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A96859	A brief treatise of religious womens meetings services & testimonies. According to the scriptures of truth. [A]lso, something concerning womens prophecying and teaching, &c. [W]ith some other things, (distinguishing the holy from the unholy) in the scriptures cited ... / [Wr]itten for the satisfaction of all that desire to be informed, by one, who by the free grace of God is become a searcher of the scriptures, and a lover of truth in the inward parts ...	Wood, Hugh, 17th cent.	1684 (1684)	Wing W3393; ESTC R186836	20,182	51

A Brief TREATISE OF Religious Womens MEETINGS Services Testimonies According to the Scriptures of Truth Also something concerning Womens Prophecying and Teaching c. With some other observable things distinguishing the Holy from the Vnholy in the Scriptures cited And an Objection answer'd which is commonly rais'd from Paul's words 1 Cor. 14. 34 c. and 1 Tim. 2. 12. c. W●itten for the Satisfaction of all that desire to be informed by one who by the free Grace of God is become a Searcher of the Scriptures and a lover of Truth in the inward parts both in the Male and Female and is made a Witness in his day that God is pouring out of his Spirit both upon Sons and Daughters Servants and Hand-maids according to his Promise Joel 2. 28. Acts 2. 17 18. Printed and Sold by Andrew Sowle 1684. Womens Meetings in the Practice there of prov'd out of the Scriptures of Truth and also something concerning Womens Prophecying and speaking in the Church and who is permitted and who not with other observable things as they fall in from the Scriptures cited MAry and Elizabeth did meet in the Name of the Lord in the house of Zacharias as you may read Luke 1. 39. And you may see what a blessed Meeting it was Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost and did prophesie and Mary did magnifie the Name of the Lord and her Spirit rejoyced in God her Saviour and did likewise prophesie so both of them had the Testimony of Jesus which is the Spirit of Prophesie Rev. 19. 10. Here was the blessed Order Ye may all prophesie one by one that all may learn and all be comforted 1 Cor. 14. 31. This was the Order of Christ's Church who walked and lived in the comely Order the Spirit of Truth dwelling and living in their hearts who led and guided them and and brought them into this Order of the Gospel But when Antichrist came to be set up in mans heart he led them from this Order and preacht against this Order and forbad this Order and persecuted and doth persecute them who are found in this Order calling Christ's comely Order Disorder In Christ's blessed Order Women met together as well as Men and preached and prayed together and prophesied one by one as well as Men. In this Meeting there is no mention made that there was any man at it and yet you may see they were filled with the holy Ghost and did prophesie and speak blessed words one to another as you may read at large in that first Chapter of Luke And though Zacharias was a Priest and righteous before God walking in all the Commandments and Ordinances of the Lord blameless yet we do not read that he reproved them nor that he forbad them But the Dragon and his Servants are wrath with the Woman the true Church and makes war with them which keep the Commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ Rev. 12. 17. And the testimony of Jesus Christ is the Spirit of Prophesie as before is said which the Lord God hath promised to pour forth upon Daughters as well as Sons upon Hand-maids as well as well as Men-servants Joel 2. 28. Acts 2. 17 18. But the seed of the Woman Christ Jesus will bruise the serpent's head and is a bringing his sons and daughters servants and hand-maidens into the order of his own Gospel again Where two or three are gathered together in my Name there am I said Christ in the midst of them Here was but two that we read of at this Meeting Mary and Elizabeth and we see he was in them it is he in them that preacheth and prophesieth it is he in them that speaks or else the Serpent speaks but it was Christ Jesus that spake in those holy women for they were filled with his holy spirit of Truth and prophesied sweetly in his Name It was the serpent that instructed Eve when she taught her husband Adam to break God's command and to eat of the fruit of the forbidden Tree and you may see what was the end of such eating O cursed Doctrine for they were both driven out of the Garden of God to the ground that brought for thorns thistles it is to be lamented that we have too many teachers such as Eve was in this our Age Day and Generation both of men and women as clearly appeareth by the fruits their inward ground bringeth forth to wit Bryars Thorns and Thistles but such Earth said Paul Heb. 6. 8. is rejected and is nigh unto cursing whose end is to be burned Such Teaching as this such Doctrine as this is forbidden both by Law and Gospel whether it proceed from men or women The Women who live in Pride and in the Vanities of their Minds cannot be teachers of good things But Women who are turned to Christ Jesus and by him redeem'd out of the vanities of this present evil World out of the Lusts of the Flesh out of the Lusts of the Eyes and out of the Pride of Life being fill'd with the spirit of Truth such womens teaching such womens praying and prophecying in the Church is not forbidden neither by Law nor Gospel they being first taught themselves by the eternal free spirit of God which is poured forth upon daughters as well as sons upon hand-maids as well as upon men-servants upon the female as well as upon the male for the man and the woman is all one in the Lord it was the serpent that at first made the difference and it is the serpent and his instructed that keep up the difference And you who are against Womens speaking in the Church what do you think of Anna the Prophetess that good old Wid●ow who spake of Christ to all them that looked for Redemption in Jerusalem Do you think this good old Woman did right in so doing This Woman knew him and gave thanks to the Lord even in the Temple and spoke in the Temple of him even publickly to them all and yet we do not read that she was judged and rebuked for so doing neither was she hurried and put out of Doors nor put in Prison nor banished out of the Town good old Simeon who was inspired with the Spirit of God reproved her not neither did he forbid her but they joyned in their Testimony being filled by the same Spirit and gave thanks to the Lord together and spake of Christ one by one both being in the Temple together the one spake after the other as they were moved by the same Spirit of God and as the holy Ghost revealed unto them so they brought it forth they neither added nor diminished And here was the good Order the comely and lively Order the Man and the Woman in the Restoration by Christ Jesus made Meet-helps one to another in the work of the Gospel joyning their Testimony together speaking and prophecying of Christ in the Temple to all them who looked for Redemption in Jerusalem they are

both recorded in holy Scripture and their Testimony set down as you may read Luk. 2. from ver 25. to 39. the Spirit of God seeing it meet so to do that the Mouths of Gain-sayers may be stopt But such teaching as Potiphars Wife taught Joseph Gen. 39. 12. is to be resisted and denyed for she inticed and taught him to commit Adultery and so to defile the Temple of God read 1 Cor. 3. 16 17. and chap. 6. 15 16 17 18 19. But such teaching as King Lemuels Mother taught him is to be obeyed for she taught him not to give his strength unto Women nor his wayes to that which destroyeth Kings It is not for Kings O Lemuel it is not for Kings to drink Wine nor for Princes strong Drink lest they drink and forget the Law and pervert the Judgment of any of the Afflicted c. Such Doctrine as this such Teaching as this such a Prophesie as this is to be believed and obeyed and not slighted nor quenched such a Woman as this might be permitted to speak and prophesie in the Church though even before Kings and Princes And O that our King and Rulers would follow her Advice it would be better with them then it is read Prov. 31. from ver 1. to 10. Such teaching as Jezebel taught the Elders and Nobles so called but they proved ignoble in their proceedings in the receiving the Testimony of false Witnesses against Naboth and in murdering of him I say the counsel and advice she gave these Elders and Nobles that lived in outward Jezrel with Naboth is to be denyed and resisted and will be denyed and resisted by all them who live and dwell in inward Jezreel to wit in the Seed of God for she taught them to set up false Witnesses and to murder Naboth to fulfil the the covetous desire of her Husband King Ahab And also she taught Ahab to take possession of Naboth's Vineyard when she had caused him to be murdered This Jezebel slew the Prophets of the Lord and maintained many false Prophets the Prophets of Baal and of the Groves at her own Table they fed upon the fatest of things at the Queen's Table while the Prophets of the Lord even those of them that had escaped her murdering Arm had nothing but Bread and Water fed by Obadiah secretly in Caves Such teaching as this that teaches People to slay and murder and shed Blood for covetous ends and practices and to maintain their Pride and Galantry or for any other Selfish-ends is to be denyed and testified against It is to be lamented that we have too many Jezebelians in this our Age who teach People to slay and murder and shed Blood maintaining her Prophets with large allowances at her Table while the Mediator of the New-Testament Christ Jesus the heavenly Prophet hath nothing amongst them but the fruitless Fig-tree and hath not whereon to lay his Head in all the Earth of their Hearts And his Servants both Men and Women who follow him the heavenly Light are accounted by those Jezebelians not worthy to live in the Earth But Jezebel's day is near an end and her Night is fast approaching wherein she will be cast into a Bed and them that commit Adultry with her into great Tribulation except they Repent of their Deeds the Sword is drawn against her Children and hath drunk some of their Blood already O that they may repent and prevent a further and heavier stroke But such teaching and such an advice as Abigail gave to David is to be received and obeyed for she counselled him not to shed Blood neither to avenge himself with his own Hand And David when he came to the coolness of his mind knew that she was sent of God and said to Abigail Blessed be the Lord God of Israel which sent thee this day to meet me and blessed be thy Advice and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed Blood and from avenging my self with my own Hand O that all men and women would take notice of this blessed Advice and Counsel given by a Woman Here the Lord sent the Woman to advise and counsel the Man and David hearkened to her Voice and obeyed her Counsel and took her Advice and he never had reason to repent it the Seed of the Woman at this time trod upon the Head of the murdering Serpent O that our Nation were filled with many such Women like Abigail to give good counsel unto Men and that our men would receive their counsel and not avenge themselves with their own Hand but leave all Vengeance to him with whom it is to take Vengeance on his Adversaries and Recompence the wrong done unto his Servants And you may see how quickly the Lord pleaded David's Cause and his Reproach with churlish Nabal But such teaching as Job's Wife taught him and such an advice as she gave him is to be resisted and denyed as righteous Job did for she taught and advised him to curse God and dye But Job told her that she spoke like one of the foolish Women Should we said he receive good at the Hands of God and not receive evil also And Solomon when he was old his Wives turned away his Heart from the Lord to follow after the Abominations of the Nations so that his Heart was not perfect with the Lord Such Womens teachings snares and inticements are to be denyed and resisted And also such teaching and instruction as Herodias Philip's Wife gave unto her dancing Daughter is not of God the Serpent is Head in such the bloody Dragon rules in such read Matth. 14. And such are to be testified against for it is the Serpent's Voice the Antichristian Voice that sounds through such and not the Voice of Christ Abraham was commanded of God to hearken unto the Voice of Sarah and cast out the Bond-women Hagar with her mocking Son Ishmael and although the thing was very grievous in his sight yet he resisted not but obeyed the Voice of his Wife Here was no Usurpation as is vainly supposed the thing was right before the Lord Sarah was to be hearkned unto in this thing the Bond-woman was not to rule in the house with her she was the Free Woman neither was her Son Ishmael the mocker to be Heir with the Child of Promise Isaac the righteous Seed And yet Sarah was in subjection to her own Husband and called him Lord and so is every Woman that is truly leavened with the Spirit of God And Christ is greater than Abraham who is the Head and Husband of all the Daughters of Zion and these Women who have Christ to their heavenly Husband and Head they will never be found out of their Duty and lawful Subjection to their natural Husbands if they have any And it is only those Women be they outwardly joyned to a Husband or free who are marryed to Christ and he Lord in them and Head in them that are permitted and allowed to speak in