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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26132	Breif [sic] and plain discovery of the labourers in mistery, Babilon, generally called by the name of Quakers with a discription [sic] how the subtile serpent deceived them and made them proud boasters, calling the tower of Babel, which they are building in their imaginations, Mount Zion : with a desire of their return to him that hath confounded their language with a few words in love .../ [by] Elizabeth Atkinson.	Atkinson, Elizabeth.	1669 (1669)	Wing A4129A; ESTC R31567	8,118	13

just reward of his rebellion but the Lord being full of compassion towards the work of his hands sendeth his beloved Son out of his bosome to tread the wine-press of his wrath and redeem poor miserable man again out of it and herein is the rich mercy and admired loving kindness of the Lord unto the Sons and Daughters of men but what will become of those that tread this mercy under foot it was by faith in the promise of this Redeemer that all the Saints were saved under the dispensation of the Law for they beleived he that had promised was faithful therefore their beleif was the ground of their obedience and not their obedience the ground of their belief and when the fulness of time was come that the promise came to be fulfilled many would not believe that he was the Saviour for had they beleived him they would have received his doctrine for those that truly beleive in the Lord Jesus will have good works spring up in them as the fruits of their faith if they abide in it As the fruits of unbelief is crucyfying the Lord of glory wherefore when his Disciples were convinced they laboured withall diligence to convince them that he was the Christ John in his testimony bears record to the people that he was the very Christ by whom the world and all things therein was made whose light shined in them to know the will of their maker but we have all disobeyed him and become children of wrath wherefore Christ came to be a sacrifice for sin for the whole world if they will believe in him these things by the light within are shewed to us but for this doctrine you have broched to mind only the light within saying it is the Saviour you have erred not knowing the Scripture nor the power of God for the light within is but the manifestation of him who is the Saviour it doth indeed shew and discover to man how he lies condemned for his disobedience but this is not the satisfaction for thy sins O man but it is Christ that hath satisfied the Fathers justice for he trod the wine press alone without us though he manifesteth it in us for though we see our selves fallen into the wrath yet it is he whose light shineth in all places that m●st lift us up out of the horrible pit if this glance only which shineth in our hearts had been sufficient God would not have sent his son to shed his blood for our transgressions but he was the sacrifice that all the Types and Figures under the Law pointed at and those that looked for salvation waited for and desired to see these dyed in the faith having seen the promise afarre off but not obtained it but what will remain for those that neglect so great salvation But a certain fearful looking for of judgement do you not tread the blood of the Covenant under feet that scoffingly say if that were it that washed at Jerusalem there had need have been abundance of it to sprinkle so many consciences which doth sufficiently shew your sensual earthly spirits that knows not the mistery of faith by which the woman was healed that had the bloody issue touching the hem of his garment and yet the spirit of Lucifer hath so far exalted some of you to say you are equal with God which is contrary to the testimony in Scripture that saith when we have done all we are unprofitable servants for we have done but that which was our duty to doe What can we add to God in whom all fulness dwells we are to be obedient unto him who can kill and make alive which I am sure you cannot doe God is light and in him no darkness at all but the light in you may be darkned and great is that darkness why are ye so foolish to deny the fountain because you have had a little taste from the stream shall the plant say because it was refresht by the beams of the Sun I am equal with the Sun surely no this would not be right for though Christ who was equal with God came in ●he form of a servant and in the likeness of sinful flesh calling his Disciples brethren yet it was not testifyed of any of them that the God-head dwelt in them bodily neither did they call themselves the seed but they acknowledged themselves bought with a price by him who is the seed in whom the God-bead dwelt but the Serpent thinketh to cover himself with bringing Scripture though he preverteth it to a wrong sense for though they comforted one another in the hope of the enjoyment of what he had purchased for them if they did abide in the faith to the end saying as he was so are we in this present world knowing that as he endured the contradictions of wicked men and tryals and tribulations amongst unbeleivers so they contented themselves to be used like unto their Lord seeing and knowing right well that all those unbeleivers lay in wickedness and they by faith in their hearts had the earnest of a better possession which the first born of God that could not sin because the seed remained in him purchased for them but Sathan hath crept in amongst you being transformed like to an Angel of light And now being deceived you labour to deceive others calling your selves Saints and your immaginations truth and teling people they must be perfect though I know many of you to be grievous Hypocrites not walking in the fear of the Lord with a perfect heart for though you speak high swelling words as though you were inspired with an infallible Spirit calling the light that sheweth good and evil Salvation which is but a glance from him who came to be Salvation For all that would beleive in him we may refresh our thirsty Souls by the way in the stream but if we will be cleansed to go up into the City of God we must go unto the fountain we see that you subtilly perswade us to rest under a Covenant of works which neither you nor your Fathers ever kept and so to set down short of the Fountain of our mercies If a man that is forewarned by the Master of the house will out of curiosity meddle with an Instrument that will wound him he must apply then himself to the Physitian if he will be cured for the knowing that he should not have done it will not cure him but augment his pain to think of his folly that he would not be ruled by him that knew the danger neither will the light or knowledge of our duty save us from the punishment of our disobedience but man must go to the Physitian of our Souls for cure and if we beleive and follow his directions we shall be certainly cured I have not written this to strengthen the hands of evil doers that say they beleive and do not but that people might not build upon a wrong foundation as this people hath done and though I expect no other

Breif and plain discovery of the Labourers in mistery BABILON Generally called by the name of QUAKERS With a discription how the subtile Serpent deceived them and made them become proud boasters calling the tower of Babel which they are building in their imaginations Mount Zion With a desire of their return to him that hath confounded their language with a few words in Love and new sincerity to the People which they in scorn call Egyptians from her that hath seen a Theif in the right Hand and another in the left and now desires to imbrace Christ the truth that suffered between them and remain a well wisher to all People Elizabeth Atkinson Printed by P. L. in the Year 1669. COurteous Reader if those few lines shall happen into thy hand who art yet a stranger to our proceedings and should question why I walked so long amongst them as nine years and now declare against their principles and practice I shall endeavour to satisfie thee with this brief account after the Lord began to work upon my soul and encouraged me in the hope of my redemption then did I desire to walk with those that I thought were nearest unto the Lord and hearing of this people to cry out against all others that were not of their perswasion that they were all out of the way and likewise hearing them speak of high attainments in themselves that they were come to the new Jerusalem the City of the living God Then did I think these were the fittest people to direct me thither wherefore I was resolved to follow their directions and examples then they preached that we had a light within us that shewed us good and evil and that I knew was in me then they said if we would mind that it would lead us out of all evil thus they set us to feed upon the Tree of knowledge which indeed was good but not for food but the subtile twining Serpent called it the Tree of life thus by harkning unto them was I deluded and blinded to forsake my first love which was already espoused unto me by promise though I had not present enjoyment and I with many others have ignorantly followed a stranger and if the Lord called unto us at any time to shew us where we were and we began to harken and stand still a little then did they tell us tha we were grown sloathful because we would not go along with them then we complained that we saw little difference between them and the world except in outward show for one would over-reach another and others were envious and backbiters and many others things I might name that ought not to be so much as thought of amongst Saints then would they slight it over saying that we had let in prejudice that made us look out at others we must mind our own condition thus did they many times draw us in again calling good evil and evil good saying it was the Enemy that would lead us back into Egypt when it was the Lord that in his mercy followed us seeking our return whom I now trust will preserve us That we return no more unto folly now the Lord at last having discovered unto me the wiles of this old Serpent I am constrained by his love in my heart to publish it for the good of others for when the snare is discovered it is the better avoided and though we cannot add any thing to our Maker because in him all fulness dwels yet it is his will that we should improve our talent for the benefit of our fellow servants and in obedience to my Lord that hath commanded us to serve one another in love have I written this desiring the welf are of all the creation of God thy friend to serve thee in the love of God Elizabeth Atkinson THe Lord called the children of Israel out of Egypt and bid them borrow the Jewels of the Egyptians and not long after of their ornaments they made them an Image and called it God ye people called Quakers of a truth God hath called you out of the broad way of wickedness and many Jewels were you adorned with but you went not far before you committed Idolatry with them concluding your selves to be saved by your works which were but your ornaments in your journey slighting the Lord that had called you to a habitation of rest wherefore the Lord that commanded there Jewels to be taken from them and ground to powder hath taken yours from you and now your nakedness begins to appear for though you have gotten counterfeit ones they are so thin that we begin to see through them For those that for a time practised honesty in their callings are now turn'd deceivers and those that for a time were content with their own wifes are now turn'd Adulterers lusting after other mens yet these retain your form though they are out of the power of Godliness and though for a time you may content your selves with the works of your own imaginations yet God will not be robbed of his honour for because of your provocations he is discovering you to the view of all people and if the Lord should call me out of this Tabernacle of clay yet he will double the portion of his spirit upon others to testifie the truth For he that worketh will work untill he that letteth be taken out of the way the will of my God be done in Earth as it is in Heaven the Scribes and Pharisees trusted in their righteousness as well as you yet they remained condemned because they would not believe in the Son of God yet these would be guides though Christ calls them blind ones but there was and is some humble beggars that lye at the feet of Jesus for the opening of their eyes but these will be cast out of the Assembly yet he will be glorified whether you will or no I could wish you were sensible how the prid of your imagined knowledge hath puft you up thinking to climb up into heaven by your building which is seen to be but Mistery Babilon though you have raised it very high for it i● not built upon the rock Christ If you were not so heady and high minded you would be willing to learn as well as to teach Job the servant of the Lord said what I see not teach thon me but ye say we see and desire to know no more but except you come down in Humility from the high Tower of Mistery Babilon you will not see your mistake at the root which is the cause of all these bad fruits that are growing amongst you In the beginng God made the world by Christ the word and the bright shining of his life was the light of men this was by creation and this Christ is indeed the true light that enlightens every one that comes into the world and by this light man knew the will of his Maker but being disobedient thereunto he fell into the wrath of God it being the