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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 hath ceased from his own work even as God did from his And all those now who have received Jesus Christ the substance who is the Head of the Church deny all Types and Figures of him and do witness the Scriptures fulfilled And Jesus Christ who is the chiefe Shepheard the Bishop of their soules And Jesus Christ who is the Mediator between God and Man being made manifest in them makes them all of one mind and one heart and to deny the priests of the world who profess him in words and act those things he forbids First for sprinkling of infants and telling people they baptize them into the Faith into the Church which there is no Scripture for but the baptism by one spirit into one body this we own and the Church is in God as Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus write to the Church of the Thessalonians which was in God And they tell people of a Sacrament for which there is no Scripture that we do deny and them but the Supper of the Lord we own The Bread that we break is the body of Christ the Cup we drink is the Blood of Christ all made to drink into one spirit And the singing of Psalmes after their manner we deny for they sing Davids tremblings quakings and roarings this they have turned into meeter as if we should see one of you lying roaring crying till your eyes should grow dim and watering your bed with your teares and we should turn it into meeter and make a Rime of it and take it and go among a company of ignorant people and say let us sing to the praise and glory of God O Lord I am not puft in mind I have no scornfull eye when they are puft in minds and have scornfull eyes and when they read the Psames they keep on their hats and when they sing them they keep off their hats here they worship the work of their own hands all such practises we deny but we will sing with the spirit we will sing with grace we will sing with understanding Praises praises unto the Lord God on high And they speak a divination of their own braine and not from the mouth of the Lord and such the Lord sent his Prophets to cry out against all these now who study a divination of their own brain and speak not from the mouth of the Lord we do deny and all who are made Ministers by Oxford and Cambrige bred up with Learning and so made Mininsters by the will of men and speak natural Languages as Hebrew and Greek and say that is the Original which a natural man may learn and the natural man knowes not the things of God and all such we do deny for Paul was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel in the Jewish Religion but that did not make him a Minister of Jesus Christ for he declares that he was not made a Minister by the will of man nor of man neither by man but by the will of God and all such I own who stand out of the will of man denying all carnal ends for this ministry draws up to God out of the world and doth not respect any mans person but ministers to that which is in prison But those Teachers which are made by man say The Letter is the Light the Letter is the Word the four Books Matthew Mark Luk and John is the Gospel when the Letter saith Christ is the light and God is the World and Jesus Christ is the glad tidings which was promised the Lambe of God which taketh away the sins of the world and this we witness to be fulfilled all they that are in the light are in unity for the light is but one and who know the light are in unity all who know the word which is a mystery are come to the beginning are sanctified by the word and clean through the word for this word is a Fire burning up all corruption as an Hammer beats down all high minds high nature that the pure seed may be raised up as a sword cuts to pieces and divides asunder the precious from the evil and makes a separation inwardly and outwardly from uncleanness and this is the word of reconciliation that reconcileth together to God and gathers the hearts of his together to live in love and unity one with another and lets them see how they have been strangers and aliens from the life of God the light doth and the word draws from under the occasion of all Laws outwardly working out that silthy nature which the outward Law takes hold on so walking in the spirit there is not a fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and the spirit is but one which baptizeth into one body which we do witness praise be to the Lord to be fulfilled And whereas we are a people accused to raise up a new War it is false for dwelling in the word it takes away the occasion of Wars and gathers our hearts together to God and unto one another and brings to the beginning before War ● was for the Ministers of God which had the word of reconciliation to draw them from the occasion of all wars working out that nature that occasions warre said whence do wars arise even from the lusts Therefore all dear people who love the Lord Jesus Christ and the appearance of Jesus Christ in your souls be not talkers of the truth nor followers of the blinde guides but mind the pure light of God in you which shews your sin and evil and how you have spent your time and shews you how your mindes goe forth and every carnal thought and if you love that light you love Christ and walking in the light in measure there will be no occasion of stumbling for all stumbling is being disobedient and wait to finde the word in you as the Scripture saith Not to fetch it from above nor from beneath but what saith it It is nigh thee in thy heart for with the heart man believeth and with the tongue confession is made unto salvation and abiding inwardly in the light it will let you see one another and have unity one with another and the Teachers of the world to be the Ministers of the letter And whereas we are accused for going into Steeple-houses It was the practice of the Apostles to go into the Synagogues reasoning and disputing about the Scriptures shewing them the substance and told them that God did not dwell in Temples made with hands neither was he worshipped with mens hands Stephen saith the most high dwels not in Temples made with hands and for witnessing forth the substance was stoned to death but these were types of Jesus Christ and the Saints and who were made the Temples of God denied all outward Temples But the Ministery now which doth profess Jesus Christ holds up these

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