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A40250	Several papers some of them given forth by George Fox; others by Jame [sic] Nayler, minister of the eternal word of God, raised up after the long night of apostacy to direct the world, to wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to turn their minds to the true light, that they may be reconciled to God; of the world is not worthy, and therefore doth hate, persecute, and whom inprison them, under the name of Quaker[s]. Gathered together and published by A. P. that the truth may be spread abroad, and deceit be discovered. Wherein the plain, honest, and sober conversation of the saints in fear and trembling, is justified, against the idle bablings of formal professors ... and of all sorts of persons, under pretence of civility. Also the priests of England, with their imaginary doctrines and worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ; and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest. ... With a word to the people of England ...	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660. aut; Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.; Killam, John. aut; Parnell, James, 1637?-1656. aut	1654 (1654)	Wing F1904; ESTC R218791	32,715	40

faith the holy Ghost Whosoever is born of God sinneth not for his seed remaineth in him for he that is begotten of God keepeth himself that the wicked one toucheth him not and saith plainly In this are the children of God made manifest and the children of the Devil whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loves not his brother God in all ages hath known his by their obedience but thou sayest thou must live in disobedience or else thou canst not live in the world and yet thou wouldest he accounted one of his too But where is thy marke by which thou art known from the world those which are God's are marked and known from the world and therefore hated of the world but thou art in friendship with the world and whosoever is a friend of the world is the enemy of God Now thou that canst conform to the worlds waies words and worship and yet would be accounted one of God's too O thou deceiver thou deceiver thou deceivest but thy self and men like thee thou canst not deceive the Lord Take heed repent halt no longer between God and the world if thou wilt owne God thou must disowne the world and the world will disowne thee thou canst not have both for whilst thou art striving with both thou hast right to neither for all things were made for the Son both in Heaven and Earth and he is Heir of all even the fulness of all and in him are the treasures of wisdome laid up and there is no receiving any thing without him witness the Son and witness all but no further then thou canst witness him no further canst thou witness real possession but seedeth on wind words shews and shadows and art deceived by the Devil that old Serpent who makes large promises but hath nothing to perform but deceit for all the promises are yea and amen in Christ they are all to the seed which is the Son and to him are all the Promises in the Scriptures For he that hath the Son hath the Father also and such are made Free by the Son but while thou art a servant to thy lusts tho art in sin and art farre from a Free man Now search the Scriptures and see if ever thou finde one Promise to thee whilst thou art in this condition but that the Devil deceives thee and leades thee to steal the Promises that were given to the Saints who was risen out of thy condition but thou hast no right to them but all the plagues and woe written are thy portion As thou liest in sin thou shalt drink the dregs thereof and wring them out except thou repent Queries 1. VVHether Jesus Christ be not that Covenant of light spoken on in the Scriptures promised by the Father to enlighten and lead all that will owne and follow him out of the dark world up to God the Father of lights yea or no 2. Whether that be not the light of Christ which enlightens the conscience witnessing there against all sin and unrighteousness which convinceth and sheweth the deeds of darkness and exerciseth the conscience in purity and holyness of all that will follow and obey it or no 3. If you say that be not the light of Christ then how is Christ the light of the world and how doth he lighten every one that cometh into the world and how do you distinguish between the light of Christ and that which you call a naturall light and doth the light of Christ enlighten the creature any other way then by shining into the conscience yea or no 4. Whether the light of Christ be not a sufficient guide to all who receive and follow it to bring out of darkness unto the Father and reveal him to the creature without adding to it any other humane helps and was not he given to all the ends of the earth for this very end yea or no 5. Whether those that are in Scripture called the children of light be not onely such as are gathered out of darkness by this light and into it walking in it in measure and those which are called the children of darkness be not such as whose understandings are darkened by following the Prince of darkness to seek out other lights from their imaginations setting up Persons Forms Customs Times Dayes Places Letter and other visible carnal things to get light from which are not the spirit of Christ yea or no 6. Whether it was not by the same light of the spirit of Christ that all the holy men of God in all ages were inspired had their Revelations and by which they spake forth what is written in Scriptures in a mystery to all the children of darkness and whether the light of Christ be not the same now that ever it was to every one that have received in their serveral measures yea or no 7. Whether all those who are not onely ignorant of this light but also enemies to it rendering it under odious terms as unable to lead out of darkness be not Ministers for the Prince of darkness and against Christ the true light and so are Ministers of Anti-christ and upholders of the Kingdom of darkness which Christ came to destroy yea or no More Queries 1. VVHether can the Scriptures be read and understood by any other spirit then that which gave them forth yea or no 2. Whether that spirit be excluded from manifesting it self in the Saints now in the same power and manner as formerly it hath done yea or no 3. Whether that spirit where it is be not infallible and Judge of all truth and all deceits in its measure as it is manifested yea or no 4. Whether those who have not the spirit which is the infallible judge have any true ground to pass the censure of ex-communication or to judge of Blasphemy in others yea or no 5. Whether that which is spoken by that spirit where it is be not the very word of God yea or no 6. Whether the spirit of the world by their carnal laws grounded upon humane wisdome and reason have any power from God to Judge that spirit where it is and have they not in all ages when they have attempted it passed the censure of Blasphemy upon it and so it hath suffered yea or no 7. Whether that spirit be not at unity in it self all that speak by it speaking one and the same things each in their measure and doth it not speak the same things now that ever it spoke in the holy men of God and whether all that are guided by it be not brought into one and the same way to the Father and his worship in spirit yea or no 8. Whether giving heed to any other spirits whatever they pretend be no the way to delusion and to lye open to be seduced into rent Schisme and Heresie yea or no 9. Whether any who have not this infallible spirit in themselves which is the onely light and guide and judge be fit and able

and hath ceased from his own work even as God did from his And all those now who have received Jesus Christ the substance who is the Head of the Church deny all Types and Figures of him and do witness the Scriptures fulfilled And Jesus Christ who is the chiefe Shepheard the Bishop of their soules And Jesus Christ who is the Mediator between God and Man being made manifest in them makes them all of one mind and one heart and to deny the priests of the world who profess him in words and act those things he forbids First for sprinkling of infants and telling people they baptize them into the Faith into the Church which there is no Scripture for but the baptism by one spirit into one body this we own and the Church is in God as Paul and Silvanus and Timotheus write to the Church of the Thessalonians which was in God And they tell people of a Sacrament for which there is no Scripture that we do deny and them but the Supper of the Lord we own The Bread that we break is the body of Christ the Cup we drink is the Blood of Christ all made to drink into one spirit And the singing of Psalmes after their manner we deny for they sing Davids tremblings quakings and roarings this they have turned into meeter as if we should see one of you lying roaring crying till your eyes should grow dim and watering your bed with your teares and we should turn it into meeter and make a Rime of it and take it and go among a company of ignorant people and say let us sing to the praise and glory of God O Lord I am not puft in mind I have no scornfull eye when they are puft in minds and have scornfull eyes and when they read the Psames they keep on their hats and when they sing them they keep off their hats here they worship the work of their own hands all such practises we deny but we will sing with the spirit we will sing with grace we will sing with understanding Praises praises unto the Lord God on high And they speak a divination of their own braine and not from the mouth of the Lord and such the Lord sent his Prophets to cry out against all these now who study a divination of their own brain and speak not from the mouth of the Lord we do deny and all who are made Ministers by Oxford and Cambrige bred up with Learning and so made Mininsters by the will of men and speak natural Languages as Hebrew and Greek and say that is the Original which a natural man may learn and the natural man knowes not the things of God and all such we do deny for Paul was brought up at the feet of Gamaliel in the Jewish Religion but that did not make him a Minister of Jesus Christ for he declares that he was not made a Minister by the will of man nor of man neither by man but by the will of God and all such I own who stand out of the will of man denying all carnal ends for this ministry draws up to God out of the world and doth not respect any mans person but ministers to that which is in prison But those Teachers which are made by man say The Letter is the Light the Letter is the Word the four Books Matthew Mark Luk and John is the Gospel when the Letter saith Christ is the light and God is the World and Jesus Christ is the glad tidings which was promised the Lambe of God which taketh away the sins of the world and this we witness to be fulfilled all they that are in the light are in unity for the light is but one and who know the light are in unity all who know the word which is a mystery are come to the beginning are sanctified by the word and clean through the word for this word is a Fire burning up all corruption as an Hammer beats down all high minds high nature that the pure seed may be raised up as a sword cuts to pieces and divides asunder the precious from the evil and makes a separation inwardly and outwardly from uncleanness and this is the word of reconciliation that reconcileth together to God and gathers the hearts of his together to live in love and unity one with another and lets them see how they have been strangers and aliens from the life of God the light doth and the word draws from under the occasion of all Laws outwardly working out that silthy nature which the outward Law takes hold on so walking in the spirit there is not a fulfilling the lusts of the flesh and the spirit is but one which baptizeth into one body which we do witness praise be to the Lord to be fulfilled And whereas we are a people accused to raise up a new War it is false for dwelling in the word it takes away the occasion of Wars and gathers our hearts together to God and unto one another and brings to the beginning before War ● was for the Ministers of God which had the word of reconciliation to draw them from the occasion of all wars working out that nature that occasions warre said whence do wars arise even from the lusts Therefore all dear people who love the Lord Jesus Christ and the appearance of Jesus Christ in your souls be not talkers of the truth nor followers of the blinde guides but mind the pure light of God in you which shews your sin and evil and how you have spent your time and shews you how your mindes goe forth and every carnal thought and if you love that light you love Christ and walking in the light in measure there will be no occasion of stumbling for all stumbling is being disobedient and wait to finde the word in you as the Scripture saith Not to fetch it from above nor from beneath but what saith it It is nigh thee in thy heart for with the heart man believeth and with the tongue confession is made unto salvation and abiding inwardly in the light it will let you see one another and have unity one with another and the Teachers of the world to be the Ministers of the letter And whereas we are accused for going into Steeple-houses It was the practice of the Apostles to go into the Synagogues reasoning and disputing about the Scriptures shewing them the substance and told them that God did not dwell in Temples made with hands neither was he worshipped with mens hands Stephen saith the most high dwels not in Temples made with hands and for witnessing forth the substance was stoned to death but these were types of Jesus Christ and the Saints and who were made the Temples of God denied all outward Temples But the Ministery now which doth profess Jesus Christ holds up these

purity and holiness is renewed and the Image of Satan which is all sin and uncleanness is defaced and none can witness redemption further then Christ is thus revealed in them to set them free from sin Which Christ I witness to he revealed in me in measure Gal. 1.16 2 Cor. 13.5 Col. 1.27 2. Concerning the Scriptures That they are true declaration of that word which was in them that gave or spake them forth and are of no private interpretation but were given forth to be read and fulfilled in the Saints as they were given forth by the holy Ghost without adding or diminishing and was not given forth for men to make a Trade upon to get money by but as they are they are profitable for Doctrine for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work but they who tread in the Letter and are ignorant of the Mystery deny all perfection and none can rightly understand the Scriptures but they who read them with the same spirit that gave them forth For the naturall man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God for they spiritually discerned 3. Concerning Baptisme the true Baptisme is that of the spirit with the holy Ghost and with Fire Baptized by one spirit into one body not the washing away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ without which no other Baptisme can save us they being but Figures or shadowes but this Baptisme of Christ is the substance whereby we are Baptized into his death and those who are Baptized into Christ have put on Christ 4. Concerning the Lords Supper the true Supper of the Lord is the Spirituall eating and drinking of the Flesh Blood of Christ which the spirituall man onely eateth and is thereby nourished up unto eternall life without which eating there can be no life in the creature profess what you will and all who eate of this Bread and drink of this Cup have reall communion with Christ the Head and also one with another as members and are all of one heart and one mind a compleat body in Christ Now the world who take onely the outward Signes and are not brought into a discerning of the Lords Body eate and drink damnation to themselves and so become guilty of the Body and Blood of Christ and calls this a Communion but lives in envy strife and debate fighting and going to Law one with another for Earthly things 5. Concerning the Resurrection That all shall arise to give account and receive at the last day according to their works done in the flesh whether good or evil these bodies that are dust shall turn to dust but God shall give a body as pleaseth him that which is sowne in curruption shall be raysed in incorruption it is sowne a naturall body it is raysed a spirituall body and as we have borne the Image of the earthly so we shall beare the Image of the heavenly But flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdome of Heaven neither doth corruption inherit incorruption for we shall all be changed but they who cannot witness the first Resurrection within themselves know nothing of the second but by heare-say And therefore say some of your Teachers that Christ is in Heaven with a carnall body now that Christ who is the first fruits shall be there with a carnall body and the Saints with a spirituall body is not proportionable 6. Concerning Magistracy that it is an Ordinance of God ordained for the punishment of evil doers and an encouragement of them that do well Where justice and righteousness is the head and ruleth without partiality that Land is kept in peace and those who judge for the Lord I honour as my owne life not with a flattering honour of putting off the Hat and bowing the Knee which is the honour of the world having mens persons in admiration because of advantage for selfe-ends but from my heart for conscience sake as to the power which is of God and not to mens persons For the Scripture saith He that respects persons commits sin And the Apostle commands the Saints not to have the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of Glory with respect of persons and saith such are partiall in themselves and become judges of evil thoughts And saith Paul Let every soule be subject to the higher Powers for saith he there is no power but of God the Powers that be are of God not of man and whosoever resisteth resisteth the Ordinance of God therefore subject for conscience sake And therefore though the Prophets and Saints were often sent to pronounce judgement against unjust men who had the power committed to them and did not judge for God but for selfe-ends yet they never attempted to raise any violence against them but used all means to perswade them to do justice love mercy and walke humbly with God that they might be established and the wrath of God turned away from them for those that be of God cannot rejoyce in the destruction of any but would have all to turn to God and finde mercy 7. Concerning Ministry the true Ministry of Jesus Christ hath alwayes been and are still such as came not by the will of man but by the will of God neither are they fitted for that worke by any thing of man but by God alone for the true Ministry is the gift of Jesus Christ given for the perfecting of the Saints and need no addition of humane helps and learning but as the worke is spirituall and of the Lord so they are spiritually fiued onely by the Lord And therefore he chose Heardsmen Fishermen and Plowmen and such-like and as he gave them an immediate call without the leave of man so he fitted them immediately without the help of man and as they received the gift freely so they were to give freely And when ever they found any of the false Ministery that taught for hire they cryed out against them and pronounced woes against them and shewed them that they lay in iniquity because they thought that the gift of God could be bought and sold for money And Christ calls them Hirelings and saith they care not for the sheep And Micah cryes out against the Priests that taught for Hire and saith They build up Sion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity And Ieremy cryes out against the Priests in his dayes That bare rule by their means and calls it an horrible thing and saith That from the least to the greatest they are all given to covetousness Esay cryes out of such in his dayes and calls them greedy Doggs that can never have enough and saith