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A60648	A new primmer, wherein is demonstrated the new and living way held forth by way of question and answer, as from a child's enquiry after truth, to be informed by the father. Here being divers particulars answer'd, and plainly opened, that may be profitable both in this present age, and ages to come. Published for the benefit of all sorts of people, and may be very serviceable for every family, and of great use for young children to learn in, so soon as they can understand their language, that they in the fear of God may be instructed, and remember their creator in the dayes of their youth. For which I travel, enduring affliction for the truths sake, William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1665 (1665)	Wing S4322; ESTC R224034	28,937	98

Language unto a single Person F. Why Child a single Person being One and no more the true Language is Thou unto him or her and hath been the Language spoken by all that have been guided by the Spirit of God without respect of Persons And we do not read of another that was spoken by the Holy men of God unto any person whether a King or any in Authority under him for the Spirit of Truth leads into all Truth and Thou to One is the Language of Truth without respect and the Spirit of Truth teaches to speak it and not another C. But how is it then that People use the word You to one another when they speak One to One F. Because in that thing they do not mind the Spirit of God and its Teachings and so the false spirit acting brings forth a false Word For You to One is an Apostate Language and through the v●in custom of it is become seated in the Pride of Heart and when the true Language is spoken the pride cannot bear it but it is the true Language Child and was so in the beginning before the fall and God is turning it again unto his People in this day of Restauration C. And must I use the Word Thou to all sorts of People F. Yes When thou hast occasion to speak to One And do not respect the Person of any Man or Woman for it is as true to the Rich as to the Poor and the Spirit of Truth will teach thee to speak it if thou mindest and obeyest it and if thou dost not it will reprove thee C. But is it not a thing that will become me to use good Manners And People do not take the word Thou to be good Manners when I speak to my Betters and they will not have their Children taught to speak that Language because they say it is unmannerly F. It is the evil words Child that corrupts good manners whether it be in a Child or Elder People but true words is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of Truth which is good manners And thou must not mind what others say or how they will have their Children Taught but mind thou the Lord and his Teachings and he will teach thee to speak good words and true words which is good manners and it is the evil words that crrupts it And People that know not the Teachings of God nor the Truth of God they know not the manner of it and so are seeking how to honour one another and to speak to one another and after what manner to do it which is not in the manner of Truth but in the false spirit which corrupts their words and actions and so corrupts good manners C. And how must I do concerning Oaths seeing that Swearing in many things is required as sometimes to give Testimony to what I know and sometimes to Testifie my Submission unto a Ruler and also in other things F. Whatever men require of thee Child thou must mind what the Lord requires of thee and if men require that of thee which the Lord forbids thee thou must obey God And Christ Jesus hath forbidden all Oathes and it is not lawful to Swear upon any account though men may require it because Christ hath commanded not to Swear at all and if thou lovest him thou wilt keep his Commandments and not Transgress against him because men require thee to do otherwise but do thou mind the Spirit of Truth and it will teach thee to speak truth in what thou art called unto and thy Yea in the Truth will bind thee to perform faithfully what thou Testifieth or Engageth to And so in all things thou art called unto speak the truth from thy Heart as in the sight of God and let thy Yea be Yea and let there be no more in any wise for what is more comes of evil C. But there is much said concerning the Lawfulness of an Oath in such needful matters as to end Striffe or Engage to a Ruler with other things and there are many Scriptures brought for it F. They that bring Scriptures to plead for Swearing in this day they do not understand the Scriptures for He who is Lord of all saith Swear not at all neither by Heaven nor by Earth nor by any other thing but let your Yea be Yea and your Nay Nay for what is more comes of Evil And thou art to obey Jesus Christ whose Doctrin is true and who ends the Dispensation of Oaths where strife was and in that Dispensation when they did Swear and were not to forswear themselves it was not an Oath formed in words and then imposed by the laying a hand upon the Bible and kising it but was solemnly spoken from their own mouths and what proceeded out of their mouths that they were to perform unto the Lord And this was the Oath commanded in that Dispensation as thou mayest read Num. 30. If a man vow a Vow unto the Lord or Swear an Oath to bind his Soul with a Bond he shall not break his word he shal do according to al that proceedeth out of his mouth now Mark Child This was the thing the Lord Commanded in that Dispensation and it was no more but the word that was to proceed out of their own mouths and were not to break because it was the Soul's bond therefore they were to do according to all that proceeded out of their mouths so that it was to proceed out of their own mouths and not to be imposed in formed words which binds not the Soul And there is no Scripture that mentions any other way of Swearing in that Dispensation but now Christ Jesus who Ends all the Changeable things He saith Swear not at all but let your Yea be Yea And it is without Exception or putting any difference betwixt vain Oaths and solemne Oaths He saith Not at all nor by any thing For what is more than Yea and Nay comes of Evil Therefore Child obey thou Christ's Doctrine what ever men may Require of thee and if thy Yea will not be taken to the Truth of thy word let nothing else be done by thee lest thou fall'st into Condemnation C. Father Inform me concerning the Observation of Dayes as those called Holy-dayes and that called Sunday which some call Sabbath-day and some the Lord's-day and whether the Lord require that I should observe them F. If thou Observest a day Child Observe it to the Lord but he requires not the Observing of particular Dayes for the Seventh Day was Holy in which he Rested from all his Work and that was the Jews Sabbath and they observed it to the Lord as he Commanded but Christ Jesus hath fulfilled it and ended it And those called Holy Dayes are set up in the Apostasie in which the Saints have been Killed and Martyred upon which Dayes the Apostates Rejoyced and Feasted and they are called Feastifal Dayes and thou art to abominate the observing of them because they were set

would be informed concerning them F. To mention them all would take up much time C. Name a few if the whole be too tedious that by understanding some of them I may be aware of the rest F. Such as are not Christs Ministers have their Power and Authority from Man and so have each man a place of Settlement which is called a Parish and in that Parish they have Tythes allowed for their Maintenance and that is the Tenth Part of Encrease And they have a Law made by Man to Compel it and if any for Conscience sake cannot give it them then by their Law they Sue them and Imprison them and Spoil their Goods and these are Wolves Child that are let loose amongst the Lambs to rend and tear them and they have Places builded in their several Parishes which they call Churches And they Observe one Day in a Week for their Worship and a few Hours in that Day to perform it and they have an Hour-glass many of them and that is their time of Preaching and their Eye will be oft towards the Glass to see when it is Run because it is a long Hour to them and when the Glass is Run they tell their People the time is now spent or words to that purpose and what hath been spoken that must suffice for that time and this is not the Practice of Christs Ministers C. But where and in whom such things do appear may I certainly know that they are not true Ministers of Christ F. Yes Thou mayest certainly know them not to be true Ministers of Christ nor of his sending forth for such Fruits do plainly demonstrate them to be false C. But if such be false How may I know them that are true for I have an earnest desire in me to know the thing that is true F. Be patient Child and in due time thou mayest come to understand it and thou mayest know the true Ministers of Christ by their Fruits C. What is their Fruits And in what do they differ from the false F. They differ in every Particular C. Inform me of some of them F. The true Ministers of Christ have their Power and Authority in God and that is their Foundation they take no Tythes nor Sue any People at Law for maintenance nor cast any into Prison they do not love filthy lucre neither make their Belly their God they Preach the Word faithfully and do not limit the Holy One either to Time Place or Person they are meek and gentle and peaceable towards all men and these are Christs Ministers C. Here is a great difference Father F. Yes Child there is so even as much as is betwixt that which is true and that which is false or betwixt light and darkness For the false Ministers are of the Earthly Wisdom and the true Ministers are endued with Wisdom from above C. But do they not all Preach Christ in words F. Yes the false can speak of the Name of Christ as the true do but they want his Power C. But how may I then know which is true and which is false by their words seeing words may be the same F. Why they that are false Preach Christ without and bid People believe in Him as he is in Heaven above but they that are true Ministers they Preach Christ within and direct People to wait to feel him in themselves and so to believe in him as he makes himself manifest in them and this is true Doctrine that brings people to mind that Principle of God in their own Consciences which comes down from Heaven and goes thither again and such as are in the Earthly Wisdom they do not know Heaven above C. This is a great difference in their Doctrine for one to preach Christ without and another preacheth him within F. Yes it doth make a great difference and hath no more fellowship together than the East hath with the West C. And is this an infallible Tryal of them F. Yes and it vvill not deceive thee but vvill certainly give thee an understanding vvhereby thou maist discern them both and if thou waitest in the measure of the Light of Christ thou wilt be able to try all things and so come to chuse that vvhich is good C. But must I not try all things by the Scriptures F. Nay for the Scriptures vvere given forth from the Spirt and it is the Spirit that tryes vvhether the things be true or false good or evil C. But are not the Scriptures given forth for a Rule to Walk by F. The Scriptures are a true Testimony of vvhat the Saints were made vvitnesses of but the Spirit is the Rule from which the Scriptures were given forth and it vvas the Rule unto them that gave forth the Scriptures and they had the Spirit before they spake the Words and they spake the words as the Spirit moved so that the Spirit was before the Words and was their Rule that spake the Words and it changes not but is the same for ever C. What is the service of the Scriptures if they be not a Rule and for tryal af things that are spoken F. They are of great service child and are to be read and believed and they become comfortable when in the same Spirit that gave them forth they are fufilled and truly understood C. Then the Scriptures are to be owned and believed as a true Testimony of what the Saints were made partakers of in that day F. Yes they are to be owned and believed and they that do not so they are to be denied but thou must take heed child of giving more unto the Scriptures than unto them belongs least in so doing thou diminish from the glory of Christ and so give it to another And if thou look'st upon the Scripture to be for a Rule and for trying thou givest that unto them which belongs unto Christ for he is the Rule and leads his people and he alone searches the heart and tryes the reins and not the Scriptures C. But how then must Spirits be tryed if not by the Scriptures Must one Spirit try another F. The Spirit of God must try all spirits for it knows the spirits whether they be of God and if not it discerns them and judgeth infallibly of them and if they be of God it receives them and embraces them with joy and this is not the spirit of a man to try the spirit of a Man but the Spirit of God that tryes all mens spirits C. Then I perceive it is the Spirit alone that I am to mind in all things F. Yes child for by minding of the Spirit alone in all things thou wilt come to a good understanding in all things and be able to discern and put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false C. I am sensible that there is something in my Conscience that lets me see my secret thoughts and the intents of my heart but I have not known what it hath been nor

thy self to God C. But I desire to enquire somewhat after this thing that I may receive Information concerning it seeing there are so many professions and all seem to differ and yet but one true Way that so I may chuse the true and deny the false F. Why child for thy satisfaction I shall a little open it unto thee whereby thou mayest see into the ground of all Professions and how they all come to differ for Peopl● wanting the Life and Power of Chri●● in themselves they are betrayed int● the words which from the Life an● Power were given forth and the● not understanding the Scriptures they are they put to their meaning● and when in their meanings the● cannot agree then arises the diffe●ence and one cryes Lo here an● another cryes Lo there according to their own meanings and conclusions and so being from the Spirit of God in themselves from which the Holy Men of God gave forth the Scriptures they do not understand the Scripture nor the Power of God And this is the reason child why there are so many Professions and shews of Religion C. Then is it not very dangerus to put Meanings to the Scriptures and from thence to draw conclusions concerning Religion when there is not a measure of the same Spirit felt from which the Scriptures were given forth F. It is very dangerous child and it is the way of the old Serpent and such a Profession never makes a Christian nor brings forth a pure Religion but forms up a shew of Godliness out of the Power C. But amongst these several Professions there is something seemingly good in their Practice for they profess a Worship to God and they have Praying and Preaching and Singing and they use those things called Ordinances as Baptism and Bread and Wine F. Child this observe That which seems to be and is not the thing it seems it deceives the beholder And there may be something seeming good in all the Professions and yet not be so as it seems and in the Darkness it is not to be discerned The Pharises had long Prayers and that was seemingly good yet Christ called them Hypocrites So to judge according to the Appearance is very dangerous for therein are many deceived taking ● thing to be that which it is not C. But is not the Worship of God good thing F. Yes the Worship of God is a good thing but if there be no more but a shew of Worship it is not the Worship of God nor is not so good as it seemes to be but is a Will-worship and not the Worship in the Spirit which is the true Worship of God C. Is not that a true Worship where there is Praying and Preaching and Singing with such like good things F. That is a true Worship where there is Praying and Preaching and Singing in the Spirit but there may be such things done and not in the Spirit but in mens own will and that Worship is vain C. Then inform me Father of the true Worship F. Why child I shall shew thee when the mind is joyned to the Spirit of God and is acted by it and subjected to it then is the Lord God truly worshipped and that is the worship in the Spirit C. And how is that Worship performed And what is the practice in it F. It is performed according to the good pleasure of the Spirit that blows where it listeth and the Practice is as the Spirit moves If the Spirit gives words to declare they are declared faithfully If it move unto Prayer it is performed in it And so the things practised in the true worship are performed in the Spirit 's power and according to its own pleasure C. Do not all people that Professe a Worship unto God perform their Service in the Spirit F. Nay child for they that are in the flesh cannot perform a spiritual service C. How do they then Preach and Pray with other things they practise in their Worship F. They do it in their own Wills and in the strength of the earthly wisdom and not in the Spirit C. And do those called Ministers perform their service in their own wills and Wisdom F. Yes child they do it in their own wills and wisdom and in their own time C. But how shall I know that they do so F. By their Limitation in binding up their Worship unto a Time Place and Person but the Spirit of God is not limited C. Why is not their Time and Place and Persons right seeing their Time is upon that Day called Sunday and their Place that which is called a Church and the Persons such as are counted Ministers of Christ F. Nay the Lord God of Power is not limitted to any of them And as for their Sunday the Heathen named it and the Pope named their Church and their Schools and Colledges made their Ministers C. But do they not preach sound Doctrine F. Nay their Doctrine is after the Tradition of men and not after Christ and they get their Doctrine by their Arts and Languages that they have learned at Schools and Colledges and then read it or speak it forth in their own wills that are corrupted and there is no soundness in it C. But if it be so there are many deceived for they are looked upon to be able Ministers F. Yea many are deceived who walk not in the light that discernes them but who walk in the Light sees them and their Wolfish nature under their Sheeps cloathing And now is the Lord making them manifest that they may not deceive any longer for they have kept People alwayes learning and are unprofitable Talkers Teaching for filthy Lucre and not of a ready mind C. But is not their praying a service that is accepted of God F. Nay for they pray not with the Spirit nor with the Understanding And some of them cannot pray at all but as they have prayers made by others and have them set in a book to read as in the book of Common-Prayer or else get words into their memory or comprehend them into the Notion and then speak them forth as in a way of prayer when the Spirit is not felt so that neither their Preaching nor Praying is accepted of God C. And is not their singing an acceptable service for they that can sing praises are in a good condition F. Who are come into that state where a Psalm is given in the Spirit they are in a good condition and can sing Praises and make Melody in their Hearts unto the Lord and they rightly understand what they sing and they sing with the Spirit and with the Understanding But none can sing after this manner but who are Redeemed from the Earth But they have David's words put into Meeter by Hopkins and Sternhold and given them forth as they were David's condition and the Drunkard and Swearer and Lya● sing together who know nothing of David's condition and so they sing Lyes in Hypocrisie which is no● a

up in the Blood-thirsty Spirit And for that called the Lord's Day or Sabbath Day People do no● understand what they say for the Sabbath is the Seventh-Day and the observing of that is ended in Christ and that called the Lord's Day is the first Day of the Week And the name Sunday is from the Heathens who celebrated that day unto the Sun and so called it Sunday But Child every Day is the Lord's Day and thou art to observe them all unto him and walk in his fear and in his dread every Day and Hour and who come to Christ and believe in Christ come over the observation of Dayes into the one Day of the Lord which is as a thousand years and so walk with the Lord in his Day and observe it to his Glory and Praise C. I now feel my understanding pretty well informed and opened but will the Light of Christ in my own Conscience let me see all these things and teach me to understand them in Truth F. Yes Child it will if thou enclinest to its Teachings and stand'st single to obey it will give thee a perfect understanding of God his Way and truth and will let thee see all the Customs and Fashions and Traditions of the World to be vain for condemnation And now my Child receive Instruction and be wise and let not the Counsel of thy Father depart from thee but treasure it up in thy Heart that thou mayest lay up for thy selfe a good foundation and know the hand of the Lord to build thee up And now I Exhort thee Child to mind the fear of the Lord that thou mayest know the beginning of Wisdom and therein be made wise unto Salvation and let not thy mind in any wise go after vanity keep thy eyes from beholding vanity and as thou mindest the Light of Christ thou wilt see it and be kept from it And now unto all Sorts and Sects of People a few Words I write Vnto the Aged THou that hast past over many years and hast spent thy time in vanity now wait to redeem it thou drawest nigh thy end and the time that is past thou canst not call again thou must lay down thy earthly body and how soon thou knowest not the World must pass away and thou must leave it if thou hast gathered great Riches thou must not abide with them What profit will there be in all these things when thou must go hence and be no more seen And what will all thy professed Religion do for thee in that day It will all forsake thee Therefore whilst thou hast yet a day turn and obey the Lord and his living Voice in thy conscience that thou maist be gathered unto God and know his salvation before the day pass over Vnto the Young Men. THou that art in the strength of thy Youth spend it not in vain nor satisfie thy hearts lusts which many times provoke thee to do evil thy dayes will end and an account thou must give unto God therefore in time consider before the evil day come upon thee for thou knowst not how soon the Lord may call for thee and require an account of thee Therefore stand in aw and sin not but walk in the fear of the Lord that it may go well with thee in the latter day Vnto little Children THou that art yet in thy young Years and art but like a plant springing up into strength thou knowest not the day of thy cutting down therefore whilst thy time is mind the Lord that made thee and gives life and breath unto thee and walk in fear before him so will he teach thee the way wherein thou art to walk and he will order thy conversation a right and shew thee his salvation and thou wilt be kept from the evil of the dayes that yet thou hast to pass through and wilt know the power of God to pluck up the root of evil whilst thou art yet tender and before it be too much grown in strength and thou wilt come to be grounded and rooted in the love of God and in that spring up like a pleasant plant so will thy dayes which yet thou hast to pass through in this world be joyful to thee and in the end everlasting peace will be thy portion Therefore Little Children keep out of vanity Lye not Swear not Envy not be sober be gentle be peaceable be tender love one another be not proud in any wise put not on costly Apparrel take no thought after that be not curious in your Meats and Drinks but having Food and Rayment be therewith content Let not your Apparrel be more than what is needful for your bodies nor your Food more then what is convenient for your refreshment so will the Lord adorn you with the beauty of holiness and feed you with that meat that doth not perish A few words concerning true Discerning and Judgment NOw is Salvation come from the most High and the God of Israel is over all he is confounding the Wise men in their Wisdom and destroying the strong men in their strength he is breaking the Idols of silver and the Idols of gold and every carved work he is throwing down and his eye beholds the way of every man and he sees their work of what sort it is he is the searcher of the heart and he passeth by and beholds the intents thereof hidden things he brings to light and by the gift of his own Spirit he shews to every man his thoughts this is his perfect gift to every man a manifestation thereof all men have that they thereby might profit and though a measure of this Spirit hath a being in All and makes its self manifest in all and is the true light that doth enlighten all that come into the World yet all do not receive it nor come to be guided by it so walk in the flesh and cannot please God neither can perceive the things of God and what is performed by such as a Service or Worship to God he doth not require it at their hands and though they make many prayers he will not hear for they have no Union with his Spirit and this tryes all people and their works in a true Discerning and gives true Judgment upon all according to their doings and who have not this Spirit of Christ they are none of his but all that receive it and have Union with it they walk not in the flesh but in the Spirit in which they see the Shapes and Forms of every Image and Likeness and the ground from whence they do arise and no false birth can have a hiding-place but from the least to the greatest they are discovered and the fairest covering that any have cloathed themselves withal is seen through and all the formed likenesses which appear this day amongst the sons of men in what they do profess of God they are all seen to be of the flesh and their Root and principle is of that part and nature that is