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A85134	A confession and profession of faith in God: by his people who are inscorn [sic] called Quakers. Also shewing that the people of God are no vagabonds, nor idle, dissolute persons, nor Jesuites, though they wander up and down, and pass from one country to another, and from one nation to another, as they are moved of the Lord in his service. And this is to clear the truth from all false aspersions. By R. Farnsvvorth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1659 (1659)	Wing F478; Thomason E935_1; ESTC R202127	17,443	18

to visit the Widdows and Fatherless in their distress and to keep themselves unspotted of the World When the righteous are in authority the good people rejoice but when the wicked beareth rule the good people mourn Prov 29.2 For the righteous considereth the cause of the poor but the wicked regardeth not to know it verse 7. And if a Ruler hearken to lyes all his servants are wicked as you may read Prov 29.12 Therefore how just and upright ought Rulers to be that they may not encourage the wicked and cause them to rejoice in their wickedness and cause the godly to mourn and be sad Judges officers which God comanded and ordained in the time of old to be set up in all the gates throughout the Tribes 1. They was to judge the people with just Judgement 2. They were not to wrest Judgement 3. They was not to respect persons 4. They was not to take a gift for the Lord saith A gift doth blind the eyes of the wise And 5. They was not to pervert the words of the righteous But 6. That which was altogether just they was to follow as the Lord hath said and as you may read Deut. 16.18 19 20. And 7. When a controversie did arise between man and man so that it came before the Judges to be determined the Judges was enjoined by the Law of God to make diligent Inquisition to the end that they might before judgement find out the truth or falshood of the Witnesses and if the judge by diligent enquiry c. found out the Witness to be a false Witness and testifie a false thing against another 8. Then he was to have passed the same judgement upon the false Witness that he should have done upon the other that he witnessed against if his testimony had been true as you may read Deut. 19.15.16 to the end of the chapter Judges are forbidden by the Lord and by his Law to wrest the Judgement of the poor in his cause as aforesaid And 9. Judges and officers are required by the Law of God to keep them far from a false matter 10. the Lord doth forbid Judges for slaying by false judgement the innocent and righteous and again Judges are forbidden takeing a guift as you may read Exod. 23.6.7 8.11 Also the Lord saith Thou shalt not raise a false report 12. Nor put thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous Witness 13. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evill 14. Neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgement the Lord doth forbid it Exod. 23.1 2. And Moses in his charge to the judges commandded and charged them First to hear the causes between their Brethren And 2. To judge righteously between every man and his Brother and the stranger that was with him And thirdly That they should not respect persons in judgement But 4. That they should hear the small as wel as the great And 5. That they should not be afraid of the face of man for saith he The judgement is Gods and the judgement that it too hard for you bring it unto me and I will hear it as you may read Deut. 11.16 17 18. Deut. 16.18 19 20. And by the Law of God he is pronounced accursed that perverteth the judgement of the Stranger fatherless and widow Deut. 17.19 Jehoshaphat the King of Judah when he returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem 2 Chron 19.1 He set Iudges in the Land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah City by City Ver 5. And charged them or said to the Iudges 1. Take heed what ye do 2. For ye judge not for man 3. But for the Lord 4. Who is with you in judgement Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you take heed and do it 5. For there is no Iniquity with the Lord our God 6. Nor respect of persons 7. Nor takeing of guifts And he charged them saying Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord and with a perfect heart See 2 Chron 19.5 6 7 8 9. And such Judges Magistrates and Officers we own and honour in our hearts and souls who rule for God by the holy spirit and according to the holy Scriptures of the old and new Testament God is our Witness that we ly not And if any would have such owned to rule for God and honored with the honor given from God who are not led by his holy Spirit but act contrary thereunto and contrary to the holy Scriptures then speak it out plain For all such as are owned and honored by the only true God we honour and own And as concerning the office and duty of Rulers and Magistrates or officers and Ministers according to the new Testament He that ruleth for God must rule with diligence Rom 12.8 One that ruleth well his own house in the first place 1 Tim 3.4 Let the Elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour 1 Tim. 5.17 For Rulers that rule by the power of God are not a terror to good works but to the evil wilt thou then not be afraid of the power do that which is good and then thou shalt have praise of the same as you may read Rom 13.3 Is any power for the praise and encouragement of those that do good but the power of God and is not that the highest power which every soul is required to be subject to if the soul be not required to be subject to any powers but the powers of God which are the higher powers then ought every Ruler amongst men before they rule for God having Souls to let their souls in the first place be subject to the higher powers which be of God And then being ordained and impowered by the power of God to rule for him they will not be a terror to good works because good works they are brought forth by vertue of the power of God and by the same power in him and powers comunicated by him to men to rule for him they are to be defended and encouraged by the men of God that rule and minister for him to the praise of his but to the evil Whose works proceeds from the power of the Devil 1 Joh 3.8 10 12. They are a terrour who are in Gods power ordained and impowered to be Ministers of his justice and peace wilt thou not then as aforesaid be afraid of the power of God do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same For he that rules therein is the minister of God to thee for good but if thou do that which is evil be afraid for he beareth not the sword in vain for he is the minister of God and therefore ought to discern between good and evil to the end that he may not discourage them that do well under pretence that they do evil nor to encourage them that do evil under pretence that they do well For if he err from the power of

Christ aforementioned and others that succeeded them Acts 4.13 Acts. 24.5 6. to be ignorant unlearned men and deceivers and turbulent pestilent fellowes mad men and ringleaders of Sects and the like though they was not but that the false accuseing spirit of the world was then and of ancient standing is now yet accustomed with that work Before Christ ascended he called his servants together gave them command to waite at Jerusalem till they was indued with power from on high Saying then shall ye be my witnesses not only in Judea Jerusalem but also to the uttermost parts of the earth Act. 1.4 8. vers Might they not then have objected and said Lord would it not be better if thy excellency would be pleased to chuse out Messengers for thy own work in every Countrey that are native and Inhabitants then to send us as strangers amongst them where we are generally to them unknown shall we not by that be hardlyer thought of because we are not to any of them known and will not that be a meanes to bring us into great sufferings persecutions amongst them Mat. 4.18.19 20.21.12 Mat. 9.9 Tit. 1 16. and when we come abroad in far Countries beyond Seas where we are not at all amongst them known will it not give them cause to say we are Jesuits or idle wandering dissolute persons and vagabonds yet not withstanding what they might have objected against such a sending as leaving estates relations behind them and coming under false censures and great persecution they gave up freeely and went leaving behind them their estates and relations But such as are moved of the Lord to do so now in the crosse to their wills and through the tryall of their faith and exercise of their patience they are hardly judged of by those that are at ease in the flesh and do greatly suffer by reason of the subtilty of the serpent that is clothed over and hid under a pretence and profession of Godliness professing God in words but unto every good work are abominable and reprobate as such like aforetime was When the Church was met at Antioh as they ministred and fasted Acts 13.1 2. the Holy Ghost said Seperate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have appointed them and they being sent forth by the holy Ghost they departed unto Selucia and from thence they passing over Seas sayled to Cyprus Act 13.4 and so to Salamis ver 5. And yet notwithstanding they were neither idle wandring dissolute persons nor Jesuits Act. 18.18 19 20 21 22 23. nor vagabonds no more are such that are sent by the Holy Ghost now though they may pass abroad in several Countreys and over Seas about the work of the Lord now to act by his spirit as they are directed as Paul and Silas afore mentioned did then Likewise Paul and Barnabas they passed much abroad in the countreys after that for after they had been at Salamis they passed through the isle unto Paphos Acts 13.6 And did the work of the Lord for which they was sent by the holy Ghosts order and appointment And when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos Act. 13.13 They passing through the countries came to Perga in Pamphilia and when they departed from Perga aforesaid passing over the countries they came to Antioch in Pisidea and did the work of the Lord appointed them by the holy Ghost there also Acts 13. from ver 14. to ver 45. But then as now the Iews the old envious professors being offended at the truth they out of their envy spoke against those things which was spoken by Paul and so was in an errour therein and also for contradicting and blaspheming him and the truth ver 45. Yet they that was so contradicted and as aforesaid was neither Jesuits nor idle wandring dissolute persons nor Vagabonds but they was the dear servants of the Lord and waxed bold against the deceit to declare and testifie the truth of the Lord Act. 13. from ver 45. to ver 50. But though they was neither Iesuits nor idle wandring disolute persons nor vagabonds no more then such as are the Lords Messengers now yet the envious professours the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women so called and the chief men of the City and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas and banished them or at least expelled them out of their Coasts but they shook off the dust off their feet against them and came to Iconium see Acts 13.50 And the servants of the Lord that were so persecuted and banished were at peace Act. 13.50 51. and justified in the sight of the Lord and the Disciples were filled with joy and with the holy Ghost The professors of them times and the chief men of the Citie and even such as were accounted devout and honorable amongst them they were in great error in being so readie to be stirred up by the envious professors and so raise persecution against the servants of the Lord and banish or expel them out of their Coasts insomuch that they shook off the dust of their feet to be a witnesse against them according to the command and counsel of the Lord Jesus and then the chief men of the City and the professors and as aforesaid they did not believe that the Apostles and servants of the Lord was the Lords Ministers and Messengers that so passed abroad in the countries and over Seas into many Nations no more then the chief men in many Cities and such as are old envious professors and also them that are accounted devout and honourable by men do believe that the Servants of the Lord are the Lords Ministers and Messengers now that passe abroad in the Countries and over seas into other Nations but being envious against the truth they raise persecution against the servants of the Lord and are readie to expel or banish them out of their coasts and call them idle wandering dissolute persons or Jesuits or Vagabonds so void of discerning of truth from error are they being prejudiced in their minds against the Lords Messengers as such in the cursed nature aforetime were and now are that they cannot abide that truth should be trulie declared or entertained in the families and cities and countries where they are but as the witnesse of God ariseth and answers to the judgments of God upon them and that which shall be against them for their disobedience to the truth and envie against the truth and servants and messengers thereof they shall then be ashamed of such their ignorant or wilful actions and crie out in the bitternesse of their spirit against themselves for so acting as aforesaid when the Book of conscience is opened and the judgement of Christ against them is pronounced Therefore while you have time prize it and fear the Lord God so will you not oppose nor persecute his servants and messengers but receive them and delight in the truth as to you it is