will teach the simple and cause them that erred in spirit to understand Doctrine therefore waite wholly on him within that you may know the power of his truth within working out all unrighteousnesse and the power of his resurrection ruling by his spirit in the Kingdome of grace and glory shining forth in brightnesse to the praise of him who is the holy Lord God omnipotent who doth shed abroad his eternall love in the spirits of his people drawing out their mindes from all earthly carnall and visible objects to live holy within in that which is eternall and invisible who draweth his people as with the cords of his love to taste how gracious he is calling us out oâ— darknesse into his marvellous light quickning us by his spirit the divine power of righteousnesse drawing up our affections into the eternall invisible inflowing of his free love which is the joy and delight of the beloved ones of the Lord to him alone be aâ—praise and honour and glory for overmore Amen All people every where that have a desire to know the truth know that it is the word of life that sanctifies and purifies soule and Spirit and is the power of God to salvation that doâ—h set free from sin and wrath and redeemeth from under the curse for all have sinned and falne from the Lord and are feeding upon dust which is the Serpents meat and whose mindes are yet in the Eâ—râ—h delighting in visible objects are not acquainted with the Lord Jesus Christ who is the delight of his people and leadeth them out of all the wayes and workes of darkness and redeemeth them to himselfe out of all things that are earthly and carnall to have their affections and hearts upon that which is invisible and eternall that they may partake of all his soule-satisfying comforts and raigne with him in the Kingdom of his Father being brought by him into the glorious liberty of the Sons of God To live with him in the full fountaine of his Eternall Love he being the everlasting Prince of peace and sits upon his Throne of Glory in his Saints That they may have free accesse to the Throne of Grace where the Lords delight is to whom be all honour and glory for evermore Amen All you whose minds are yet in the Earth cease from all your Priests they do deceive you they are blinde guides and doe not profit you at all because they were never sent of the Lord Ier. 23.16 Thus saith the Lord they ran but I did not send them therefore they shall not profit this people at all 23. v. Cease from them all every one and waite upon the Lord for teaching who hath promised to teach all his himselfe as in Isa 54 13. All the Children of the Lord are taught of the Lord in righteousness they are established and they are far from oppression and they shall not need any man to teach them Ier. 31.34 The Lord alone is the Teacher of all his himselfe and he teacheth them to deny all ungodlinesse and worldly Lusts and he teacheth them to be tender and to be loving one to another and to walke as obedient Children before him in all holy conversaiion not fashioning themselves like unto the World but he teacheth his Children to deny it And faith be not you conformed like unto the World but be ye transformed by the renewing of your minds that ye may know what is that good that acceptable and perfect will of God who is pure and will have his people so a holy people to bring forth fruit to his own praise saith he be ye holy as I am holy for holinesse becometh mine house for ever and let your love be without dissimulation love not in word but in deed and truth Love one another even with the same love that I loved you withall and be what you speake in all things Let your yea be yea and your nay nay in all things saith the Lord it s the upright in heart that I delight in and I love truth in the inward parts and I would have you all my deare Children to walke worthy of your Calling that you may be a chosen Generation a royall Priesthood a peculiar people to shew forth my praise who hath called you out of darknes into my marvelous light walk as Children of the day and bring forth fruit to my praise and glory Fruits of the Spirit Love and Peace and Joy Gentlenesse Goodnesse and Meeknesse Temperance Patience Brotherly-kindnesse Long-suffering forbearing and forgiving one another and live in love and purity building up one another in live for this is well pleasing unto me saith the Lord God Almighty I would not have you to be as the World is because they are Ignorant and walke on in blindnesse being Children of the night and they are carnall and sottish and know me not Therefore they know not you my faithfulness whom I have made choyce of and redeemed you to my selfe by the blood of the Lambe that you may sit at my Table and be planted in my House to shine forth in purity having Union and Communion with mee being of the seed of Abraham borne againe and parâ—akers of the word of Life which liveth and abideth for ever that you may rejoyce in my love and raigne with me in my Kingdome of glory I have made my Name knowne unto you through my Eternall Power and Free-love that it may be as a pretious Ointment powring forth continually to cheare up â—our hearts my presence being with you having the word of lif in you to feed upon which is daily Bread Bread of life which the World knowes not of Therefore doe they speake evill of you my deare ones who are as deare to me as the Apple of mine Eye I have loved you with an everlasting love freely for â—y Name-sake abide in it and walke worthy of this high Calling that I may be glorified by you who â—ath done such great things for you as to make you â—ne with my selfe I in you and you in mee that your whole delight may be in me who giveth you â—he desire of your hearts rejoyce you Saints and Righteous ones the Lord is King King of love â—hat rules above in glory taking our affections into â—he Eternall excellencies being taken up into that â—eavenly Paradise and eates of the spices there where the King of Peace is their Keeper of that sweet Garden of Spices where there is all varieties joy in â—ove and love in joy Peace in rest and rest in peace and mercy is the Seat where the King of Salem doth abide and brings his love that 's made his Bride betrothed and espoused to him in his own righteousness to be his darling and delight to feed upon the Spices of his love where there is a Banquetting house prepared in the heat time of the Day to go and drink deep draughts of his new Wine to take full Cups of Comfort there which doth the heart continually chear and keeps it free from slavish feare the King â—s Keeper of his Vines and hedgeth them about and causeth them to grow and flourish in brightness round about and takes the Foxes that would them spoyle and giveth all his enemes the foyle taâ—ing thâ— wise in their own craftiness and hangs them in their own snares and that 's the reason why the wicked rage and fumes and sayes truly the Lord is good anâ— gracious indeed and is a a present helpe in the greateâ— time of neede he doth preserve and keepe all thosâ— that trust in him even in the Treasury of his ownâ— Defence that he alone may bring them all from thencâ— up to Mount Sion where his Vinâ—yard is that theâ— may all rejoyce together the oveâ—flowing scorge beinâ— past that they in him may have their joy their peacâ— and eke their rest to sing forth Halelujah untâ— him who is their keeper and their King Rejoyce foâ— evermore Written in the time of Israels captivity by one whom the People of the World call a Quaker by name RICH. 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and Cozening to Cheating and Scoffing to Scornefulnesse and Pleasure to Wantonnesse and so nourish their hearts as in a day of slaughter Jam. 5.5 and kill and slaye the holy one and the Just Woe to them that call evill good that put light for darknesse and darknesse for light and so draw Iniquity as with Cart-ropes and adde sinne to sinne Gaming to Sporting and Swearing to Lying and Hypocrisie to Dissimulation and so lust after Revenge to Persecution which are fruits of the Devill they that are after the Flesh they persecure them that are after the Spirit and the fruits of the flesh are manifest which are these Aâ—â—ulâ—ery Fornication Uncleanenessé Lasciviousnesse Witchcraft Hatred Variance Wrath Strife Seditions Heresies Envyings Murders Drunkennesse and such like as Pride and Oppression and grinding the faces of the Poore and Lying and Swearing and Pleasures and wantonnesse and Scoffing and scornfulnesse and Cozening and Chearing and doublemindednesse which is Hypocrisie but they which doe such things shall not inherit the kingdome of Heaven Gal. 5.19 20 21. God is pure and of purer eyes then to behold Iniquity be not deceived God will not be mocked for such as ye sow such shall ye reape Rom. 8.8 they that sow to the flesh shall of the flesh reape Corruption and they that are in the flesh cannot please God Isa 2.10 11 12. cumber not the ground ye fruitlesse trees that bring forth no fruit but that which is corrupt thou proud and lofty one thou are a fruitlesse tree and must be cut downe Mat. 3.10 Isa 2.17 All the haughtinesse of man must be brought downe and all the loftinesse of man laid low that the Lord alone may be exalted and the day of the Lord is coming upon all flesh houle and weepe you that live in envy and wrath which are fruitlesse trees Cumberers of the ground and must be cut downe and cast into the fire of the Indignation of the Lord God Almighty Mat. 7.19 20. Cumber not the ground ye Drunkards ye are all fruitlesse trees and must be cut down by the power of the Lord and cast into the fire Rev. 18. cumber not the ground ye Scoffers and Scorners and Deriders your deeds make you manifest you are cumberers of the ground ye Cozeners and Cheaters Backbiters and malitious ones and Persecuters Rev. 1.14 15. you are fruitlesse trees that Jude speakes of that defile the flesh in living in lust and excesse to that which is evill no fruit is brought forth by you but wilde grapes Envy Wrath Malice Rev. 20.10 Scoffing and Scorning and foolish Jeasting and Drunkennesse and Persecution which are fruits of unrighteousnesse but know you not Rev. 20.14 15. that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdome See 1 Cor. 6.9 10 11. and Eph. 5.3 4 5. and Rom. 29.30 31 32. and Rom. 2.8 9. and Rev. 21.8 Rev. 22.15 Read these Scriptures see if you can own your selves to be in the condition that they are spoken to All that follow the Imaginations of your owne hearts the Leaders of the people cause them to erre Isa 9.16 And the blinde lead the blind and both shall fall into the ditch together Mat. 15.14 Like Priest like People and drunk in Iniquity Hosea 4. and live in Envy and Wrath persecuting the Righteous as the Jews and Scribes and Pharisees did and holds up the same things that they did as in Mat. 23. But woe was their portion then and it is the portion of all the world that walkes on in their steps now Repent and turne to the Lord with speede for the great and mighty day draweth neere which is foretold of by the Propheâ— Zephaniah Reade Zeph. 1.14.18 read them over anâ— weigh them well and returne to the Lord with all youâ— hearts that he may have mercy upon you Now yoâ— have time prize it and feare the Lord God Almighty and worship not the Beast for the houre of his Judgement is coming Rev 14.6 7. Woe to all that act in unrighteousnesse of what sort soever The Princes are Rebellious and companions of Theeves every one loveth gifts anâ— followeth after rewards Isa 1.23 24. they judge not the Fatherlesse neither doth the cause of the Widdow come unto them Therefore saith the Lord the Lord of Hosts the mighty one to Israel Ver. 22. Ah I will ease me of mine enemies and avenge 〈◊〉 of mine adversaries Vengeance is mine and I will repaâ— saith the Lord. How is the beautifull City become an harlot it was full of Judgement Righteousnesse lodged in iâ— but now Murderers But Zion shall be redeemed wiâ—â— Judgements and her Converts with Righteousnesse aâ—â— the destruction of the transgressors and of the sinners shâ—â— be together and they that forsake the Lord shall be consumed Isa 1.27 28. And the Lord will purchase 〈◊〉 him a peculiar people that they may worship him iâ— spirit and in truth and he will returne to them a puâ— Language that they may call upon the name of thâ— Lord with one consent and the remnant of Israel shâ—â— not doe Iniquity nor speake Lyes neither shall a dâ—ceitfull tongue be found in their mouth for they shaâ—â— feed and lye downe and none shall make them afraiâ— Zeph. 2.9 to the 15. the Lord alone will be the deligâ—â— of his people and thus saith the Lord I will turne 〈◊〉 hand upon thee and purely purge away thy drosse and taâ—â— â—way all thy tinne and I will Restore thy Judges as at the fiâ—st and thy Counsellers as at the beginning afterwards thou shalt be called the City of righteousnesse the faithfull City Isa 1.25 26. And then every mâ—n shall sit under â—is own Vine and under his Fig tree noâ—e shal make â—hem afraid Rejoyce ye Saints and righ â—ous ones â—he time of Israels deliverance draweth nigh woe to â—he world and to all that live and act in unrighteousnesse the great day of the Lord draweth nigh it hastâ—th greatly Repent and turne to the Lord Seeke â—ighteousnesse seeke peace if so be ye may be hid in the day â—f the Lords wrath Zeph. 2.3 A fire is kindled and who shall quench it Mal. 4.1 This was read on the Market-Crosse at Rotheram upon a Market day Richard Farneworth A FLYING ROLL To the scattered and dispersed Ones among the Outcasts of the professed ISRAELITES in England and where it shall meete with them THat they may mind the light within which will gather them out of all the worlds ways and worships and customes and fashions up into love and puâ—ity to have Communion and fellowship with the spirit of love in yeilding obedience to it written by one that hath beene in Egypt and is got up into the Land of the living mercies of the Lord where there is fulnesse of joy and pleasu es for evermore and he is sending into Egypt to those that are in Bondage and darknesse to visit them there sending them a staffe to walke by that
they may come and meet with him at New Ierusalem to worship the Father in spirit and in truth and sing Hallelujâ—hs to the highest the Lord God omnipoâ—ent who is King of Saints King of Salem King of Peace ruling and raigning in power in the hearts of his people fulfilling his promises made of old to whom be glory and honour for ever more Now this is to you who are yet in Egypt where thâ— house of bondage is and darknesse over-spreading aâ—â— the earth such darknesse as may be felt still wait upon the Lord and stay a while but see that you doe noâ— your watch neglect lest that you doe the Lords freâ—â— love reject but wait within continually having you mindes kept free that when the Angell of the Lord iâ— comming to set you free from under the hands oâ— Pharaoh that proud hard-hearted one you may be willing for to follow him to see the Lords owne power made manifest and operating still within to slay the first borne in the Land and proud Pharaoh unto a stand by reason of the Lords owne powerfull hand which is so strong in might his enemies all to overthrow and quite destroy both Pharaoh and his Hoste in the very heat of persecution that he may glorifie his name and put the Heathen all to shame he is the mighty Counsellor that doth so make his power known in confounding the wise ones of the world and all the earthly wisedome first within and makes it swimme in the sea of confusion where it is by his Counsell overthrowne and so the pure seede the Israelites they are preserved by his might And thus the Lord alone doth give them power and victory even in the enemies sight and so he gets his name a great renowne and still he leades his people on a way which is not to them knowne that they may trust in him and minde the leadings of his love in all their progress as they goe both in the wildernesse where he doth try them all and there they either stand or fall because the tempter doth himselfe so much bestirre to draw them there for to despaire not minding still to stand there alwaies in the Lords owne will which would their owne wills crosse and so the enemy will come continually unto a losse looke up to the light that is held forth by the Angell there the Messenger of the Covenant of grace which is sent by the Lord alone to lead his seed from place to place following this Angell continually yet will the enemies subtilties to you evermoâ—e discry that so abiding in the light it will the way unto you shew that leadeth through the crosse taking the shield of faith along it drives downe the bulwarkes strong holds and fenced Cities all along and through the inhabited Countryes to turne to flight the Armies of the Aliens all following the Angel of the Lord within which will lead up the promised seed unto the King that sits upon the Throne of grace where all the ransomed ones doe meet there with the Lord in his owne holy place at New Hierusalem to sing forth praises unto him who is Israels Keeper and their King who leades his people home to him that they may meet at Sion there to sing the songs of their deliverance even in the presence of their King rejoicing in his love for evermore Amen Hallelujah to the highest All people every where cease from all your Priests they deceive you they are blinde guides Ezek. 2. to the and are ignorant of the true guide which is the spirit of truth that guideth and leadeth into all truth cease from them all they are found in the same state and condition that the false Prophets were in among the children of Israel after they were backslided and had broken the Covenant of the Lord and the Lord was displeased with them Hos 4.5 and sent his true Prophets to cry out against them as the Scriptures make mention See Isa 56.10 11 12. verses and Ier. 5.30 31. and Ezek. 34. and Hos 6.9 and Mica 3.5 6 7. and v. 11. Read those Scriptures Jer. 5.8 and see if your Priests be not now in the same condition that these false Prophets were in which ran as they did but the Lord never sent them therefore cease from them Ier. 23.16 17 18 19 20. verses but the woe was to them then and the woe is to all that follow their steps now Mal. 2. Ier. 23 1 2. Ezek. 34.2 Zach. 11.17 Therefore hold them not up least the Judgements of God come upon both them Iob. 4.8 and all that hold them up for there is like Priest like People Hosea â— 9 and the leaders of them cause them to erre Isa 9.16 and the blinde leads the blinde and both shall fall together Mat 15.14 A foolish people that have eyes and see not Mat. 7.19 â—0 eares and heare not hearts and do not understand What will you doe in the end saith the Lord Ier. 5.31 Shall not my soule be avenged of such a People as this Mat. 3.10 ver 9. hold them not up for the Lord is against them Ier. 23.30 31 32. Cease from them the Lord will make them contemptible in the eyes of his people the curse of God is upon them and their Doctrine â—al 5.19 â—0 21. so that there is nothing brought forth by them but Bâ—yers and Thorns as Pride and Covetousnesse Envy and Wrath Malice and Scoffing Scornfulnesse and Revenge and oppression and gâ—inding the faces of the poore and persceution which are the fruits of the Devill and know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Eph 5.3 4 5 Gal. 5.19 20 21. Rev 21.8 Rev. 22.15 Be not deceived â—a 1.16 17. God will not be mocked he is of purer eyes then to behâ—ld iniquity cease to doe evill learne to doe well but downe with all your Priests blinde Guides whited Walls and painted Sepulchres the Lord is utterly against them they are found unprofitable servants their Kingdome must be taken from them and given to a People â—hat will bring forth the fruits thereof Thus saith the Lord concerning the Priests and false Prophets which have beene foretold of these things I will saith the Lord even send a curse upon you and will curse your blessings and I will corrupt your seede and spread dung upon your faces and make you contemptible in the eyes of the People Mal. 2.1 to the 10 verse And they shall wears no more a rough garment to deceive the people withall Zach. 13.4 5. For the Lord will destâ—oy the Chemarims the Black Coats with the Priests as in Zeph. 1.4 But read all the Chapter Mal. 2.1 the 10. and all these other Scriptures and weigh them well they are now to be fulfilled take warning betime and cease from all your Hirelings and Idoll-Shepheards they are all deceivers hold them not up cease from them all every one for
he that is highest in notion is the highest deceiver and as your eyes are enlightened you will see it though now you doe not but it is because your light is darknesse that you see by and if that light which is in you be darknesse how great is that darknesse If you would know the truth as it is in Jesus Cease from man whose breath is in his nostrills for wherein is he accounted of Isa 2.22 Cease from all great and small wait wholly upon the Lord for teaching who hath promised to teach all his himselfe as in Ier. 31.31 to 34. All the children of the Lord they shall neede no man to teach them Now the Lord is fulfilling and making good these promises to his people and he teacheth them to profit likewise Isaiah he prophecied and foretold of this in the 54. chap. and the 13. ver where hee hath said All the Children of the Lord shall be taught of the Lord and in righteousnesse shall they be established and they shall be far from oppression and the Lord hath foretold of this by his servant the Prophet in Ezek. 34 11 12 13 14 15. The Lord alone is the teacher of all his himselfe and it is said in Iohn that they shall all be taught of the Lord Iohn 6.45 and in Heb. 8.11 There it is said they shall not neede to teach one another saith the Lord they shall all know me whom to know is life eternall To know God is to keep his Commands as in the first Epistle of Iohn 2.3 He that saith he knoweth God and keepes not his commandements is a lyar ver 4. But some will say that none can keepe the Commandements of the Lord there is none sayes so but the slothfull servant that hideth his talent in the earth and he counts God a hard Master because his heart is in the earth and his love is to the world which is enmity with God The Saints which were taught of the Lord their soules were purified in yielding obedience to the commands of the spirit 1 Pet. 1.22 they said it was their joy to keepe the commands of the Lord â—ohn 3. By this we know that we love the Children of God when we love God and keepe his Commandements for this is the love of God that we keepe his Commandements and his Commandements are not grievous to him that is borne againe and none else keepeth them 1 Iohn 5.2 3 4. 1 Iohn 3.7 8 9 10. and he that keepeth his Commandements dwelleth in him and hereby wee know that hee dwelleth in us by the spirit that be hath given us 1 Iohn 3.24 1 Iohn 2.5 Luke 1.6 Rev. 14.1 to the 6 This was the condition of those which were redeemed to the Lord Hereby receive we the love of God because he hath laid downe his life for us and we ought to lay downe our lives for the Brethren 1 Iohn 3.16 17. he that loveth not â—oh 4.7 knowes not God for God is love 1 Iohn 4.7 In this was made manifest the love of God because he sent his onely begotten Sonne into the World that we might live through him 1 Iohn 4.9 Now the world is set in mans heart 〈◊〉 1.4 5 so that he cannot finde out the beginning nor the end of the worke of God Eccles 3.11 and saith Iesus Christ I am the light of the world that enlightneth every one that commeth into the world he that loves this light brings his deedes to the light that the light may prove them he that hateth the light hateth to be reproved because his deedes are evill and there is his condemnation Iohn 3.19 20 21. This light is within that shewes sinne and evill he that loves this light will hate the evill discovered by it to cast it off and forsake it Minde your Teacher within you have a light whereunto you doe well to take heede as unto a light that shineth in a darke place untill the daâ— dawne and the day-starre arise in your bearts 2 Pet. 1.19 Minde that light within and see what that doth discover to you and be obedient to it and there is your Teacher present with you that light obeying it there is your condemnation that light diso beying it Examine your selves prove your selves Rom. 14 17. know you not your owne selves how that Iesus Christ is in you except ye be Reprobates 2 Cor. 13.5 Learne to know Christ within and believe them not that would draw your mindes to seeke for him without for many shall say loe here is Christ and loe there is Christ but believe them not Mat. 24.25 26 27. for saith Jesus Christ the Kingdome of Heaven commeth not with observations as Loe here and loe there but the Kingdome of Heaven is within you Mat. 7 1â— Luke 17.21 The Kingdome of Heaven consists not in meat or drinke but in righteousnesse peace and joy in the Holy Ghost but the Kingdome of the World stands altogether in unrighteousnesse envy hatred and persecution debate and strife vaine pleasures oppression and grinding the faces of the poore and joyes and rejoices in iniquity Mat. 23. which the woe is to likewise the Kingdome of Heaven standeth not in word but in power but the Kingdome of the World standeth altogether in word without either life or power they say and doe not but in the truth of God it s not the sayer but the doer that shall be justified before him Mat. 17.21 Be not professors but possessors for all profession is of the cursed Fig-tree that bringeth forth nothing but leaves for there is nothing brought forth by the highest professors but leaves faire shewes and sine words phrases which the curse of God is unto woe to you Scribes and faire Sayers Hypocrites that appeare to be in words that which you deny in actions in words professe love to God but in actions deny him Tit. 1.16 All poore simple hearts that have not such eloquent words as some have be faithfull as unto the Lord in what you know as the light within doth discover it unto you that 's the true light that which checks you when you either lye or sweare or use any deceit it checks you when you doe amisse hearkening to that it will turne your minde within and cause a watch to be set over all your thoughts words and actions and bring you to stand in the fear of the Lord continually to cast off and forsake that which is discovered to you to be evill by that light within you and so you will be brought to faithfulnesse in all things both to God and Man that your Yea may be Yea and your Nay may be Nay therein purity will grow and patience will be exercised your wills being kept in the Crosse to wait on the Lord in patience till an entrance be made to your soules and vertue and refreshment come from the presence of the Lord and there is your Teacher alwayes present and the Lord hath said that he