receiv'd and it is the most blessed Treasure for as every one holds it fast they shall know it to be a Bond of Peace even the Peace of God which by his Son Christ Jesus is given unto us which as we abide faithful in his blessed Truth shall never be taken away from us So in a living Sence of this undefiled Love of God do I dearly salute you all where this may come who am your Brother in the Fellowship of the Gospel of Peace who am known to the World by the Name Thomas Wynne Caerwis the 1st Day of the 11th Moneth 1678. Postscript THis infamous Libeller in page 2 and 3. layes down his Charge against the said Thomas Wynne thus Libeller 1st He sayes That all the Writers of the holy Scriptures and all the Saints of God mentioned there were Quakers page 11 14. Secondly That the present Quakers have got the Key of David with which they and they only can unlock all Mysteries p. 11. Thirdly That all Schollars especially the Priests having quite lost this Key cannot tell the Meaning of the Scriptures and that their Hearers have not so much Discretion as Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar bad p. 12. Fourthly That the Ministers of God the Priests of this Church and those that hear them are all running Head-long to Destruction p. 14. He further adds thus viz. These are the main Pillars our Quaker superstructs all his Foolary upon and most justly deserves for his Pains to be rewarded with a Whipping-post that by taking a lawful Dance about that he might assay also to prove the Antiquity of a Lancashire Horn Pipe Reply In all these four Particulars this Libeller doth falsly charge the said T. W. as may be seen in those pages of his Book which the Libeller quotes In p. 14. T.W. saith thuâ— Oh! you Priests of all sorts I beseech you for Christ's sake do not run thus headlong to Destruction and draw the poor blind People after you Reader seriously consider how falsly and wickedly this Libeller hath dealt with T. W. For T. W. doth not say That the Ministers of God the Priests of this Church and those that hear them are all running headlong to Destruction and therefore this Author hath grosly belyed T. W. in this matter But more fully to prove that this Libeller hath grosly belyed the said T. W. take T. W. his own words as followeth p. 21 22. who writing against the Papists Protestants Presbyterians Independants and Anabaptists I know saith he there are some particular persons of each of you who are come so far to be led guided by the holy Principle in them that they dare not scoff nor jear any but are troubled to see any others do so who have shewed their Moderation so much as they themselves have not escaped being Sharers in the Reproach of the Quakers These I distinguish from the rest and what I charge the afore-mentioned with and I heartily desire that they may witness a growth in the heavenly Principle which will further them in holy living and make them able to discern who they are that fear God and who fear him not Thus far T. W. word for word Thus the Libeller is plainly proved to be a Forger of Lyes and his Pamphlet to be made up of Lyes and Scoffing writ in a Spirit of Envy and therefore to be abhorred by all people who come to a sight or knowledge thereof Secondly The said Libeller chargeth the said T. VV. with saying That all Schollars especially the Priests have quite lost this Key cannot tell the Meaning of the Scripture And that their Hearers have not so much discretion as Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar had Rep. This is another forged Lye or rather two Lyes fâ—â— first T. W. believes and certainly knows that there are Schollars who have the Key and know the meanings of the Scriptures and he also knows that there are some who hear the Priests who have as much discretion as Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar had and this he shews in what is said before in pag. 21 22. of his Book Secondly This Libeller chargeth the said T. W. with saying That the present Quakers have got the Key of David with which they and they ONLY can unlock all Mysteries Rep. The said Libeller hath forged and told a Lye in this charge against T. W. for though T. W. doth say that The Quakers at this day have the Key of David which doth unlock all the Mysteries of all his Brethrens Writings Yet T. W. doth not say that the Quakers only have this Key Fourthly The said Libeller charges the said T. W. with saying in pag. 11 and 14. of his Book That all the Writers of the holy Scriptures and all the Saints of God mentioned there were Quakers Rep. T.W. doth not say in the aforesaid pages That all the Writers of the holy Scriptures and all the Saints of God mentioned there were Quakers therefore this Libeller hath belyed him in this matter But if T. W. had said That all the Writers of the holy Scriptures and all the Saints of God mentioned there were Quakers yet those sayings may be true for any thing this Libeller knows or for any thing he hath offered in this his Pamphlet to prove the contrary The Apostle said God hath concluded all under Sin that he might have Mercy upon all Again the Apostle said We have all sinned and come short of the Glory of God Again We have all been gone astray as Sheep without a Shepherd but now we are returned to the Captain of our Salvation and Bishop of our souls And the Apostle exhorted saying VVork out your Salvation with Fear and Trembling for it is God that worketh in us to will and to do of his own good pleasure as saith the Apostle This Libeller in page 4. of his Pamphlet saith We ought to work out our Salvation with Fear and Trembling Now seeing all have sinned as the Apostle said and seeing the Apostle exhorts People to work out their Salvation with Fear and Trembling If they take the Apostles counsel then they must work out their Salvation with Fear and Trembling and if 〈◊〉 do so then they do Quake or Tremble and so in a sence may be called Quakers or Tremblers the words Quaking and Trembling being of one and the same Signification The holy Prophet said Serve the Lord with Fear and rejoyce in him with Trembling c. And the Lord God said To this man will I look even to him that is poor and of a contrite Spirit and Tremblesh at my VVord Again the Lord saith Hear the VVord of the Lord ye that Tremble at his Word your Brethren that hated you that cast you out for my Names sake said Let the Lord be glorified but he shall appear to your Joy and they shall be ashamed Isa 66.2 5. Reader Take notice that though we own Quaking and Trembling as the People of God did both before the Law and under the Law and also in the dayes
you may be tryed and ye shall have Tribulation ten days be thou Faithful unto Death I will give thee a Crown of Life Rev. 2.10 As concerning the Wicked the Apostâ—e saith There is NO FEAR of God before their Eyes Rom. 3.18 Psalm 36.1 Again And unâ—o Man he said Behold the FEAR of the Lord that is Wisdom and to depart from Evil is Vnderstanding Job 28 28. Again The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdom Psal 111.10 Again The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge but Fools despise Wisdom and Instruction Prov. 1.7 Again speaking of the Wicked he saith They hated Knowledge and did NOT chuse the FEAR of the Lord they would none of my Counsel they would none of my Reproof therefore shall they eat of their own Way and be filled with their own Devices for the turning away of the Simple or Ignorant shall slay them and the prosperity of Fools shall destroy them but whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely and shall be quiet from fear of Evil verse the 29th to the end Here God speaking by Solomon saith The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge vers 7. and in vers 29. he complaineth of the wicked saying They hated Knowledge and did not chuse the Fear of the Lord. Therefore Misery and Destruction came upon them but saith God Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely and shall be quiet from fear of Evil. So those who chuse Gods Fear and take his Counsel are kept by his mighty Power in that which is well pleasing to him and such are not terrified with the fear of Evil for they know God to be their Keeper who keeps them out of the Evil that is in the World and from the wrath and punishment which he will bring upon the Wicked who chuse not his sear nor take his counsel who saith Be ye Holy for I the Lord your God am Holy Here God distinguisheth betwixt Godly Fear which the Godly do stedfastly abide in and the fear of Evil which brings Torment upon the Ungodly Again The Fear of the Lord is a Fountain of Life to depart out of the Snares of Death Prov. 14.27 Again By the Fear of the Lord men depart from Evil Chap. 16.6 Again Better is a little with the Fear of the Lord than great Treasure and Trouble therewith Chap. 15.16 The Apostle Peter exhorted the Saints saying Fear God 1 Pet. 2.17 Again the Angel that preached the everlasting Gospel saith Fear God and give Glory to him Rev. 14.7 Many more Scripture-Testimonies might be brought to confirm this great Truth viz. that Godly Fear is to be continued in by Godly Men and Women unto the end of their dayes upon Earth but what I have already written doth sufficiently confute the Ranting Doctrines and Notions of this prophane Scribler And though I dearly own the Testimony of the holy Scriptures and therefore bring them for the confirmation of this great Truth yet that in which my greatest assurance lies is the living experience that I have had through many Years exercise of the excellency and preciousness of Godly Fear or the holy Fear of God my Heart and Soul is deeply affected therewith because of the preciousness and excellency thereof therefore I commend it unto all People as that which is indispensably needful to be come into and kept in without which no Man or Woman can come to Peace and Rest with God And I tenderly exhort and warn the Sons and Daughters of men to chuse the Fear of the Lord God in whose hand their Life is and to flee from all Ranting Atheistical Books Doctrines Principles and Practices which would keep them out of or lead them out of Godly Fear or the holy Fear of God and every one apply your Hearts to the Spirit of Truth which God hath sent which shews you what is good and what is evil believe in that and attend upon it and be careful to keep out of that which you know to be Evil and let your care be to obey God in what you know to be your duty and as you are obedient to him in what he has made known unto you to be your duty that which is further needful for you to know which you yet know not God will freely make it known unto you That which is and hath been the hurt of many is their hunting after the Knowledge of the Secrets and Mysteries of God in their SELF-WILL while they have neglected to obey God in that they already knew and by this means many have hunted themselves into Ranterism and Atheism which is lamentable to behold at this Day Others there are who desire not to know any thing but the following the foolish fleshly Lusts and vile Affections which War against their Souls who giving up themselves thereto and pursuing the same with a greedy Appetite become swallowed up therein and drowned in Perdition or Destruction thereby as the holy Apostles have testified see 1 Tim. 6.9 and 1 Pet. 2.11 The Apostle saith The Lord knoweth how to deliver the Godly out of Temptations and to reserve the Vnjust unto the day of Judgment to be punished but chiefly them that walk after the Flesh in the Lust of Vncleanness and despise Government presumptuous are they SELF-WILLED c. Such speak Evil of the things they understand not and shall utterly Perish in their own Corruption having Eyes full of Adultery and that cannot cease from Sin beguling unstable Souls an Heart they have exercised with Covetous Practices cursed Children which have for saken the right Way these are Wells without Water Clouds that are carried with a Tempest to whom the Mist of Darkness is reserved forever For when they speak great swelling Words of Vanity they allure through the Lusts of the Flesh through much Wantonness those that were CLEAN ESCAPED from them who live in Error while they promise them Liberty they themselves are the Servants of Corruption c. see 2 Pet. 2. verse 9 10 12 13 14 15. to the end read the Chapter through Again the Apostle saith This second Epistle Beloved I now write unto you in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance that ye may be mindful of the Words which were spoken before by the holy Prophets and of the COMMANDMENT of us the Apostles of the Lord and Saviour knowing this first that there shall come in the last dayes Scoffers walking after their own Lust c. Chap. 3. Verse 1 2 3. Again Love not the World neither the things that are in the World If any man love the World the Love of the Father is not in him for all that is in the World the Lust of the Flesh the Lust of the Eyes and the Pride of Life is not of the Father but is of the World and the World passeth away and the Lust thereof but he that doth the Will of God abideth forever 1 John 2.15 16 17. Jude the Servant of
also Dan. 5 you may read of the Hand-Writing that appeared at Belshazer's impious Feast who beholding it his Countenance was changed and he cryed out for the Astrologers Magicians and Wise Men here it failed also When Christ Jesus was born of Mary the Scribes the Pharisees the High Priests with all their Schollarships could not find out that he was the Saviour but took him for a most wicked Impostor How â—ame it then that they could not find it out seeing that they had the Scriptures that fore-told his coming nay instead of knowing him by their Hebrew Greek and Latin they persecuted him and put him to the most shameful Death however many poor illiterate Mechanicks had him revealed unto them I might bring many Scripture-Testimonies more to my Defence but at present do content my self with these not doubting but such Hoops as these will make my Vessel hold Water these following may be used also if need be Bishop Jewel in his Book against Papists writ about a hundred years ago said thus The Spirit of God is bound neither to Sharpness of Wit Bishop â—ewel against Hard. p. 532.534 nor to abundance of Learning oft-times the Unlearned see that which the Learned cannot see therefore Epiphanius saith Only to the Children of the Holy Ghost all the Scriptures are plain and clear Flesh and Blood is not able to understand the Holy Will of God without special Revelation without the special Help and Prompting of God's holy Spirit the Word of God is to the Reader be he never so wise and learned but as the Vision of a fealed Book William Dell It is only the INSPIRATION of GOD that enables a Man to know the Things of God William Dell confut Sims p. 114 115 116 117. and not man's Study and human Learning Dr. Barns Martyr Burnt for his Faith in King Henry the eighth's dayes saith That Man's Will Reason Wisdom Heart Soul or Whatsoever thing is in man without the Spirit of God is but the Wisdom of the Flesh Zwinglius The Scriptures are not to be understood but by that very same Spirit by which they were writ Tom 3. fol. 160. Peter Martyr that famous Italian Protestant teacheth us That the Spirit is the Abettor by which we must assure our selves for the understanding of the Scriptures Peter Mart. ch 6. and that thereby we must discern between the Words of Christ and the Words of a Stranger Erasmus What 's set forth by man's Device may be received by Man's Wit Eras on 1 Pet. 1.19 ibid. or 1 Cor. 2. but the Thing that 's set forth by the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost requireth an Interpreter inspired with the like Spirit Thus Reader thou may'st see who abuses the first Reformers my Adversary or I yet he calls himself a Protestant but if he be he is very much apostatized from the first reformed ones and for my part I am a Protestant in this Case with the afore-said good men And whereas in my Book I did give my Testimony That none could understand the Mysteries of God's Kingdom by Human Learning Arts or Sciences and he hath said nothing to invalid my Assertion yet I did not say there nor was it ever in my Heart that Schollarship was not good in its place viz. to translate any History out of one Language to another as Hebrew to Greek Greek to Latin Latin to English English to Welch or Welch to English c. in these and in Commerce with men by them that travel into strange Countries and for trading with them it s of excellent use But let a man be Master of never so many Languages he cannot by them know the true Meaning of the Parable which Christ spoke The Kingdom of God may be compared to a Mustard seed and whoever say they can they are in their own Eyes wise but when they come to the Tryal they will find it deceitful as well as Pilate and the Jews and many others did And John in his Revelations gives in his Judgment in this Case he says The Whore sits upon the Waters and he says The Waters are Tongues Languages and Peoples But may some say Who is that Whore he there speaks of It s plain that a Whore is one that is Adulterated from her Husband and Christ Jesus is the Husband of the true Spouse his Church but many who have laid Claim to him for their Husband have adulterated from him in their Lives and Conversations and this is that Whore which would make People believe she is an Honest Wife she gets the Tongues and Languages and Peoples and upon these as John saith she sits as a Queen and the Cry now is to all Come out of her my People partake not of her Sins lest ye partake of her Plagues Pilate and the Jews who put Christ to Death had Hebrew Greek and Latin for Pilat wrote a Superscription in Hebrew Greek and Latin and set over Christ's Head when he was Crucified and the Jews read it and yet by these Tongues they knew not Christ CHAP. IV. Of his Reflection on me calling me COOPER c. IN this he spits his Malice at me as much as in any and indeed his Book savours of little else and in this he thought to Character to Disgrace by Reflecting upon my small Original but I am quite of another mind for if this would be so to me it would certainly be of much more to very many that I could name were it not lest any should think I did reflect on them who are now Persons of known Repute and Honour in the World who had smaller Beginnings than my self I could bring the Libeller under this Odium also if he thinks it be any if he be the Man he is said to be but Revenge is none of my Way therefore will at present reply to him of this Matter He 's fitter to Plant Tobacco or at bâ—st to mind hiâ— Ax and Saw Libeller pag. 20. the Joynter and the Adz alias Neddâ— the Criste and the Head-Knife c. Rep. It s known to many now living in this my Native Country wherein I live and it being also near the place where I was Born that my genious from a Child did lead me to Surgery insomuch that before I was Ten Years old I several times over-ran my School and Home when I heard of any ones being wounded or hurt used all my endeavours then to see Fractures and Dislocations reduc'd and Wounds dressed and have been so long missing that my Parents thought they had lost me for which I underwent severe Correction and the troublesome Times being then my Parents sustained great Plunder and my Father dyed before I was Eleaven Years old and my Mother not being then able to produce so great a Sum of Money as to set me to Chyrurgery I betook my self to this honest necessary Calling he upbraids me with with several other things that in those dayes pleased my mind yet during all
of the Gospel yet we have not given our selves that Name Quaker or Quakers but our Persecutors and Enemies gave us that Name in Scorn and Envy But the Names which God and Christ gives unto those who truly believe and continue in obedience are Saints and Servants Children of God and Children of the Light and Disciples of Christ and the Apostle called the Believers in Christ Christians the Apostle saith If ye be Reproached for the Name of Christ happy are ye for the Spirit of Glory and of God resteth upon you but let none of you suffer as a Murtherer or as a Thief or as an Evil-doer or as a busie Body in other mens matters yet if any Man suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorisie God on this behalf 1 Pet. 4.15 16. Reader Here note first that those who believe in and suffer for Christ the Apostle calls them Christians and this Name we own as proper to us more proper then the Name Quaker or Trembler yet as we have and do Tremble at the Word of the Lord as the Prophets and Apostles and People of God formerly did if any in reverence honour and love to the Power of God at which we Tremble do call us Quakers or Tremblers this we own but the Name Quakers as given us in envy and scorn by this Libeller and many others we deny and reject Secondly observe that such who suffer for Murther Theft c. do not suffer as Christians for Murtherers and Thieves are no true Christians but are in the Nature of Heathens These four particular Charges this Libeller makes the Foundation of his scoffing Atheistical Pamphlet called Work for a Cooper and herein they are all proved False Lying and Slanderous and therefore the Devil is the Author of his said Pamphlet For he is the Author and Father of all Lyes and Lyars as Christ said The said Libeller quotes Rev. 21. where it is said Aâ—l Lyars shall have their part in the Lake that burneth with Fire and Brimstone Here this Libeller may read his Portion and what will be the reward of his Work if he do not unfeignedly Repent but it is his unfeigned Repentance and Salvation that T.W. and the People in scorn by him called Quakers unfeignedly desire Concerning FEAR The aforesaid Libeller who Scoffs at Fear and Trembling saith pag. 10. The worst of men have commonly the greatest share of Fear Rep. If this Libeller had been in that holy Fear of God which is the beginning of Wisdom which is as a Fountain of Life which preserves from the Snares of Death and which keeps the Heart clean as saith the Prophet then he would have distinguished betwixt Fear and Fear as Christ and his Apostles have done Christ said I say unto you my Friends Be not afraid of them that kill the Body and after that have no more that they can do but I will fore-warn you whom you shall fear Fear him which after he hath killed hath Power to cast into Hell Yea I say unto you fear him Luke 12.4 5. Mat. 10.28 The Author to the Hebrews saith of Christ That in the days of his Flesh when he had offered up Prayer and Supplication with strong Crying and Tears unto him that was able to save him from Death and was heard in that he feared Heb. 5.7 Take notice of this that the Man Christ Jesus who was made of a VVoman under the Law as the Apostle saith in the days of his Flesh when hoâ— prayed unto the Father he was heard in that he feared Thus the Apostle shews that even the man Christ Jesus who sinned not was not without holy Fear and Reverence towards the Father Again the same Author exhorted the Saints saying Wherefore we receiving a Kingdom which cannot be moved let us have Grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with Reverence and GODLY FEAR Heb. 12.28 Again But as he who hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of Conversation because it is written Be ye Holy for I am holy and if you call on the Father who without respect of Persons judgeth according to every mans work pass the time of your sojourning here with FEAR 1 Pet. 1.15 16 17. Again he exhorted saying If ye suffer for Righteousness sake happy are je and be not afraid of their Terror neither be Troubled but Sanctifie the Lord God in your Hearts and be ready alwayes to give answer to every man that asketh you a Reason of the Hope that is in you with Meekness and FEAR Chap. 3.14 15. Here the Apostle distinguisheth betwixt the Fear of God and the Fear of Wicked Men he exhorts them to the holy Fear of God but forbids them to Fear wicked Men And thus the Apostle agrees concerning Fear with the Command of Christ who saith Fear not them which kill the Body c. but are not able to kill the Soul but Fear him who is able to destroy both Soul and Body in Hell Mat. 10.28 Here the Apostle exhorts those that call on the Name of the Father to pass the time of their sojourning here with Fear so that they who call upon the Name of the Father with acceptance must not cast off the holy Fear of God but must keep and abide in it all the dayes they live upon Earth according to the holy Saying of the Man of God who said Blessed is the Man that Fears at All Times In pag. 4. this Libeller saith Till we have Mortified our sinful Affections and Lusts we ought to work out our Salvation with Fear and Trembling Rep. It appears by his Envy Scoffing and Lying that he hath not yet mortified his sinful Affections and Lusts and therefore according to his own Principle he ought to Fear and Tremble before the Lord. But as a Plea for casting off the holy Fear of God he quotes the words of Zacharias which he spake concerning the Promise of God that he would grant unto us That we being delivered out of the hands of our Enemies might serve him without Fear in Holiness and Righteousness c. Luke 1.74.75 Rep. His Lyes and Scoffing doth shew that he is not yet redeemed from under the Power of his Soul's Enemy he doth not serve God in Holiness and Righteousness and he wickedly wrests and perverts Zacharias's words before-cited for those who did receive the Promise of God who were delivered out of the hands of their Enemies they served God in Righteousness and Holiness without the Fear of their Enemies but Not without the Fear of God For any man to say That he serves God in Holiness c. but doth not Fear God this man is No True Christian but a RANTER Again this prophane Scribler as a Plea for casting off the holy Fear of God quotes Paul's words to Timothy thus For God hath not given us the Spirit of Fear but of Power of Love and of a Sound Mind Thus far he quotes the Apostle's words but like a Treacherous
man leaves out the next following words which shews what fear it was that they were out of the following words are these viz. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the Testimony of our Lord nor of me his Prisoner but be thou partaker of the Afflictions of the Gospel 2 Tim. 1.7 8. Here the Apostle shews that it was not the fear of God that they were out of but the fear of wicked men their Persecutors under whose wicked Power Paul then was a Prisoner Again this prophane man as a Plea for casting off godly Fear he quotes the Apostle John's words who saith Perfect love casteth out Fear But Treacherously or Ignorantly leaves out the very next Verse to those words he cites which verse hath only these following words in it which words shew what fear it was that perfeâ—â— love cast out viz. Herein is our Love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of Judgment because as he is so are we in this world 1 Joh. 4.17 18. Here the Apostle shews that their Establishment in the Truth yea in the God of all Truth gave them dominion over the Devil and over the fear of him and over Fear of torment and punishment with him but yet they retain a godly fear according to the Command of Christ who said I will teach you whom ye shall fear Fear not him who killeth the Body but cannot kill the Soul but fear him who can cast Soul Body into Hell And the Man Christ Jesus himself in the days of his flesh had a fear and reverence towards the Father as the Apostle shews and as I have shewed before And the Apostles and Prophets lived in Godly fear and exhorted others unto it and to continue in it and they that do and teach the contrary which this vain Scribler doth they are ungodly men such as the Apostle speaks of who do despight unto the spirit of Grace who live want only and prophanely upon the Earth such are Sons of Belial who live without God and Christ's Yoke who are like the wild Bullock unaccustomed to the Yoke and like the wild Asses Colt in the Wilderness And VVo unto such if they Repent not and if they do not forsake their Vngodly ways they must have their portion with the Devil and his Angels in the Lake of Endless misery where the worm never dyes neither is the fire ever quenched Christ saith Come unto me ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest come take my Yoke upon you and learn of me for my Yoke is easie and my burthen is light They who are heavy laden with their sins and weary of their sins they are invited by him to come unto him and they that come unto him must believe in that spiritual and divine Light wherewith he hath enlightened them who lights every man that cometh into the VVorld according to Joh. 1.9 Joh. 8.12 12.46 Luke 2. 32. Act. 13. 47. Joh. 3.19 20. and see the â—â—st Epist of Iohn 5.7 where the Apostle saith God is Light and in him is no Darkness at all If we walk in the Light as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with an other and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin And they who believe in the Light where-with Christ hath enlightened them this will let them see their sins and lead them to Repent of their sins which are past so God will forgive them their sins which are past and will strengthen them to resist sin in time to come such who so do are the real Disciples of Christ who said he that will be my Disciple must deny himself he must take up his Cross daily follow me And such come to be baptized by Christ by his holy spirit and fire which burns up and consumes all filthiness of flesh and spirit and such come to answer the holy Exhortation of the Apostle who exhorted the Saints saying Having therefore these Promises dearly Beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit perfecting Holiness in the FEAR of God 2 Cor. 7.1 Take notice here that the Apostle exhorted these believing Corinthians to Perfect Holiness in the fear of God so then they were not to cast off godly fear when they were come to Holiness even Perfect Holiness God saith by the Prophet David O ye Sons of Men how long will ye turn my Glory into shame How long will ye love Vanity and seek after Leasing Selah But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself stand in awe and sin not c. Psal 4.2 3 4. So all those who desire to be kept out of sin must keep in the Fear or Awe of God continually for as I have shewed before The Fear of the Lord God is as a Fountain of Life which preserves from the Snares of Death c. God hath promised unto his People saying I will give them one Heart and one Way that they may FEAR me FOREVER for the good of them and their Children after them I will put my FEAR in their Hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32.39 40. Here God who cannot Lye hath promised that he will put his Fear in his Peoples Hearts and that they shall fear him forever then they must NOT cast off Gods fear or Godly Fear which the prophane and debauched Ranters and Atheists do and as this ungodly Scribler doth in his scoffing lying and malicious Pamphlet as doth largely appear God hath promised by the Mouth of the Prophet Mâ—lachi saying Vnto you that fear my Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing under his Wings and ye shall go forth and grow as Calves in the Stall Mal. 4. This Libeller saith page the 10th That the worst of Men have commonly the greatest share of Fear Rep. That share of Fear which the worst of Men have is not the Holy Fear of God or not Godly fear but their Fear is of the same kind which the Devils fear is of which Fear the Apostle James makes mention of in his Epistle whose Words this Libeller quotes and wickedly wrest to emboâ—den and encourage People to cast off Godly Fear in which all that are Godly do stedfastly abide and in their so abiding do enjoy the pure Power and Wisdom of God by which they aâ—e preserved out of Sin which is the Devils work God saith by the Mouth of the Prophet Isaiah to his People Say ye not a confederacy to them to whom this People shall say a Confederacy neither fear ye their Fear nor be afraid sanctifie the Lord of Host himself and let him be your FEAR and let him be your Dread Isa 8.12 13. Christ Jesus who is First Last which was dead is alive lives foâ—evermore said unto the Church in Smirna Fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer behold the Devil shall cast some of you into Prison that