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A85133	A character whereby the false christs, or antichrists, seducers, false prophets, and house creepers may be known. Now in the latter dayes, wherein there are perilous tims [sic], as it is written & hath been foretold of in 2 Tim. 3.3. And saith Jesus, false prophets shall come, but by their fruits shall ye know them, Mat. 7. 15, 16. and 20. And now they are come, and by their fruits they are known, as it is written. As may be seen in two letters sent to severall priests in Liestershire, after two severall meetings, betwixt them and those called Quakers, one letter was to be sent to one Tho. Cockeram of swannington [sic], servant to the Lord Protector, at whose house one meeting was, as the letter will further make mention, and shew the difference betwixt the true prophets and the false, which letter was directed to him to to [sic] be read to the priests being present at the meeting, and the other was to the priest of Twycrosse, after the meeting appointed betwixt two priests, and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers: wherein is discovered the true prophet and the false, and who those are that creep into houses, leading silly people men and women captive, laden with sin, and led away with diverse lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth; and who those false prophets and house-creepers are, that are spoken of, as is proved, both by their fruits, and also by Scripture, as may be seen, &c. / By one known to the world, by R[ichard Fu]rnvvorth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1654 (1654)	Wing F475; Thomason E817_8; ESTC R207412	17,091	16

thy wicked evill and rebellious heart and so to wait for thy condemnation that the Light may judge thee and condemn thee who hateth it and acteth contrary to it condemnation thou cannot escape and the Light of God in thy conscience shall witnesse for me in thy condemnation as the book of conscience is penned 2 Thes 1.8 9. 1 Thes 2.11 12. Now all people you that sees or hears this read try your Priests by the Scriptures and their fruits and you shall finde them to be false prophets as this Hill and Whetstone and all such are and beware of them I warn and charge you as you will answer it before the Lord for false prophets ye shal know by by their fruits as Christ hath said Mat. the 7.15 16. c. And try your Priests by their fruits and the Scriptures Are they not proud and covetous are they not heady high-minded are not they railers and false accuse●s and such as Paul speaks of in the 2 Tim. 3. from the first verse to the sixth verse their fruits is there described and from such you are to turn away Of this sort are they that creep into houses Steeple-houses and keepeth you ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth by them verse the 6. and 7. Hear them not nor hold them not up for the Lord is against them and your souls shall never be benefited by them nor none in their nature for they shall not profit you at all nor none such as they are as you may read Jer. 23.32 Now you have time prize it and minde the Light of God in your consciences that which sheweth you sin and evill and checks and reproveth you in your consciences when you do amisse there is your Teacher that Light of God within you loving it and obeying it there is your condemnation that light hating it and disobeying it say not but that you are warned in your life time therefore repent and turn from your idols and idolatrous worship for you worship you know not what John 4.22 God is a Spirit and they that worship him now they worship him in Spirit and in truth and the Father seeketh such to worship him as it is written John 4.23 24. R. F. Leistershire the 8. Month. 1654. To the two Priests that were at the Meeting at thy house Thomas Cockeram the 4. day of the week and the 10. day of the 8. month Read this to them and the people that they may learn to know the true Prophet and false prophet and Minister of Christ and Antichrist asunder c. Luke 10.5 6. FIrst when I came in thy house I said Peace be in this house and then the wilde wanton Priest that is at thy house he laughed and scoffed at it to shew forth his unbroken nature and to fulfill the Scripture where it is said In the last dayes there shall come scoffers which shall walk after their ungodly lusts 2 Pet. 3 3 4. Here thou wanton Priest I charge thee the Red headed man to be no Minister of Christ but of Antich●ist and thou art without the fear of the Lord as I told thee and shewed that thou were neve● yet taught of God and also thou shewed forth thy ignorance of the Scriptures and art unfit to be a teacher of others who knowe●h not the first Principles or doctrine of Christ for when he sent f●r●h his Disciples into the world he said unto them When ye come in an house salme it and if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but if the house be not worthy let your peace return to you again and whosoever shall not receive nor hear your words when you depart out of that house or City shake off the dust of your feet for it shall be no more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorah in the day of judgement than for that City Mat. 10.12 13 14 15. And thou the young wilde Priest Houldersh●w thou sh●wed that thou wert never taught of God nor sent of Christ for if thou had thou could have received his doctrine and his Messenger but thou shewed thy self like one of Pharaohs fed and wilde horses without government or any humility or moderation at all and the Minister of God exhorted young men to be sober minded and to let their moderation appear to all men but thou Houldershaw had no sobriety nor moderation at all nor no solidenesse nor gravity temperance patience nor honesty nor stayednesse at all but were filled with laughter and folly and foolishnesse like a foolish wilde wanton youth without any government as thy deeds made thee manifest and the light of God in thy conscience will witnesse against thee though thy conscience be seared and the earthly part above where the deceit hath its passage like a high way ground where wildernesse and wantonnesse foolishnesse and giddinesse runs up and down and treachery and deceit hath its abode and lodgeth in the seat of darknesse where lust and accesse pride boasting lying vain-glory scorn and disdain is y●t the light that is within thy conscience will awaken thee and rip thee up one day and be a swift witnesse against thee and be thy eternall condemnation that hateth it and acteth contrary to it and contrary to the Scriptures also which saith Put away jesting with foolish talking c. Eph. 5.3 4 5.6 But thou taketh delight in that which the Scriptures forbids and acteth contrary to the light in thy conscience willingly and wilfully and rejoiceth in thy iniquity and in thy foolishnesse here I charge thee again in the presence of the Lord to be no Minister of Christ but of Antichrist and thou art a servant of the devill and the light of God in thy conscience which checks and reproves thee in secret for sin and evil will witnesse against thee and greater will thy condemnation be thou lyer and wanton one thou scoffer and boaster proud foolish and prophane one thou servant of sin and enemy of righteousnesse thou serpent and viper how shalt thou escape the damnation of hell Call not thou this railing for it is Scripture language to the seed thou art of and to that nature thou art in and the light of God in thy conscience will witnesse the same as the book of conscience is opened and the Scriptures beares witnesse against thee and all in that nature as thy fruits maketh thee manifest Rom. 1.21 22. and Rom. 1.28 to the end Rom. 2.5 6. Rom. 6.16 John 8.34 44. 1 John 3.8 Math. 23.33 And when I asked the other Priest Bennet instead of you both whether he were a Minister of the Letter or of the Spirit he said of both the Letter and of the Spirit but Paul and the Gospel Ministers said ye was not Ministers of the Letter but of the Spirit 1 Cor 3 6. so he and thou both was found to be contrary to Paul and the Gospel Ministers in that but because I know him and thee to be but

account unto God Hebrews 13.17 Here Hill I charge thee and Whetstone also in the Presence of the living God to be ignorant of God and of Christ and to be no Ministers of the Gospel nor the new Covenant but are false Prophets of Rome and never was sent by the Lord that knoweth not what the Soul is as thou then said and therein thou lyed again and treebled thy lies that said thou preached not for hire but for Souls and upon the examination said positively that thou nor no man living know what the Soul was true thou knowest not nor none living in thy nature and deceivablenesse of unrighteousnesse Wo to thee thou lyer thou art of thy Father the devill and a deceiver of souls Iohn 8.44 And herein thou hast manifest thy self and all in thy nature to be acted and guided by a lying spirit But remember thou lyar that the lake is prepared for the lyars and wicked such as thou art and the light of God in thy Conscience which thou art an enemy unto will witnesse the same for me and the Truth agai●st thee and thy deceivings and thou mayest read thy reward and all such as thou art in Psal 9.17 Mat. 7.15 16 20 and 23. Mat. 25.41 to the end Rev. 21.8 Thou art as one of those that Isaiah the true Prophet of the Lord was sent to cry out against that art blinde and ignorant of the knowledge of God in the inward ministration that could not open thy mouth to speak any thing of the mystery Col. 1.27 but art a blinde watchman and a greedy dumb dog and one that preaches for hire and seeks for thy gain from thy quarter and place where thou art seated as the false Prophets did and as the idoll shepherds and blinde watchmen did so dost thou thou blinde watchman idoll shepherd and false Prophet as thy fruits maketh thee manifest that preaches for hire and tythes and lyed and said thou did not Oh shame shame let shame strike thee in thy face and cover thy lips the light of God in thy conscience will be an eternall witnesse against thee forever thou lyer and false Prophet by thy fruits thou art known and th●● is the way to know false Prophets as Christ hath said Ma● 7● 5.1● 20. And thou mayest read amongst the true Prophets writing●●nd see thy 〈◊〉 to be amongst the false Prophets by thy actions as thy fruits maketh thee manifest and let the true Prophets words judge thee ●hou false Prophet who art an open lyar and Preaches for hire and seeks for the gain from thy Quarter Place and Parish where thou art as the false Prophets did so dost thou Hill Read Isa 56 ●0 11. Isaiah who was the true Prophet of the Lord did not preach for hire neither did he seek for his gain from any quarter but cried out against them that did is thou dost for thou said openly thou was not as Isaiah was no more thou art For Isaiah was annointed by the Spirit to Preach but thou art not and Isaiah said the L rd God and his Spirit sent him to preach but thou ran as the false Prophets did and thou that art not as Isaiah was thou art a false Prophet indeed out of thy own mouth ar thou judged and if Isaiah was here now he would cry out against thee as he did against those in thy nature then that did as thou dost and as all you hireling Priests and false Prophets do with the same Light and Spirit that was in Isaiah art thou and all you hireling Priests seen now and cryed out against now We to you blinde guides and false prophets and hireling Priests that run but never was sent of the Lord therefore do you not profit the people at all Jer. 23. And wo to thee Hill thou blinde guide and false prophet that preaches for hire and seeks for thy gain from thy quarter Place Parish where thou art as the false Prophets did and lies and saith thou doth not preach for hire Oh shame upon thee Hill for ever that liveth and acteth in such grosse wickednesse as thou dost but God will avenge himself on thee and all such as thou art Isaiah who was the true Prophet of the Lord he cryed out against such as thou art and he spoke the word of the Lord freely and said Come freely without money or price and so do all the true Prophets of the Lord now that are in the light as Isaiah was and they are annointed to preach and the Lord God and his Spirit sends them to preach freely as Isaiah did and to cry out against all such as thou art Hill Read Isa 48.16 17. and Isa 61. Isa 55. and tell the true Prophets words judge thee and Priest Whetstone and all such as you are that say you are not as Isaiah was be witnesse against your selves that you are the false Prophets and all such as you are who are not as Isaiah was for he was the true Prophet and cryed out against the false and descrybed them by their fruits Isa 56.10 11. And likewise Jeremiah who was the true Prophet of the Lord spoke freely and said All the children of the Lord should be taught of the Lord in the New Covenant as Isaiah did and Isaiah 54.13 14. and Isaiah 55. Chapters Jeremiah 31.31 to the 35. and Jeremiah the true Prophet of the Lord cryed out then against such as thou art and said A filthy and a horrible thing was committed in the Land for the prophets did prophesie falsely and the Priests took gifts in their hands and bore Rule by their meanes as thou Hill and Priest Whetstone and all the Priests of the world receive gifts in your hands and beares rule by your means and preaches for hire and thou Hill lyed and said thou did not till witnesse came against thee openly before thy face Oh sad what a false Prophet and hireling Priest and lyar art thou Here I charge thee in the presence of the Lord and all such as thou art where ever they are to be no Gospel Ministers but lyars deceivers false prophets seducers and Antichrists as your fruits maketh them and thee manifest and the light of God in thy conscience which sheweth thee sin and evill and checks and reproveth thee in secret will witnesse against thee and thy deceivablenesse and the Word of the Lord will rise up in judgement against thee thou lyer and deceiver of the people and all such as thou art and the Scripture witnesseth against you Read Jer. 5.30 31. and let the true Prophets words there judge thee thou false prophet and hireling Priest and all such as thou art that bears rule by their means and holds up that filthy and horrible thing which Jeremiah the true Prophet of the Lord saw then committed by such as you are and he were sent to declare against them as I declare against thee Priest Hill and all that acteth such things for by your fruits you are known to