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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85147	The ranters principles & deceits discovered and declared against, denied and disowned by us whom the world cals Quakers. With a discovery of the mistery of the crosse of Christ. And a discovery of the true light and the false, with their wayes, worships, natures, properties and effects. &c. A vindication for the truth against the deceit. to clear the truth, of scandalls written for simple ones sake, that desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F501; Thomason E830_14; ESTC R207442	21,296	22

conceivings but the light that leads out into such things is a false light a blind guide and he that is guided led by such a false light he knows not the true light which leadeth out of all books and histories into the life in the mystery and leads out of pride into humility out of covetcusnesse into compassionatenesse fruits of that nature but the light is in the world and the world knoweth it not the true light which sees all deceits and comprehends all Babylons wayes works and worships and sees where the beast and false prophet is and the mother of harlots with their sorceries and divinations and the cup of their fornications whereby they deceive the nations but God will bring them all into contempt and make them ashamed of their deceits and deceiveablenesse for the light is risen and arising that will lay open all their abominations and give them the cup of fury and make Babylons merchants and craftsmen sick with amazement and with astonishment at the calamity that is to come upon them now read where you are he that hath an ear to hear let him hear what the spirit saith Rev. 17.3 4 5. to the 18. The true light now shineth in darknesse but darknesse comprehendeth it not Even that light which is pure and perfect which proceeds and cometh from God the father of lights but dark mindes knowes it not but walks in darknesse disobeying the light and there is their condemnation the disobedience to the light where it is in measure made manifest Joh. 3.19 20 21. God is supernaturall and this light proceeds and comes from him which is the true light that convinceth of sin and exerciseth the pure senses working in the conscience to bring men up to God into that which is eternall out of corruptions into purity and unity with the divinity to reconcile them to have fellowship with the father and the Son and receive joy and comfort from the holy Ghost to praise and glorify God in the spirit who sendeth the spirit of his Son into their hearts Ioh. 16.13 14 15. Ioh. 14 2● 27. Ioh. 15.1 2 3. to administer true comfort to the soul and this ministry standeth not in the will of man nor in the wisdom of the flesh but in the power of God and in demonstration of the spirit baptizing with the Holy Ghost into the holy union to drink and receive joy and comfort from the Lord Jesus the spirituall vine and these fruits and effects proceeds from the true light that worketh powerfully in the spirituall ministration drawing souls out of darknesse into light out of corruptions into purity out of the false wayes and false worships into the true way that leadeth into life eternall where the mistery of faith is held in a pure conscience and there is no uncleanesse where this is fulfilled for God the fountain of light is pure and of purer eyes then to behold iniquity and he sends this light to enlighten the understandings and draw up souls to God out of the fall into the pure life again and this gift is perfect that cometh from God to draw souls up into perfection and into the powrings forth of the fathers love to rejoyce in him for ever Rev. 21. to the 9. Rev. 21. 23 24 to the end Rev. 22. 3 4. But naturall men that have but learned their naturall things of Greek Latine and Hebrew which the naturall man may easily do and yet be an enemy to God and to his own soul for all his naturall learning and languages and be ignorant of God for the naturall man knowes him not and he is a very naturall indeed that saith this pure light of God which doth convince of sin and uncleanesse is a naturall light he that saith so is a dim light and blind guide indeed and knowes not God For this light that reproves for sin in the conscience is a divine principle and was with the Father in the beginning but in due time he manifests himself by it to the view of the minds and understandings of men to let them see into their selves that they are all gentiles in their first nature and sinners and are under the curse and wrath of God and no reconciliation can be made whilst the seed of the serpent is head unbruised in them had not this come forth from God to give man a discovery of his heart he had not known sin but the light coming and appearing in him he sees himself to be a vile sinner miserable wretch and he would fain quench the light rather then obey it but there is his condemnation for the light will find him out if he hide himself never so closely in his own conceits and thoughts by his carnall reason and falne wisdom and the wo will follow him go where he will this light will not have union with the corrupt nature nor with man whi●st he is one with that nature but the light will check and reprove him both in secret and openly and be a testimony against sin eternally and also against him that is one with the evil this light will leave all naturall men without excuse that they can have no cloak for their sins for it is privy to all their actions both at home and abroad it will not be bribed to hold its peace but it will cry out against sin and give sentence against thee that disobeys it be what thou wilt This light doth not waver nor wander but shewes thee thy wavering and wandering mind and tells thee of all thy base actions and if it were a naturall light it would not so much oppose nature and crosse its desire as it doth and will do more and more as it doth break forth into the understanding it will tell thee that thou art a naturall blind man in the things of God and it wil not be beholding to thee for all thy naturall learning and tongues but crosse it and thee both and tell thee the wisdom of the flesh and the world is foolishnesse with God and the love and friendship of die world is enmity with God and thou must ●ye to thy own wisdom and naturall learning and tongues before thou knowest God indeed and in truth this light was before the fall and cometh forth from God to call out of the fall again and if thou wilt not obey it it will condemn thee eternally as light as thou makes of it but it is because the wilde nature is head but thou maist go where thou wilt it will not leave thee and it will tell thee that all thy worships which thou sets up in thy own will and by thy own wisdom not acceptable with God and this light will tell thee that all thy prayers are an abomination to the Lord whilst thou regardest iniquity in thy heart this light will tell thee that except thou be born again thou shalt never inherit the kingdom of God and when it breaketh thy peace and raiseth

all things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Iesus Christ c. I answer Ans that the liberty which Christ parchaseth to and for his is a liberty and freedom from sin and he that saith he is in Christ ought to walk as he also walked 1 Joh. 2.4 5 6. who was a pattern and an example for all his to follow 1. Ioh. 2.4 5 6. 2. Pet. 3. chap to the end but who lives in the flesh and have their liberty in the pleasures and delights thereof and are in the lust are out of the light and so out of Christ an I know no freedom by the son but are in the pathes that leads to destruction and are servant● to sin and lives in uncleanesse and filthinesse of the flesh which neither Christ nor the Apostles did use but doth forbid such practise and fleshly liberty as you use who are in uncleanesse and are servants of Corruption 2 Pet. 13. to the end with the light are you seen comprehended and with the light condemned And where he said all things were lawfull to him he was speaking of meats and such like but he did no● 〈◊〉 any liberty to the flesh Rom. 8.16 1 Ioh. 3.6 7 8. v. but said shall we continue in sin that grace may abound God forbid know ye not saith he that they which commit sin are the servants of sin and so serveth the Devill Rom. 6.16 1 Job 3.6 7 8. And thirdly where he saith I know and am perswaded by the Lord Iesus that there is nothing unclean ot it self but to him that esteemeth it to be unclean it is so but he is not speaking of sin nor fleshly liberty but to tender consciences in that place and his care was so tender ever them that were in a scrupling condition about the unlawfulnesse of eating all meats and such like Rom. 14. chap. that he would not have a weak brother grieved for saith he if thy brother be offended with thy meat which he had been speaking of the purenesse and lawfulnesse of it as it came out of the covenant from God yet saith he if he be grieved now walkest thou not charitably destroy ●ot him with thy meat for whom Christ died let not then your good be evil spoken of for the kingdom of God is nor meat nor drink but righteousnesse and peace and joy in the holy Ghost for he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men let us therefore follow after those things which make for peace and things wherewith o●● may edify another Rom. 14. from the 14. verse where he is speaking of the ●awfulnesse and purity of all things as they are in God and so on to the end he sheweth how they are and in what manner to be us●d but you that follow after unrighteousnesse to satisfy your fleshly lusts and pleasures are not in the light nor the kingdom of God but out of the l●ght and in that nature which is accursed from God and you who are turned from the light and live in unrighteousnesse you are the very enemies of all purity and lives in uncleanes●e and must be torn ented with the wrath of God and to the light in all your conscience shall this be witnessed and where he saith All things are of God he is speaking to them that were born of God who abode in the light and were new creatures the old things were passed away and the old lusts and old naturall corruptions and they were new creatures and so redeemed into purity with God and in covenant with him and they knew no man in the fleshly union wherefore saith he henceforth we know no man after the flesh yea though we have known Christ after the flesh yet henceforth know we him so no more therefore sa●●h ●e to others that were in the light as well as them 2 Cor. 5.16 17 18. that were in the life and power of truth if any man be in Christ he is a n●w creature but you cannot say so in truth who lives in the unity of the world and in the old nature he that is in the new nature all things that were from the old root of corruption is passed away in him and all things become new and that is the all things which the Apostle there speaks of 2 Cor. 5. 16 17 18. All things that are in the new nature are pure and he that is born of God is pure and one in that nature and he is coined before the world was and before the corruptions or filthinesse of the flesh was and he sees all things in God to be pure and good and from one root and all things to be unpure and unclean that is of the evil root and so that which proceeds from the fountain of corruption to be of the Divell and if any man have an car let him hear what the spirit saith for the secrets of the Lord are with them that fear him here with that light which never changeth are you all seen and comprehended who art turned out of the light Iam. 3.11 to the end and with the light chained and conemned and lastly to the pure all things are pure none is pure but God the father of spirits without Lord Iesus Christ and he that is born of God the father and the son they are all one and he that is sanctified by the Son he is made clean in and by the divine power of righteounesse and ye are clean through the word saith Iesus Christ and I am in you and you are in me and all things that the Father hath are mine and the holy Ghost shall take of mine and shew unto you all that are in covenant with God are made pure with the bloud of the Lamb and are redeemed to purity again and all things that comes out of the covenant from God to them is pure his love is pure without any mixture of the love of the world for that is unpure and full of lust and self-ends but the love of God is pure and his wisdom is pure pure love pure heart pure peace comfort and joy in the holy Ghost all the makings forth of God to the soul is pure and all the works of God in themselves as they are wrought in the soul are pure but the Divell would defile the work and sow in his seed if he be not watched over and all his works are evil such is his namesuch is his nature and his seed is corrupt and he acteth and guideth it and raiseth it up by the power of darknesse to oppose the good seed which is of God and is acted and guided and raised up by the power of God in those that are obedient to the commands of the spirit of truth and quenches not the motions of it it works into purity and also into unity with the divinity and reconciliation with the father and the son and in that unity things are pure but