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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

love God And as concerning thy new start-up Question which thou sayst I writ nothing at all unto Answer If the Mysteries of the Kingdom had not been hid from the Wise and Prudent in their own Eyes as in all Ages they were thou mightest have seen that I had written something to the Substance of thy Matter But the Blind cannot see nor the Deaf Adder hear although the Charmer charm never so wisely And further as concerning thy Question Christ himself did not alwayes answer the Questions that thy Brethren the Scribes and Pharisees Chief Priests and those who thought they had the Law on their sides asked him when they thought to enfnare him but sometimes he answered one Question by asking another Mark 11.29 and thou thy self hast seem'd to do so in thy Book And now whether thy Question about the People's Right to Tythes may not be answered with a Just Demand from thee What Right the People of thy Perswasion had to take away the Bishops Lands from them If thou sayest The Bishops had no Right to them because contrary to the Practice of the Bishops in the Primitive Times who were not to be Covetous nor given to Filthy Lucre 1 Tim. 3. The same say we by the Priests concerning Tythes And seeing thou hast made thy self so busie as few I think might worse have done I might proceed to ask thee What Right thou or the People of thy Perswasion had to Sell or Buy some men's Free-Lands And whether the King and his Laws have not been favourable to thee and some of thy Party And further concerning thy Question Do not those that buy Land buy every Part and Parcel with all that thereunto belongs And are they tyed by their Deeds to pay their Tenths yea or nay If nay how are they Thieves and Robbers for detaining that which they never came in Covenant with any to pay And as to the Intents of Every Buyer and Seller thou hast stretched too far For how knowest thou the Intents of those that sold or bought Land some Hundreds of years since further then their Deeds or Writings make mention And we performing our Covenants according to our Deeds and Leases are clear from thy salfe Aspertions I Have taken notice of thy second Letter and there I find that thou sleightest those thou countest to have much more Reason then I have as much or more then thou dost me in these words thou sayest Thou art to Thank that Author for thy Information of several Kings that made Laws for the Payment of Tythes To which thou art pleased to make Five Demands but being answered by T. R. I shall not need to meddle with them at present for my Intent is to speak to the Ground of the Matter and so I take notice of thy following words thou sayest Thou art still to thank the same Author for thy Information that King Steven by his Charter gave Tenths for the Pardon of his Sins and the like by Ralph Bishop of Chichester for the Health of his Soul and that Walter Clifford in the time of King John gave the Tenths of Hammersen for the Health of his Father's Soul And now for thy better Information first consider That Christ Jesus the pure Law-giver was the End of that Law that gave Tythes secondly consider what spirit was got up when those things above mentioned were done For Proof of the first I might preduce many Scriptures but I desire thee and thy Reader to take notice of a few and peruse them at your Leisures Romans 10.4 Galatians 3.10 11 12 13 19. Wherefore then serveth the Law It was added because of Transgression till the Seed should come to whom the Promise was made Further see Hebrews Chap. 7 8 9. And as to the second which is to shew what Spirit was got up when these things above mentioned were done consider what the Apostle saith Acts 20. he Exhorted the Elders of the Church To take heed unto themselves and to all the Flock over the which the Holy Ghost had made them Over-seers for he said That after his Departure grievous Wolves should enter in among them not sparing the Flock Also of your own selves said he shall Men arise speaking perverse things to draw away Disciples after them And in 2 Thes 2. he said The Mystery of Iniquity doth already work only he who now letteth will let until he be taken out of the way then shall that wicked one be revealed whom the Lord shall Comsume with the Spirit of his Mouth and destroy with the Brightness of his Coming So take notice the Apostle foretold of the coming up of the Mystery of Iniquity and of its being consumed and destroyed again by the Brightness of the Lord 's Coming In 1 Tim. 4. the Apostle spake of some that should depart from the Faith giving heed to Seducing Spirits and Doctrings of Devils forbidding to Marry and commanding to abstain from Meats And dost thou think the Apostle did not see the rise of the Papists or False Church when he spake these words Further Paul writ to Titus Not to give heed to Jewish Fables and Commandments of Men that turn from the Truth And was not Tythes a Jewish Type when ended by Christ And did not they that turned unto them turn from the Truth which would be a Denying Christ come in the Flesh Answer in Plaineness else would they have given them for the Health of their own Souls or their Fathers or for the Pardon of their Sins Also Jude spake of certain men that were crept in unawares so they were crept in then Wo unto them said he for they are gone in the way of Cain mark they were gone and run greedily after the Error of Balaam for Reward And John saw something that was not well in the Church of Asia and therefore he exhorted them To Repent and do their First Works mark their First Works and he exhorted some of them to their First Love And how often did Paul exhort the Church to stand fast fore-seeing the Danger of their being drawn aside Oh that people rightly saw the Drift of the holy Apostles in these things which was to keep them to the Faith once delivered to the Saints and to walk as they had them for an Example and not to take the Apostatized Christians for their Examples And how mightily did Paul strive to keep the Galatians from the Works of the Law And were or Tythes of Work of the Law and never in use amongst the Christians whilst they kept their First State See what Peter saith 2 Epist 2.1 2 3. I might produce many Scriptures to prove that the Apostles fore-saw a Falling away but see what John saith 2 Epist 2. Little Children it is the Last Times as ye have heard that Antichrist should come even now are there many Antichrists And is not that Antichrist that is contrary to Christ the Everlasting High Priest not made after the Law of a Carnal Commandment but after the Power

chargeable to any 1 Thes 2.9 Acts 20.33 34. Then I also believe That if they be so called forth in the Service of the Lord from their outward Callings as that they cannot labour with their Hands to maintain themselves or Families that then they may reap Carnal Things where they have sown Spirituals or where they have planted a Vineyard they may eat Fruit or where they have fed a Flock they may eat Milk But the Jews were not to take Tythes of Strangers the Priests were not to receive Wages of them they did no Work for for that is counted unreasonable among men to ask Wages of them they do nothing for But the Power of God compels them that are in it if Need be to administer Carnal Things to those that sow unto them Spirituals and there needs not an Outward Law to compel to it for their Ministry takes Effect and begets a Love and a Life in the Hearts of their Hearers but a Dead Ministry begets neither Love nor Life in the Hearts of people and so such Ministers are forced to cry out for an Outward Law to compel people to maintain them in Pride and Idleness and Welfare contrary to Paul's Exhortation to Timothy 1 Tim. 6.7 8. who said We brought nothing into this World and it is certain we can carry nothing out having Food and Rayment let us therewith be content But these are not so content but have great Revenues as is well known And are not these Revenues the Cause why so many men send their Sons to those Places called Vniversities which makes our Nation swarm with so many Locusts that destroy our Corn and would devour every Green Thing in God's Garden and preach Peace to people in their Sins while they put into their Mouthes and so cause them to Err Mic. 3. and keep from the Light that gives the Knowledge of God and of his VVayes and call it Delusion and so keep people in the Erring and Straying from the VVay of God like lost Sheep This is one Cause why we can pay our Rents to Vitious Landlords or Papists and yet can't pay Tythes to the Priests for they are Upholders of them in their Wickedness if they will but satisfie their Ends and many of them are Evil Examples themselves Another Cause why we can pay our Rents to Vitious Landlords or Papists but cannot pay Tythes to the Priest is because we usually come into Covenant with our Land-Owners to pay them Rent but so we do not to the Priests to pay them Tythes Yea and we can pay our Chief Rents and Taxes to the King Christ said Give to Caesar the things that are Caesar 's and to God the things that are God's but never commanded his Disciples to pay or take Tythes And were not Tythes God's Malachi 3. And when he ceased requiring of them did they not become the people's Right C. N. pag. 13. tells us a Story of some Conference he had with some of our Perswasion in London some years since whether True or False I cannot tell however he seems to take Occasion against the Light in our Consciences and saith Though I grant That the True Spirit of God cannot Deceive yet a Lying Spirit was in all the Mouthes of Ahab 's Prophets and I pray you saith he think it not Impossible that such a Spirit may be in you while yet you think you have the True Answ And now seeing he sayes so I think it not amiss to consider the Fruits and the Effects of the False Prophets in whom the Lying Spirit was and is that so we may know it where it appeareth now or where it hath appeared in late years The False Prophets Encouraged Ahab saying Go up to Ramoth-Gilead and Prosper for the Lord shall deliver it into the Hand of the King Michaiah the True Prophet said to the King A Lying Spirit is in the Mouthes of these thy Prophets and the Lord hath spoken Evil against thee Then Zedekiah the Son of Chenaanah the False Prophet came near and smote Micaiah upon the Cheek and said Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee And Micaiah said Behold thou shalt see in that Day when thou shalt go into an Inner Chamber to hide thy self Then the King said Take Micaiah and carry him back unto Ammon the Governour of the City and say Thus saith the King Put this Fellow in the Prison and feed him with the Bread of Affliction and with Water of Affliction until I come in Peace And Micaiah said If thou return at all in Peace the Lord hath not spoken by me Ahab Disguized himself yet a certain man drew a Bow at a Venture and smote him between the Joynt of the Harness that he Dyed 2 Chron. 18. 1 King 22. And was not this many of your Cases who are called Presbyterians when ye were exalted in your Power Did you not carry away as your own the Bishops Lands Gleab-Lands and some Men's Free Estates which was theirs by a Law the Crime C. N. layes to the Quakers and exalt your selves in Pride by them and forget the Lord Of which things you cannot accuse the Quakers since they were a People For as they were Convinced of God's Truth they left you and bare their Testimony against you and many of them you put in Prison and fed them with Bread and Water of Affliction and some Dyed in Prison by Reason of Hard Usage And did not those Prophets in whom the Lying Spirit was preach Peace to you in all these things and encouraged you to go on as Ahab's Prophets did Then did the Lord raise up many True Prophets and sent them among you who told you If you went on in Self-endedness Pride and High-mindedness ye should be broken witness George Fox the younger who told you AS YOU HAD BEATEN HEWED AND BROKEN OTHERS EVEN SO SHOULD YOU BE BEATEN HEWED AND BROKEN YOUR SELVES And did not this come to pass Yea and this with much more stands in Print over your Heads at this day And did not the Teachers of the Nation Encourage you to go on and petition against the Quakers calling the Truth Heresie And how did they flock to Richard Cromwell and called him Joshua who should carry them into the Promised Land which was but Tythes and Augmentations But alas how did the Lying Spirit deceive them and all that believed them and their Prophecying insomuch as that all their Harness would not save them from God's Arrow And how did those hid themselves that had smitten the True Prophets and fawn and flatter and walk disguisedly like Ahab and some put on a White Surplice on the top of a Black Coat to save themselves So I hope People will see where this Lying Spirit was and is C. N. granteth the True Spirit cannot Deceive so the Prebyterians and their Priests may take the Lying Spirit home to themselves and be ashamed that ever they Beat Imprisoned Whipped and Stocked the True Prophets and

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

Neither do we find that this was practised any more He further demands VVhat Scripture Example we can shew that any man bought Lands chargeable with Tythes and Refused to pay them Answ It is not hard to guess from what spirit this Demand ariseth but in the Eternal Light it s seen to our Eyes to arise from that spirit that sleights us for sticking so close to the Scriptures I might ask him What Scripture Example he can shew that any man sold Land chargeable with Tythes under a Gospel-Dispensation Again seeing thou pleadest so much for Papists Laws whether dost thou own all to be Right that was brought up by the Papists yea or nay If nay then how or by what must we distinguish betwixt Right and Wrong Good and Evil seeing there is Danger of calling Good Evil and Evil Good and of putting Light for Darkness and Darkness for Light Answer this Question else stop thy Mouth forever There are some frivolous Demands in thy Book but being sufficiently answered by my Friend T. R. I shall pass them by desiring thee to take notice of the latter-end of thy last Letter thou sayest But if the Truth be not on my side in what I have formerly offered or may be offered by those of greater Vnderstanding then none of those Conclusions are applicable against you but must confessedly be returned upon me and those whose Cause I plead Answ The Truth is not on thy side for Christ is the Truth and I do not know that thou hast named either Christ or Scriptures in all thy first Letter only at last thou sayest Farewell in the Name of the Lord. Answ The name of the Lord is a Strong Tower the Righteous flee unto it and are safe but thou hast not fled unto it for Safety and Strength to mannage thy Design but on the contrary hast fled to Popish Authors and set up their Laws above Christ and Scripture and so hast manifested thy self to be more of Antichrist then of Christ So let thee and those whose Cause thou pleadest take thy Conclusions home unto your selves and according to thy words confess them your Dues for we are clear as before is proved Addition THere is a Sense upon my Spirit concerning some who have their Understandings so far opened as to see that Ministers of the Gospel ought not to receive Tythes but they cannot tell what to say to the Impropriators because they are become as Free Estates or Iay Possessions to them Answ Why truly Friends if I were free to pay Tythes I could rather pay them to the Priest or Poor then to the Impropriators my Reasons are Because they are wholely diverted from the use that ever they were given for For Mark When they were given in the Time of the Law they were given for the Poor Fatherlerless Widdow and Priest that there might not be a Beggar in Israel but being Ended in Christ there was Collection among the Saints for the Relief of such as stood in need And I believe they had never come up again had not that Midnight of Apostacy come up yet when they did come up again they were given for the Poor and Priest and for the Use of the Church so called so that I believe although the Gives of them were Blind and Dark in that Matter and their Example not to be followed yet it never was their Intent That they should be Bought and Sold or become as Lay Possessions Hence I conclude That no man hath Right to Receive TYTHES from Another but when they were Ended by Christ they became the Proper Right of the Donors as was the Rest of their Increase Postscript I Have a few words to say in Love to all those that send their Sons to those places called Universities with an Intent to make them Ministers First Whether they think they buy the Gift of God or nay If yea then are not they in the Gall of Bitterness that think that the Gift of God can be bought for Money Acts 8. Secondly If it be not the Gift of God then what is it Thirdly Whether they that Sell the Gift of God for Money are not as bad as Simon Magus the Sorcerer who thought it might be bought for Money And further Be it known unto you all The Lord will not have Ministers of your Choice but he will have Ministers of his own chusing and he will set up his School on the Top of all your Schools and Colledges namely the Teachings of his own Spirit in the Hearts of his People for he is as Able as ever he was to chuse poor Trades-men and to fill them with his Spirit Power and Wisdom and to send them forth to preach the Everlasting Gospel as ever he was though some may say Is it not the Carpentor's Son whose Father and Mother we know I might produce many Scriptures to prove that God and Christ often times chose such as were Unlearned and little esteemed in the Eyes of the World see the first of the Corinthians verse one and Acts four verse thirteen that no Flesh might glory in his Presence And now is the Lord fulfilling his Promises who said In the last days I will pour out of my Spirit upon all Flesh upon my Hand-Maids I will pour out in those dayes of my Spirit and they shall Prophesie I will put my Law in their inward Parts and write it in their Hearts Jeremiah 32. Joel 2. Act Therefore all ye that sleight the Lord's Work at this day which he is doing in and among his People betware lest that come upon you which is spoken in the Prophets Behold ye Despisers and wonder and perish I work a Work in your day a Work which ye shall in no wise believe though a Man declare it unto you A Copy of a Letter sent to CLEMENT NEDHAM Whereunto is added a short Postscript C. Nedham I Find Drawings in the Bowels of Love to write unto thee and desire thee that thou wouldst imploy thy Wisdom Strength ad Pretious Time in and for the Use and service of thy Creator and against Oppression that the poor People groan under even as the Children of Israel did under Pharoah's Task-Masters and not to spend it in and for the Use and Service of the Proud Priests and Impropriators Beast Whore and False Prophet except thou are able to prove They are of God and their Wages Right according to his Law lest thou provest a Servant to the Devil for he is the Root from whence all Evil springs and thou canst not serve two Masters But if thou wilt persist in Opposing the Truth and the Requirings of God's Spirit in the Hearts of his People be it known unto thee That New Jerusalem which is coming down from God out of Heaven prepared as a Bride adorned for her Husband which thou writest against and spendest thy pretious Time to oppose and callest her Light a Pretended Light will prove a Burdensom stone too heavy for thee to Overturn And

now it is in my Heart to put thee in mind of thy Unhansome and Unchristian-like Dealings towards us First The Time thou didst send thy Letter to us was when Friends of Clauson where thou didst direct thy Letter were under Sufferings and grievous Threatnings by John Reay Propriator of the same Town whose Envy was and is beyond the Bounds of Christianity And here thou seemest to add Affliction to the Afflicted and to strengthen the Hands of Evil-Doers Again After thou hadst sent thy first Letter I sent one in Love to thee for that End that thy Understanding might be opened to see the Rice and Ground of Tythes and what Spirit brought them up hoping a Word to the Wise might have been sufficient But instead of accepting my Love thou vilifiedst me with Reviling Words as one that seemed to have neither common Sense nor Reason and saidst Thou wast unwilling that the Nakedness of our Pretence to Truth should be exposed to Censures through the Ignorance Folly and Confidence of soweak a Defendent And here thou didst manifest thy Pride as if thou thought scorn to meddle with me much like Goliah the Philistine who defyed Israel and disdained David and then brought forth another Monster more Odious then the first and we being silent a while thou didst put them all in Print and for no other End as I can see but to render us Odious to the whole Nation and to open a Gap for further Persecution For consider After thy many Arguments and pleading Popish Laws thou drawest thy Conclusions That if Ignorance will not nothing else can excuse us before God or Man from being more Criminal then Common Notorious Thieves Further Thou sayest Malefactors do or may suffer Death by Law for stealing things of small account but your Robbery sayest thou is of great Value and consequently the Laws are very favourable towards you A sad Consequence Were ever such Conclusions drawn against an Innocent People Truly when I read them I could not but say There was a Snare laid for our Lives and it brought to my Remembrance the Cruelty of New-England's Persecutors But how Just thy Charge is I hope is or will in due time be made manifest From thy True Friend John Wilsford Who could be glad to see a persecuting Saul become a Preaching Paul I have something further to say in answer to thy Book which if I do hear thou art not satisfied in due time it may come forth seeing thou hast made my Name publick to the Nation Broughton the 3d of the 8th Moneth 1673. J. W. These words above written were delivered into the hands of C. N. the 5th Day of the 8th Moneth A Postscript READER FOr thy better Satisfaction or lest thou shouldst think I have not done fairly in mentioning some things that are done and past do but consider C. N's Wicked Charge and Unhansome Dealings towards me and the rest of my Friends weight them in the Ballance of Equity and then see if I could do any less then I have done or whether I have done any more then to lay the Load on the Right Horse Further consider That notwithstanding Christ Jesus so loved the World as that he laid down his Life for it yet when the Jews rose up in Envy against him he told them how they killed the Prophets and stoned them that were sent unto them as may be seen at large Mat. 23. And likewise when the Jews rose up in Envy against Peter he told them how they crucified and slew the Lord of Life as thou mayst see at large in the Acts Chap. 2 3 4. And John said Rev. 18.6 7. Reward her even as she rewarded you double unto her double according to her Works Some may say Art thou pleading for a Carnal Weapon I answer Nay the Saints Weapons are not Carnal but Spiritual the Lamb's Sword proceedeth out of his Mouth if any man have an Ear to hear let him hear here is the Wisdom and Patience of Saints He that killeth with the Sword must with the Sword be killed And so I leave desiring every one to mind the Light of Christ Jesus which gives a true Understanding of the Mysteries of his Kingdom J. W. THE END