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A89837	A few words occasioned by a paper lately printed, stiled, A discourse concerning the Quakers. Together with a call to magistrates, ministers, lawyers, and people to repentance. Wherein all men may see, that the doctrine and life of those people whom the world scornefully calls Quakers, is the very doctnrie [sic] and life of Christ. Written for the sake of the simple minded ones, who are willing to follow Christ under the crosse, and to deny all things to be his disciples. By a servant of the Lord, reproached by the world, and carnall worshippers, under the name of a Quaker; whose name in the flesh is Iames Nayler.	Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; A. P.	1654 (1654)	Wing N279; Thomason E731_23; ESTC R202987	25,300	28

a guide to others and what hast thou to doe to judge any But he that hath the light of Christ hath an infallible light which whosoever followes shall not walke in darkenesse Iohn 8. 12 1. 9. but shall have the light of life and as this light ariseth judgement Psal 36 9 is brought forth for all judgement is given unto the Mat. 5 14 Ephes 5. 13 14. Sunne and in that light all his see light and are led into all truth and this light shewes all things in measure and ten 1 Iohn 5 6 7. thousand being gathered by this light and not runne before it shall be all taught one way be of one heart minde and soule but all who stumble at this light are in darkenesse confusion and at a jarre among themselves And whereas thou would make people beleeve that this light they walke by will not endure the light of the word that is deceit in yee for it is the word which is nigh in the heart and in the mouth and doth Rom. 10. 8. not oppose it selfe but is one with Scripture as all they are who walke in it onely it opposeth all the twinings and wresting 2 Pet. 3 1● of the Serpent whereby he would wrest the Scripture to deceive with Thou sayest the Saints have a glorious light in them but Ephes 4 18. imperfect Is there any glorious light but the light of Christ and thou that calls that an imperfect light art blinde and not able to judge of light It is true the light is but manifest in the Ephe. 4. 7. creature by degrees but the least degree is perfect in its measure and being obeyed will leade to the perfect day and is perfect John 17. 23. in it selfe and leads up to perfection all that perfectly follow it And thou that so often would put the externall Letter that had a beginning in stead of Christ the Eternall Word by which Rom 2 29. all things were made and who dwelleth in the Saints and liveth in them and enlightneth them doth sufficiently cleare thy selfe Iohn 12. 46. that thou knowest him not in thee And whereas thou talkest of trying the light by the Letter If thou hadst him who is the Eternall Witnesse within thy selfe thou wouldst see thou needest 1 Iohn 5. 10. not to try the inward substance by the outward declaration the living by the dead The Apostle saith The Word is powerfull sharper then a two-edged sword c. and this thou twines to deceive the simple and saith the Scripture is so why wilt thou wrest the Scripture to thy own destruction thou hast long had the Bible by thee but what hath it cut downe or divided in thee or hath it discerned the thoughts and intents of thy heart thou and thy sinns are not yet divided Thou sayest Owles fly the the light but see who cannot owne the light and they are such Iohn 3. 20. 21. who love the works of the night And thou that speaks lightly vildely or accursedly of the light of Christ in his Saints speakest evill of that thou knowest not and shall account for thy Iude 10. blasphemy And thou deceitfull spirit that gathers up the working power of Christ in the Saints and would attribute it to the Letter art about to make poore ignorant people beleeve that 2 Cor. 3 6. the the Letter is the Spirit and that the Letter is the Word Rom. 7 6. 2. 29. which is but a declaration of the Word and it selfe saith plainly Christ is the Word but the Letter is not Christ and this Iohn 1. 14. Rev. 19. 13. would make people beleeve that he that hath the Letter hath the Spirit when both thou and many more may have the Letter and persecute the spirit and blaspheme against the holy Ghost as was in the Jews and is at this day Thou speakes of the Word of God in which Christ and the Spirit speakes and thus thou would make them who are blinde beleeve it is the Letter and to prove it thou brings these Scriptures Heb. 1. 2. but was that the Letter by which God had spoken to them which he calls the Sonne of God is the Letter the Sunne And that in the Revel 2. 17. he doth not say Heare what the Letter saith but Heare what the Spirit saith or that in Ephes 6. 17. is it there called the Sword of the Letter or the Sword of the Spirit And thou wilt make people beleeve that God doth all in the hearts of his people by the Letter without Thou sayest by it he sanctifies enlightens comforts seales witnesseth teacheth c. which if thou meane the Letter which thou callest the Word then the Iude 1. Iohn 14. 26. Letter it selfe shall witnesse against thee in all these that it is not Ephes 4. 30. the Letter but the Spirit that doth all this where they are indeed Rom. 8. 14. 16. Thou sayest Without the Word he doth nothing in us speaks 1 Thes 4. 10. nothing in us in the highest revelations it is the ground of Faith 1 Cor. 2. 10. and without it Faith cannot act and the Faith hath no bottome but the Word which if thou meane the Letter of Scripture I answer wherein thou sayest in us here thou shewest thy selfe a stranger to the works word revelation and faith that the Saints did witnesse as is plaine in the Letter for they witnesse the works of God in them in spirit and not in Letter the word from Gods owne mouth in spirit and revelation in spirit but Gal. 1. 12. Ephes 1. 17. never any in the Letter And thou art ignorant of Abrahams Gal. 3. 6. 7. 9. 3. 16. Faith and the ground of it which had a ground when there was no Letter and acted when there was no Letter but they who are of Abrahams Seed witnesse Abrahams Faith grounded on the Promised seed which is Christ and is acted in him and not on the Letter which works word revelation and faith I witnesse in me in the spirit and not in the Letter and that faith which is in Christ stands not in Volumes Thou sayest this is a more sure word of Prophesie and to prove it thou quotes 2 Pet. 1. 19. where the Apostle speaks not of the Letter but of the light of Christ shining in the darke hearts to which they were to give heed that by it they might be led to the day this is in their hearts and not in the Letter which light thou scornes and calls it an Ignis fatuus a satannicall fallen light but thou yet knowest not what thou speakest that blasphemes the true Iohn 1. 9. 19. light that is come into the world and lighteneth every one that comes into the world yea them which never saw Letter which is the condemnation of those who obey it not but love their evill deeds Thou sets downe many benefits the

Saints have in the Word which is true but thou that would ascribe them to the Letter knowest them not but in the notion Thou sayest that those that have glorioser discoveries and revelations of Christ to boast on then ever any of those men knew yet doe cast downe the glory of their light before the Scriptures and are in subjection to Scriptures and Ordinances And thou dost instance the Disciples who saw Christ ascend I answer Whether is it a more glorious discovery and manifestation of Christ to see him appearing in them the second time in the spirit without sinne unto salvation or that to see him depart in the flesh seeing Christ tells them lt Heb. 9. 28. 2 Tim. 1. 10. is necessary that he goe away in the Flesh that he may come in the Spirit thou dost sufficiently cleare thy ignorance measuring Iohn 14. 28. 1 Cor. 15. 8. others who witnesse him with thy selfe who knowes no more of him but what thou hast found of him in the Letter And for that subjection to the Scripture and Ordinances and waiting thou speakes on did they waite in the letter and in those formes and customes and Idols temples that you waite in they waited together for the appearance of Christ in spirit praying in that measure of spirit they had received Thou goest about to make people beleeve that the light of Christ which is Acts 1. 14. given to enlighten every one that comes into the world is a naturall or fallen light but if thou didst know owne and obey it it would leade thee out of the fall and for that end art thou and others so often checkt and reproved by it for your pride Iohn 8. 12 covetousnesse envy scornefulnesse and other sinnes which though you now disobey as a thing too low for your high notions yet this light shall remaine for an eternall witnesse against all that hate and disobey it And whereas thou would scandall this light to leade into exorbitances deceit and miscarriages and many such things they are falsly cast upon this light for all these are amongst you who hate the light but who so obeys and loves the light it discovers these and leades all who follow it into one minde heart and soule and if ten times ten thousand that are guided by it yet not a word of dispute Acts 4. 32. but all speake the same things And thou calls the Scriptures A standing Rule but it is not so to you who cannot beleeve that ever it shall be fulfilled in you as it was given out by the holy Ghost neither will you so be tryed by it but you will wrest and twine it to make it meet your wills where your profits pleasures and lust will not suffer you to take up the Crosse and come up to it but if it be a Standing Rule let it stand as it is not confounded with the Serpents Wisedome and then prove thy selfe by it and those people thou reproaches and mis-calls whether thou or they owne it in practice Thou calls the Word of God the Sunne of truth and yet thou would make people beleeve it is the Scripture Letter Is the Letter the Sunne of truth may not all that looke on yee see thee in Babylon Thou sayest How could it be knowne that there is a God and Christ and holy ● Iohn 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Ghost with their works and worships I answer If thou know not Iohn 4. 22 23. 24. the Father Sonne and Spirit one God and the way of his worship other wayes then thou hast found in the Letter thou Phil. 3. 3. knows but that in letter and notion which all the Saints of God knew in spirit and power and thou worships in letter and forme thou knowes not what who doth not know and worship in spirit and herein thou shalt have Christ all the holy men to witnes against thee Thou sayest the holy Ghost interprets Scripture by Scripture und reveales Christ the Father the holy Ghost the soules union with them by Scripture I answer The holy Ghost where he 2 Pet. 1. 21 is needs no Scripture to interpret Scripture by who gave forth Iohn 14. 26 Mat. 13. 10 11. all the Scripture and opens it againe for the holy Ghost did not give out the Scripture in Parables to its own seed but to the Serpents seed and as that spirit ariseth it opens and brings Iohn 16. ● all that is spoken in Scripture to remembrance and leades into all truth in its measure and when any in whom the spirit was have made use of Scripture in such like cases it hath not been to open the meaning to themselves but to convince others who had not the spirit or would not owne it And for sovles union 2 Cor. 3. 3. which of the Saints had the witnesse of their soules union to seek in the Letter but he that beleeveth hath the witnesse in himselfe 1 Iohn 5 10. Rom. 8. 16. in spirit and not in the letter and for trying and judging 1 Cor. 2. 15. it is not the litterall but the spirituall man that judgeth all things and no visible thing can judge him Thou would have them to suspect this light those who have no light to walke by but what they by their wisedome and learning have gathered out of the letter have cause to suspect it but they who have the infallible light of Christ by which all is tryed and judged and discerned and judgement brought forth into victory in themselves by it they have no cause to suspect it but waite to walke in it Thou art offended that they should say they pray 1 Thes 5. 17. alwayes have the Baptisme of Fire eate the Flesh and drinke the 2 Thes 1. 11. blood of Christ that they were once as others Hypocrites now why Mat. 3. 11. wilt thou thus wrangle that the cōmands and promises of Christ John 6. 53. should be witnessed fulfilled in the Saints now as they have bin in Scripture witnessed Doth not the Apostles exhort to pray alwayes without ceasing and are any Baptized into Christ who are not able to witnesse the Baptisme of Fire and the Spirit without which Water Baptisme availes not to salvation And doth not Christ plainely say that whosoever eats not his Flesh and drinkes not his blood hath no life in them And have not the Saints Rom. 6. 21. witnessed a time wherein they were hypocrites and in the world without the true God And thou sayest they can give no Scriture account of the estate they are now in and yet dost blame them for owning the Scripture fulfilled in them in these things but that nature could never be satisfied with Christ nor any of his nor any account from them though they could not convince them of sinne yet they would tempt hate and persecute even till death if they had power Thou would make people beleeve that these deny the

be pride envy covetousnesse selfe love exaltation slandering false-accusing deceit dissimulation and hypocrisie and such like which are the workes of the Devill all thy outward pretences shall not keep thee from the condemnation of the Devill for it is that which leades out of the works of the Devill that brings from under the condemnation of the Devill Thou puts much upon Church-Ordinances but fee if thou be distinguished from the world otherwise then in notion and thy owne conceit which will deceive thee and all the covetous oppressors in the world in the day of tryall Therefore prove thy selfe if thou be a Saint sanctified Iude 1. Iohn 17. 9 14. come out of the worlds pleasures riches wayes and worships and fashions as they were whose conditions thou talkest on or else thy crying the Temple of the Lord will but stand thee in little stead which if thou deale plainely in and let truth speak in thee thou wilt see a great distance between a Saints life and thine as between a Saints spirit and thine which is plainely discovered Thou sayest It is observable that where Churches are these Owles dare not appeare These reproachfull names beseems that spirit from whence they come but which of them have refused to come where they have been sent for feare of your Churches or what corners are they in except it be such as you have shut up in prisons or dungeons doe not these that are at liberty meet in the middest of common Streets and Fields where God calls them and many of the most conscientious of your Churches owne them and frequents their meetings others who have the feare of God before them dare not persecute them in word or deed but the day is come that all spirits must shew themselves Thou advisest to doe all according to Scripture it is good advice but dost thou that teachest another Mat. 7. 12. teach thy selfe dost thou as thou would be done by in all things dost thou forsake pride and covetousnesse which is Idolatry and not to be so much as named among Saints dost not thou seek great things for thy selfe having food and rayment Jere. 45. 5. Iam 4 4. art thou therewith content art thou out of love with the world which is enmity with God dost thou not take thought for to morrow for food and rayment hast thou crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts and put off the body of sin art thou not a scorner reviler and false accuser dost thou feed the hungry cloathe the naked and let the oppressed goe free Iam. 1 27 hast thou forsaken all to follow Christ art thou hated of all Mat. 15. 10. 11. men for the name of Christ hast thou denied to be called Master art thou come to yea and nay in thy common occasions Mat. 23 8. 10. dost thou love the Brethren with the same love Christ hath loved his withall art thou set free from thy sinne and rash passions Mat. 5 37 Rom. 6 18. dost thou hold thy Faith in a pure Conscience voyd of offence 1 Tim. 1 5 19. towards God and Man dost thou walke as Christ walked And many other the commands of God set down in Scripture in Acts 24 16. which the Saints walked as is plaine in Scripture which if thou ● Iohn 2 6. walke iu there thou dost all according to the Scripture but if thou take but some part of Scripture to performe as it is given out by the holy Ghost to wit that which will most fit thy forme and please thy owne will and not crosse thy lusts profits and greatnesse in the world and for the rest either let them stand by or wrest them by subtill meaning and exposition to bring 2 Pet. 3. 16. them to bend to thy disobedient minde shall not God find thee out and plague thee for thy adding and diminishing altering Rev. 22. 18. and changing that which was perfectly given forth to be read and fulfilled as it is And whereas thou would charge the light of Christ shining into the Conscience which teacheth into onenesse to be the cause of all the errors in the world It is false for the light of Christ is but one and all that are led by Rom. 8. 14 it walke after Christ as he walked but the cause of all errors comes from the Serpents subtill twining and wresting the Scriptures every one for their owne Formes ends and carnall traditions but none of them will owne it to live the life of it as it is and so have it fulfilled in them as is was in those that spoke it forth Thou sayest Be sure the Christ the Faith the Hope the Baptisme the Worship be that which is in Scripture Now that Christ which the saints witnessed in Scripture is the light of the Iohn 8. 12. world given to enlighten the Gentiles and lighteneth every Iohn 1. 9. one that commeth into the world which light is in the saints Iohn 1. 7. and whosoever walkes in it hath fellowship with God and one with another and thereby are cleansed from all sin in which light all Sriptures were spoken forth which light thou denyes to be equall with the Scripture but scornes and reproaches with nick-names as Ignis fatuus a naturall light making it plainely appeare that thou art one of those the Scriptures speaks on who hates the light And the Scripture Faith is that by which Iohn 3 20. 1 Iohn 5. 4 5. the saints overcame the world sinn and the Devill and gets victory which Faith thou in this Paper canst not owne but denyes and would reproach in them in whom it hath overcome sinne and brought up to perfection and he that hath the Scripture hope purifies himselfe even as he is pure and the Baptisme 1 Iohn 3. 3. of Christ is with the holy Ghost and with Fire which thou Mat. 3 11 in thy Paper speaks scornefully of in others that owne it And the Scriptures-worship is not in Idolls Temples Formes and Letters but in spirit and in truth and God seeks such to worship Iohn 4 24. him And thou ranks up a number of Raunters Notionists Papists and such like that are most odious to people and with these thou puts in those called Quakers and tells of their opinions but those thou so callest denies all opinions and lives in the light and practice of Scriptures but thou when thou art proved will be found more in opinion then practice And thou that denies the infallible spirit to be in thee art but in opinions at the best And for the Purgatory thou speakes on thou that sayes None can ever be perfected and set free from sinne while they are here had need to own a Purgatory but they who are Redeemed and set free from sinne by the Lambe of God need it not but have received the earnest of their eternall inheritance And for the word Baptisme which is but Water

rule of the Gospel and the divine inspiring of the holy Ghost the infallible rule of all obedience and worship and judgement of all actions but come to tryall and see whether they that owne the light of Christ in spirit and follow it or they that call it an Ignis fatuus deny the rule of the Gospel And whether they that witnesse the same spirit and the inspiration Rom. 8 5 6 7 9. of it without humane helps letter or learning as the 1 Cor. 12 4. to the 14. verse Saints in all ages have done every one in their measures of that free gift given to profit withall or they that would make people beleeve that all such divine inspirations and gifts of the spirit were now ceased and now the letter is all the spirit they must look for deny the devine inspirations of the holy Ghost the infallible rule of all obedience and worship and judge of all actions and for the denying of O dinances thou so much chargeth Mat. 15. 9. them with if it come to tryall they will be found onely to deny your tradition temples and humane inventions never commanded by Christ nor practised by any that ever he sent and Christ never annexed the promise of his presence to that Rom. 6. 2 7. 18. 22. which he never commanded Thou art offended that they should be set free from or have sinne taken away from them Now thou 1 Iohn ● 8. 9. 10. shewest plainely whose Kingdome thou wouldest uphold And thou sayest that by denying sinne to be in them they overthrow repentance but here thou shewest thy blindnesse For he that forsakes his sinne doth establish his repentance but he that returnes unto sinne againe overthrowes it Thou tells of being Heb. 6. ● godded with God but see what spirit that is that thou art led by 2 Cor. 7. 10. who dare take the holy name of God so scornefully in thy mouth to cast as a derision upon others Thou art offended that Heb. 10. 14 Ephes 4 11. 12 13. those should witnesse perfection And is it not the end for which Christ came into the world suffered sent out his Ministers into Col. 1. 28. the world And why dost thou professe Christ and the Scripture and thus opposes the end of his comming and what he did worke in his Saints which is to set free from sinne and bring Rom. 8. 10. to perfection which Christ commands and which the Scriptures witnesse in the Saints but there is nothing more opposed by Iohn 17 23. the Devill and his Instruments then to have the worke of mans Redemption perfected Thou sayest the many ridiculous practises of their franticke mould be too much to relate And hereby thou wouldest render them as vile as thou canst to others but the wayes of Christ were no worse for such as thou saying he was mad for the wayes of God have alwayes been counted madnesse and folly to that generation what thou intend in that word many I know not for where nothing is mentioned in particular I cannot answer But for those thou namest are these they will not put off the Hat to any not to a Magistrate That they thinke it a speciall Badge of their profession to say and write Thou and Thee and by no means say Sir or Master to any and that some will not answer or speake to any question and thou quarrells at some for forsaking the world and giving over their Callings I answer When wilt thou cease wrangling at their obedience of the commands of Christ witnessed in the Scripture Hast thou nothing amongst all those many ridiculous practises thou tells on to charge on them but are according to Scripture Where doth God require putting off Hats or Mat. 4. 10. Iam 2 1. 9. worshipping any creature Magistrate or others And why may Psal 40 4. it not be a badge if thou so call it of their profession to use the Iob 13. 10 the Scripture Language and where dost thou finde any other Iohn 5 44. Language in the Scripture but thou or thee to a particular whatsoever he was that was spoken to And no wonder that thou stumble that any should witnesse the power of the Scripture when it s taken for such an offence with thee to witnesse the outward Language which all holy men of God have used in Scripture and yet thou calls the Scripture a standing Rule but thou wilt neither make it thy Rule nor suffer them that would And for refusing calling Master is it not the command of Christ Mat. 23. 7 8 10. and dost thou deserve the name of a Christian who would make it an offence to obey his commands because it crosseth thy pride And for their silence Is there not a time to speake and a Eccl. 3 7. time to be silent And was not Christ asked many questions and Mat. 27 12. answered nothing And doth not the Scripture say Answer not a Foole according to his folly And when Christ did answer the tempters it was either with silence or contrary to what they Luke 14. 26. would have had And for for forsaking the world must not all that will come to Christ forsake the World And were they not in Mat. 10 37. their Calling who left their Ships their Fathers and receit of Custome and Wife and Children and Lands to follow the commands of Christ Oh thou enemy of all obedience to Christ dost thou reproach that which thy carnall heart will not suffer thee to follow thou shalt sinde it true that whosoever will not forsake these for Christs sake cannot be his Disciple but it seems the neerer to Christ that any comes in obedience the greater is thy malice to such thou showest thy generation And art thou not ashamed when thou hast done to charge these with disclayming Scripture-light thou loves to talke of the Scriptures but art an enemy to the walking in them Thou sayest of those uncleane birds thou hast heard of none that have returned to the Arke by which if thou meane your Temples or carnall Ordinances I tell thee they make a bad returne who have knowne the Lord in spirit and worshipped in spirit if they returne into Formes and Customes againe to be made perfect Thou sayest seperate not betweene Word and Spirit between Graces and Ordinances but the Apostle doth deny the Gal. 3. 3. 2 Cor. 3 6 ministration of the Letter and ownes the Spirit And he that cannot distinguish between the graces of Gods spirit and your outward Formes you call Ordinances he knowes but little yet as he ought to know Thou tells of Praying and Mourning for sinne bewayling the Heart Reading the Word and Meditating in it Night and Day And thou sayest Its impossible for such an one to fall into this condemnation of the Devill but I tell thee though these may be done and in as much zeale as the Pharisees did them yet if there

27. 28. and for this obedience being counted the off-scouring of the world 1 Cor. 1 Cor. 4. 9. 4. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. and suffering all with patience as the Saints 10 11 12 13. did who declared this in Scripture or they who professe that Scripture which witnesseth these things but still are in their Tit. 1. 16. lusts pride covetousnesse exaltations over others living like Mat. 23. 11. 14. fat Swine in the Earth differing from the world in nothing but onely in notions and long Prayers whereby they appeare to be great deceivers then the world who professeth nothing but what they are And for the worst of Hypocrites for they who professe the highest things and most like to Saints which they live not the life of nor are sanctified as they were whose conditions they professe these are the worst of hypocrites And for the great traine thou speaks on would not thou have been as much offended at those many thousands that followed Christ and his Mat. 14 21. Disciples when they Preached the same Gospel if thou hadst lived then they who were of thy spirit were as much disquieted at it then as thou art now Thou sayest It hath been an old project of the Devill to destroy the Letter the supreame authority of the Scripture Thou art blinde which sayest that the Letter is the supream authority of the Scriptures for that which gave it forth in parables to the Serpents Seed and opens it againe in Iohn 14. 26. the Saints as they grow in their measures and opens the Scriptures in and to all is the supreame authority of Scriptures which is not the Letter but the Spirit 2 Cor. 3. 6. And they who waite to have the Scriptures fulfilled in them by Christ goe not about to destroy the Letter but to establish it And for the judgements of men thou talkes of what is their judgements worth where the practice is wanting God is not served with words There are two sorts of people which thou conceivest to be most odious to all people and thou would ranke these whom thou would reproach amongst either of them but come to tryall and thou wilt finde thy selfe farre neerer either of these then they And first for Papists which of the Idolatrous worshipps and traditions of the Papists or that are ordained for Popish ends doe these practice but it may be thou thy selfe art yet in the Idols Temple builded by the Papists for Idolatrous worship never commanded by God and for such worship is kept up and used at this day if thou be not yet in many Popish Customes as observing dayes and times and seasons and persons Gal. 4. 10. and outward Traditions of men not commanded of God which these whom thou reproachest doe all deny And the Papists are one with thee in reproaching and scorning and persecuting these to their power And for those thou callest Raunters is there any people in the Nation that more differ in practice then they and if thou would looke at thy own pride fulnesse and the satisfying of thy lust thou would see little difference between thee and them but in judgement And thou art offended at the knowledge of Christ within the Saints art not thou ashamed to professe the Scripture and deny what they witnesse Which of the Saints did witnesse any other knowledge of Christ after his Ascention but as he was revealed in them and all that know him in spirit knows him within them and is there any Gal. 1. 16. Coll. 1. 17. Christ but one because thou sayest they know no other Christ 2 Cor. 13. 3. 5. but a Christ within them and thou that knowes no Christ but Iohn 14. 20. 15. 4 27. 23. without ye know him not but by heare-say and then art not thou that Notionist thou speakes on Reade these in the Margent Gal. 2. 20. 4. 19. and see who denyes the Scriptures and the Saints conditions Ezek. 38. ●9 20. 12. 18. And thou sayest That their quakings are either counterfeit or comes from the power of the Devill How art thou not afraid Hag. 2. 6 7. to speake against the holy Ghost search the Scriptures and thou Amos 8. 8. 10. shalt finde that God hath said All Fl●sh shall quake and tremble Psal 110. 24 25. before him and the holy men of God doe witnesse That the way by whi●h they came to know God was through quak●ng and Ezra 10 1 Mat. 12. 24. trembling fasting and weeping which thou that art in the Flesh and the earthly part in thee stands unshaken knowes not and therefore scornes it But it s no new thing for this Generation to render the works of God under the name of the Devill Thou sayest they will goe in raggs doest thou now speake truth how many hast thou seen deny whole cloathes to goe in Raggs art not thou inspired with a lying spirit thou spokest on before but Isay 2. 20. 31. 7. it may be thou art displeased th●t they pull off their pride as Gold and Silver that which they doe in obedience to God thou would render it onely as a shew But see what spirit that is thou speakest from And why art thou offended at a meane Dan. 10. 2. 3. Diet or punishing the body as thou calls it Did not Daniel refuse all pleasant meats for three full weeks And David afflicted Psal 69. 9. 10. his soule through Fasting and it turned to his reproach with such as thou And why art thou offended they should care for no more then meat drink and cloathes when Christ forbids his Mat. 6. 31 32 33 34. to care for so much And the Apostle exhorts Having Food and 1 Tim. 6. 8. Rayment be therewith content And why art thou offended at Heb. 12. 5. selfe-deniall and taking up the Crosse to their own lusts Doth Luke 9. 32. Gal. 5. ●4 not Christ say He that will be my Disciple must take up his Crosse dayly and follow me And had not the Saints the lusts of the flesh crucified on the Crosse Why wilt thou professe the Scriptures and not owne the practice of it but wrangle with them that doe Thou sayest they are above Ordinances above Scriptures and Col. 2. 20 cryes down all as Formes But what Ordinance of Christ are they above It is the Traditions and Inventions of men they are above as those you call Ordinances have been often proved and will more appeare upon further tryall And for being above Scripture if thou wert not blinde thou might see them live in the life of Scripture in their measures as they did to whom it was given Thou art offended that they should owne an infallible Mat. 12. 8 20. light in them which the light of Christ is whosoever hath it 1 Cor. 2. 15. Now then that cannot witnesse an infallible light how wilt Isay 42. 3 6 7. thou be

you turne your eyes within and Psalme 115. 5. look into your owne standing or rather into your fall and how you sighe under the curses and wrath of the Almighty and how farre you are from purity and holinesse and that estate wherein Gen. 1. 27. that you was made in the Image of God and waite to see that renewed in you and you brought up out of the fall and a seperation to be one with God and Christ that you may know what you worship and finde acceptance But are you not so farre from that that if the Image of God seem to be renewed in any and they begin to turne from these and the like abominations to serve the living God in purity and holinesse and they refuse to partake with you in your Pride Covetousnesse Drunkennesse and excesse 1 Pet. 4. 3. 4. of Ryot and deny your vaine Heathenish Customes Fashions and Worships and are not such objects of your envy and hatred and are they not abused by you buffeted scorned mocked stoped and called most reproachfull names even in Wayes and Markets and in your Streets when you meet with them though they never speake word to you but beare your reproaches with patience So that he that departs from Iniquity makes himselfe a Isay 59. 15. Pray to this Generation Doe not you plainely shew forth the Serpents Seed in you which is at enmity with the Seed of God where ever it is brought forth and so you shew your selves to be acted by the Devill who was a Murderer from the beginning Iohn 8. ●4 And when the judgements and wrath of God appeares in the Land Is it not because of your Iniquiries Doe not you like wicked Ahab charge an innocent People who cannot partake with you in your wickednesse declaring that those who are harmelesse to be cause of troubles in the Nation and say They are about to rayse a new Warre but never looke at your owne abominations for which the Land mournes and the wrath of God Hos 4. 3. is against it ready to destroy it but still hearden your hearts in your wickednesse And as though all this were too little have you not added this wickednesse now that God in mercy hath called some out of all these evill wayes and sent them to declare against these abominations which the world lives in both Priests and People not onely in word but in life and practice and hath 2 Pet. 1. 4. 5. 16. given his power to goe along with them and are not these called by you Devills Witches Sorcerers Conjurers Jesuites and the like Are they not some beaten some stoned others shamefully entreated and Imprisoned Are they not brought before Rulers and Governors for the confessing the name of Christ and all this you doe unto them not for any evill you can charge upon them but for the name of Christ and his power that goes along with them in shaking downe the Kingdome of the Serpent and bringing his elect out of all the Heathenish Customes and Iohn 4 23. 24. Worships to Worship God in Spirit and him onely and not men nor the Idolls of the World And now are you not blinde who have professed the Scriptures so long and cannot see them fulfilled now in this Generation Are not those of the same brood who called the good man of the house Beelzebub and how can they Mat. 10 25. doe lesse to them of his houshold Doe not this Generation beate some stone and shamefully entreat others that beare witnesse to the Heire And hath not Christ said Yee shall be hated Mat. 10 22. of all men for my Names sake They shall speake all manner of evill of you falsely They shall seperate out of your company reproach you and cast out your name as evill and you shall be brought before Rulers for a testimony against them and for my names sake And the Devill shall cast some of you into Prison that you Rev. ● 10. may be tryed and you shall have tribulations ten dayes yea the time comes that they that Kill you shall thinke they doe God Mat. 24. 9. service and these things will they doe unto you because they know not the Father nor the Sonne And the Scriptures must be fulfilled and those who have Eyes to see may see them now fulfilled and fulfilling and they who see it have share in it and rejoyce and witnesse God faithfull and his Word but wicked men and persecuters have been blinde in all Ages For 2 Co● 4. 4. the God of this world have blinded their Eyes and hath thereby made them fit for his owne worke and his worke is to oppose the Lord in all things Now all People see where you are and Rom. ● ● what you are doing where you live and whom you serve for if you live to the Flesh you cannot please God for as alwayes he that is borne after the Flesh persecuted him that was borne Gal. 4. 29. after the Spirit even so it is now O be no longer deceived see whether ye be in the first Birth or Borne againe That which Iohn 3. ●● is of the first is of the Earth Earthly and minds Earthly things feeds upon Dust and this is the Serpents Seed and here are all your envious haters persecuters covetous scoffers and such 2. Pet. 3. 3. like and here will you be found your actions witnesse it you cannot deceive God you are under the Curse and they be the 1 Iohn 3. ● cursed fruits you bring forth and they are for the Fire But the second brings forth no such fruit for he that is Borne againe is Borne of the Spirit and brings forth fruits of the Spirit he is 1 Iohn 4. 7. Borne of God and brings forth fruits unto God fruits of love meeknesse gentlenesse patience temperance and such like there was never a Persecuter of this Birth for they are called out of all occasions of strife contention and persecution for that is all about things of this world and Formes and Customes that Ier. 10 3. perish But they who are brought into the substance cannot contend about shaddowes for there all Disputes and vaine janglings Ephes 2. 18. cease For as they are ruled by one Spirit so they are led by one Spirit into one God where God Christ and the Saints are one eternally but this godlinesse is a Mystery to all the World Now try your selves for by your fruits you are knowne and shall be judged wherefore all People looke within and judge your selves reforme the inside looking without to be seen of men keeps you Hypocrites and you have your reward But Col. 2. 11. the true Seed of the Jewes who are of the Circumcision made without hands in the Heart and such seek not prayse of Men ● Iohn ● 3. 6. 7. but of God neither are they knowne of men nor owned of Men nor have fellowship with men but are raysed up out of the fall to God to live with him in joy and peace and righteousnesse which men talkes of who lives in the flesh and in the ● Cor. ●5 ●0 fall who are not reconciled to God and there can be no reconciliation to God while sinne stands which made the first seperation O People be not deceived FINIS