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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
spirit_n	call_v	lord_n	name_n	6,530	5	5.1879	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66865	To the King and both houses of Parliament sitting at Westminster, and to every particular member thereof this is a timely warning that they do not make laws against the righteous and innocent people of the Lord called Quakers, as the unrighteous rulers whom God overthrew before them, did / by Humphrey Wolrich.	Wollrich, Humphry, 1633?-1707.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3302; ESTC R15082	13,107	16

TO THE KING and both Houses of PARLIAMENT sitting at VVestminster And to every particular Member thereof This is a timely warning that they do not make Laws against the Righteous and Innocent People of the Lord called Quakers as the unrighteous Rulers whom God overthrew before them did Pro. 20.8 The King that sitteth in the Throne of Jugdement scattereth away all evil with his eyes By Humphrey Wolrich LONDON Printed for Robert Wilson at the sign of the Black spread Eagle and Windmil in Martins le Grand O Parliament DO not ye establish that which the Lord hath determined to overthrow neither do ye endeavour to destroy by unrighteous Laws Truth which the Lord hath determined to establish and his worship in Spirit will he exalt and all other worship taught by the precepts and commandements of men are abomination and the Lord will overturn and root it out of this Land in his season and though Idolatry be taking root and spreading it self over this Land as the branches of a green bay tree yet the Lord will arise and his enemies shall be scattered as the chaffe of the threshing floor before the wind and the whirlwind of the Lord shall fling them out of their place for the Lord hath a mighty and a strong One whom Nations Councils and Parliaments have too too much rejected and set at naught and the wise builders in all ages yet a remnant in all generations hath he saved and to them hath he been a tryed stone elect and precious and to the generation of the righteous who have sought the Lord in all ages hath he been a rock a shelter and hiding place and a sure foundation unto them where they have been hid from the persecution and cruelty of men even of such men which would not have them to rule over them such in all ages have been making Laws and sealing unrighteous decrees against the innocent to bind the Consciences of the Servants of the Lord that they might not worship him in the liberty of his own Spirit such would never own Christ the light in their Consciences which saith whatever ye would that men should do unto you do ye the same unto them for their Lord King and Lawgiver For thus saith the Lord it is by me that Kings reign and Princes decree Justice by me Princes rule and Nobles even all the Judges of the earth Prov. 8.14 I wisdom dwell with prudence and find our knowledge of witty invention Friends this is spoken of Christ who is the wisdom and power of God and in whom are found treasures of wisdom and knowledge who saith counsel is mine and sound wisdom I am understanding I have strength this is he who hath given a measure of his true Light into all your Consciences to be your Counsellor this is the power of God to which every soul must be subject and every one that would act for God in the Parliament must take counsel at this Spirit which standeth in the Congregation of the mighty and judgeth among the gods who is for a Spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in judgment and whose name is called wonderful Counsellor the mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of peace mark this is he which saith open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed unto destruction open thy mouth judge righteously and plead the cause of the poor and needy this is he of whom it is said Esa 11 from the 2. to the 5. the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him the Spirit of wisdom and understanding the spirit of counsel and might the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord and shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes neither reprove after the hearing of his ears but with righteousnesse shall he judge the poor and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth and righteousnesse shall be the girdle of his loins and faithfulnesse the girdle of his rains this is he which Job put on as a garment Job 29 14. I put on Righteousnesse and it cloathed me my judgement was as a robe and diadem mark this was the light by which Job walked through darknesse and a Spirit of judgement when he sate in judgment the Princes refrained talking before him the Nobles held their peace and their tongues cleaved to the roof of their mouths when the ear heard me mark blessed is the ear that hears and the eye that sees for they are satisfied then it blessed me and when the eye saw me it gave witnesse to me Friends mind the testimony of God and have the witnesse in your selves as Job had who said I hold fast my righteousnesse my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live because I delivered the poor that cryed and I caused the widows heart to sing for joy I was also eyes to the blind and feet to the lame I was a Father to the poor and the cause which I knew not I searched out I brake the jaws of the wicked and pluckt the spoil out of their teeth unto me men gave ear and kept silent at my counsel and waited for my words as for the latter rain mark here was no complaining when true judgement did run down as a stream then was the door of the prisoner opened and the widows heart did sing for joy then did truth spring out of the earth and righteousnesse rained down from Heaven then did the branch of righteousnesse grow and the arm of the poor was strengthned and the high arm of the wicked was also broken then did glory spread it self and the life was revealed as in the dayes of old when Moses the man of God judged the tribes of Israel So Friends many eyes are waiting upon you the many eyes of the Beast which the Lord will blind are looking for some unrighteous decree that the Merchants of Babylon in whom the cry of the righteous is great and in whom the bloud of the Innocent hath cryed for vengeance their eyes are looking towards you and their expectations are great that ye will stablish their false worship by a Law which if you do and compell all to worship in a form which is now setting up utterly contrary to the Scriptures and form and power of godlinesse the Lord will destroy and confound you and them together For he hath determined the Lord hath said and will most certainly bring it to passe that he will be as an enemy and stand with his everlasting arm as an adversary against all that would bind the Consciences of those that fear the Lord or by any Law or Decree would compell to worship in any form but in that which his own Spirit leadeth into the Lord hath said it and his word is setled and established as a Decree for ever that he will overturn all false worship and all such as have a name of Ministers of

the testimony and the sure witnesse of the Lord in our Consciences that we do not suffer as Thieves Murderers and evil doers neither are we guilty of the breach of any good Law of King Charles's but onely in this are we looked upon as guilty because we meet together to Worship the Lord as his Spirit leadeth us the King having commanded the contrary which Law should I never speak more I bear my Testimony against as unrighteous for as Children newly born are we clear from all plottings either against the King or any other Government since we were a people called of the Lord not to fight with Carnal weapons as many have done but with Spiritual Weapons which have been mighty through God not to the destroying of mens Bodies but the bringing down and destroying of that wicked spirit which hath captivated oppressed and destroyed the Creation of God under which the whole Creation travelleth in pain and groaneth greatly waiting for the redemption and manifestation of the Son of God who comes not to destroy the World or mens lives but the works of the Devil which have been wrought in man whereby mans life hath been a burthen too heavy for himself to bear And the Lord hath raised us up and we are his witnesses against all hireling Priests which Preach for hire and we bear our testimony and it is the Lords against all false Prophets which are in the was of Balaam runing gredily after rewards these are they which withstand the Lord and his people and though they say they are Ministers of Christ yet we testifie by the Spirit of the Lord that they are no better then the false Prophets which Jeremiah Esay and Ezekiel cryed against and such as Paul Phillip 3. complained of vers 18. For many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are enemies of the Crosse of Christ Whose end is destruction whose God is their Belly whose glory is in their shame who mind earthly things These are they which the Lords controversie is against and against whom he will stand as an adversary until he have destroyed them Root and Branch and as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses so do these men withstand the Truth Mark How did they withstand Moses not by denying the signs and wonders which he wrought but by doing lying wonders by the enchantments and witchcraft which Moses did by the Power and finger of God so these men whom England hath taken for Ministers of Christ even these men which have run to every Power King and Parliament to establish them a Law for their Bellies these men do not resist the Truth in denying Prayer Singing and Preaching and such things as the Spirit of God led the Saints to formerly but by living in the form of them and Singing Preaching and Praying by the Spirit of the World as their Fruits make them manifest to have another Spirit then what the True Ministers and Prophets of God had which is not of the Father but of the World When did you ever read in all the Scriptures that the true Ministers did run to the Magistrates for their bellies as this generation of false teachers for many hundreds of years have done When Christ sent forth his Ministers to preach he bid them go and enquire in the Towns and Cities where they came who was worthy and such things as they set before them they were to eat this was their hire and maintenance which Christ the chief Bishop did allow them for saith he the Labourer is worthy of his meat he did not bid them go into such a Town or City and bargain by so much a year or how much will you give me and I 'le be your Minister but saith he freely have you received freely give Is not Englands Ministery and their gift of preaching bought in Oxford and Cambridge and sold in Cities and Countries all over this Nation so that which can be sold bought for mony is not the gift of God for all the gifts and graces of God are free and freely to be distributed as they are freely given and not sold for money So you may read Acts 8.20 where Simon the Sorcerer would have bought the gift of God for money Peter said unto him Thy money perish with thee because thou thoughtest the gift of God can be purchased with money Balaam the Sorcerer who had the gift of God freely given him a thing which the Ministers of England know not but are enemies thereunto he saw the goodly Tents of Jacob and the pleasant dwelling place of Israel but his heart being divided he would have sold the gift of God for money and the gift which God gave him freely if he could have done it by his inchantments he would have cursed the people whom the Lord had not cursed and in whom he himself confessing was the voice of a King and perceived that there was no divination nor inchantment against them Therefore he bemoans himself and says unto B●lak if thou wouldst give me thine house full of silver and gold I cannot go beyond the Commandment of the Lord Mark The holy One of Israel which will not be limited limits his enemies And to you all this is the word of the Lord You shall not go beyond your limit nor destroy the people whom the Lord hath blessed do not harden your hearts against the Lord as Pharaoh did for you have had many warnings by the Servants of the Lord already as Pharaoh had when he would not let Israel go but increased their bondage and doubled his cruelty against them and as the governments which went before you were often warned of a sore destruction and overthrow that was coming upon them and though their hands were strong and the Kingdoms were strengthned in their hands yet did the Servants of the Lord often warn them and foretell of all that is now befallen them And though they could not believe it when it was declared unto them neither did they relieve the oppressed nor loose the bands of the prisoner but as it is in this your day they waxed obstinate against the Lord and hearkned to the false Prophets and hireling Priests which were their ruine and mocked the Prophets and abused his Messengers which he sent unto them because he had compassion on his dwelling place so that the wrath of the Lord brake out upon them untill there was no remedy He gave them up to the spoilers as it is this day and them which were become tributaries to them hath he brought in subjection and made tributaries themselves how did they prosper judge in your selves was any able to stand before them while the Lord was on their side did they not prosper did not the dread and fear fall upon the Nations round about then was there no oppression of the Innocent nor wounding of tender Consciences in this Land about Religion when did they grow weak feeble and the mighty men became