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A40250	Several papers some of them given forth by George Fox; others by Jame [sic] Nayler, minister of the eternal word of God, raised up after the long night of apostacy to direct the world, to wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to turn their minds to the true light, that they may be reconciled to God; of the world is not worthy, and therefore doth hate, persecute, and whom inprison them, under the name of Quaker[s]. Gathered together and published by A. P. that the truth may be spread abroad, and deceit be discovered. Wherein the plain, honest, and sober conversation of the saints in fear and trembling, is justified, against the idle bablings of formal professors ... and of all sorts of persons, under pretence of civility. Also the priests of England, with their imaginary doctrines and worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ; and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest. ... With a word to the people of England ...	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. aut; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Killam, John. aut; Parnell, James, 1637?-1656. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing F1904; ESTC R218791	32,715	40

SEVERAL PAPERS Some of them given forth by George Fox others by Jame Nayler Minister of the Eternal word of God raised up after the long night of Apostacy to direct the world to wait for the Revelation of Jesus Christ and to turn their minds to the true light that they may be reconciled to God of the world is not worthy and therefore doth hate persecute and whom inprison them under the name of Quakers Gathered together and Published by A.P. that the Truth may be spread abroad and deceit be discovered Wherein the plain honest and sober conversation of the Saints in fear and trembling is justified against the idle bablings of formal Professors the wicked fashions and heathenish customs of this Nation and of all sorts of persons under pretence of civility Also the Priests of England with their imaginary Doctrines and Worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest Also the occasion of divers scandals concerning the Scriptures Baptism Lords Supper Resurrection Magistracy and Ministry cast upon them by the Priests removed With a word to the people of England who in several Forms have long flattered themselves with their Ministry Churches and Ordinances but upon tryall are found to be the Synagogues of Satan Persecuters of the Truth and enemies of the Gospel And a few Queries propounded to Tho. Ledgard of Newcastle or any of those he ranks with himself under the notion of Anti-Quakers Printed in the year as the world accounts 1654. To the Reader THere is a Paper for the Press given forth by George Fox wherein all may see That Forms of Religion Ordinances as they are called and observations where into people are led by the searchings of Wisdom and the light of their Reasons and Vnderstandings from the Letter of the Scripture are nothing but the worship of the first Nature the Sacrifice of Caine which God doth not accept And that the worship of God in spirit is not known to such neither indeed can be for to that eye it is hid and the Revelation of Jesus Christ and of the deep things of God by the spirit is a Mystery to them not understood which is intended if the Lord please to be made publick as soon as this is finished P A. To all who love the Lord Jesus Christ Mercy and Peace be multiplyed unto you WHo have been scattered abroad in the cloudy dark day from mountaine to mountaine and worshipping that which they know not following the imaginations of others which they spake from the divination of their own braine and not from the mouth of the Lord shepherds that fed themselves and cloathed themselves with the wool and sought after the Fleece and so made a prey upon us and do upon the people but God as he promised saith he I will gather my sheep from your mouthes and seek them which have been scattered in the cloudy dark day hath gathered us an doth feed us upon the mountaine in a good pasture and so we witness the Promise of the Lord fulfilled and as the Lord said I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away who hath one shepherd Jesus Christ herein do we witness the Lord fulfilling the Scriptures in us and I witness the lost sheep is found and the Lord hath brought back again that which was driven away and here do we deny all the Teachers of the world who speak a divination of their own brain and not from the mouth of the Lord for who spoke from the mouth of the Lord denyed them then so do we by the same word and we deny all them that seek for gain from their Quarters which are greedy dumb doggs as the Scripture saith and all those who take the peoples money and sell the Letter which was spoken forth freely For Isaiah that spake from the mouth of the Lord he denyed such things and bid all come freely without money and without price to hear the voice of the Lord that their souls might live and to make with them an everlasting Covenant even the sure mercies of David and this Covenant I do witness therefore I deny with the same word wherewith they spake the same things the Scripture denyeth and all those that bear rule by their means and hirelings which Preach for hire and Prophesie for money For Jeremy who had the eternal words denyes such things Micha denies such things and Jesus Christ who was the Word said The hireling would fly because he is an hireling and this word the Lord hath made manifest which gathers our hearts together up to God and opens to us the Scriptures whereby we see the deceits of the Priests of the world now of the same generation and nature and acting those things there is no Scripture for which the holy men of God did not practice And for taking Tythes in the old time Levi which was to receive Tythes the strangers the fatherless and widows were to come and eat and be filled within his gate but this was according to the Law and here you see the Priests of the world do not act according to the Law in which were Types and Figures of Christ and when Christ was come those he sent forth were not to have a bagg nor a stick to defend them nor two coats nor brass nor silver but freely ye have received freely give The workman is worthy of his meat so they neither walk according to the Law nor the Gospel therefore we deny them and the Ministers of Jesus Christ which went into the world they had no portion of the world but whipping stocking prisoning But them that were gathered out of the world in the eternall word which met together and were of one heart one minde one soule to such they say If we minister unto you spirituall things is it a great thing if you minister to us carnall things But this was spoken to them upon whom the end of the world was come and this I do witness what the Scripture doth say God commanded an outward Temple Circumcision the Sabbath given as Figures and Types and Shadows of Jesus Christ so when Jesus Christ the substance was come and when he was crucified and risen who believed in him Preached his Resurrection and so went up and down in the Synagogues and into the Temple Reasoning and Disputing with them that held them up to bring them out of the Figure up to Jesus Christ who was the substance so all which were gathered together in the substance met together and then the Church was in God and they denyed the outward Temple which God commanded being made the Temples of God and denied Circumcision outwardly being circumcised with the Spirit and denyed the Jewish Sabbath outwardly and observing daies For he that believes is entred into his rest

and hath ceased from his own work even as God did from his And all those now who have received Jesus Christ the substance who is the Head of the Church deny all Types and Figures of him and do witness the Scriptures fulfilled And Jesus Christ who is the chiefe Shepheard the Bishop of their soules And Jesus Christ who is the Mediator between God and Man being made manifest in them makes them all of one mind and one heart and to deny the priests of the world who profess him in words and act those things he forbids First for sprinkling of infants and telling people they baptize them into the Faith into the Church which there is no Scripture for but the baptism by one spirit into one body this we own and the Church is in God as Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus write to the Church of the Thessalonians which was in God And they tell people of a Sacrament for which there is no Scripture that we do deny and them but the Supper of the Lord we own The Bread that we break is the body of Christ the Cup we drink is the Blood of Christ all made to drink into one spirit And the singing of Psalmes after their manner we deny for they sing Davids tremblings quakings and roarings this they have turned into meeter as if we should see one of you lying roaring crying till your eyes should grow dim and watering your bed with your teares and we should turn it into meeter and make a Rime of it and take it and go among a company of ignorant people and say let us sing to the praise and glory of God O Lord I am not puft in mind I have no scornfull eye when they are puft in minds and have scornfull eyes and when they read the Psames they keep on their hats and when they sing them they keep off their hats here they worship the work of their own hands all such practises we deny but we will sing with the spirit we will sing with grace we will sing with understanding Praises praises unto the Lord God on high And they speak a divination of their own braine and not from the mouth of the Lord and such the Lord sent his Prophets to cry out against all these now who study a divination of their own brain and speak not from the mouth of the Lord we do deny and all who are made Ministers by Oxford and Cambrige bred up with Learning and so made Mininsters by the will of men and speak natural Languages as Hebrew and Greek and say that is the Original which a natural man may learn and the natural man knowes not the things of God and all such we do deny for Paul was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel in the Jewish Religion but that did not make him a Minister of Jesus Christ for he declares that he was not made a Minister by the will of man nor of man neither by man but by the will of God and all such I own who stand out of the will of man denying all carnal ends for this ministry draws up to God out of the world and doth not respect any mans person but ministers to that which is in prison But those Teachers which are made by man say The Letter is the Light the Letter is the Word the four Books Matthew Mark Luk and John is the Gospel when the Letter saith Christ is the light and God is the World and Jesus Christ is the glad tidings which was promised the Lambe of God which taketh away the sins of the world and this we witness to be fulfilled all they that are in the light are in unity for the light is but one and who know the light are in unity all who know the word which is a mystery are come to the beginning are sanctified by the word and clean through the word for this word is a Fire burning up all corruption as an Hammer beats down all high minds high nature that the pure seed may be raised up as a sword cuts to pieces and divides asunder the precious from the evil and makes a separation inwardly and outwardly from uncleanness and this is the word of reconciliation that reconcileth together to God and gathers the hearts of his together to live in love and unity one with another and lets them see how they have been strangers and aliens from the life of God the light doth and the word draws from under the occasion of all Laws outwardly working out that silthy nature which the outward Law takes hold on so walking in the spirit there is not a fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and the spirit is but one which baptizeth into one body which we do witness praise be to the Lord to be fulfilled And whereas we are a people accused to raise up a new War it is false for dwelling in the word it takes away the occasion of Wars and gathers our hearts together to God and unto one another and brings to the beginning before War ● was for the Ministers of God which had the word of reconciliation to draw them from the occasion of all wars working out that nature that occasions warre said whence do wars arise even from the lusts Therefore all dear people who love the Lord Jesus Christ and the appearance of Jesus Christ in your souls be not talkers of the truth nor followers of the blinde guides but mind the pure light of God in you which shews your sin and evil and how you have spent your time and shews you how your mindes goe forth and every carnal thought and if you love that light you love Christ and walking in the light in measure there will be no occasion of stumbling for all stumbling is being disobedient and wait to finde the word in you as the Scripture saith Not to fetch it from above nor from beneath but what saith it It is nigh thee in thy heart for with the heart man believeth and with the tongue confession is made unto salvation and abiding inwardly in the light it will let you see one another and have unity one with another and the Teachers of the world to be the Ministers of the letter And whereas we are accused for going into Steeple-houses It was the practice of the Apostles to go into the Synagogues reasoning and disputing about the Scriptures shewing them the substance and told them that God did not dwell in Temples made with hands neither was he worshipped with mens hands Stephen saith the most high dwels not in Temples made with hands and for witnessing forth the substance was stoned to death but these were types of Jesus Christ and the Saints and who were made the Temples of God denied all outward Temples But the Ministery now which doth profess Jesus Christ holds up these

he they all look for their gaine from their quarter And Peter saith of such in his days that they through covetousness make merchandise of the people who have hearts exercised with covetous practises who have forsaken the right way and have followed the way of Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousness And Jude cryes wo unto them for they go one in the wayes of Cain and run greedily after the error of Balaam for reward but those that were sent out by Christ counted it their reward to the Gospel without charge neither ever had any set means but went about having no certaine dweling place never was Masters but servants to all for Christs sake Never went to Law for Tythes or any other earthly thing but suffered persecution and as alwayes he that was after the flesh persecuted him that was after the spirit even so it is now All people try your Priests by the Scriptures and never think to heare the Word of the Lord from their mouthes who walke contary to the Scriptures for such were never sent of God for had they been sent of God they would abide in his Doctrine And John saith such hath not God but he that abides in the doctrine of Christ hath both the Father and the Son And if there comes any to you and bring not this Doctrine you are forbidden to receive them into your houses or bid them God speed for if you do you are partakers of their evil deeds And unto the wicked saith God What hast thou to do to declare my Statutes or that thou shouldest take my Covenant into thy mouth seeing thou hatest to be reformed J. N. The Worship of the Saints and of the world how they differ YOu selfe-willed Professors and you conceited hypocrites lament for your woe and misery is coming you who dissemble with God and Man and deceive both your selves and others away with all your curious minds which feedeth on the aire and are so light and which feedeth upon your dainty dishes and novelties you are above the Cross and so the earthly will is sed and fleshly desires Woe unto you self-conceited ones which gaddeth abroad to change your wayes death doth feed upon death and death doth speak death and all is death the letter is death and the carnall mind is death The Lord hath said the Seed of Woman shall bruise the Head of the Serpent and people will talk of it without them But O Man and Woman doth not death reigne in thee while the carnal mind reigneth death reigneth and the seed of the Serpent is head in thee it God have not bruised him in thee and dust is the Serpents meat you must all see it in your selves Whatsoever is seen is dust all your outside profession is dust which you have got out of Books and Sermons and your Latine Greek and Hebrew and all which is outward is dust and all your glorious Gospel-notions is dust and your gold and silver is dust and fine Apparel is dust and all the worlds glory the mind feedeth on is dust all the worlds profession and worship which is not in spirit and truth is dust If the head of the Serpent be not bruised in thee by the seed of the Woman thou wilt see these to be so for the pure worship is not without but within The worlds Church is without them carnal lime and stone and their call is outward a carnall Bell and a carnal man speaking the carnall letter to carnal minds for carnall money and carnal ends The Saints Church is in God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ The worlds assembly is without them a company of earthly minds meet in a Steeple-house The Saints are brought to the general assembly of the first-born and to the innumerable company of Angels and to the spirits of just men made perfect and to God the Judge of all The worlds Teachers are of the letter without a proud man called of men Master and hath the chiefest place in the assemblies going in long Robes loving greeting in Markets the highest roomes at Feasts all which Christ forbid The Saints teacher is within them ye need not that any man teach you but as the anointing that you have received teacheth you of all things and is true and is no lye and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in it The worlds law is without them in the command of the letter and they break the command and so it is death The Saints Law is within them written in their hearts and they are all taught of God from the greatest to the least And shall no more teach every one is neighbour saying Know the Lord for they shall all know him The worlds light is without them a Chapter or a Verse which was other mens light left upon Record The Saints light is within them you have a light that shineth in a dark place to which you do well that you take heed untill the day dawn and the day star arise in your hearts The worlds word is without them and they take the letter for the word when as the word is invisible The Saints word is within them the word is nigh thee in thy heart and in thy mouth and doth sanctifie them and is sharper then a two edged-sword dividing asunder and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart The worlds witness is without them which is the letter and it bears witness against all the practice of the world The Saints witness is within then he that believeth hath the witness within himself The worlds Baptism is without them sprinkling of infants for which is no command or example in Scripture The Saints Baptism is within baptized with one spirit into one body and are made all to drink into one spirit The worlds communion is without them taking a little bread and wine which is carnall and cals that a Communion but are separated in spirit and are not of one heart and one mind The Saints communion is within them in spirit written in one anothers hearts and though absent in flesh yet present in spirit The worlds touchstone is without them and they try the liuing by the dead the spirit by the letter The Saints touchstone is within whereby they try the spirits whether they be of God or no every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ come in the flesh is of God and he that confesseth him in truth hath him and the Father also The world is ruled by outward rules all goeth from the rule The Saints rule is within them Christ who ruleth in them and is the head of the body The worlds record is without them The Saints Record is within them the spirit that God hath given into them is their record The worlds Sabbath is without them

faith the holy Ghost Whosoever is born of God sinneth not for his seed remaineth in him for he that is begotten of God keepeth himself that the wicked one toucheth him not and saith plainly In this are the children of God made manifest and the children of the Devil whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loves not his brother God in all ages hath known his by their obedience but thou sayest thou must live in disobedience or else thou canst not live in the world and yet thou wouldest he accounted one of his too But where is thy marke by which thou art known from the world those which are God's are marked and known from the world and therefore hated of the world but thou art in friendship with the world and whosoever is a friend of the world is the enemy of God Now thou that canst conform to the worlds waies words and worship and yet would be accounted one of God's too O thou deceiver thou deceiver thou deceivest but thy self and men like thee thou canst not deceive the Lord Take heed repent halt no longer between God and the world if thou wilt owne God thou must disowne the world and the world will disowne thee thou canst not have both for whilst thou art striving with both thou hast right to neither for all things were made for the Son both in Heaven and Earth and he is Heir of all even the fulness of all and in him are the treasures of wisdome laid up and there is no receiving any thing without him witness the Son and witness all but no further then thou canst witness him no further canst thou witness real possession but seedeth on wind words shews and shadows and art deceived by the Devil that old Serpent who makes large promises but hath nothing to perform but deceit for all the promises are yea and amen in Christ they are all to the seed which is the Son and to him are all the Promises in the Scriptures For he that hath the Son hath the Father also and such are made Free by the Son but while thou art a servant to thy lusts tho art in sin and art farre from a Free man Now search the Scriptures and see if ever thou finde one Promise to thee whilst thou art in this condition but that the Devil deceives thee and leades thee to steal the Promises that were given to the Saints who was risen out of thy condition but thou hast no right to them but all the plagues and woe written are thy portion As thou liest in sin thou shalt drink the dregs thereof and wring them out except thou repent Queries 1. VVHether Jesus Christ be not that Covenant of light spoken on in the Scriptures promised by the Father to enlighten and lead all that will owne and follow him out of the dark world up to God the Father of lights yea or no 2. Whether that be not the light of Christ which enlightens the conscience witnessing there against all sin and unrighteousness which convinceth and sheweth the deeds of darkness and exerciseth the conscience in purity and holyness of all that will follow and obey it or no 3. If you say that be not the light of Christ then how is Christ the light of the world and how doth he lighten every one that cometh into the world and how do you distinguish between the light of Christ and that which you call a naturall light and doth the light of Christ enlighten the creature any other way then by shining into the conscience yea or no 4. Whether the light of Christ be not a sufficient guide to all who receive and follow it to bring out of darkness unto the Father and reveal him to the creature without adding to it any other humane helps and was not he given to all the ends of the earth for this very end yea or no 5. Whether those that are in Scripture called the children of light be not onely such as are gathered out of darkness by this light and into it walking in it in measure and those which are called the children of darkness be not such as whose understandings are darkened by following the Prince of darkness to seek out other lights from their imaginations setting up Persons Forms Customs Times Dayes Places Letter and other visible carnal things to get light from which are not the spirit of Christ yea or no 6. Whether it was not by the same light of the spirit of Christ that all the holy men of God in all ages were inspired had their Revelations and by which they spake forth what is written in Scriptures in a mystery to all the children of darkness and whether the light of Christ be not the same now that ever it was to every one that have received in their serveral measures yea or no 7. Whether all those who are not onely ignorant of this light but also enemies to it rendering it under odious terms as unable to lead out of darkness be not Ministers for the Prince of darkness and against Christ the true light and so are Ministers of Anti-christ and upholders of the Kingdom of darkness which Christ came to destroy yea or no More Queries 1. VVHether can the Scriptures be read and understood by any other spirit then that which gave them forth yea or no 2. Whether that spirit be excluded from manifesting it self in the Saints now in the same power and manner as formerly it hath done yea or no 3. Whether that spirit where it is be not infallible and Judge of all truth and all deceits in its measure as it is manifested yea or no 4. Whether those who have not the spirit which is the infallible judge have any true ground to pass the censure of ex-communication or to judge of Blasphemy in others yea or no 5. Whether that which is spoken by that spirit where it is be not the very word of God yea or no 6. Whether the spirit of the world by their carnal laws grounded upon humane wisdome and reason have any power from God to Judge that spirit where it is and have they not in all ages when they have attempted it passed the censure of Blasphemy upon it and so it hath suffered yea or no 7. Whether that spirit be not at unity in it self all that speak by it speaking one and the same things each in their measure and doth it not speak the same things now that ever it spoke in the holy men of God and whether all that are guided by it be not brought into one and the same way to the Father and his worship in spirit yea or no 8. Whether giving heed to any other spirits whatever they pretend be no the way to delusion and to lye open to be seduced into rent Schisme and Heresie yea or no 9. Whether any who have not this infallible spirit in themselves which is the onely light and guide and judge be fit and able