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A94713	To you that are called by the name of Baptists, or the baptized people that do what you do by imitation from John Baptist, Christ and the Apostles, who had not the form without the power to reform; but you have only the form, but wants the power that doth reform. Also several other things given forth from the spirit of the Lord, necessary for all people to take into consideration as they love their souls.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; Fox, Goerge, 1624-1691.	1654 (1654)	Wing T1753; Thomason E808_18; ESTC R207533	7,346	8

5. What and where that comforter is which doth reprove the John 16. world of sin of righteousness and of judgement and doth guide into all truths and shews things to come and shews the things of Christ and glorifies him and whether that comforter may be expected in these daies 6. Whether any of the Saints of God may expect and wait Jer. 23. to receive his word from his own mouth immediately as all the messengers of God did in all ages or there must be no word now but the letter taken out of books and which hath been formerly spoken to others 7. Whether any may wait for that promise fulfilling in these Isa 54. 13. John 6. 45. daies that all the children of God shall be taught of God and whether that teaching be sufficient to salvation without any humane help or learning from man 8. What and where that word is that people shall hear behind them saying This is the way walk in it when they turn to the right hand or to the left and what that teacher in the midst of Isa 30. them is which shall be no more in corners and whether any may expect that word and Teacher in these daies 9. What that word of saith is which needs none to say Who Deut. 30. 14. Rom. 10. shall ascend up into heaven or into the depth to fetch Christ from above or below but which was nigh in the heart which the Apostles preached to them which had it in their hearts and whether the same word be not in the hearts of people now though they mind it not 10. What that voice of Christ is which his sheep knows and John 10. how they come to know it from all other voices and which all that hear it will no more hear the voice of a stranger hireling or thief but by that voice are brought to follow Churist alone and whether Christs sheep hear the same voice now and know it from all false voices 11. Whas that way in the wilderness is which is called the Isa 35. way of holiness which the unclean shall not pass over but it shall be for the wayfering man and fools shall not err therein in which way the redeemed shall walk and the ransomed of the Lord shall come up to Sion and whether any may expect to find that way who are strangers and fools in these daies 12. What that Ministration of spirit is which is given to every 1 Cor. 12. 7. one to profit withall and whether there can be any profiting without it and whether it be not of it self an infallible guide in all the waies of God according to its manifestation 13. What and where that worship of God in spirit and truth John 4. 23 24. is which God alone seeks to be worshipped in and whether any can worship in spirit but he who is born of the spirit and whether he that is born of the spirit needs any other guide in that spiritual worship but that spirit of which he is born according to its measure and whether such worshippers have not been and are now different from all other worships and therefore hated by them as in all ages 14. What and where that light is which enlightens every one John 1. 0. Iohn 3. that comes into the world and is the condemnation of all that loves darkness because of their evil deeds and whether there be any other condemnation but this light to all who believe not in it but hate it 15. What that Law of the spirit of life is which after Pauls Rom. 8. warfare did set him free from the law of sin and death which formerly had lead him captive into the law of sin and made him wretched and whether any now in these daies may look to be set free by the same Law of the spirit of life from the said wretched condition who find themselves in it 16. What that grace of God is which brings salvation and hath appeared to all men and teacheth the Saints to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and whether it would not teach all men the same if they did not turn it into lasciviousness and they need no other teacher J. N The light in your conscience the true Teacher FRiends You that look out at Teachers without you consider what you have bin doing all this while and what you have learned you will see yourselves to be strangers from the Covenant of promise by which all com to know the Lord and need not teach one another this Covenant of peace you are strangers from who own nor the light which Christ doth enlighten every one that cometh into the world withall to teach you if you have the ight which Christ doth enlighten every one with which shews you sin and evil and the deceits of your hearts and how you have spen your time and how you spend it and whom you have served and whom you do serve that light is your teacher to teach righteousness for it is righteousness that light will be your condemnation hating it and you set up such teachers as hate this light that are call'd of men masters have the chief places in the Assemblies which Christ cryed woe against and so doth not own that Christ which the Scripture speaks of but sets up such as Christ cry'd woe against as you may try your spirits read Mat. 23. If you will own the Scyiptures and if ever you will own God you must own that light in your consciences which Christ has enlightned you with for it is the eye and if ever you see the Church which is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ it must be with this light which Christ hath enlightned you with but hating this light you run to the teachers of the world and worships of this world and so from God and the Church in God and this light will be your condemnation that hate it Now if you love this light it will reach yov when you lie in bed and shew you where your heart is and what your thoughts are upon and all the deceits of your hearts and bring you to stand in the councel of God to receive instruction from God and direction how to walk before him and as this light doth shew you sin and the deceits of your hearts stand still in the light and Will nothing but wait for the power of God to stand against that nature which the light of Christ discovers in you and here is your first step to peace G. F. And eternally you shall witness what I speak For to that in your consciences do I speak

To you that are called by the name of Baptists or the Baptized people that do what you do by Imitation from JOHN BAPTIST CHRIST and the APOSTLES who had not the to run without the power to refo●m but you have only the form but wants the power that doth reform Also several other things given forth from the Spirit of the Lord necessary for all people to take into consideration as they love their souls Aug 18 1654 I. YOu that imitate John in Luke 3. where is your fruits brought forth where is the axe laid to the root of the tree you baptists that were oppressors before where is your oppression ceased you that have two Coats where do you give to them that have none where do you feed the hungry and cloath the naked and let the oppressed goe free and use no violence Where do you act according to Johns council in that of Luke chap. 3. ver 8. to 15. II. You that imitate a Baptism from Christ because he went down into the water Mat. 3. 16. 7. When did ever the heavens open to any of you and when did you after you came out of the water at any time see the Spirit of God to descend like a Dove and light upon you as it did upon him And when did you hear a voice from heaven saying to you Ye are my well-beloved sons in whom I am well pleased to confirm your way of baptizing as it did then For they that are guided by the spirit of God are the sons of God and if sons then heirs and joynt-heirs with Christ as they were who were baptized into the death of Christ and buried with him in baptism that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father so they to newness of life who were owned with the love of God and were sons 1 John 3. 1. Rom 8. 14. to 18 and Rom 6. 3 4. 5. verses They who baptized then had manifest tokens of the love and power of God to confirm that visible and outward baptism of water But what power or manifest token have you Baptizers that do but imitate them who had the holy Ghost and the power is not that wanting and doth not accompany your baptism and so it is but as a bell without a clapper and dead as a body without a spirit and so a form without power III. You baptized people that imitate Philip that Preached to the Church When did the spirit bid you goe as it did him and when were you caught away out of sight by the spirit after you had done as Philip was Where is your confirmation or fignes or miracles to accompany your baptism as it did theirs Are you all Chaffe and no Wheat What is the form to the power saith the Lord Is not my word as a fire and a hammer to beat down and to burn up IV. You that imitate Peter when he went to the Gentiles to preach the word in Cornelius's house and the holy Ghost sell on them at the preaching of the word to shew that God would make choice of the Gentiles as well as the Jews and seeing that they received the holy Ghost as well as they of the circumcision none ought to forbid them of being partakers of the priviledge of Christ as well as the Jews and they were baptized as well as they But where is your vision that Peter had before he went to the Gentiles Where is your power to give the holy Ghost are you not sayers but no doers having a form but want the power Acts 10. chapt V. You that imitate the Apostles way of baptizing with water but cannot give the holy Ghost Where have any of you sold your possessions and laid the price down at the Apostles feet as the baptized people did in Acts 4. and suffer none to want but have all things common as they had Act. 4. 31 32 to the end VI. You that are baptized with water but want the gift of the holy Ghost How can you cast out and deliver up to Satan by what power do you that Can Satan cast out Satan Or a Kingdom divided against it self how can it stand VII You dippers and sprinklers why do you differ one dip another sprinkle And what have you to do to busie your selves to press people to that thing as necessary to salvation and you have not power to establish them When did any receive the holy Ghost and power from on high by laying on of your hands give over your dipping and your sprinkling you Immitators that have the forme but wanteth the power And returne me your Answer to these few Questions propounded to you For Christ hath not sent me to Baptize but to lay open decetps and deceivers and to preach the Gospel not with wisdome of words least the Crosse of Christ should be of none effect for the preaching of the Crosse is to them that perish foolishnesse but unto us which are saved it is the power of God 1. Cor. 1. 17. 18. verse Richard Farnworth The baptism of Christ we own which all the Saints were baptized into which was By one Spirit into one Body as in 1 Cor. 12. 13. by this baptism we do witness the washing away of sin not only the washing away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God but sprinkling of Infants we deny which there is no Scripture for And all you who from your imaginations do imitate Johns baptism and so go into the water and say You are believers and have right to the Ordinances of Christ but you to be believers we deny who are not yet come to repentance and your water baptism which is but an imitation from the letter for the Lord never sent you forth nor commanded you neither to preach nor baptize as they did whom you go about to imitate who are not yet come to repentance nor to the first Principle of the doctrine of Christ nor to own the light of Christ in your consciences who should exercise them and lead you to wait upon God and lead you to repentance and the faith of believers you know not for the mistery of faith is held in a pure conscience 1. Tim. 3. 9 which you cannot witness which hates the light of Christ which should exercise your consciences and so your minds and consciences is defiled and with that minde you talk of faith and of the Ordinances of Christ and of water-baptism which serveth unto us for a figure as the Apostle saith 1 Pet. 3. 21 And Jesus Christ was baptized by John by water that he might fulfill all righteousness Mat. 3. 15 And John was a Prophet and Christ is the end of the Prophets and Johns baptism was but a figure for he said he did but baptize with water but Christ is the end of all figures types and shaddows and did fulfil them for he fulfilled all righteousness and Johns ministry and Johns baptism and he that