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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A66530	The lying spirit and false aspertions turned home again, or, An answer to two reviling letters about the peoples right to tythes sent to the people call'd Quakers in the Vail of Bellvier by Clement Nedham, a Presbyterian, who writes himself, a farmer in the county of Leicester : wherein I have shew'd according to scriptures, what spirit it was that brought up tythes among the Christians, so call'd : and that those that brought them up since Christ put an end to them were not in their right senses, but were made drunk by drinking of that spirit of error that made them do they knew not what, and consequently their examples not to be followed : with an addition, shewing, that the impropriator hath less right to tythes then the poor or priest, if less can be : with a few words in love to all those that send their sons to those places called universities, with an intent to make them ministers : also a copy of a letter sent to G.N. in manuscript, wherein his unhansom and unchristian-like dealings may be seen : with a short postcript to the reader / by J.W. ...	Willsford, John.	1673 (1673)	Wing W2872; ESTC R40124	16,433	28

THE Lying Spirit AND FALSE ASPERTIONS Turned home again Or an Answer to two Reviling Letters about the Peoples Right to Tythes sent to the People call'd Quakers in the Vail of Bellvier by Clement Nedham a Presbyterian who writes himself A Farmer in the County of Leicester Wherein I have shew'd according to Scriptures what spirit it was that brought up Tythes among the Christians so call'd And that those that brought them up since Christ put an End to them were not in their Right Senses but were made Drunk by drinking of that spirit of error that made them do they knew not what and consequently their Examples not to be followed With an Addition shewing That the Impropriator hath less Right to Tythes then the Poor or Priest if less can be With a few Words in Love to all those that send their Sons to those Places called Vniversities with an Intent to make them Ministers Also a Copy of a Letter sent to G. N. in manuscript wherein his Unhansom and Unchristian-like Dealings may be seen With a short Postscript to the Reader By J. W. a Lover of Truth and all Men's Souls Whose outward Being is in the Vail of Bellvier and County of Leicester Wherefore the Lord said Forasmuch as this People draw near me with their Mouthes and with their Lips do Honour me but have removed their Hearts for from me and their Fear towards me is taught by the Precepts of Men therefore behold I will proceed to do a Marvelous Work amongst this People even a Marvelous Work and a Wonder For the Wisdom of their Wise Men shall perish and the Vnderstanding of their Prudent Men shall be hid For it is written I will destroy the Wisdom of the Wise and bring to nothing the Vnderstanding of the Prudent Isaiah 29.13 14 1 Cor. 1.19 Printed in the Year 1673. TO THE READER READER I Was not forward in meddling with this Giant who boasted and domineered over me bad it not been for the Truth 's sake I could have been silent but the Love that I bear to it constrains me to bear my Testimony though not with inticing words of Man's Wisdom against Deceit and Oppression And so I desire thee to mind the Inspiration of the Almighty for that gives an Understanding It is the Spirit that reveals the deep Things of God 2 Cor. 2. And as thou turnest thy Mind inwards to be acquainted with its Teachings it will let thee see the Way that a Wafaring Man though a Fool cannot err in and so thou wilt come to see the Rice Ground Bottom and Foundation of things and that is the Right Way to begin to build and not to build upon Popish Authors or to take Drunken Men for thy Example I mean such as were Drunk by drinking that spirit of Error that led from God into an Heap of Confusion which is Babylon And by the Spirit of Truth thou mayst see as thou mindst what it was that strove with the Old World before the outward Law was added which Law was added because of Transgression was to continue until the fulness of Time that God sent his Son a Light into the World to end the Types and Shadows Tythes and Offerings that that Law required So Reader I desire thee to take notice That Christ put an End to Tythes and who brought them up again in this following Treatise I hope thou mayst see even him whose Coming is after the Working of Satan with all Power Signs and Lying Wonders 2 Thes 2. Hast thou not heard of the Papists working Miracles Mark He had Power What Power may some say I answer Power to deceive and beguile by his Signs and Lying Wonders and then to make Laws for the Continuance and Upholding of that which he had gotten by Deceit And people when I speak of Babylon Antichrist or Beast I mean that spirit of Error that led from God for it hath several Names because of its several wayes of workings Satan hath many Wiles and so he hath many Names And there are but two Spirits in the Ground the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of Error and Christ is the Truth who hath many Names and Offices all which is to lead into a Holy Life but the spirit of Error leads into an Unholy Life so they may be known by their Workings in Man and Woman And Happy are all they that come to be redeemed from under the Power of Satan Beast and Antichrist in themselves for there they are while people live in Sin and there their Fall must be For Christ hath determined to bind the Strong Man armed and to cast him out of the House and to take the Possession himself And so people we are not speaking of the Fall of Kings and Rulers from their Thrones of Justice but of the Fall of the Beast Whore and Antichrist in Man and Woman and this will hurt none to have that destroyed which keeps from God And therefore I exhort all that love their own Souols to wait low in their Minds that they may feel Christ Jesus exercising his Offices in them which is to destroy the Works of the Devil and to bring in Everlasting Righteousness J. W. THE Lying Spirit AND FALSE ASPERTIONS Turned Home again OR An Answer to Two Reviling Letters about the Peoples Right to Tythes sent to the People call'd Quakers in the Vail of Bellvier by Clement Nedham a Presbyterian who writes himself A Farmer in the County of Leicester Friend Nedham ALthough thy Postscript be the last yet it concerns my first Letter sent to thee I might say something to thy Reviling Words in it but having written something to thee in a Letter and knowing it was the Practice of the Scribes and Pharisees and out-side Professors Joh. 7.49 to Revile the Children of Light and to count them such as knew not the Law at present I may pass them by only take notice of this by the way That if I had been so ignorant as in thy Eyes I seemed to be it had been thy place to have written or spoken something to me in particular that had been the best way for thee to have mannaged thy Design to have convinced me of my Error if in one I had been but thou hast directed thy Reviling Words to others and not a word to me in particular wherein thou hast manifested thy Folly and Ignorance in mannaging thy Design but it is like my Confidence offended thee yet I must tell thee I am as Confident as ever I was yea and more Confirmed for since thou didst write thy Reviling Pamphlets the Lord hath opened my Understanding more then before to see beyond thy Trash and Rome's Trumpery insomuch that I have Cause to say as Christ said Mat. 11.25 I thank thee O Father who hast hid these things from the VVise and Prudent and hast revealed them to Babes and Sucklings And in this is that Scripture fulfilled that saith All things work together for Good to them that