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A40938	A message from the Lord to all that despise the ordinance of Christ which is the power of God unto salvation; with an exhortation to faithfulnesse, which is the cause of true order: shewing the difference of election and reprobation, and the ground of true faith and false, from what centre they doe each of them arise, with order and disorder; and how a believer and an infidell may be known; the believer and the elected ones, as their fruits doe make manifest: with something in vindication by the scriptures, the conditions of the prophets and holy apostles, that those whom the world scornfully call Quakers as many as are born again of water and the Spirit that they are the only people of the Lord & do witness the same conditions that the scriptures doe declare of. Read the scriptures, both of the prophets and holy apostles, in whom the power of the Lord was made manifest, and see their conditions, to whom the Lord did manifest his power: they did both quake, tremble, and shake.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1653 (1653)	Wing F491A; ESTC R218271	22,674	51

A Message from the LORD To all that despise the Ordinance of CHRIST which is the power of God unto Salvation With an Exhortarion to faithfulnesse which is the cause of true ORDER Shewing the difference of Election and Reprobation and the ground of True Faith and False from what Centre they doe each of them arise with Order and Disorder and how a Believer and an Infidell may be known the Believer and the Elected Ones as their fruits doe make manifest With something in vindication by the Scriptures the conditions of the Prophets and Holy Apostles That those whom the world scornfully call Quakers as many as are born again of Water and the Spirit that they are the only people of the Lord do witness the same conditions that the Scriptures doe declare of Read the Scriptures both of the Prophets and Holy Apostles in whom the power of the Lord was made manifest and see their conditions to whom the Lord did manifest his power They did both quake tremble and shake Printed in the Yeare 1653. Moses quaked Hebrewes the 12. ver 21. Ezekiel was commanded to eat his bread with quaking Ezek. 18 19. Daniel did tremble Dan. 1● 10 11. and there were with him that quaked Job his bones did shake Job 21 ● 37 and his flesh did tremble Job 4.14 Habakkuk his belly did shake and his lip● quivered and all his flesh trembled See Hab. 3.16 David roared by reason of the powerfull workings of the Lord in him Psal 10 4 5. and his bones did shake and his flesh did tremble See Psal 38.8 9 10. and 22.1 Psal 119.120 Isaiah spoke to the people to heare the Word of the Lord that did tremble at it Isa 66. ● with many others c. And there were Mockers then as there are now See Job 17.2 Acts 13.41 Isa 28.22 Isa 29.20 Psal 50.2 3. A Message from the LORD to all those that despise the Ordinance of CHRIST which is the power of God unto Salvation Read Eph. 2.10.14 c. With the Vindication of those whom the World calleth Quakers witnessed by the Scriptures the Conditions of the Prophets and Holy Apostles Written from the Spirit of the LORD ALL you that despise and wonder at the work of the Lord 〈◊〉 29.20.1 28.22 be not you mockers lest your bands be made strong thus saith the Lord. Behold ye Despisers and wonder and perish● I will work a work in your dayes though a ma● declare it unto you you will not believe him Acts 13.41 Take heed of despising and making a mot● at the power of the Lord for none doe despise and wonder but Infidells Unbelievers that know not the power of God in them selves and he that bel●veth not is alread● damned as saith the Scripture Jo. 3.18 2 Thes 2.12 All the workes of the Lord are strange to the carnall and earthly minded man Rom 8.7 8. because he is an enemy to God and the naturall man knowes not the things of God because they are spiritually discerned and so the earthly minded man despiseth the works of the Lord and wonders at them ● Cor. 2. but it is because he wants faith the power of God to rule in his heart to overcome that carnall earthly bruitish beastly nature in him and so being an Infidell and void of true faith it makes him mock and scoffe those that findes the powerfull operation of the spirit of God Eph. 2.4 which worketh faith in them knowes these what they are True faith purifieth the heart 1 Joh. 5.4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12. 1 P●t 1.1 14 15 and worketh out the carnall part in man this faith is Jesus Christ who is a misterie to the carnall minded man Shall the Sonne of man finde faith on the earth when he commeth No he findes none untill he work it 2 Cor. 13. all are Infidel●s that know not the work of faith wrought ●n them by the divine powerfull operation of the spirit of God revealing and manifesting his Son in them know you not that Jesus Christ 〈◊〉 in you except ye be Reprobates What is a Reprobate and how may he be knowne Quaere By his fruits ●●swer ●●t 7.16 saith Jesus Christ every Tre● is knowne by his fruits either the Tree must be good and the Fruit good or the Tree evil● and the Fruit evill such is the Tree such is th● Fruit. First tell me Quaere What is the fruits of the go● Tree that is first spoken of by Jesus Christ in the 7. of Mathew I answer ●nswer The fruits of the good Tree whe● Christ is made manifest by his power workin● on the old dead carnall corrupt nature fo● where Christ is un-made manifest in powe● the carnall part beares rule which is death Thus saith the Divine Spirit If Christ be 〈◊〉 you ●om 8.9 ●● 11. the body is dead because of sinne but the sp●rit is life because of righteousnesse and the 〈◊〉 of Jesus Christ being made manifest in mo●● fl●sh the Divine Spirit ruling in those earth Tabernacles it is knowne by its fruits su●● is the Tree such is the F●uits Matt. 7 1● 19.20 The fruits of the good Tree Now the fruits of the good Tree the spituall Vine that growes in the midst of 〈◊〉 Garden in Paradise Ro. 6.4 5. John 3.3 the new Creation plant in men of pure hearts that are born againt Water and the Spirit being the workman●● of God 2 Pet. 1.22 23. who hath wrought out the old ●●ven of malice and wickednes and made a 〈◊〉 creature he that is in Christ is a n●w creat●● wrought out of Selfe into Spirit and the sp●●tuall Vine in man Col. 1.13 Col. 3.10 12 31 14 15 16. the new Plantation ●ringeth forth these fruits love peace gentlenesse goodnesse temperance patience godlinesse brotherly kindenesse charity humility ●ong-suffering forbearing and forgiving one ●nother freely even for Christs sake Eph. 1.17.18.19 20 Eph. 3.4 who is ●he love of the Father and worketh into himselfe baptising by his spirit into that spirituall ●ine to bring forth spirituall fruit to his Fathers glory They that are baptised into Christ they have put on Christ they that are Christs Gal. 3.27 they have crucifi d the flesh with the ●ffections and lusts thereof where he is made manifest by the powerfull operation of his spirit in the hearts of his people 1 John 3.5 6 7 8. working out the old nature killing and slaying the man of sinne by the sword of the spirit and manifesting and revealing his glory in us to his owne praise manifesting his power in us cutting downe corruptions and wounding Levi●than that crooked Serpent that was head Gal. 3.28 29. ●ow is bruis●d in some and bru●sing in others by the seed of the Woman the seede of Abraham after the spirit he casteth out the bond-woman and her Sonne that he may not have any part with the Sonne of

●●●gh truths but not to live in them and so ●●ou thinking to have both the love of God 〈◊〉 the love of the World Mat. 9.19 20 21 22 23 24. and the glory of 〈◊〉 ●od and the glory of the World and there 〈◊〉 catcheth thee with his bait and keepes ●●ee feeding upon fancies Heb. 11.24 25 26 and thou losest the ●●bstance and art among the Gentiles in the ●●●ward Court trodden under foot and at ●●●st cast into hell there to be tormented for ●●er Take heed to your selves all you that 〈◊〉 ●e professe God in words but in workes ●●●ny him it is not he that saith Lord Lord Mat. 7.21 ●●at shall enter into the Kingdome of Heaven ●●t he that doth the will of my Father saith Je●●s Christ Now be not Sayers but Doers ●●●nd walke in order to the spirit of God and 〈◊〉 will lead you and guide you into all 〈◊〉 ●●uth Suffer a word of Exhortation and Admo●●tion We have no envy to any mans person ●ut to his evill actions that he may not live 〈◊〉 them lest he be destroyed with a sore de●ruction and knowing the terrour of the ●ord out of love doe I perswade you all to ●●ke heede of dissembling with the Lord it is 〈◊〉 dangerous thing you say you love God with all your hearts ●ets 5.1 3 5 6. the 12. you say well but doe so Ananias and Saphira said that they brough all their substance to lay downe at the Apostles feet but did not and for their dissemble the judgement of God came upon them a●● struck them dead to the ground and t●● Lord is the same God of power now that 〈◊〉 was then take heed of dissimulation You say you love God with all your heart you that make a profession of him but 〈◊〉 knowes your hearts Ieb 4.13 now looke to it as y●● will answer it before the Lord the righteo● Judge of heaven and earth when you stand nakednesse of heart before the tribunall s● of judgement that you doe professe no mo●● then you doe possesse and practise lest t●● judgement of God come upon you at u●● wares as it did upon them and strike y●● dead to the ground and your name and 〈◊〉 mory come to rot and perish it is a dan●●rous thing to dissemble with the Lord loo● to it and let your love be made manifest your actions in walking in order to 〈◊〉 commands of the spirit of truth Rom. 8.13 14. Jesus Chr●●● the divine power of righteousnesse Now to love God is to keep his comm●● dements Joh. 14.15 1 Joh. 2.4 for saith Jesus Christ If ye 〈◊〉 me keep my commandements and he that s●● he loves God and keepeth not his commandem●●●● is a lyar and the truth is not in him See h●● you doe obey him in keeping his commandements and do not dissemble John 14.23 24. I command you to love one another saith Jesus Christ how doest thou obey this when thou livest in envie with thy br●ther Joh. 15.13 14. 1 Joh. 3.16 and he that envieth is a muderer as saith the Scripture take heed of disorderly walking God doth forbid it and the judgement of God hangs over thy head that doth so Now thou that livest in envie thou art a disorderly fellow and art guided by the spirit of errour 1 Joh. 4.6 7 8. yet thou canst talk much of God and of Christ but walkes contrary it is not the Sayer but the Doer that shall be justified before the Lord the righteous Judge take heed of dissimulation and disorderly walking for God is a God of order Saith Jesus Christ Mat. 5.1 20.44.45 46 47 4 Do unto all men as ye would be done by love your enemies blesse them that curse you pray for them that despightfully use you that ye may be the children of your Father which is in Heaven 1. But how do you walk in obedience to these commands when you mock and scoffe and scorne and deride others would you have them to doe so by you take heede of dissimulation lest the judgements of God come upon you at unawares and so destroy you with a sore destruction This is disorder to the spirit of truth it 〈◊〉 5.34.37 and tell you when you doe any evill the you should not doe so if thou doe but heat ken to it and let it lead and guide your mind● it will bring you to few words sollidnesse and temperatenesse in all things and to pr●●on faithfulnesse to be what you speake in a●● things for that is orderly and according t● the spirit of truth These with many more thou shalt find commanded in thy spirit written in the ne●● law of righteousnesse in thy heart 〈◊〉 31.33 if thou d●● but turne within to read there it will brin● thee to the law and to the testimony b. 8.10 alway● to see that thy thoughts words and action● be according to righteousnesse so shalt th● have peace in walking in obedience to th● righteousnesse of the law in thy heart and will not let thee doe any evill if thou dost b● minde its leadings in thee 〈◊〉 5.7 ●al 119. it will bring tha● to faithfulness and orderly walking toward God and Man in all things let all things b● done orderly by the spirit of truth that Go● may be glorified by you all that doe profe●● love unto his name and take heede of diss●● mulation and disorderly walking for 〈◊〉 God is a severe Judge and hee will not suff●● sinne to go unpunished for he is a God 〈◊〉 order and of purer eyes then to behold i●●quity be not Sayers but Doers professe 〈◊〉 more then you doe possesse and take heede 〈◊〉 speaking evill of that which you know not and if any thing seeme strange to your carnall mindes be not hasty in speaking evill of it but wait upon the Lord till it be made manifest to you for all the workes of God are strange to the carnall heart prove all things Eph. 5.1 11. hold fast that which is good but take heede of dissimulation and disorderly walking stand i●●we and sinne not for God is a God of truth is God of power and of purer eyes then to behold iniquity Thus saith the Lord Will ye not feare me Jer. 5.22 Will ●e not tremble at my presence Jer. 5.22 Would you not say it was madnesse Quest delusions or witchery and disorderly to see men and women to tremble now in these dayes What thinke you of it but thoughts are vaine that arise out of the earthly heart Answ But would it not be a wonder to you to see men and women to tremble 1 Cor. 3 19 20. and their flesh to shake and their bones to quake and some to fall downe to the ground and others to chatter like a Crane or a Swallow as Daniel and the men that were with him did Dan. 10.10 11. Isa 28.1 15. Hab 3.1 Psal 38 and as Hezekiah did and would

you not wonder to see some their bellyes to shake and their lips to quiver and to lye roaring by reason of the powerfull workings of God in them as Habakkuk and David did c. What think you could you owne the same power now that was then in those dayes and not despise it You may say it was so then Obj. but that is pa●● and now there are no such things to be looked f●● nor no such power as was then I answer Answ God is the same God of pow●● now that he was then and he doth make 〈◊〉 manifest in revealing his Son in us But you may say Obj. Revelations are ceased 〈◊〉 not to be looked for in our dayes You may as well say Answ God is ceased to b●● God and Christ to be Christ as to say so who art thou that limits the holy One of Isra●● by thy carnall mind 59.1 55.9 Gods power is not to b●● limitted which way he will manifest himself● but the wayes and workes of God are contrary to mans carnall wisdome as saith th●● Lord 〈◊〉 56.1 my wayes are not your wayes for as fr●● as the heaven is above the earth so far are 〈◊〉 wayes above your wayes and Christ saith 〈◊〉 that he is the same yesterday to day and fr●● ever ●●b 13.8 and he saith that no man knows the Father but the Son neither knows any man the So●●● but the Father and he to whom he is revealed● Mat. 11.27 Then there is no knowledge of God but by revelation of the Sonne he that hath the Son●● hath life ●oh 9. and he that hath the Sonne hath the Father also Take heede of limitting the holy one of Israel he is pouring forth his spirit upon Sons and Daughters according to his promises ●●●ts 2.18 as in Joel 2.28 Let God be God powerfull omnipotent ●●d incomprehensible let Christ be the power ●f God unto salvation immortall and invisi●●●e and not be seene with carnall mortall ●●●sible eyss and let him be a mistery to ●●e wise ones of the world that live in the ●istory and know not that which hath beene ●●recold let the carnall minde be as it is ●n enemy to Jesus Christ and death and de●truction is the portion of carnall mindes and ●he carnall minde is death and keepes the pure ●●●ede in bondage but now the vialls of ●●rath are to be poured forth upon the man ●f sinne the enemy of righteousnesse Rev. 16. Rev. 17. ● the Lord is making his power knowne in the ●earts of his people let despisers and won●erers perish God is the same that he was ●nd it is the same power now that is made manifest that was in the Saints and servants of the Lord in former ages as is made manifest by the Prophets and Apostles Therefore behold ye despisers and wonderers and perish Act. 13.4 I will worke a worke in your dayes though men declare it to you you will not believe them the Lord shall arise as in mount Perazim he shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon that he may doe his worke his strange worke and bring to passe his act his strange ●act Now be ye not mockers lest your bands be made strong Isa 28.21 22. See the conditions of the servants of Lord in former ages to whom the power the Lord was made manifest read the S●●ptures and see whether you can own the s●●● power that they did that spoke them for yea or no I bear testimony to them thro●● death Joh. 3.3 14. thus saith the Lord to this man w●● looke that is poore and of a contrite spirit 〈◊〉 trembleth at my Word Isa 66.2 there is Go●● delight in broken spirits those that are bro●● by his Word in their hearts which is pow●●full Ieb 4.12 ●3 his Word is his power and the Word 〈◊〉 the Lord is quick and powerfull and sharper th●● any two edged sword to cut downe all lusts a●● corruptions and this Word is within R●●● 10.8 Now see could your lustfull mind●● owne this to see a man tremble would y●● not despise the worke of the Lord in him 〈◊〉 Take heede what you doe despisers and wo●●derers perish Acts 13.41 Isaac hee tremble● exceedingly Gen. 27.33 what thinke you b● that was it the power of God or the pow●● of the Devill that made him to tremble H●● Isaac been here in those dayes and trembled would you not have said it was madnesse delusions and witchery what thinke you i● not God the same God of power now tha● he was then take heed of despising the work● of the Lord despisers and wonderers perish Moses he did exceedingly feare an● ●●ake Heb. 12.21 what thinke you by that ●●t all the thoughts of the wise are vaine that ●se out of the first wisdome 1 Cor. 1.25 1 Cor. 1.19 20 21. and 27 28 29. the wisdome of ●●e flesh the wisdome of the world is foo●●nesse with God let it be so let God be ●●se and every man a foole for every man ●ust be a foole that he may be made wise ●●t had Moses beene here now and quaked ●ould not your wisdome despise him for it ●hat thinke you is not God the same now ●hat he was then despise not the worke of God take heede of despising the worke of ●he Lord for despisers and wonderers perish ●nd be ye not mockers lest your bands be made ●trong Acts 13.41 Isa 28.22 Moses he trembled at the worke of the Lord Acts 7.32 what power was that which made him to tremble was that the power of God or the power of the Devill what thinke you would you owne the same power now if you should see men tremble would you not mock them take heed of despising the worke of the Lord and be ye not mockers lest your bands be made strong our God is a God of power When the children of Israel came out of the Camp to meet with the Lord the whole mount quaked greatly Exod. 19.16 17 18. what power was that think you was that the power of God or the power of the Devill take heede of despising the work o● Lord none doe but infidells and unbelie those that never yet knew the power of in themselves working out sinne and evill destroying the workes of the Devill that despise it in others but despisers and ●●●derers perish take heed what you doe Job Job 14.14 Job 21.5 6 Job 16.14 15. Job 17.1 ● c. there was such feare and tremb●● came upon him that made all his bone shake and his flesh to tremble and his h●● also trembled and was removed out of place Job 31.1 what think you by this 〈◊〉 this the power of God or the power of Devill that made Job's bones to shake and flesh to tremble and removed his heart out its place and had Job beene in this gene●●tion and done so would you not have s● that he had beene mad c. but you 〈◊〉 take mad

becau●● they know him not ruling by his holy spi●●● rul ng in themselves therefore doe they 〈◊〉 know them that are borne againe in whom 〈◊〉 hath manifested his love and power as 〈◊〉 I John 3.1 Behold what manner of love the F●ther hath bestowed on us that we should be c●●● the Sonnes of God now we are the Sonnes 〈◊〉 God therefore the world knoweth us not ●●cause it knew not him and that is the reas●● why they speake evill of the truth beca●●● they know it not in themselves therefore th●● know it not in others where it is made m●nifest Jo. 4.5 6 because they are of the world the●●fore speake they of the world and the world hea●eth them we are of God he that knoweth God ●eares us he that is not of God heares us not ●ereby know we the spirit of truth and the spirit ●f errour And this is the record that God hath ●iven to us eternall life and this life is in his ●onne 1 John 5.11 Now to know the Sonne 〈◊〉 to know the power of God ruling by the ●ower of his div●ne spirit operating within ●orking out all sinne and evill for he being made manifest is made manifest to destroy ●he works of the Devill Now he that hath ●he Sonne hath life and he that hath not the ●onne hath not life now this life is within ●herefore the end of all writing is to lay open ●hat which is the cause of dissention from the ●rue guide the sp●rit of truth The mystery of ●niquity hath borne rule long in man Anti●hrist that sits in the temple of God as God ●hewing himselfe to be God and sits deckt a●ove the Crosse Christ as a well-favoured Harlot having got Saints words in forme and method to speake of but not made conformable to them in life and conversation having onely the forme but denyes the power of godlinesse even Satan transformed into an Angel of light Leviathan the old crooked Serpent the Devill who is the enemy of all ●ighteousnesse be gets up into the highest ●orme and hath such faire colours that hee cannot be discerned but by the power an● where the power of truth is he rageth at i● both within and without and casts fort● flouds of wickednesse after it but the wit● kednesse of the wicked shall slay them th● Lamb shall overcome and get the victory Now the Lion of the tribe of Judah is takin● off the seales and opening the booke that ha●● beene sealed and doth discover Antichrist th● man of sinne with all his deceivablenesse an● his craftinesse how he lyes in wait to decei●● the simple Now where the simple desire is b●● got towards the truth minde that which do●● beget the desire and wait there upon th● Lord who first b●gets the will and then giv● power to act and perform that which is goo● upon the obedience to him for all the promises of God run upon the obedience Therefor deare heart minde the motions 〈◊〉 thee that doe arise to perswade thee to fo● sake that which is evill and to embrace th● which is good and it will bring thee into true discerning betwixt good and evill th● thou maist chuse the good and refuse the ev●● The Lord is now setting up the ministery● his Son in the spirits of his people and if the bee but still and sit in silence out of all m●● words and writings and outward teaching that arise from the first nature which is alt●gether corrupt and uncleans and if the her● be uncleane which is the ground then the words and writings must needes be the same therefore cease wholly from all that is outward and visible and come to know that which is inward and invisible for as the lightning commeth out of the East and shineth into the West so shall the comming of the Sonne of man be therefore wait wholly within to know thy teacher there doe but returne out of all thy own wisdome which is foolishnesse with God and returne out of all thy owne righteousnesse which is unrighteousnesse and so shalt thou know the wisdome and righteousnesse of God which is pure spirituall and divine which doth farre excell and go beyond all thine which wisdome is hid from all Vulterous eyes and venemous beasts and is not to be purchased with Gold nor Rubies nor Pearles nor the preciousest things that are Job 28. it is not to be found out by wit nor art study nor industry minde but to returne within out of all thy owne words thoughts or musings to have thy minde kept pure and free from all thoughts and objects without and thou wilt be fit to receive the teachings of the Father which will teach thee true knowledge indeed and thou wilt finde the booke of life to be opened to thy soule in waiting within hear glad tidings brought to thy soul and the everlasting Gospel will be preached to thee and the mysterie of godlinesse unfolde to thee which hath been hid from ages an● generations which now the Lord is revealin● by his spirit to those that wait upon him stan● wholly out of all mens words and sink dow● into the ground the eternall word of li●● within Rom. 10.8 and know it preached i● thy heart and it will melt thee and brea●● thee to peeces with the flowings forth of lo●● that runs forth from this pure Vine the Lor● Jesus Christ within open when he knock●● and if thou dost but lay thy finger on th● latch thou shalt feele the smell of myrrhe● Oh wait on the Lord for teaching and tho●● shalt heare words unexpressable which wi●● make thee to rejoice in the Lord with exceedi●● joy for the Kingdome of Heaven consiste● in righteousnesse peace and joy in the Ho●● Ghost where there is love and peace a●● joy and freedome in the Son of righteousnes● who is King of Kings and Lord of Lord● To him be praise honour and glory for eve● more All his works praise him Oh blesse 〈◊〉 Lord praise him and magnifie him for ever Written in the first yeare of Jubilee by o● that had been in Egypt under sore taxations 〈◊〉 Pharaoh and was redeemed by the pow●● of the Lord that sent his Angel the Messe●ger of the covenant of grace who leads 〈◊〉 Israelites the promised seede from place● place which leadeth up to him who 〈…〉 Keeper and their King This Angel of the Lord doth lead the promised seed through the Sea of many great and deep troubles and through the Wildernesse where there are fiery tryalls there to try all to see whether they will stand or fall there are such troubles there as seldome hath been knowne and there the Lord he gets himselfe renowne and so leades through the warsare spiritually where many a strong hold is throwne downe by the Lords owne powerfull hand and a●l his enemies are brought unto a stand and the Lord leades his seede into the promised Land that he may have the praise to whom it doth belong And thus the seede comes to