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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

and they have no rest but in a form without The Saints Sabbath is within where Christ is come to give them rest and they are ceased from their own works The worlds Psalms are without them and they sing Davids quakings and tremblings wastings Prophesies Prayers and tears weeping till his eyes grew dim he watered his couch with his tears and they turn these into Meeter and say Let us sing to the praise and glory of God when it is altogether to his dishonour The Saints Psalms are within and they sing with the spirit and with the understanding also The worlds guide is without them in the traditions and precepts of men which leads from God The Saints guide is within them the spirit and they are the sons of God who are guided by the spirit of God The worlds temple is without them which was builded for the Idolatrous worship The Saints Temple is within ye are the temple of the living God and he doth walk in them and dwell in them and they know and can witness God dwelling in them The worlds Prayers are without them and the power thereof stands in outward words and they ask and have not because they ask amiss that they may spend it on their lusts The Saints Prayers are within by the spirit which teacheth in all conditions what to pray for and helps the infirmities with sighs and groans which cannot be uttered and they ask in the name of the Son and are heard in whatsoever they ask and thereby is the Father glorified for they ask in Faith nothing wavering All you who read these things read your selves where you are whether you be within among the Saints or without among the world The Condition and Portion of the People of England who have long flattered themselves with the Church Ministry and Ordinances but upon tryall are found to be the Synagogues of Satan Persecuters of the truth and enemies of the Gospel of Christ The Lyon hath roared tremble all you beasts of the field The Trumpet hath sounded let the Beast prepare himself to battel for the great day of Sions recompence is at hand and woe to all her enemies I Have heard a voice of Woe and Terror to come upon all the Inhabitants of the Earth Repent all you inhabitants of the earth the sword of the Lord is furbished against you to make a grievous slaughter houle Woe and misery all sorts of People who have preferred your own wils lust pleasures before the pure Law of God houle you Sodomites and Belly-gods of the earth who have given up your selves to fulness of gluttony and all excess of riot feeding without the feare of God sporting in the day time living like fed horses spending the creatures upon your lusts which were never made for that end woe unto you you fat Swine the Swine of Sodom are found among you and the Plagues of Sodom are nigh at hand Woe unto you for now is the Lord come to require his Corn and his Wine which he gave to feed the poore and hungry which your lusts have devoured the wants of all poore in the Nation cry out against you you have exceeded all that ever went before you and you shall exceed in misery Woe unto you proud and lustfull lofty ones that are lifted up in your own eyes and have set your selves above the feare of God which teacheth humility you plainly appeare to be children of the Devil who is the father of all pride and self-exaltation you bear the Image of the Serpent you speckled ones who have painted your selves in the various colours to make your selves seem glorious in the eyes of others that they may bow and worship Wo unto thou that hast set thy self in the seat of God thou art weighed and found wanting thy pride is for the fire and thy Honour for the Dust for now is the Lord coming to enquire after his Wool and Flax which he gave to cloath the naked of all sorts with which thou hast decked the Serpent and spent upon thy lusts thereby to set thy self in the Seat of the Almighty Woe woe woe unto thee thou that art exalted as high as Heaven yea into Gods Throne but thou shalt be cast down to Hell the Lamb is risen to Rule the Nations Woe unto the covetous cruel oppressers who lives upon dust you grinde the face of the poore and oppress them that are fallen your measures you have filled and you have heaped up abundance against this day of wrath The Fire of the Almighty is kindled and it shall never be quenched till it hath devoured and burnt up you and your heaps and made you a curse to the Generations that shall come after Woe unto the envious Serpents that seek to devour the Innocent that make a Prey upon them that depart from iniquity you are the Head of the Serpent that must fulfill what is spoken of you and you now shew the enmity that God hath put between the two Seeds now thy rage is come the seed is come whose heel thou art bruising who shall bruise thy head thy time is as short as thy rage is great Rejoyce all you that suffer it that the Scriptures may be fulfilled Woe unto you scorners you sons of Hagar you sons of bondage to the works of the Devil scorning backsliding false accusing slandering and evil speaking you are brought forth by the Egyptian woman and are in Egyptian darkness and you cannot see that your are in the works of the Devil and by him you are put on to act against Christ in his Saints But now is the son of the Free-woman brought forth to whom the Heritage belongs and you shall be cast out among the Heathen and ungodly and judgement is coming upon you in which you shall be not be able to stand Woe unto you swearers and lyers under whose tongues lyes the poyson of Aspes which you vent out as you are moved by your Father the Devil against the holy and dreadfull name of the Almighty the Land is filled with this Generation and hath long mourned because of you Who can pass in streets or Markets that feare the Lord and their hearts not be broken to hear it Do not all places abound with vain Oaths and lying Idle words never was Nation like to this in these things so that any who will not use these Idle words and oaths is known in the streets as they pass and not esteemed worthy to live in the Nation and thus not onely with all the common sort but also with many that are in place of Authority to punish such things and yet those are not afraid to call themselves Christians shall not the Lord be avenged on such a people as this Woe unto you that live upon deceit in your weights and measures by your sleighty words arising from the serpents wisdom which makes a prey on the simple and when you have got great estates you say God hath

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