing to please the world that looks upon you the unjust acts against the Just herein you 'l do despite to the Spirit of Grace wilfully acting that which he knows he should not So here comes mans condemnation just from God therefore before you do act consider and before you do give Sentence fear for Blasphemy proceeds from the root of Transgression and see that you be first out of it before you of it do judge There is no Blasphemy in the Light which is truth And to witness the light is not Blasphemy And to witness the Prophets Life and the Apostles Life that had the Life of Jesus made manifest in his mortal flesh And to witnesse the Life of God and God dwelling in man is not Blasphemy And to witnesse the second Adam the Lord from Heaven and as he is so to be in this world is not Blasphemy but not to witnesse this and to be in the transgression he is in the Root that will blaspheme and for a man to say he witnesses these things and himself in the transgression he blasphemes and is the Synagogue for Satan who did transgresse and not abide in the truth who is in the transgression Now it is not because men can speak the Scriptures of truth therefore they are able to judge of Blasphemy for the Jews could speak the Scriptures of truth but judged the Truth Blasphemy Now if you would know what 's Blasphemy this is blasphemy and these were out of the life of the truth that judged the life blasphemy and you do not read that any that was in the life of Christ did whip banish prison put to death any for blasphemy Alas here is blasphemy heard all up and down the streets men professing what they are not Now the Jews which had the Scriptures and out of the spirit of Christ did put to death for blasphemy Now with this examine and judge your selves that you may not be judged of the Lord Although Darius could not change after sealed yet 't was much grief to him consider what Act that was and Law that was not to be changed after sealed And consider Herods Oath against Iohn Baptist and the counsel and chief Priests against Christ for a blasphemer Is Christ in you Now where is this councel and chief Priests against him It is better to judge of things which you truly understand pertaining to this life but that you cannot till you come to the Light that enlightens every man that comes into the world and so leads into the Kingdom of God and Christ that is not of this world for there is a Kingdom of the world which is not become the Kingdom of Christ which is in the transgression and there are the blasphemers in the transgression of the life which the Scriptures of truth is given forth from which judges the truth blasphemy Now wait in the Light that you may receive the wisdom of God which comes from Christ by which all things was created that with it you may come to use the creatures with the wisdom by which they were created to the Glory of God I know the Lord is striving that innocent blood you bring not upon your heads and hath opened your understandings for to see more then at the first and in many of you hath he wrought a noble Principle of tendernesse and moderation in which if you abide faithful to act what it requires the arm of the Lord you will see revealed and great things brought to pass and so will you be clear whatever becomes of the Innocent in the day of Gods visitation when he makes Inquisition for blood you whose understandings the Lord hath opened and moved to plead the cause of the Innocent be faithful to God be your talent never so small take heed of hiding it least your sin become greater then you will be able to bear It concerns no man farther to judge then he is judged and is in the truth This in tender love to all who are of an upright heart that sits in Parliament from Robert Rich. There was several copies of the Letter given to particular Members besides this little paper given to many that had not the Letter In a Letter of mine given to the Speaker this morning which I desire may be read amongst you is written at the latter end thereof these words viz. If I may have Liberty of those that sit in the Parliament I do here at their doore attend and am ready out of the Scriptures of Truth to shew That not any thing James Nayler hath said or done is blasphemy or worthy either of death or bonds These were delivered the 15. of December being the eleventh time the whole House had set about this businesse so when I had given the Speaker the Letter I waited at their door from the time they first sate till they arose and then I departed in peace ROBERT RICH To you that sit in Parliament who own the Scriptures are these ●●r what is writtten aforetime is written for our admonition 1 Cor. 10. 11. Quaery 1. WHether those that said God was their Father and crucified him so blasphemy that spoke the truth were not 〈◊〉 and of their Father the Devil yea or nay read Ioh. 8. 41. 44. 2. Whether lyars covetous or proud men are not the Synagogue of Satan And if such say they are the children of God or Christians whether by the Scripture that be not blasphemy Read Rev. 2. 9. 3. Whether the lyar doth not hate him that abides in the truth Read 1 Ioh. 3. 12. and there see why Cain slew Abel And as it was then is it not so now Doth not he that is born after the flesh persecute him that is born after the spirit Read Gal. 4. 29. 4. Whether they that have the spirit of Christ Jesus in them punisheth the body or puts any to death for words true or false And did not Christ come to save life and not to destroy it● Read Mark 34. Matt. 13. 29 30 Iohn 8. 11. 5. Whether Christ Jesus hath not been a stumbling stone and a Rock of offence throughout all Generations Read and see Isa. 8. 14. 18. Luke 2. 34. 1 Pet. 2. 7 8. Luke 20. 17 18 19. Matt. 13. 55 56. Luke 5. 30. 33. read these Scriptures over And did not the very Disciples of Christ oft stumble and were offended at him Read over these Scriptures and consider them well Matt. 26. 8. to the 14. ver. the 31.

in this confident zeal they kil his Children taking them for enemies It is saith Christ Iesus because they know not the Father nor me Ioh. 16. 2 3. Now examine your selves you that are for killing or hurting Do you know the Father Do you know the Son Have you communion and fellowship with them Is the Son begot in you Is He formed in you Are you come into His innocent nature if not your confidence and zeal will deceive you and you stand in that nature that will kil children for enemies for you cannot know them til you know his nature brought forth in you And if His Nature be once brought forth in you you wil finde a saving spirit raised up in you not a destroying spirit for Christ and every measure of Him is a Saviour not a Destroyer and so from Christ the Saviour spring up many Saviours Obad. v. 21. He that is the destroyer and persecutor is yet in the old Covenant Hagar He is but the son of the bond-woman which is yet in bondage with her children and is to be cast out Gal. 4. 22 to the end And if ever you come to witness the new Covenant and the Law of God writ in your hearts and the nature of Christ formed in you you will finde the persecutor in you cast out and that it enters not the Kingdome for there 's nothing hurts nor destroyes in all Gods Holy Mountain Isa. 11. 9. Wil. Tomlinson Was not the appearance of Christ when He was born glorious when that the voyce was cryed Hosanna to the Highest Was not this to the astonishing of the beholders and amazement of the world did it not stir up all chief Priests and Herod was not He puzled about His Birth and they troubled at his coming did not the Chief Priests and Rulers gather against Him who was full of grace and truth did not the glory of Him shew it self forth when He went up unto Jerusalem when the high voice was spoken and the songs to him sung the strength ordained out of the mouths of Babes and sucklings and was not Jerusalem the highest place of Worship and did not the strength which was ordained for the Babes and Sucklings set the Priests and Rulers on rage against Christ that they crucified and slew him and did not that make Herod and Pilate friends in the highest place of Worship did not He say and tell his Disciples Hee would come again the Hosanna Him that was cryed Glory to the Highest And did not He come again to his Apostles according to his promise and make his abode with them and sup with them Did not the Apostles say to the Saints that Christ was in them the mysterie the hope of glory and if He was in them the body was dead because of sin did not the Apostle say Examine yourselves prove yourselves Know you not that Iesus Christ is in you except you be Reprobates mark Iesus Christ in you the Emmanuel the Saviour the Lamb of God the Hosanna Is not his appearance in the Spirit as glorious in his second coming as it was at his first is it not as much to be admired in the world as it was ever Answer these things and satisfie your selves To the Light wherewith Christ Jesus hath enlightned you all I speak that with it you may see when you act against him where he is manifested To prison them contrary to the Just is to make them to grow and to banish them is to shame your Religion and not to own the thing the scripture speakes of and to put them to death is to destroy your selves George Fox Whether or no you will suffer Christ to have as much honor in the earth and the world as the Devil hath Where Christ is manifested whether or no he shall not have more honour or as much where he is manifested And whether or n●… it is offence to bow to man or to kneel before a Iudge in the world Whether the● be offensive to the world amongst the world to bow before such and among such the truth is not in And whether or no it would not be offence to such to bow to Christ where he is manifested and persecute such as do bow where the thing is in the truth whether or no such a thing may not be done in the truth and bee a figure to all the bowings of the earthly Powers which be out of truth which hath reigned above the seed of God An example to you all Therefore take heed and consider before you act any thing or judge lest God judge you afterward for be assured He will Whether bowing in the Truth may not bee a figure that the seed of God shall rise and reign above the Earthly Powers and they shall bow to it And how know you but such things as these may bee tryalls to you whether you will persecute another for taking that which is acted among you to your selves in another way different from this Now come to do as you would be done by and do not persecute that in another that is acted in the world though it be professed otherwayes in the intent and come to the true measure and weight and act nothing in your own wils nor out of the counsel of God to judge the just upon earth in this world the just you 'l be judged by that is of the world to come without end I receive not Honor of man Whether or no if any do persecute the seed which doth take the honor of God which is over the world and it They themselves do take the honor of the world that persecutes the contrary Are these things judged with a just measure and weighed with an equall ballance yea or nay George Fox DID not Christ wash the Disciples feet Did he not do that as a pattern and example to those that came after him that they should do so to one another Have you washed one anothers feet Have ye anointed one another with oyle that stumble at these where they are acted Are not these the expressions of love to one another And are not these things to be acted amongst the Disciples of Christ Are not these things wonders amongst you that do not wash one anothers feet that be out of the example of the Lord did not the Disciples wash one anothers feet according to Christs example Were not the Prophets feet washed Did not Peter desire his head to be washed Do not wonder and strange at these things where they are practised Were not the Saints to salute one another with a holy kisse and was not Peter to be carried whither he would not Was there not a time that he girded himself And is it not the Prince of the air that rules in the children of disobedience if it be not the Prince of Peace and the Lamb of God And is it not an expression of love and honor where there is the washing of one anothers feet And for the washing or kissing of feet it is but an expression of love and humility And is not this a patern and example to all you to judge you all how far short ye are of washing one anothers feet or kissing one anothers feet and do not wrong one another about these outward things but to come to know the Seed of God which bruiseth the Serpents head which would destroy and set one at enmity with another that crusheth down these outward things and reigns over these outward things which seed of God comprehends all strife and comprehends the world which seed the promise and blessing of God is to in which seed is the unity and not the enmity for that is it which is bruised with it Therefore do not shew your selves in enmity against these actions where they are acted in the seed of God in righteousnesse not in the world out of the enmity not as justifying the wicked in these things nor condemning the righteous Minde consideration before you do judge of such as are moved to act these things whether or no they be not examples to you all to try you all whether or no you will persecute or lift up your hands against such and an act whereby you may search your selves and see how far short ye come of a Disciple And come to that good in you all that is of God that with it you may overcome if there be any thing that is evil and the heaping the coles of fire upon that which is the adversary And whether or no there be not such things to be acted in righteosunesse and simplicity as washing the feet of the Disciples or that some may be carried whether they would not go and if any should kisse the feet or wash the feet of another in love and simplicity is that such a crime And for Jesus and Christ and the prince of life and peace if Jesus Christ be within the second Adam is witnessed God with us which is Jesus and be not offended with this if any do witnesse the State reconciled to God who hath witnessed the State drove from God the first Adams state who witnesses the second Adams state the Emanuel God with us Again Now be not ye offended at this least you do manifest your selves to be in the first Adams state driven from God not witness Jesus Christ God with you reconciled to God again But if you stand against this it shews your selves to be in the transgression standing against the Emanuel which is God with us Be not hasty in acting these things but examine and consider before you do act Except ye see signes and wonders ye will not believe but this is come to pass that the Scriptures might be fulfilled that saith the time will come that they shall think they do God good service when they kill you Remember the Scripture which saith His face is more marr'd then any mans Isa. 52. 14. And whether this be not the same that gave his Cheeks to the Smiter and opened not his mouth And see now who they are that have spit upon him but what evil hath he done Notwithstanding all these warnings yet on the 17. day of the tenth moneth the major part of the House pronounced Sentence on him FINIS