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A78608	The deceived, and deceiving Quakers discovered. Their damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, mockings, railings, unparallel'd deceit, and dishonestly laid open. In the discovery of which, is made known the pure use of the holy scriptures (which by them is denyed) the true Christ, and how he justifies, his second coming proved not to be already (as the Quaker affirms) also the resurrection from the dead, and the eternal judgement, and several other particulars that saints are required to be stedfast in. / Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the world, into the primitive order of the Gospel, but may be usefull for all people. By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord, related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Sussex, being an eye, and ear-witnesse. As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time. Antichrist made known. Or, The Romish vvhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist, or man of sin, in seven particulars. 1 Who is this great whore of Babylon, and where her chief seat hath been, and is. 2 Her fall, and the means how and by whom. 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist, and who hath that spirit. 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person. 5 The manner of his rising, and when. ... 7 Lastly, his fall, when, and by whom. By William Jeffery servant of the Church of Christ. Entered into the register book, kept by the Company of Stationers.	Caffyn, Matthew, 1628-1714.; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. Antichrist made known.	1656 (1656)	Wing C206; Wing J522; Thomason E873_2; ESTC R206563	72,973	85

Scriptures that Jesus was Christ is said MIGHTLY TO CONVINCE the Jews to which agrees Pauls direction to Timothy about Bishops signifying therein that he must be one able by SOUND DOCTRIN both to exhort and CONVINCE the gainsayers Tit. 1.1.9 according to which agrees the relation of the people dwelling at Jerusalem Act. 2.37 WHEN THEY HEARD THIS to with Peters powerfull preaching by the Spirit out of the Scriptures they were pricked at the heart thus was he a sower that went forth and went OUT to sow good seed into the hearts of men Luk. 8.5 but according to the sense of the Quaker the sower dwels in the ground the wicked world oh horrible confusion but it may be the Quaker will take some advantage because it is said a sower and not sowers but the wise will consider that there is no room in the least for an advantage against what here or elsewhere hath been said for by the parable of one lost sheep or one lost peece of silver Christ justifies his practice in companying with many Publicans and sinners Luk 15.1 2 4 8 therefore it follows not that Christ himself in men is the sower only though all is from him originally for the Apostles said 1 Cor. 9.11 WE have sown unto you spiritual things which they did in Christs STEAD 2 Cor. 5.20 Object Christ saith when the Spirit is come he shall reprove the World of sin of Righteousnesse and of judgement Joh. 16.8 Answ It is to bee observed that hee doth not say when hee is come in the World but having before verse 7. shewed the expediency of his going away said if I depart I will send him unto YOU that was his Disciples and when he is come that is to you for the World saith Christ CANNOT RECEIVE HIM Joh. 14.17 he shall reprove the World of sin by which Spirit when the Disciples had received it they went forth with all boldnesse and utterance plainly declaring the word of Truth perswading men OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS which was in Scripture from morning till evening Act. 28.23 with such power and wisdome as that the adversaries were not able to resist the Spirit by which THEY spake Act. 6.10 wherefore notwithstanding this objection I have not so learned Christ as to beleeve that the wicked hath this Spirit of promise dwelling in them when as Christ saith they CANNOT receive it what God may do by his Spirit for men at certain times especially where other means are wanting I here speak not against but against this conception of theirs viz. that the holy Spirit of God DWELS in all UNHOLY persons of the World as that which alone convinceth them of sin and of Righteousness Moreover saith Paul Rom. 3.20 by the Law is the KNOWLEDGE OF SIN yea that Law by the deeds of which no flesh shall be justified whereby the Apostle prevents the Quakers objection concerning his spirituall Law by which alone he saies men shall be justified and also saith Rom. 7.7 that he had not known sin but by the Law for saith he I had not known lust except the Law had said thou shalt not covet which Law he saith verse 6. they then were delivered from and verse 4. dead to James also being of the same Spirit told the Saints that in case they had respect to persons they would be by the Law the tenor of which was thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not kill CONVINCED as transgressors Jam. 2.9 10 11. yet saith Lawson the outward Law doth not convince man of sin and his reason is because Paul said that he was once alive without the Law not considering that persons in their childish and youthfull dayes which are vanity Eccles 11.10 may properly be said to bee without the Law though nurtured by them that have the Law whike they live in lusts coveting after every pleasant object of the eye not understanding the things of God but when the commandement comes to their understandings capable to comprehend such things then sin is revived and they dye and so remains till remission of sin is assured to them now in reference to those Gentiles that have not the written Law Paul saith that they HAVING NOT THE LAW marke that are a Law unto themselves which never was said to them or of them that had the written Law that is concerning such things as is held forth in the Law of Moses which saith the man that doth those things shall live by then Rom. 10.5 but the things relating to Faith in Christ we find was made known UNTO men by outward discoveries but something to this hath been already said The Quaker saith that the Scriptures are not a touchstone to try Spirits withall as saith Lawson in his book pa. 14. The summe of all concerning the Quakers esteem of the Scriptures is thus THEY OWN IT NOT A RULE WHEREBY THE WILL OF CHRIST MAY BE KNOWN NEITHER THAT WHICH SAINTS endued with the Spirit ARE TO PREACH FROM NEITHER THAT WHICH CONVINCETH OF SIN NEITHER THE TOUCHSTONE TO TRY SPIRITS WITHALL yet will they say that they own all the Scriptures from the beginning of Genesis unto the end of the Revelations but oh their shamefull deceit Now this last particular must needs be found short of truth because the Scriptures are found to be the rule now that which is the rule must needs be the tryer or touchstone to manifest unruly persons though it be true that there is a gift of the Spirit which discerns the unsound man yea by very slender appearances yet hereby is he not so to bee tryed as to be openly published and judged till some evident disobedience to the written Law and so by their fruits we must know them not he that saith Lord Lord or Light Light shall enter into the Kingdome but he that doth the will of the Father whose will is signified in the Scripture moreover when Christ had informed his Disciples of false Prophets and false Christs together with their works and sayings which should come hee said unto them take heed behold I have FORETOLD YOU ALL THINGS Mar. 13.23 ye that fear God consider how inexcusable we shall be found if when Christ hath so exprest his kindnesse in foretelling the danger and prescribing the manner of its appearance that we might escape it it I say we shall not take heed thereunto comparing the workings and sayings of men with this written Prophecy and so try the Spirits thereby have we not good ground to beleeve that these men are evilly disposed in that they refuse to come to the rule to be tryed what is not that to try men withall now which Christ will judge and try and judge men by in the last day the word that I have spoken saith Christ shall judge him in the last day Joh. 12.48 which word is witnessed to us in the Scripture but Lawson supposes this day to be now which is to try every mans work wherein the righteous

such none can be till they first know the Lord and such considered AS children of the New Covenant need not teach one another to know the Lord for all such do know him as did the Church of the Galathians whom Paul calls children no● of the bond woman but of the free Gal. 4.31 that is of the New Testament yet consider they were such as heard the Gospel from the Apostles who said unto that people that if wee or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that which WE have preached unto you let him be accursed yea at that time when they were children of the New Testament they were also to give heed unto the Scriptures for direction for otherwise Paul would not have sent unto them an Epistle in Scripture and therein tell them that as many as walked according to this rule peace be on them Gal. 6.6 yet this their respect to the teachings of the Apostles and the Scriptures in things pertaining to the Faith and order of the Gospel doth not in the least contradict Gods promise of writing his Law in their hearts for such they are that have a promise of his Spirit Act. 2.38 and are the Temple wherein God dwelling by his Spirit 1 Cor. 3.16 writes his Law even in their hearts particularly and plainly makes known his ROYAL LAW that so together by the power of the Spirit such may have the Righteousnesse of the Law●fulfilled in them they walking not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8.4 wherefore it still remains that though the Children of the New Testament need not to be taught to knew the Lord yet have need to be builded up in the knowledge of the Lord for Timothy knew the Lord as his Saviour yet Paul sends Scripture unto him that he MIGHT KNOW how to behave himself in the Church of God 1 T●●●● 3.14 15. and also by Scripture stirs up the Saints to edify ONE AN●●●HER 1 Thes 5.11 and saith Pe●●● grow in the knowledge of 〈◊〉 Lord 2 Pet. 3.18 to them that k●ew the Lord 2 ●●t 1.3 and this might ●e the practice of them John wrote 〈◊〉 for ●ught ●●a● is said against it for though he judged them so ●m●●●●t in spiritual gi●ts and in the knowledge of the Ant●chri●●●an dec●its which the there speaketh of as to conclude there was no abso●ute ●●●ssity for hi●● o● any other of the Apostles to write unto them y●● this is far from shewing that they ought not ●o edifi● 〈◊〉 ther as other Sa●●s were to do the anoin●ing indeed was dwelling in them and so was he in other ●ain●s that were enjoyned to edifie one another even the Spirit of truth whose gi●ts●●●●ivers the manifestations whereof are given to every man to profit withall he that techeth is to wait ●n teaching and he that exh●rteth on exhortation 〈◊〉 12 7 8. these with other of the gifts of the Spiri● it appeat● this Churen was enriched with and so in a capacity to press forward notwithstanding all oppositions as good Stewards ministring one to another the manifold discoveries of Truth Object The Apostles were indeed to go unto the Gentiles but it was to turn them from darknesse to the Light within through which the word of Faith which they preached was nigh them even ●n their mouths and in their hearts before as a Light shining in darkness but darkness comprehended it not Answ Surely the Messengers of Christ that were led by one Spirit had but one message which was to go and teach all Nations baptising them c. teaching them to observe ALL things whatsoever Christ ●ad commanded them Mat. 28.19.20 To which agrees the words of Paul Rom. 15.19 where he testifieth that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum HE had FULLY preached the Gospel of Christ and moreover ●aith that if we or an Angel from Heaven preach any OTHER Gospel than that which WE have preached let him be accursed Gal. 1.8 and this Gospel was not in every mans heart before thus preached or by some other outward discoveries for Paul testifies that he strived to preach the Gospel where Christ was not named but as it is written to whom he hath not been spoken of they shall see and they that have not heard shall understand Rom. 15.20 21. wherein it is very observable that the Gentiles ignorance is not ascribed to their darknesse not comprehending what was spoken in them but to the want of some to speak unto th●m to whom Christ had not been spoken of as come in the flesh to which agrees these words of the Apostle How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard that is hath not heard by an outward ministry as plainly appears by his continued questions how shall THEY preach except THEY be sent as it is written how beautifull are the feet of THEM that preach the Gospel Rom. 10.14 15. wherefore not by the Light within which even in our adversaries sense is but one yet by this do we not limit God to this his ordinary way and so make void his speaking by Angels or otherwise UNTO men at his pleasure and further if you consider the word of Faith cannot be said to be in mens hearts and in their MOUTHES and they not comprehend it nay it is no better than an unlearned ignorant mystery which cannot bee received by any except sensualists that have not the Spirit Jud. 19. for they that so possesse the word of Faith are at present in a fit condition to beleeve with the heart and also to confesse what they beleeve with their mouths and even so saith Paul in that place verse 9. that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall beleeve in thine heart c. thou shalt bee saved Now we know that a man cannot make confession to Salvation with his mouth of such things which in his heart he comprehends not wherefore well observe that saying of Paul Rom. 10.8 and you shall finde that though he say that the word of Faith which he with others preached was nigh them even in their mouthes and hearts yet he doth not say that it was there before it was preached unto them while they were in ignorance and blindness for at that time when he spake these words unto them they were converted persons such as beleeved through Pauls preaching before and perswading them both out of the Scripture of Moses and out of the Scripture of the Prophets from morning till evening Acts 28.23 24. which is agreeable with that which Moses said to Israel Deut. 30.14 even that the Word was nigh unto him in his mouth and heart that he might do it but most plain it is that Israel was enlightned within through the written Law of Moses which there he speaks of vers 10. which he preached unto them saying That the words which I command thee shall bee in thy Heart Deut. 6.6 and these my words shall yee lay up in your hearts and souls

shall SO COME as yee have seen him go into Heaven the Quaker saith not SO but let us with John say even SO COME LORD JESUS But that which is written must first be accomplished even the revelation of the Man of sin the Son of perdition 2 Thess 2.3 4. the vile person which Daniel Prophesied of succeeding the raiser of Taxes Dan. 11.20 21. who shall do according to HIS WILL the light within he saies and shall exalt himself and magnifie himself above every God and shall speak marvellous things against the GOD OF GODS neither shall he REGARD THE GOD OF HIS FATHERS who witnessed their God to bee in Heaven but tells us of a God within their flesh so as to expect his coming NO OTHERWISE wherefore saith Daniel he shall acknowledge a STRANGE GOD vers 36 37 39. by whose direction he shall make Warre with the Saints and shall prevail against them UNTILL the ancient of days come and the time when the Saints shall possess the Kingdom Dan. 7.20 21 22. hee shall indeed THINK to change Times and Laws but the Judgement shall sit though he say it bee past to him and the Kingdom and Dominion and the greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven shall be given to the Saints wherefore comfort one another with these words vers 25 26 27. for though for a season we may be slighted by reason of him whose looks Daniel saith is more STOVT THAN HIS FELLOWS Dan. 7.20 and though GREAT WORDS may bee spoken against the most High vers 25. who is our God whom we witness to be in Heaven as the holy men of old did yet he shall descend from Heaven to our joy and in that day this shall bee said LO THIS IS OVR GOD we have waited for him and he will save us THIS IS THE LORD we have waited for him we will bee glad and rejoyce in HIS SALVATION Isa 25.9 but of this Salvation the foolish Virgins comes short of as well as the Antichrist wherefore in the fear of the Lord our God BE ZEALOVS WATCH AND PRAY WITH FASTING Mark I pray you the foundation that is already laid for the mystery of this iniquity to work upon I mean their saying that Christ is come and their looking for him no otherwise to come for the Scripture saith when Christ comes he will command his Angels to gather out of his Kingdom all things that offend Mat. 13.40 41. then also the Nations is to be ruled with a Rod of Iron and shall be broken like a Potters vessel Rev. 2.25 26 27. Christ revealing himself from heaven in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God 2 Thess 1.7 8. we saith the Quaker are the only Ministers of God and they are said to be made a flame of fire Heb. 1.7 and say they Christ is now revealed in us as aforesaid what then should hinder them who are so apt to pervert the Scriptures in time to bee perswaded in flaming fire to take vengeance on them that know not God in their sense and that offend in their sense and pretend it to be Christ in them the flaming fire taking vengeance according to the Scriptures but perhaps the Quaker will say at present as Hazael did What am I a Dogge that I should do this great thing 2 King 8.13 yet it may be the issue like that of Hazael however O Friends let not things present nor things to come separate us from the love of God which hath abounded to us in Christ Jesus The Quaker saith that the Offering of Christs Body to be broken and his Bloud to be shed avails not so as through faith therein to set free from sin but bloud in a Mystery and a body in a Mystery which we know not what it is saith Lawson in his Book p. 18. which was typified by the fleshly body of Christ and his Bloud and so in them is fulfilled the Prophesie of Peter who foretold the bringing in of damnable Heresies even DENYING THE LORD THAT BOVGHT THEM which they must needs do that affirm Christ is already come the second time and LOOKS for him to come NO OTHERWISE whom they say NEVER DIED All that is written must be fulfilled therefore this may not seem strange nor indeed those many DOVBLE-MEANING expressions that we meet withall as coverts to hide the nakedness thereof for saith Peter they shall PRIVILY bring in this damnable Heresie 2 Pet. 2.1 therefore though John speak of a people that denieth both Father and Son yet that they should not pretend both is altogether incredible considering that Sathan transforms himself to be as it were an Angel of LIGHT wherefore it is said to be a MYSTERY of iniquity Oh then how should we labour to be enriched with heavenly wisdom for the hour is a coming and now is wherein we must wrastle against Principalities and the Powers of the darkness of this World and who is sufficient for these things surely they and they only that are not ashamed of the Lord Jesus and his words without whom we can do nothing whom the Quaker knows not owns not for God hath sent him the strong delusion that he should beleeve a lye Wherefore hee saith boldly but blasphemously that the Lord Jesus whom we profess is accursed professing a sp●rit within him to be the only Christ which he supposes was in the fleshly Body of Christ and there suffered reproaches revilings and the like and is saith Parnel * In his Shield of Truth p 34. NOW manifested in the likeness of sinful flesh to condemn sin in the flesh yea and that saith Nayler * In Satans design discovered p. 25. by his own sufferings with them in them but Paul being of another spirit speaks of the fleshly Body of Christ in that place Rom. 8.3 which was indeed the likeness of but not sinful flesh Heb. 4.15 and not in the least of the sinful flesh of men so as to bear away sin by his suffering in their bodies for saith the Apostle himself bare our sins in his OWN BODY on the Tree 1 Pet. 2.24 and by this ONE OFFERING he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified Heb. 10.14 having made thereby a way for such to enter boldly into the holiest even by his BLOVD through the vail that is to say HIS FLESH vers 19. 20 according to which the Apostle saith he hath made peace through the bloud of his Cross Col. 1.20 and you hath hee reconciled in the BODY OF HIS FLESH THROVGH DEATH vers 22. not flesh and bloud as Types for my Flesh is meat INDEED saith Christ and my Bloud drink INDEED which he gave for the life of the World himself being the substance of those many types of the Law wherefore the bodies of those Beasts whose bloud was brought into the Sanctuary for sin being burnt without the Camp Jesus also that he might sanctifie the people with his own bloud suffered without the Gate Heb. 13.11 12. according

espoused Christ the Lord and so came to change the Ordinances and yet she pretends to be the Spouse of Christ and so hath a shew of all the Ordinances or the names of them for Beleevers Baptism she hath Infants baptism or sprinkling and for laying on of hands she hath Confirmation or Bishopping but the Presbyters have left this out and in this they are neerer Antichrist than the Lord Bishops and for breaking of Bread or the Lords Suppor that is in Part ministred to the People or Parish and so to the wrong subject being not penitent nor Baptised persons and instead of the true Call of her Ministry she hath a Human way as hath been shewed which is not mentioned in Scripture and so Tithes and forced maintenance instead of that which is to be by free gift and instead of singing with the spirit and with the understanding also 1 Cor. 14. 15. they have singing in Rime in a Carnal formal way many together without understanding the Psalms being collected into English Meeter by Thomas Sternhold John Hopkins and others and so she hath a glorious Show and a golden Cup and through the Popes Supremacy and the Peter-pence and Prayer to Saints and false Doctrin of Purgatory and such like trumpery the Clergy is very rich and proud and covetous and so all may see the way of the Whore which is National Generational Fleshly Carnal Human after mens Traditions making voyd the Commandements of God through her Traditions thus she goeth a whoring after her own inventions and so you have a brief discovery of the Whore of Babylon which is the Mother of abominations of the earth and is drunken with the blood of Saints and with the blood of the Martyrs of Jesus Rev. 17 5 6. and that is and will be the cause of her Fall and that brings mee to the second thing even the Fall of this Whore of Babylon and the manner how and by whom And for the clearing up of this First Consider that this woman sits upon a scarlet-coloured beast full of the names of Blasphemy which had seven heads and ten horns Reve. 17.3 now note that five of them heads or Kings were faln when John wrote the Revelation and the sixt was then in being vers 9 10. now this woman the Harlot was to sit upon the sixt head and hath so done a long time and so the beast that had seven heads carrieth her and beareth her up for the Magistrates have supported her all along understand also that the sixth head of the beast hath reigned ever since the writing of the Revelation but now is partly strong and partly broken and that the sixt head is not fallen is plain if you note well for the seventh head when he cometh he must continue a short space now that head of the Roman Monarchy which is in being hath coutinued long even from before the birth of Christ and this the Scripture clea●eth Rev. 17.10 five are fallen and one is and another is not yet come and when hee cometque hee must continue a short space the power of the Pope and his Clergy cannot be the seventh head for that hath continued long Secondly The Whore cannot bee any of the heads of the beast because she sits upon and is carried by the beast that hath seven heads and ten horns So she causeth the beast to serve her and maketh the beasts and the Kings of the earth slaves to her to do her will so then the sixth head of the Roman power is not fallen though it be in part and the seventh head is now arising which will take away the sixth and doth will and must give some liberty to preach the Gospel and to administer the Ordinances in the old way thereof and so the Lord God will bring things to passe for not one jot or tittle of his word shall fall and so in the rising and reign of the seventh head and of the ten horns the Angel shall flye in the midst of Heaven having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every Nation and kindred and tongue and people saying with a loud voice fear God and give glory to him for the hour of his Judgement is come and worship him that made Heaven and Earth the Sea and the fountains of waters Rev. 14.6 7. so the Gospel and the way thereof being preached the Nations will bee enlightened and so God will put it into the hearts of the ten horns or Kings to hate the Whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire Rev. 17.12 16. so through the preaching of the Gospel in the pure way thereof the great Whore of Babylon falleth and so the hour of her Judgement is come and to this agreeth that in Rev. 14.6 7 8. which sheweth that after the Gospel is preached to the Nations then shall follow another Angel saying it is fallen it is fallen Babylon the great City for she made all Nations to drink of the Wine of the wrath of her fornication verse 8. much more might bee spoken to this but let this suffice as touching what the Whore is and her fall the manner how and by whom In the next place note diligently what the spirit of Antichrist is and who have that spirit now John in his first Epistle chap. 4. and verse 3. doth declare what the spirit of Antichrist is namely every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God and this is that spirit of Antichrist whereof you have heard that he should come and even now already is in the World Also understand that John did not intend simply the Heathen that never did beleeve nor the unbeleeving Jews which never did acknowledge Christ come in the flesh but those have the spirit of Antichrist that went out from the Churth of Christ chap. 2.18 19. John sheweth them that it is the last time and as ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby wee know that it is the last time THEY WENT OUT FROM US c. so that the spirit of Antichrist is that spirit that is found in them that have been enlightened and have known the truth and go out from the Church of Christ and in a mystery deny Christ come in the flesh and so Paul speaking of the Antichrist or man of sin 2 Thes 2.7 saith the MYSTERY of iniquity doth already work c. and Peter speaking to the Saints saith in his second Epistle 2.1 there shall be false teachers among you who PRIVILY shall bring in damnable Heresies even denying THE LORD THAT BOUGHT THEM and bring upon themselves swift destruction So the spirit of Antichrist denies Christ come in the flesh secretly and they that have this spirit say Christ is come in their flesh and so say the light within them is Christ when at the best it is but the light

and of the Resurrection of the dead and of eternal judgement Heb. 5.12 chap. 6.1 2. now these principles of the teachings of Christ came in being by and through Christ being manifest in flesh his death and Resurrection as hath been shewed before therefore whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the Doctrin of Christ hath not God for he denyes Christ come in the flesh and so hee hath the spirit of Antichrist 2 Joh. 6.7 8 9 10 11 and so having in part declared what is the spirit of Antichrist and who hath that spirit I come now to the fourth thing which is that the Antichrist will bee a single person And for the proof of this first consider how the Antichrist is set out in Scripture in the singular number not in the plural as the MAN of sin 2 Thes 2.3 not men and Isa 14.16 is this the MAN that made the earth to tremble and did shake the Kingdomes the SON of the morning and SON of Perdition not Sons the vile person not persons Dan. 11.21 Isa 14.12 there fell a great Star from Heaven Rev. 8.10 chap. 9.1 not Stars Obj. This in Isa 14. was fulfilled in Nebuchadnezzar King of Babel of Chaldee Answer That cannot be for after this power that is there spoken of is faln the whole World is at rest and is quiet they sing for joy yea the Firre-trees rejoyce at thee and the Cedars of Lebanon saying Since thou art layd down no feller is come up against us vers 7 8. now the World did not injoy such a rest as is there spoken of so as that no Feller came up against the people of God no more for since the time of Nebuchadnezzar and that Monarchies fall there hath come up many fellers or destroyers of the Jews and the beleeving Gentiles as is clear that Antiochus and the Romans against the Jews and the Whore of Babylon against the Christians and again the Apostle in 2 Thoss 2. takes up the same words in substance and applies them to the Man of Sin which is the Antichrist therefore that in Isaiah cannot be fulfilled in Nebuchadnezzar for this compare Isa 14.13 14. with 2 Thess 2.4 though he might be a type of Antichrist 2 It appears that the Antichrist will bee but one man though many have his Spirit because it will suit best with his way of delusion for he will pretend he is the very Christ and will cause fire to come down from heaven on earth in the sight of men Rev. 13.13 and so he will indeavour to imitate Christ in all things for as the Lord Christ shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and that OBEY not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ so the Antichrist will make fire come down from heaven in the sight of men so he will endeavour to make all the Scriptures that speak of Christs coming and of his reign to meet upon him SO his coming will be after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they receive not the love of the truth that they might be saved 2 Thess 2. 9 10. so as there is the MAN Jesus the Christ the Son of the living God which came in his Fathers Name Mat. 16.16 Joh. 5.43 without sin 1 Pet. 2.22 so there will be the MAN of Sin the Antichrist which will come in his own name and profess to be the Christ but will be directly an enemy against Christ and his people And so I come to the Fifth thing which is the manner of Antichrists rising and by what means for the clearing up of this First consider that the Gospel and the way thereof is to be purely preached and the Ordinances rightly administred and so the Angel is to fly in the midst of Heaven having the everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every Nation and Kindred and Tongue and People Rev. 14.6 and so the Gospel being preached to the Nations and the Ordinances administred in the good old way according to the Scriptures men come to be inlightned as many are in these Nations where the Kingly power is fallen that did support the Whore and would not give Liberty of Conscience so I say as the Gospel comes to be ministred in the old way thereof men come to bee inlightned the power of the Whore falleth and men slighting and rejecting the truth and also many of them that do receive and obey the truth fall and depart from the Faith and so receiving not the love of the truth that they might be saved for this cause God doth and will send them strong delusion that they should beleeve a lye 2 Thess 2.10 11. and so are given up to the Spirit of Antichrist and so as the Apostle Paul sheweth that the day of Christs coming shall not come except there come a falling away first and that Man of Sin be revealed the Son of perdition 2 Thess 1.7.8 chap. 2 3. and so the Spirit speaking expresly that in latter times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing Spirits and Doctrins of Devils speaking Lyes in Hypocrisie having their Conscience seared with a hot Iron forbidding to marry c. as in 1 Tim. 4.1 2 3. and the Apostle Peter writing to the ●aints in his Second Epist chap. 2.1 2. sheweth that there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable Heresies even denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction and many shall follow their pernicious wicked ways by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of and chap. 3.3 4. he saith that there should bee Scoffers walking after their own lusts saving Where is the promise of his coming c and so men transgressing and abiding not in the Doctrin of Christ fall from the faith of the Gospel and so the Spirit of God departeth from them and an evil spirit is sent unto them which is the spirit of Antichrist so out from them that thus fall away and go out from the Church 1 Joh. 2.19 and so separate themselves sensual having not the Spirit as Jude hath it verse 19. and also from them that have been enlightened and have neglected to walk up in truth and so reject the Counsel of God as the Pharisees and Lawyers did Luk. 7.30 so I say from them that so fall away and neglect to hear and obey the Gospel from them ariseth the Antichrist or man of sin Again the sixth head of the Roman Monarchy which is the Imperiall or kingly power hath and doth by the guidance of the Pope and the Nationall Ministry which rides upon the beast as hath been shewed alwaies persecuted men for their consciences and so hath let and hindred the Gospel from being preached and the Ordinances from being rightly administred and so the

THE Deceived and deceiving Quakers DISCOVERED Their damnable Heresies horrid blasphemies mockings railings unparallel'd Deceit and Dishonesty laid open In the discovery of which is made known the pure use of the holy Scriptures which by them is denyed the true Christ and how he justifies his second coming proved not to be already as the Quaker affirms Also the Resurrection from the dead and the Eternal JUDGMENT and several other particulars that Saints are required to be stedfast in Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the World into the primitive order of the Gospel but may be usefull for all people By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Suffex being an eye and ear-witnesse As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many Antichrists whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time Antichrist made known OR The Romish VVhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist or Man of Sin In seven particulars 1 Who is this great Whore of Babylon and where her chief Seat hath been and is 2 Her Fall and the means how and by whom 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist and who hath that spirit 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person 5 The manner of his rising and when 6 Some of the great things hee will do 7 Lastly His Fall when and by whom By William Jeffery Servant of the Church of Christ. Entred into the Register book kept by the Company of Stationers LONDON Printed by R. I. for Francis Smith and are to bee sold at his shop in Flying-horse-Court in Fleet street neer Chansery-Lane 1656. To the Reader REader take notice that the hour is comming and now is that Satan in a more than ordinary manner doth transform himself into an Angel of Light and shape his Ministers into the similitudes of Ministers of Righteousnesse that so he may not only take faster hold of those that are already under his dominion and blind their minds lest the Light of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ should in the purity thereof shine unto them but also that hee may if possible deceive the very Elect and cause them that have escaped the pollutions of the World to bee again intangled therein and overcome Therefore those exhortations so often repeated in the Scripture to take heed watch and pray c. are of great necessity by all Saints to bee in a speciall manner regarded for that Satan will endeavour to deceive such is most certain And it is as certain that the most likely way and means that he hath to effect this his design must bee by fair shewes of holinesse and excellent pretences of Piety which is figured out in Scripture under the name of Sheeps cloathing with which Christ saith the false Prophets which are Satans Ministers shall bee attired Therefore t is possible that a Christian-like outside may bee in some but a cover for an Antichristian spirit And that Satan should thus delude his Servants into such a conversation that savoreth of sobriety self-deny all and a transformity from the World in very many things which are very eminent characters of Christianity I say that the Devil should delude some into a shew of such things is no more to bee admired at than his acting forth himself in the Magicians of Egypt to work miracles much like to those which God shewed by his servant Moses Yea the Apostle testifies that in his dayes some did make resistance to the truth after this manner 2 Tim. 3.8 and of some also that were deluded into a voluntary humility and such things as he confesseth to have a shew of wisdome in wil-worship and humility and neglecting of the body not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh Now t is a kind of self-denyall to neglect the body and not to satisfie the desires of the flesh And also to abstain from meats which God hath created to bee received with thanksgiving as he saith 1 Tim. 4. ● 2 3. that some should do who yet were such as had departed from the faith and given heed to seducing spirits and Doctrins of Devils And thus Satan by transforming his servants into such shews doth make them the more fit to advance his deceiving design amongst the sons of men for hereby hee doth not only deceive them but also furnish them with ability to be DECEITFULL WORKERS to prevail upon others 2 Cor. 11.13 And of this sort are those people now called QVAKERS whose deceitfull and hereticall wayes in part are in this little volume presented before thee in answer to a book intituled An untaught teacher witnessed against lest thou shouldest by their subtle insinuations and fair pretences of self-deny all c. so far let out thy affections towards them as not to try them in other things which being throughly searched out will prove them to bee those deceivers which yee have heard should come in the last dayes of whose deceit O reader bee thou aware and consider that the deceiver cannot put away his brass mony but by mixing it among good silver whereby men may if not circumspect bee unawares deceived Wherefore bee CIRCV MSPECT and stable in all thy wayes And if through reading and due consideration of this ensuing treatise thou shalt bee the better fitted to discern truth from error CHRIST from ANTICHRIST and so through grace be the better enabled to stand fast the aim of mee herein is accomplished who am An unworthy servant of Christ desirous of the eternal wel-fare of thy soul MATTHEW CAFFYN The Damnable Heresies of the Quakers Discovered CHristian Friends it doth not a little concern the People of God at this time to walk circumspectly having their Lights burning as wise Virgins that they may be the approved of the Lord and so the preserved of the Lord in these last days wherein the evil is great justly may we be blamed as others have been by the Lord if we discern not this time which is and much more will be full of peril yea such a time of trouble as never was since there was a Nation Dan. 12.1 in which the Mystery of Iniquity that did in measure work in the Apostles days shall be finished and the Man of Sin revealed the Son of Perdition which then was let even till our days by the power of the Kings of the earth which withstood the liberty of mens Consciences 2 Thess 2.6 7 8. but now the Lord hath removed it in this our Nation and so we have praised be the Lord enjoyed much Liberty and Freedom by means whereof the Gospel of Jesus hath been and yet is declared among the Sons of Men whereby divers have been fully convinced of the Truth of Christ some of which have denied themselves and become obedient and other some have put from them the words of everlasting life yea notwithstanding all the goodness of God together with his

to which saith Peter yee were redeemed with the precious bloud of Christ as of a LAMBE without blemish 1 Pet. 1.19 and without SHEDDING of bloud is no remission Heb. 9.22 even the bloud of his CROSS Col. 1.20 now consider I pray you whether he be not of that numb●r which counts the bloud of the Covenant an UN HOLY THING that shall deny the effect of this bloud and tells us of bloud in a mystery Oh remember that iniquity appears in a mystery for what is there required of us by the Lord that may not upon this account be made voyd at mans pleasure though never so plain Did the Apostles preach up Justification by the Bloud of Christ and yet is Justification by another thing which they in the least speak not of God forbid moreover how full are the Scriptures of expressions that signifies to us reconciliation by the death of Christ yea the death of the CROSS Ph●l 2.8 yet even this also is perverted into a mystery by these men who imagines that Christ never dyed but this Serpent lyeth hid in the Grass and is not easily to be seen but the Grass withereth and the Man of Sin shall be revealed the Son of perdition and this mystery springs from an opinion that the spirit suffering within that Person of Jesus was the Christ and so readily you shall hear them say that they own him who witnessed a good confession before Pontius Pilate meaning the spirit within him Moreover they will say that they own him who suffered upon Mount Calvary meaning the spirit within him which spirit they say is now within their bodies of flesh now judge yee how fair a foundation hereby is laid for those sayings to bee built upon which was foretold should be said by many that should arise saying I AM CHRIST which must be before the end which when ever it is let us remember that the Christ indeed hath charged us saying BELEEVE THEM NOT. Now that the fleshly Body of Christ as it was by him offered up to death even the death of the Cross relates to the salvation of the Beleever as effected through that is further evident because the Apostles who well knew what Christ was testified to the Jews that they had by wicked hands crucified and slain the Lord Jesus Acts 2.23 and betrayed and murthered the just one saith Stephen Acts 7.52 whom they slew and hanged on a tree saith Peter Acts 10.39 and this was charged upon them for their wicked act towards the person of Jesus of Nazareth without them and not for murthering of Christ within them as it is very likely the deceived soul would have it because the Apostle in his charge declares that when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him whom they had slain DOWN FROM THE TREE and laid him in a SEPVLCHRE Act. 13.28 29. whom God raised with whom the Apostles ate and drank after his resurrection Act. 10.41 even him whom the Jews slew and hanged on a tree verse 39. Now we cannot but know that it was a fleshly substantiall body of Christ that they slew murthered and crucified upon the tree and in so doing the Apostles unanimously affirm that they slew Jesus which in English is SAVIOUR and yet doth hee not through it save God forbid that we should thus deny the Lord that bought us for HE that the Jews thus slew and hanged on a tree with whom the Apostles ate and drank after hee rose from the dead HE saith Peter commanded us to preach and to testifie that it is HE marke which was ordained of God to bee the Judge of quick and dead and to HIM saith Peter give all the Prophets witnesse Act. 10.39 41 42 43. yea the Angel of God descending from Heaven bears witnesse to this truth who said to the holy women that came to the Sepulchre Jesus that is the Saviour is not here he is risen behold the place where they laid HIM Mar. 16.6 where the LORD LAY Matth. 28.6 yet will the Quaker slight this body but thereby he is found to have a differing Spirit from that which the Apostles had and so a false Spirit for they handling this body with their hands in the relation thereof said that which we have seen with our eyes and looked upon and our hands have handled of the Word of life 1 John 1.1 and saith Peter God hath made that SAME JESUS whom yee have crucified both LORD AND CHRIST Act. 2.36 and the Quaker denying this is Antichrist for he that confesseth not Jesus Christ come in the flesh is Antichrist saith John 1 Joh. 4.3 now by what hath been said t is evident that the Quaker confesses him not come in flesh all the Apostles did so as through the breaking of it and blood-sheding of it to effect mans salvation but the body that doth this we know not what it is saith Lawson yea so slender a respect have they to his body of flesh that they deny the glorification of it and so its ascension into Heaven and so now say they hath it not and this they manifest by saying Christ is already come the second time and looking for him to come no otherwise and moreover these men makes void the ordinance of the Lords supper which was instituted to hold forth by a resemblance the breaking of the body of Christ and the shedding of his blood which was shed for the remission of sins this I say they totally dis-own as a carnal thing by which they show their low esteem of that which is signified by it having conceived to themselves a body and blood in a mystery that sets free from sin which we find not according to the Law and Testimony therefore it proceeds from darknesse Object This is saith the Quaker a knowing Christ after the flesh 2 Cor. 5.16 Answ The diligent Scripture-searching soul may find that the knowing of Christ reconciling men in the body of his flesh through death Col. 1.22 and his being now glorified therein is not a knowing Christ after the flesh for equally as the Apostles knew not Christ after the flesh so they knew not the Saints after the flesh but them they could not know as not having bodies of flesh neither as not to practice with their bodies through the Spirit for themselves required the same people to glorifie God both in their body and in their Spirit which saith the Apostle are Gods 1 Cor. 6.20 which bodies being sown in the earth they testified should be raised again glorified so that by this the Apostles did not in the least slight the fleshly body of Christ nor the effects wrought for the sons of men by his being put to death in the flesh but having spoken at large before in the third chapter concerning the ministration of the Law as done away and of the present being of the more glorious ministration of the Gospel concludes as to that saying that henceforth we know no man after the flesh yea

though we have known Christ after the flesh that is had esteem of him in reference to the fleshly birth-priviledged seed of whom he came as concerning the flesh Rom. 9.5 thus the Apostles knew Christ no more out rather as HE was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holine●e by the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 and that Pauls intention in slighting the knowing after the flesh is after this manner is further evident Phil. 3.3 4. where he speaking of himself saith that if any man might trust in the flesh or have confidence in the flesh he might much more and his reasons are because he was circumcised the eight day of the stock of Israel of the Tribe of Benjamin c. vers 5. which plainly shews how men were known after the flesh in the old ministration which is now made void by the comming in of a more glorious ministration Object The flesh profiteth nothing saith Christ from whence t is likely the Quaker will object Answ Consider we find the Apostle Peter being one of them that Christ spake these words unto testifying that Christ hath once suffered for sins that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit 1 Pet. 3.18 now did not he even HE understand Christ though filled with his Spirit which was to guide them into all truth judge ye and withall consider the occasion of these words of Christ John 6.63 which was a proposed question by Christ himself as appears verse 62. what will ye say if ye shall see the son of man ascend up where he was before the flesh saith Christ profiteth nothing that is in reference to his personall tarryance with his Disciples for t is saith he the Spirit that quickneth which will not come unto you except I go away wherefore Christ perswadeth them that it was expedient for him to go away Joh. 16.7 that is to ascend up where he was before but as himself saith he must FIRST suffer many things Luk. 17.25 yea and it behoved him thus to suffer Luk. 24.46 and what doth this profit nothing God forbid for herein is the love of God manifested in that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us who at that time said to his Disciples that he gave HIS FLESH for the life of the World verse 51. that whosoever eat thereof and drink his blood that is as himself saith beleeveth on mee shall never hunger nor thirst verse 35. whosoever therefore loves him not let him be saith Paul Anathema Maranatha This may serve also to discover the unlearnednesse of Lawson who cannot confess that Christ is a distinct being from the Father though hee say John 14.28 my Father is greater than I unto whom he prayed lifting up his eyes unto Heaven John 17.1 who is now a MEDIATOR between God and men even the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 now if Christ be not distinctly considered then how is he a mediator for Paul saith a mediator is not of one but God is one Gal. 3.20 wherefore by this the Quaker is but the more revealed what he is for consider the Spirit now dwelling in their flesh is also the Father and Son in their account and they look for him to come NO OTHERWISE as said George Fox before many witnesses the truth in Christ I speak and lye not and so are they found to be the ANTICHRIST that the Apostle speaks of denying the Father and the Son 1 John 2.22 in whose fear let us live not TOUCHING THE UNCLEAN THING The Quaker saying as aforesaid also saith and indeed cannot but say that Christ ascended not into Heaven with that body which God raised from the dead and glorified and Thomas Laucock being several times asked by mee where that Heaven was that Christ ascended up into and now was in he answered clapping his hands upon his breast saying WITHIN MEE WITHIN MEE Him whom the Jews crucified on the tree and slew God raised from the dead Act. 10.39 40. who being raised bid his Disciples behold his hands and feet bidding them also to handle him saying a Spirit had not flesh and bones as ye see mee have HEE that was raised again and THUS spake to his Disciples Luk. 24.39 HE led them out as far as to Bethany and HE lift up his hands and blessed him verse 50. and while HE blessed them 〈◊〉 ●●s parted from them and carried UP INTO HEAVEN 〈◊〉 51. and this is made good also by the Testimony of Stephen who said that hee saw the Heavens opened and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God even Jesus whom God raised saith Paul from the dead 1 Thes 1.10 yea confirmed with his own Testimony Rev. 1.18 I am hee that liveth and WAS DEAD and behold I live for evermore wherefore I say as Peter said LET ALL KNOW ASSUREDLY that God hath made the SAME JESUS whom the Jews CRUCIFIED both LORD and CHRIST Act. 2.36 but if any be so obstinate and ignorant as to beleeve that Heaven is within these mens mortall and corruptible bodyes and that Christ whom the Jews crucified is now dwelling therein as his throne and there is a mediator between God and men let him bee let him bee ignorant still that which is said in the former particular manages this truth also The Quaker saith that some of them are already come unto the END OF FAITH this Thomas Lawson John Slee gave mee in writing which thing I denying they thought it advantagious to their cause to publish it Laws book pag. 10. This their affirmation gives us to understand what glory if I may say glory it is they expect and own and moreover by this we may most clearly discern their denyall of the resurrection for otherwise they cannot say with any pretence that they are NOW at the end of Faith wherefore our confidence towards God concerning a resurrection is alone sufficient to manifest the emptiness of this saying of theirs which they would establish from Pauls expression to Timothy ch 1.9 Who hath saved us c. but how according to his own purpose and grace given us saith Paul in CHRIST JESUS who is our life and when he shall appear THEN shall we appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 for unto them that LOOK for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9.28 in which day all tears shall be wiped awa● 〈◊〉 but Timothy who among others is said there to be saved was in 〈◊〉 even to tears wherefore Paul had a great desire to see him 〈◊〉 mindfull of his TEARS verse 4. in that day also all 〈◊〉 ●●ous and misery shall be done away but Timothy is exhorted 〈…〉 of afflictions and to endure hardnesse verse 8.2 3. more● 〈…〉 Paul the Scripture is able to make thee not hath made thee wise unto salvation c. yea and that which is more plain verse 5. Timothy is said to have

mans body to the dust corruptible but God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him even an incorruptible body that is raises the body which was sown corruptible in an incorruptible condition so it is that to every seed is given HIS OWN BODY for the Corn consumes not away which is sown into the earth neither there abides but the very same springs up again to its proper body but more excellent through a change and even so our vile body shall be changed and made like unto his glorious body Phil. 3.21 wherefore the summe of all is thus The bodies of men that are committed to the earth CORRUPTIBLE DISHONOURABLE WEAK NATURALL WHICH SO CONSIDERED CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOME OF GOD SHALL RISE AGAIN INCORRUPTIBLE HONOURABLE POWERFULL SPIRITUALL AND SO CONSIDERED SHALL INHERIT THE KINGDOME OF GOD 1 Cor. 15.42 43 44. the Lord hath said it and who can disannul it Object It is the pure inside of the Corn that springs up again and not the shuck with it so it is the internal Spirit of man that shall be glorified and not the body of flesh which is as the shucke Answ Most evident it is that that and so much of man as is SOWN into the earth is resembled by the sown corn now the Spirit returns to God that gave it and the fleshly bodies are sown into the earth resembled by the Corn that is sown into the earth and God gives it marke it is not said that he gives or makes A body as if it were another in respect of matter but gives IT even IT that was sown into the earth a body glorious immortall as it hath pleased him this is evident if the reasoning with flesh and blood be ommitted and the holy Scriptures considered which testifies of the GRAVES OPENING and the DEAD bodies arising Matth. 27.52 that is to say SO FAR as they consist of the PURE CREATION Object Paul tells the Saints that they were risen with Christ Col. 2.3 ch Answ He doth indeed represent them as risen with Christ but saith he through Faith of the operation of God Col. 2.12 which evidences things not seen Heb. 11.1 wherefore he tells them afterwards that their life was HID with Christ in God Heb. 3.3 and when Christ did appear THEN they should appear with him in glory verse 4. to which agrees these words Ephes 2.6 7. God who is rich in mercy hath raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places IN CHRIST JESUS that in the ages TO COME hee might shew the riches of his grace towards us even at the resurrection day when Saints shall be rewarded Luk. 14.14 unto which they had not attained for Paul himself the Teacher of them strongly affirms that HE had NOT attained unto the resurrection of the dead Phil. 3.11 12. but laboured that he might attain that is to the resurrection unto life at the appearing of Jesus which he might come short of if not diligent though notwithstanding come to a resurrection but great was his desire O let it be even our desires also to be of that number that shal be raised and meet the Lord in the air and so EVER be with the Lord 1 Thes 4.17 at which time Abraham Isaac and Jacob and the rest of the Saints that dyed in Christ shall rise though the Prophet have said that Abraham was IGNORANT of them and Israel acknowledged them not Isa 63.16 and the Apostle bare record saying that they RECEIVED NOT the Promises Heb. 11.13 but Christ testifies of a time when they shall sit down in the Kingdome of God Luk. 13.28 29. in reference to which time God said to Moses that he was the God of Abraham Isaac and Iacob as appears by Christ who testified that God is not a God of the dead but of the living and so from this concludes that they must needs rise again Matth. 22.31 32. God having provided some better thing for us that they without us should not be made perfect Heb. 11.40 this is the resurrection which the Apostles preached which was esteemed strange which made Paul say why should it bee thought a thing incredible to you that God should raise the dead Acts 26.8 now that the rising from sin wherein men are said to be dead to newness of life was accounted an incredible thing I leave honest judicious souls to judge this is the Resurrection concerning which Paul had hope towards God both of the just and unjust Act. 24.15 Which saith the Quaker is the old corrupt man rising in a man which is the unjust and Christ the Light rising in the same man is the just And so one man is to witness both the Resurrection of the just and unjust in himself This have I been plainly told I speak the truth in Christ I lye not by one of them well and truly said the Apostle the MYSTERY OF INIQVITY 2 Thess 2.7 8. what had Paul hope towards God that the Old corrupt Man should rise again either in himself or in any others Oh how great also is the darkness of this mystery Moreover men that are turned from sin to a new life cannot say and say truly and understandingly that they are risen AGAIN because they were always fallen and dead in sin now the Resurrection is not only a rising but a rising AGAIN according to the true proper and prime signification of both the Latine * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 resurrectio a rising again Greek * word wherefore O friends look to your selves and hold FAST FAST the form of sound words as yee have been taught ABOVNDING in the work of the Lord for as much as yee know your labour is not in vain in the Lord for thus saith the Lord O GRAVE I will be thy DESTRVCTION repentance shall be HID from mine eyes Hos 13.14 The Quaker also saith that the eternal Judgement is PAST already as to them having as they say given an account to God already for all that they have done and RECEIVED THE REWARD FOR THEIR SINS even WRATH and CONDEMNATION that is the wounds of Conscience and the like this and more to this purpose you may finde in Desburies Book called A Discovery of Mans return to his first estate pag. 7. This will they say proceeds from the light but Christ the LIGHT INDEED discovers it to bee gross darkness who speaking of rebellious Capernaum said that it SHALL be more tollerable for Sodom in the DAY OF JUDGEMENT than for thee Matth. 11.24 now we know that Sodom was destroyed long before for their great wickedness for which no doubt they had many wounds of Conscience yet repented not and this was not in Christs account the Judgement for he speaks of that as to come and so is made good that saying Heb. 9.27 It is appointed unto men one to dye but AFTER THIS the Judgement alas alas how doth vain thoughts lodge within these men how greatly are they deceived while they slight the true use of the

Scriptures which before the strong delusion seised upon them would have shewen them that the Lord cometh with not in but WITH ten thousand of his Saints to excute judgement Jud. 14.15 this Paul and Timotheus looked for yet men of high degrees of Christianity saying We must all appear before the Judgement Seat of Christ but saith the Quaker we HAVE appeared another Doctrin O Friends wherefore another spirit but unto us that look for the Lord Jesus from Heaven who shall judge the quick and dead at his appearing and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 unto us I say a little may suffice for the manifestation of this errour The Quaker also beleeves that sin is NOT the cause of mans body returning to the dust as Tho. Lawson Tho. Laucock affirmed Strange yea very strange is this saying considered nakedly by it self but considering that it comes from a spirit that denies the Resurrection of the Body it is not so strange yet nevertheless the errour thereof is not thereby lessened Errour I say for when Adam by eating had sinned God said unto him BECAUSE thou hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eate bread till thou return unto the ground for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return and to this agrees the words of the Apostle Rom. 5.12 As by one man sin entred into the Word and death BY SIN and so Death passed upon all not such a Spiritual death as the Quaker would have because in Christ all shall be made alive from it 1 Cor. 15.21 22. hee having through his appearance in the likeness of sinful flesh condemned sin in the flesh which is the sting of that death which brings into the Grave the bodies of men vers 55 56. thus by sin comes the death of the body and not only so for those many Curses as eating our bread in sorrow in the sweat of our faces women bringing forth Children in sorrow even these attends the bodies of men and women by reason of sin even BECAUSE thou hast eaten saith God shewing that God at first in his threat upon the transgression of his Law intended punishment upon the body that which did eat and in eating sinned dyed and so DEATH BY SIN saith the Apostle The Quaker also slights and denies Baptism in Water calling it a low Carnal thing This is signified by Naylor in his Book called A Salutation to the Seed of God Pag. 33 34. pleading that it may be now taken away by them they seeing it to be abused without any Scripture warrant they having as they say that Spirit within them which gave it forth This also they will say proceeds from the Light but not so indeed for Christ the true Light was not ashamed thereof but was obedient even to Baptism in water Matth. 3.16 also said that whosoever is ashamed of him and his words of him hee also will be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his Father wherefore look to yourselves that yee be not beguiled of your faith in this so plain a Commandement and for your stedfastness therein I do here represent unto you Three considerations as reminding you of the ground for Baptism in Water First remember that John testifies that he was sent from the Lord to Baptise with Water Joh. 1.33 and in preaching Repentance and Baptism for the remission of sins he is said to be a preparer of the way of the LORD Mar. 1.2.3.4 in which Ministration he was very famous so that all the people went out unto him to be baptized but when Christ went forth preaching the Gospel of the Kingdome then the fame of John decreased and all went out unto him as most famous John 3.26 at the hearing of which John in all humility said hee must increase but I must decrease verse 30. Secondly Remember also that the Lord Jesus in plain words gave it forth by commandement saying to his Disciples Matth. 28.19 go ye therefore and teach all Nations baptizing them in the name of the Father c. that is baptizing them in water as undenyable appears in that the DISCIPLES were to administer it marke that they could not they did not baptize with the Spirit but saith John speaking of Christ he that commeth after mee whose shoes I am not worthy to bear HE shall baptize you with the holy Spirit Mat. 3.11 which saith Peter GOD hath given to them that obey him Act. 5.32 the glory of this ministration the Lord hath reserved unto himself and hath no where given it to man Thirdly Remember also that as baptisme in water in Johns time was with other things a preparation of the way of the Lord and afterwards established by the speciall command of the Lord himself so also after his ascension was it confirmed by an Angel from the Lord who well knowing his message bid Cornelius send for Peter and he saith the Angel shall tell thee what thou oughtest he saith not what he might do as an indifferent thing but what thou OUGHTEST to do Act. 10.5 6. who then he was come and had seen the goodnesse of God said who can forbid WATER that these should not be baptized which have received the holy Ghost as well as we making their receiving the holy Spirit a great argument why they should be baptized with water yet will men use the same argument why they need not be baptized with water alass alass what will the poor soules answer when God riseth up Job 31.14 these even the Spirit-baptized people Peter commands to be baptized verse 47 48. wherefore whatever men say this being submitted unto from an inward principle of love to him that first loved us is not a carnal thing but to be held fast remember that Jesus is the same yesterday to day and for ever Object Paul said that Christ sent him not to baptize but to preach the Gospel Answ Christ also said labour NOT for the meat that perissieth but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life Joh. 6.27 what did he hereby make void moderate working surely nay for Paul having his Spirit said if any would not work neither should he eat but rather that men should not make it their SPECIALL labour as the Jews did verse 26. after the things for the present bodily subsistance so Pauls ESPECIALL work was not to baptize that is personally to administer baptisme but to preach the Gospel to which belongs baptisme unlesse we should beleeve that he preached one Doctrin and Peter another but that is incredible but credible it is that they did not alwaies personally administer it and so it was that Paul had baptized but few of the Corinthians for which he gave God thanks not from a low esteem thereto but because they thereby had no show to say that he baptized in his own name as they were apt to say 1 Cor. 1.12 14 15.

of old that said in many things we offend all now that they so do consider these following passages At a certain time I was in Lawsons society conferring about Christs words viz. that no man could come to the Father but by him to which I said that he was indeed the way to the Father that is said I through faith in his sufferings for by his person no man comes to the Father considered without his sufferings from which words and many more of this nature he picks out these words that I said that no man comes to the Father by the person of Christ and prints it in his book though no more ground so to do than he may have to say that David said there was no God leaving out the former words viz. the fool hath said in his heart but that which aggravates his dishonesty is that while hee blames mee for disowning the coming unto the Father by the person of Christ when as I do not himself doth as hath been proved and in his book elsewhere calls mee image-maker for owning the person of Christ ascended and yet he even HE upbraids mee for denying the coming unto the Father by the person of Christ doth this O friends look like unto perfection nay rather an inexcusable condition in that he blames another and yet doth the thing which hee blames another for HIMSELF at another time being greatly upbraided for acknowledging my self sailable in some things by George Fox I at length desired him to consider that which is recorded of Peter who said I was eminent in the service of Christ yet sinned for the proof of which I read that in Gal. 2.11 12 13 14. vers where it is said that Paul withstood him to the face because he was to be blamed and that he with other Jews dissembled which to any honest man is proof sufficient but so far was Fox from receiving it that he furiously falls on calling mee beast and lyer because I affirmed that Peter sinned and that word SINNED was not there yet will this man say hee is perfect but judge ye whether a man that is but a babe in Christianity would not abhorre such a thing for can it be thought that he that dissembles and is to be blamed is unblamable moreover at another time I made repetition of this passage before Thomas Laucock to hear what he would say to it but in the least would he not blame his Brother but violently puts mee to prove that DISSIMULATION WAS SIN * Many witnesses hearing which at first I was unwilling to do but being prest to it by Laucock I did produce Scriptures for the proof thereof then said one of them to mee but was it sin in Peter are not these O friends perverse reasonings of men of corrupt minds was it ever known since the World was that a man should be put to prove dissimulation to be sin would any of the prophane World the drunkard or swearer thus reason surely nay but that which is mostly to be admired is that all this while they should justifie themselves saying to all STAND OFF WE ARE PERFECT Oh that the poor souls had hearts to consider their great imperfection at another time I being accused by Laucock for putting the title Brother upon one that was withdrawn from endeavoured to prove the lawfulnesse thereof by the Scriptures 2 Thes 3.14 15. moreover I said it was clear according to a similitude for said I PROVIDED my finger pointing thereat WERE cut yet it is not presently to be slighted and cut off but first to apply means of cure 〈◊〉 even so in the other to which Laucock answered saying that I was a lyar a lyar if my finger was not really and indeed cut I speak the truth in Christ thus did he say before several men wherein he hath fomed out his own shame but this is that the Scriptures might be fulfilled which testifie that in the last dayes perillous times shall come wherein men shall be UNHOLY FALSE ACCUSERS 2 Tim. 3.2 3. Oh let us be holy in all our wayes This little of much more of this nature I offer unto your considerations Notwithstanding all that hath been said the Quaker looks upon himself as perfect yea as Laucock hath said as PERFECT WITHOVT SIN AS GOD IS condemning others because they say with the Apostle in many things we offend all He that is so ignorant as to beleeve this let him be ignorant still Yet true it is that Saints were perfect and now may be perfect that is as considered in Christ who of God is made unto us wisdome righteousnesse sanctification and redemption unto whom we are now to live and no longer unto our selves even perfecting holinesse in the fear of God wherefore let every soul awake unto Righteousness and know for certainty that perfection is farre more than the forsaking of the false worships of men and the gross crimes wherein we have lived for that may be and yet we shut out of the Kingdome like foolish Virgins that have not been zealous for God far more also is it than a walking blamelessely to the view of men for that a man may do yet be defiled within wherefore with the Apostle renounce the hidden things of dishonesty even private evill motions which surely cannot but make the soul mourn that truly fears God for it is not a work done but a work well done that is acceptable in the sight of God even when SELF is shut out and not mixt with good intentions yea and when the heart is affected with duty which cannot bee till the soul is fixed upon the Lord as the object of his affections then and not TILL THEN is there passage to perfection for where the treasure is the heart WILL BEE wherefore LOVE YEE THE LORD GOD WITH ALL YOUR SOULES AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH yea and the Children of God also with a pure heart fervently yea yet further must we go if wee will bee perfect even to the doing him good that doth us evill yea and that with freedome of Spirit also O then live in the fear of the Lord crying mightily unto him that from him you may receive such measures of Grace as that you may experience good degrees of Christianity and by no means shelter negligence and coldnesse under the Apostles words it is not I but sin that dwelleth in mee but bee zealous as wise Virgins so shall yee enter into the Kingdome but if contrariwise you shall trifle away this day of liberty which was purchased with much blood what will yee answer when God visiteth what will yee do when hee riseth up Job 31.13 wherefore redeem time and apply your hearts unto wisdome and let every one attend upon his work hear yee diligently and do yee accordingly yee that teach teach in sincerity through the ability which God giveth and let the ARTIFICIALL METHODICALL OLD-MAN-PLEASING FORMS in the ministration of the word DIE DAYLY wait yee upon the Lord Again

of nature and in many the spirit of errour their light being become darknesse being delivered up to strong delusion to beleeve lyes thinking they have Christ in them when it is a spirit of errour and so pervert the sense of the Scriptures declaring the anointing and the anointed to be all one teaching up the Spirit of Christ apart from the body of Christ to be the Christ or rather the spirit of errour in them to be the Christ come in their flesh and so in a very deceivable secret way deny Christ come in the flesh in saying he is the Christ that is within them which is an evill spirit so applying the Scriptures that speak of the Spirit of Christ dwelling in men to be that evill spirit in them so declaring that Spirit of errour in them apart from the body or flesh of Christ to bee the Christ and so deny Christ come in the flesh but note well what the Scripture of truth saith they declare that Jesus the Christ was slain Act. 2.22 23. chap. 3. 5. chap. 4.10 in chap. 5 30. Peter who was ful● of the Holy Ghost saith the God of our Fathers hath raised up Jesus whom ye SLEW and HANGED on a tree and Paul saith to the Corinth 1 Cor. 15.3 4. first of all I delivered unto you that which I received how that CHRIST DYED FOR OVR SINS according to the Scriptures and that he was BVRIED and that he AROSE the third day according to the Scriptures so it is plain that the Spirit apart from the body or flesh of Christ is not the Christ And therefore again note what Paul saith 1 Tim. 2.5 There is one God and one Mediatour BETWEEN God and man which is the MAN Christ Jesus and Heb. 10.10 sheweth that the Hebrews were sanctified by the offering of the BODY of Jesus Christ verse 19 20. seeing therefore Brethren that by the BLOOD of Jesus we may be bold to enter into the holy places by the new and living way which he hath consecrated for us through the veil that is his FLESH So that Jesus that was baptized of John in the River Jordan was anointed with the oyl of gladnesse above his fellows Mat. 3.13 16. Psal 45.7 so Jesus the Saviour is the anointed of God for he gave him not the Spirit by measure Joh. 3.34 and so the Spirit of the Lord resteth and abideth upon the MAN Christ Jesus Isa 11.2 Jo. 1.32 so then the Spirit of God or of Christ apart from the BODY of Christ is not the Christ Therefore most abominable is that which men say that that which is in them is Christ when it is a spirit of errour and so men may see how through this mystery of iniquity men come to say they are Christ for consider if the spirit in some man be the Christ what hindreth him to say hee is Christ and therefore some one presumes to say hee is Christ let no man mistake mee for I say that the Spirit of God doth dwell in the Saints and that Christ doth dwell in their hearts by faith but note that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Heb. 11.1 so the just live by faith and look for the Son of God from Heaven whom he raised from the dead even Jesus that delivereth us from the wrath to come but to return so as to shew yet further who hath the spirit of Antichrist and they are such as race out the Ordinances of Christ which came in being when Christ came in the flesh and so declare Christ come in the flesh dead and risen again as baptism of water and breaking of bread which doth declare the Lords death till he comes 1 Cor. 11.26 Rom 6.3 4. Col. 2.12 now there are a sort of men which say to know or acknowledge Christ in the practice of those Ordinances is formall and fleshly and low and carnal and so reject the Counsel of God and will not be baptized and so not walking up in the Ordinances that did come in being when Christ came in the flesh and do so excellently declare him come in the flesh and are to continue unti●l Christ come from Heaven and change our vile bodies and make them like his most glorious body Phil. 3.20 21. I say those that do slight and reject those ordinances and say they are formall and will not practice them have the spirit of Antichrist and do deny Christ come in the flesh because they will not practice those ordinances that declare Christ come in the flesh yea more fully than the Whore for shee hath a shew and so a remembrance of those Ordinances though she have changed the subject and the manner as aforesaid but THESE root out the very being of them and so deny Christ come in the flesh and so are discovered to have the spirit of Antichrist also those that have been inlightened and have beleeved the Resurrection of the body and also the eternal Judgement and then come to question it and deny it and say the Judgement day is come have the spirit of Antichrist for Christ being put to death in the flesh and rising again from the dead so bringeth in the Resurrection of the bodyes of all men and then cometh in the eternal Judgement according to that in Act. 17.30 31. hee hath appointed a day in the which he will judge the World in Righteousnesse by that MAN whom he hath appointed whereof he hath given assurance to all men in that he hath raised him from the dead so as by man came death by man came also the resurrection of the dead for as in Adam all dye so in Christ shall all bee made alive but every man in his own order the first fruits is Christ afterwards they that are of Christ at his comming 1 Cor. 15.21 22 23. so Christ being come in the flesh the MAN Christ Saviour dyed and rose again and so comes in the Resurrection and no otherwise therefore they that deny the Resurrection of the body deny Christ come in the flesh and so have the spirit of Antichrist and therefore John writing to the Saints warning them that they take heed of the Antichristian spirit that they be not deceived exhorteth them thus let that therefore abide in you which you have heard from the beginning if that which you have heard from the beginning shall remain in you ye also shall continue in the Son and in the Father 1 Joh. 2.24 read also for this purpose the whole chapter Now that which they heard from the beginning was the beginning Word of Christ according to that of Paul 1 Cor. 15.3 4. which he delivered first of all to the Corinthians that Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scripture c. and the first principles of the word of God which is the principles of the Doctrin of Christ to wit repentance from dead works and of faith toward God the Doctrin of Baptismes and laying on of hands

Queen the Mother of Harlots And abominations of the earth The Antichrist is set out thus A Man of Sin The man that did shake Kingdoms The Son of the Morning The Son of Perdition 2 The Sixth Head of the Roman Beast carryeth the Harlot but the Antichrist the Man of Sin is the eighth and last Beast as hath been shewed 3 The Whore confesseth Christ come in the Flesh and hath a shew and remembrance of his Ordinances though shee have changed the subject and the manner but the Antichrist denies Christ come in the Flesh and his Ordinances that declare him come in the Flesh as it hath been shewed 4. The Woman the Harlot and her Members that do worship according to her Traditions and inventions have space given them to repent and many do repent but they that do worship the Beast the Antichrist or receive his Mark in their right hand or in their fore-head they cannot repent they must drink of the wine of the Wrath of God c. as it is Revel 14.9 10. and also in chap. 16. they repented not of their deeds vers 11. note that the first Vial is poured out upon the earth and the men that had the mark of the Beast and worshipped his Image are plagued therefore none of the Vials are poured out until the Antichrist reigneth vers 1 2. 5. The Ten Horns hate the Whore and destroy her and make her desolate Rev. 17.16 but the Antichrist is taken alive when the Lord cometh and punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord in a Lake of fire 2 Thes 1.9 and Rev. 19.20 And so to draw to a conclusion I do desire all men to take heed to the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles for they are able to make men wise unto Salvation and if men speak not according to the Law and Testament it is because they have no light in them Isa 8.20 O give heed to the most sure word of the Prophets as unto a light shining in a dark place until the Day of Christ dawn and the day star arise in your hearts noting diligently all things that are spoken of that must come to pass for when the signs concerning Christs coming are come to pass the day of Christs personal appearing will dawn Secondly Is there such a spirit of delusion among men wherein is a mystery of iniquity then let all take heed that they seek the Lord while he may be found and to kiss the Son least he be angry and yee perish in the way O do not neglect to read and know and search the Scriptures and walk up in that you do know bee not deceived God will not be mocked what a man soweth that shall he reap for he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6.7 8. Thirdly Is it so that God doth and will give up men to a spirit of delusion that they should beleeve a Lye that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness then be exhorted from hence to forsake all unrighteous ways in conversation and all whorish inventions of men in point of Worship for if Moses Law be abolished which was given to him by the Lord let no man think that he shall be excused if he worship according to mens inventions Fourthly Let all the Saints consider and lay to heart what hath been spoken and search the Scriptures that they may be informed what is to come to pass and so according to Christs exhortation in Luke 21.36 watch yee therefore and pray always that yee may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man O give all diligence to adde to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness love let these things be in you and abound give diligence to make your calling and election sure be not weary of well-doing for you shall reap in due time if you faint not grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to him be glory both now and for ever So be it FINIS