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A90622	A discovery of the priests, that say they are sent off by the Lord, but upon trial are found out of the commands of Christ, the prophets, and Apostles, and to be those that are not sent of the Lord, but to be such that the sent ones of the Lord did cry wo against, and to be such that are false apostles, deceitful, wicked, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ: and no marvail, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light; therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, ... With a few words to such professors and prophane, that together joyn to persecute the righteous: and to the ranters that do commit all manner of sins with greediness. Darkness denied by the children of Light, and the babe of Christ growing up to a perfect man. / Written from one who is known to the world by the name of John Pain, who accounts it great riches to suffer reproaches, and afflictions with the people of the Lord, who scornfully by the world are called Quakers, ... Written from Starford in Hartford-shire the 7. day of the 4. month. 1655.	Pain, John, shoemaker.	1655 (1655)	Wing P188; Thomason E848_22; ESTC R203094	39,396	39

is your Church orders for shame disown such filthy practices and see what spirits you do joyn with those that are of the world those are beloved of the world for the world doth love her own but those that are not of the world Act. 17.17 18. the world doth hate them there is emnity put between the seed of the woman and the seed of the Serpent never can those be reconciled the evil spirit knows the evil spirit in another though one hath got the form and words of truth if the life be wanting the spirit of the prophane world and their spirits will joyn together to persecute the power but as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the spirit Heb. 13.2 even so it is now It is no new thing when the Church was scattered about and went up and down preaching the Gospel and had no certain dwelling places but their habitation was in God how were they hated by the world and made the very off-scowring of it of whom the world was not worthy they were strangers to them and therefore hated by them but to entertain strangers forget not 1 Tim. 5.10 oppress not a stranger because he is a stranger when the widdows were taken into the Church they were well reported of for good works if she hath brought up her children if she hath lodged strangers if she hath washed the Saints feet What Church is yours that will not do this to strangers but persecute them and imprison them speak all manner of evil of them when they offer violence to no man Consider this both Priest and people is it not thus with you are not these fruits made manifest and yet you are not ashamed to call your selves a Church you are indeed the Synagogues of Satan behold I will make them of the Synagogue of Satan which say they are Jews and are not but do lie Behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee he is not a Jew that is one owardly but he is a Jew that is one inwardly and Circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter Rom. 2.32 whose praise is of God not of men Now where the heart is purified fruites of persecution doth not appear nor neither can they but there love gentleness to all men doth appear doing by others as they would be done to But if these fruits do still remain among you lie not against the truth your Religion is in vain it will not endure the fire but this is the National Church that are baptized Gal. 2.27 but not into Christ and here is the world made the Church of whom Christ is not the head nor they his members Rom. 6.3 4 and here the world rests as if they were the people of the Lord and if any doth come to speak to the contrary then they are all of an uproare like bruit beasts Do not your teachers joyn with the world in feastings in idle speeches and in foolish jeastings that do administer no grace to the hearers telling tales and stories which are pleasing to the flesh which they do soon receive Act. 16.5 for it is one with them and so prophaneness is gone forth from the Priests the Ministers of Christ their life was an example and pattern of holiness but you strengthen the hands of the wicked and dishonor the Lord of purity and holiness Is this to keep your selves unspoted of the world are not these spots in your feasts to feed your selves without fear and joyn with the world if you did reprove them sharply when you did hear of unsavory words not seasoned with grace they would not endure your company it would be as fire amongst them But like Priest like people the Ministers of Christ they say have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them that they may be ashamed is this your practice no it is not you go from place to place a feasting into all companies Eph. 5.4 and 11. and so get the love of all but wo be to you you joyn with the world and the great ones of the world and have their persons in admiration because of advantage bowing and cringing and worshipping the seed of Haman which Mordcai would not do you are respecters of persons and so are transgressors of the Law of God this you to do get a living from them though they are not for Christ but for their lusts and pride most of them these are beloved by you and you do not speak against them because of your gain Jud. 16. and the honor you have from them you speak of sin in the general and live the life of it and so it is put off from the one to the other Jam. 4.9 but which of you do as the prophet did to David say thou art the man come home to them and speak in particular and then you will try them dealing faithfully not fearing the face of man which must perish but approve your hearts to the Lord is this practised among you is not the contrary do you not daube the great ones with untempered mo●ter Hest 3.2 speaking peace to the wicked Did you forsake and shun their companies and not joyn with them in pride and filthiness and works of the flesh they would soon hate you or their filthy practices practises there would be no living thus but a separation you would see But are not fruits of pride and covetuousness which is idolatry fruites of envy and malice made manifest among your Church and hearers these fruits maketh it manifest that you are one with the world say what you will Are not they the false prophets that are entered into the world in fellowship with the world beloved of the world Who is it that doth side with you for to defend you when any doth come from the Lord to speak to you to leave your deceits Do not the rude multitude side with you swearers drunkards scoffers and railers and your professors al together tearing and rending like ravenous beasts see now where you are what spirit joyns for you be ashamed that ever such beasts should take your parts did ever such bruites heathens take part with the Apostles when they were halled out of their Synagogues no they did not as it was then so it is now See now where is your Religion the pure Religion reacheth to do by another as ye would be done by not to tear and rend like beasts of prey your fellow creatures Act. 19.32 36 37 39 40. beating and smiting of them are these the fruites of the spirit no they are not but fruites of the flesh Is this your Church order be ashamed for ever that such should joyn with you but by your fruites you are known and the fruites of your Ministery received from man is now made manifest the day hath

2.4 knowing it is better to obey God then man but this is their many Crowns that the man of sin who sitteth in the temple of God and is exalted above the commands of God hath put upon their heads to make them seem glorious in the eyes of the world and the world wonders after them and the world fights for them when the Lord doth send any to cry against their deceits by their hearers and they are persecuted torn and rent by the heathen be ashamed for ever that such things should be done by you or your hearers but now is the Lord God of power bringing forth his Ministry and hath brought many forth praised be his name for ever that do obey his commands which are taught onely by him and led into the truth which are not made by man nor by the will of man but by Jesus Christ which did ascend on high for to beget them for the work of the Ministery for the edifying of the body while they come to a perfect man in Christ Jesus whose sufficiency is of God that hath made them able Ministers not of the Letter but of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 standing out of the will of man leading people up to the Lord out of the world or fellowship with the world and therefore hated by them persecuted and scoffed by them and made the off-scouring of the world of whom the world is not worthy which doth not receive friendship of the world but scornings stockings and stonings and all manner of reviling both by prophane and by professors that say they are not of the world but those that say they are not of the world and yet walk in these fruits of darkness they lye and do not say the truth If any man seem to be Religious and cannot bridle his tongue from railing and evil speaking that mans Religion is vain let him profess what he will Now consider this professors and prophane who joyn together to persecute the righteous is this the spirit of the Lord or the spirit of the devil which would if he could murther all that do profess Jesus When the man childe is brought forth doth not the devil stand ready to devour it sending his floods after it I charge you in the name of the Lord joyn not with the prophane people but come from amongst them for the Lord will be a Sanctuary to his people for a rock of offence to both houses of Israel for a gin for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and many amongst them shall stumble and fall and be broken and be snared and be taken Consider this you that are professors it is not for you to prescribe the Lord a way for him to manifest his own glory by lest you stumble fall and be broken be snared and taken Who art thou proud flesh that wouldst limit the holy one of Israel to make himself manifest by the Lord will chuse his own laborers to work in his own vineyard therefore silence flesh and deceit Stop thy mouth for ever lest thou be found a fighter against the Lord it will be hard for thee to kick against the pricks behold saith the Lord I and my children are for signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of hoasts that dwelleth in mount Sion hath it not been the portion of the true messengers of the Lord in all ages to suffer persecution from the world yea not onely from the world but by those that in profession were taken out of the world Were there not honorable and devour women that did stir up persecution against the Apostles Now consider it is not a profession of the truth that wil keep men and women from joyning with the world and being one with the world nay it will not there is a worldly Religion they can mock and scoff and scorn Act. 13.50 jeer and jest be wanton and proud and heady and high minded having got the form but persecute the power where it is made manifest but the pure Religion they do not know which is unspotted of the world which doth keep the heart pure out of the defilement up to the Lord Jam. 3.13 15 16. in loliness in love which as pure and brings forth fruits of purity as love meekness gentleness not easily provoked but beareth all things but where there is bitter enveying and strife in your hearts Rom. 9.4 5. glory not and lye not against the truth this wisdom descendeth not from above but is earthly sensual and devilish for where envy and strife is there is confusion and every evil work but the wisdom that is from above is first pure then peacable gentle and easie to be intreated full of mercy and good fruits without partiality without hypocrisie had not the Jews a very high profession did not they say they were Abrahams seed and that God was their father and that they were in bondage to no man and for priviledges and ordinances none like them who were Israelites to whom did pertain the adoption and glory and the covenants and the giving of the law and the service of God and the promises whose are the fathers and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came who is over all God blessed for ever These are very high priviledges as any of you Churches doth injoy but did this keep them from crucifying the Lord of glory no it did not therefore take heed how you stand lest you fall all works that are not wrought in God though it be in the highest profession cannot free men from the spirit of persecution the same spirit that doth act in the highest wickedness it is one with and of that spirit that doth act in the highest form of godliness where the light and power is wanting yea it is the same and far more dangerous for the poor hath been all along persecuted by it this is the transformings of the devil into an angel of light let Priests and people say what they can what a spirit of persecution is sound it is not of God it is the fruits of the devil let it be under what pretence soever as I know he hath many to hide his persecution with the root is bitter and so are the fruits therefore as you do tender the good of your own souls which are precious do not go on in these practices but say you had warning for the righteous God will judge and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth he shall inherit the earth with the word of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked the Lord will punish the world for their evil and the wicked for their iniquity and will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible Consider this all sorts of people high and low rich and poor it doth concern you all the hand of the Lord is lifted up against all drunkards and whoremasters idolaters covetuous oppressors and persecuters

What fruits are brought forth to God is not fruits of pride and fruits of covetousness reviling scoffing and scorning Now the Lord comes to his Vineyard doth not these fruits appear both in teacher and hearers was it not high time to let his Vineyard to more faithful laborers that it may bring forth fruit to himself for now it is over grown with brambles and briars fit for the fire houle ye vine-dressers now the Lord is come to his Vineyard their fruits are made manifest it is just with the Lord to rain no more rain upon it what could the Lord have done more then he hath done but in stead of bringing forth good grapes it hath brought forth wilde Grapes fruits to your selves not to the Lord every one seeking your own things and not the things of Christ therefore thus saith the Lord An evil an onely evil Exek 7.5 to 11. be hold is come an end is come the end is come it watcheth for you behold it is come the morning is come upon thee O thou that dwellest in the land the time is come the day of trouble is neer now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee and accomplish my anger upon thee and will judge thee according to thy wayes and will recompence thee for all thy abominations and my eye shall not spare neither will I have pity I will recompence thee according to thy wayes and the abominations that are in the of midst thee and ye shall know that I am the Lord that smiteth Behold the day it is come the morning is gone forth the rod hath blossomed pride hath budded violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness none of them shall remain nor of their multitudes neither shall their be wailing for them is not the rod blossomed is not pride budded is not violence rise up into a rod of wickednes Yea pride is not onely buded but it blossomed and that amongst you that are teachers Do not you and your wife and children exceed in it that the eyes of all are upon you some wondering at it most following you for it learning it of you Thus prophaneness is gone forth from you these are the fruites they gather from you fruits of covetuousness and oppression that is become a proverb in England Who more proud then the priests who more covetuous then they Oh for shame 1 Tim. 3.5 and 8. for shame give over Are you fit to rule the Church of Christ that cannot rule your selves and your Family no no such as ruled the Church of Christ they were not greedy of filthy lucre they were no proud ones they were no covetous ones no but against it did testifie and said Let not covetousness be so much as once named amongst you But tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doth evil to the Jew first and also to the Gentile But are not these fruits amongst you are not you them that profess Christ in words but in works do deny him what have you to do to take the name of the Lord into your mouthes and will not be reformed should not every one that doth name the name of Christ depart from iniquity thou therefore that teacheth another teacheth thou not thy self thou that teacheth another he should not steal Rom. 2.22 why dost thou steal Art not thou a thief whosoever thou art that speaks forth the saints words and do not live their life When they spake forth those words they spake forth their life Now see all of you who are the Thieves and Robbers that do not come in by the door which is Christ but clime up another way those that speak from the Scriptures Jer. 2.8 and not from the life that gave forth the Scriptures they are the thieves that steal the word from their Neighbors these are they that say Jer. 23.30 Thus saith the Lord when he never spake to them these are they that handle the Law and know not the Lord therefore they shall not profit the people Now consider be not deceived though they speak the true words of the Prophets Christ and the Apostles that doth not make them Ministers of Christ no for the Devil spake truth when he said Christ was the Son of God Mark 3.11 yea though he spoke the truth the Lord did rebuke him and bid him hold his peace for he knew he spake by his own spirit So consider both Priest and People what Spirit you speak from and meddle not with the Saints words without their spirit lest the Lord rebuke you for it but come to the life that gave forth the Scriptures and then every one will witness your profession in them and the Spirit will lead you into the truth of them and then will you speak from the word of the Lord made manifest in you and then will you come to live their life that gave forth the Scriptures which most that profess the Scriptures are stangers to having got the form of them but the 〈◊〉 is denied by them therefore they to every good work are reprobate knowing not the Lord but living in all maner of filthiness and yet profess Scripture to be their rule and that doth condemn them For shame give over such a profession for those that profess Scripture and not live the life of it those do deny it let them pretend what they will those that live in pride in covetousness in railing in scorning in foolish jeasting in wantonness in the lusts of the flesh these deny the Scripture for against these things doth it witness Now consider you that make a trade with the Saints words and not live the life what is the cause of your unfaithfulness and the unfaithfulness of your hearers you do not stand in the Counsel of the Lord and therefore not profit the people nor turn the wicked from the evil of their ways and wickedness of their doings but the hand of the Lord is against you Repent return to your first Husband that you may be fruitful you do pretend that you are the Ministers of Christ but where is the proof of your Ministery are not proud ones proud still yea more then ever are not covetous ones so still are not railers railers still are not profain ones so still are not drunkards so still are not swearers so still are not formilists so still what amendment amongst you this year more then many years before yet never more speaking then now the word is the same as ever the power the same as ever Mich. 3.6 7 11. the Lord hath as many to bring home to himself as ever and the power doth as much appear as ever but not amongst you the Lord hath hid his face from you as is confessed by many of you the wise will lay these things to heart but scorners will go on in scorning Fear the Lord God of power and return from your wickedness and he will receive you and have mercy upon you but if you

go on in these ways of wickedness the Lord will forsake you and cast dung upon you you have a long while pretended that what you did was by the example of Christ the Prophets and the Apostles these you say have been your rule but are you not sound to be those that are out of the example of Christ of the Prophets and the Apostles Ye call Christ Lord and Master and so he is If I then your Lord and Master have washed your feet ye also ought to wash one anothers feet for I have given you an example that ye should do as I have done to you Christ was meek and loving and did in all things obey the will of his Father that sent him do you follow this example Christ spake nothing of himself but from his Father that sent him for saith Christ I have not spoken of my self but the Father that sent me he gave me a commandment what I should say and what I should speak Do you follow this example do not you speak your own words and not from the Father do you not speak the true words of Christ the Prophets and Apostles but not by the spirit of the Father Is this to follow Christs example the Prophets and Apostles example they spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost do you follow their example but you speak even when you will and pray when you will begin when you will and end when you will was this their example you shall finde the Prophets they did not so read the prophesie of Ezekiel and you shall there finde that he did not speak many words but the word of the Lord came to him again and so he spake as he was moved when the Lord did not speak to him then he was silent Is this your example but you can pray by the hour and speak by the hour what you have patched up together from their true words but the Lord doth not speak those words to you if he had you would follow their example and live the life of them Those the Lord doth speak to they are not thus limited neither do they thus limit but as the Lord doth give them utterance they speak sometimes many hours sometimes not many words is this your practices no you would think this a shame to you Silence flesh that it may not speak before the Lord but the spirit that doth lead into the truth may have the preheminence that the Lord alone may speak in his own temple if you did thus speak the true Declaration of Christ and Prophets and Apostles which is the Scriptures which nothing is to be added to them Rev. 22.18 19. then you would witness the word to be a fire and a hammer wheat and not chaff purifying and cleansing the word ingrafting the immortal seed of it and so witness light so now consider it is not they that know the will of the Father but those that do it that shall inherit the blessing no many shall come in that day and say Lord we have prophesied in thy name and done many miraculous works yet the Lord shall say I know ye not ye are workers of iniquity depart from me they had the Scriptures but not the light of them therefore friends be not deceived with fair shows but try all things try your selves and try your teachers whether they or you follow Christs example but are not they found out of Christs example the Prophets and Apostles example which were the true messengers of Christ Acts 3.7 and 4.5 that did receive their power from him and yet were questioned by Priests the Professors by what authority they did these things and who gave them that authority so it was though Peter and John did do a miracle amongst them upon one that was lame from the womb of his mother yet they did question his power and it came to pass that on the morrow that their Rulers and Elders and Scribes and Annas the high Priest and Caiphas and John and Alexander and as many as were of the kindred of the Priests were gathered together at Jerusalem and when they had set them in the midst they asked them by what Power or by what Name have ye done this So it is now this day by the chief Priests and their kindred they say by what authority and who gave them their power though their power be made manifest in bringing home many a soul to the Lord yet none so much as by them opposed the same spirit that was in them though they are dead many years agon yet that spirit doth still live and bring forth the same fruits of persecution Acts 5.34.38 Mic. 3.11 Mat. 10.8 therefore take warning how you do oppose the work of the Lord remember Gamaliels counsel lest you be found fighters against him for we cannot but speak the things that we have heard and seen whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more then unto God judge ye when Christ sent forth his Prophets and Apostles to preach or to publish the Gospel did he send them forth to preach for hire no against all hirelings they did witness freely they had received it and freely they did administer it they had not a living provided for them of the world or else they would not preach to them if they had not a setled maintenance in one place they did remove to another they did not covenant with the world and say What will you give me no this was not their example but this was their practice wo were they if they did not preach the Gospel through necessity persecution and afflictions were laid upon them did the Apostles of Christ receive any thing of the world for to maintain them was it not the command of Christ that they should not stay in any house to eat or drink if the people were not worthy but if they were worthy there they were to stay and to eat such things as were set before them Is this your example Did the Apostle Paul when he was planting the Church of Corinth receive any thing from them to be a supply to him no he was chargeable to no man for that which was lacking the Brethren which did come from Macedony supplied and in all things I kept my selfe from being burdensome to you and so will I keep my selfe 2 Cor. 11.9 is this your example did not he plant a Vineyard before he did eat the fruit did not he minister spiritual things bringing them to the faith of Christ before he did receive their carnal is this your example no yours is contrary do not you receive temporall of them that never received spiritual from you was this their example do you plant a Vineyard before you do eat the fruit of it no they are not your example as is manifest by your practises are you not them that walk out of the life of the Apostles and by their life is to be condemned with those that in

made you manifest that these are works of darkness proceeding from darkness and will end in darkness O the deceit of some of the chief professors in the Town of Starfford when there come one into their place of meeting to declare against the Priests deceit before they did know what was spoken she was haled out by these professors which were then officers and was led by them to the Cage and there she did sit seven hours where she was pissed on and spit on by those bruites of Starfford 2 Thess 1.4 5 6 7 8. these professors knowing of it which they did tell me did grieve their hearts for to see and about two or three of the clock did come to my house to me to know whether I would receive her and I did tell them I would but they went away and did not bring her tell six of the clock at night here was the deceit of you made manifest had it grieved your hearts as you said it did Why did not you sooner release her but the double hearted man God will judge Know that mercy to your fellow creature had been better then sacrifice but thus is the heart made manifest that it may be known by the fruits of it The next day she was carried to a Justice thinking to lase her in prison but when they came there they had none to accuse her thus was their folly made manifest She came a second time to their meeting where she was haled out like a dog and the officers did turn her out of the grave-yard to the mercies of the heathen who rent her and did tear her pulling her head tire oft pulling her by the hair of the head and throwing her down in the street as she passed along to come to a friends house which is nigh half the quarter of a mile from the steeple house howling and shouting at their fellow creature was it not your office to see the peace kept that these bruites might not make a prey of her had not a stranger which was at our meeting took her part and rescued her from the violence of those heathen what he could he did see no other but they would have killed her Be ashamed that ever such wickedness should be suffered in a town professing Christ you Magistrates had warning to deal justly to love mercy to walk humbly with the Lord not to respect the persons of men in judgement but to deal righteously according to that righteous Law of God in the conscience was this a righteous act of yours to leave your fellow creature to the mercy of the heathen Take counsel together and it shall come to nought speak the word and it shall not stand for God is with us Oh all people will walke in the name of his God and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever Micha 4.6 DARKNESSE Denyed by the CHILDREN OF LIGHT IN the fourth moneth upon the sixth day of the moneth I went to John Pains house of Starford to know of him if he did not receive a letter of mine that was sent me from Cambridge from James Blackly Justice of the peace and he said he had none of it but James Blackly asked the Coachman that did bring it and he said it was delivered to Mr. Pain Minister of Starford his name being the same with mine both of us being named John Pain but if he had or hath it and doth deny it it is his deceit this was the cause of my going to his house And then when I was there with him he did begin with me about some words that I did say to him about the publike Ministery as it doth now stand the National Ministery that I did say the spirit of the Lord in their Ministery was departed from them that they should not convert one soul more to the Lord by their Ministery which thing was true I did so say to him and so I shall do still and the fruites of it shall appear more and more as they stand contrary to the commands of Christ they shall not as is proved they do they that neither follow the example of Christ Prophet nor Apostles they shall not profit the people their preaching is like the blood of a dead man as is manifest they have the form of truth but the power is denyed by them and so the power is not made manifest among them for this many yeers but this power was by thee denied for thou did tell me thou hadst not the infallible spirit of Paul if not that spirit J then another the spirit in the Saints is but one in all and is the spirit of truth that leads into all truth and shews things to come even the spirit of truth Joh. 14.17 whom the world cannot receive because it seeth him not neither knoweth him but we know him for had welleth with us and shall be in us and this spirit is the same as ever this spirit was in Paul in the Prophets in the Saints that ever were or ever shall be From this spirit was the Scripture gave forth and none but the spirit can reveal the Mysteries of God in them for no man doth know the things of God but the Spirit of God and he to whom the Spirit of God doth reveal them and he that hath not the Spirit of Christ is note of his and this spirit is the spirit of Revelation now in the Saints and no man knows any thing as he ought to know it but what is revealed by the spirit 1 Cor. 2.11 It is recorded in Scripture that the Spirit beareth witness with our spirits Rom. 8.9 that we are the sons of God How doth it witness but by revealing to our spirits 〈◊〉 it is so This is the earnest of our inheritance this is the intrance into the everlasting kingdom for there none of our names after the flesh are set down but this maketh known the white stone and the new name which no man doth know but those that do receive it and this spirit of revelation and the Apostle pray for for the Church of the Ephesians that the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ the father of 〈◊〉 may 〈◊〉 unto ●ou the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him Eph. 1.17 18. Eph. 4.4 5 6. and 〈◊〉 man 〈◊〉 the ●●ther but 〈◊〉 Son and he to whom the Son doth reveal him so revelations are not ceased as might be proved by many places of the Scripture yea I witness against all gain-sayers that Scripture fulfilled in me Joh. 16.13 That he will shew you things to come This I witness is truth and many with me will witness the same these things are hid from wise men and revealed to babes the weak things of the world confound the strong and might glory be to thy name for ever and ever 1 Cor. 12.13 This spirit is in all his Saints and this spirit is infallible it

cannot lye it is the spirit of truth and leads into all truth and it abideth with his for ever and is the same as ever was and is infallible Now as ever this thou didst deny and didst say thou hadst not the infallible spirit of Paul the spirit I told thee was but one in all the Saints and if thou hadst not that infallible spirit thy spirit I did deny thou didst stand for to maintain it by Argument and I gave the Bible to prove it there but thou didst not but thou didst say thou couldst do it but it must then be by some new Scripture of thy own making by that fallible spirit of thine the old Scripture that was given forth by the infallible spirit will not do it but that witnesseth and I witness with it against thee that this denying thou hast not the spirit that gave forth the Scriptures and art no Minister of Christ And here I charge thee to have a false spirit 1 Joh. 4.1 for thou not having the same spirit that gave forth the Scripture then another and so a false spirit and a spirit of evil and here thy spirit is tryed as the Scripture saith Try the spirits and it is found to be a seducing eye leading from the anointing in the Saints which is infallible and knows no difference between the infallible spirit of God in man and mans own spirit which is fallible but the anointing which ye hath received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you all things and is truth and is no lye and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in him that spirit that doth draw away any from this anointing is the spirit of eror and the fallible spirit that the false Prophets ever had to oppose the infallible spirit where it was manifest thou didest then tell me thou hadst admonished me twice and told me the danger that was like to follow Joh. 2.2 to 28. for thou didst say I was now grown obstinate and then didst tell me an Heretick after the first and second admonition thou wast to reject but thou not having the infallible spirit that gave forth the Scripture Thy casting me out I do not regard they are nothing to me they will not enter they were not words spake forth from the life as may be known by them One of the times thou didst call me Coxcomb and the other time thou didst say we were a company of fools such admonitions were not given by the Apostles but these words came from thy fallible spirit for the spirit of truth saith He that calleth his brother fool Mat. 5.2 is in danger of hell fire And the infallible spirit saith Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouthes Eph. 4.2 30. but such as may Minister grace to the hearers but thy spirit will say any thing thy tongue is thy own Judge now you that are his hearers are you like to profit by such a one that cannot refrain his tongue from speaking evil and such are in the heresie Thou didst say he that was an heretick thou wouldst reject and thou didest bid me go away from thee thou wouldest have nothing to do with me nor speak no more with me when after that thou didst speak many words more to me which I told thee of and did ask thee wherefore thou didst do so when thou saidst thou would speak no more to me here was the lye found in thy mouth And thou didst bid me have a care of the Churches power for what they bound in earth was bound in heaven thou art under that Church power but for the power of your Church your curse and your blessing all is one as was made manifest in Scotland when our Army went into the Land there was curse upon curse excommunication one after another See your Churches power or rather your blindness to curse those the Lord will bless and did bless your curses and theirs Num. is like to Balaams curses all off one power they are the instruments as they are in your hands of foolish shepherds though Church-power I do own and wo be to that that is under their censure that must be given to Sathan that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord but this is done by the infallible spirit in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ When you are rathered together 1 Cor. 5.4 5 and my spirit with the power of the Lord Jesus Christ to deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord. But Pauls infallible spirit is denyed by you and your Churches censures denyed by me The Babe in Christ growing up to a perfect man Heb. 5.13 Eph. 4.13 He that hath the Son hath this witness in him THe heresies that thou did cast me our for were these 1. That I did hold perfection in this life A state of perfection I would have proved there was and I did take the Bible so for to do but thou didst take it out of my hand and did knock it many times together as if thou hadst not been thy self and would not suffer me for to speak Joh. 3.6 but thou said thou would stand for the truth against all the Hereticks in the world and maintain it that there was no perfection in this life 1 Cor. 15.47 48 49. That which was given forth from the infallible spirit will prove it that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit the first man of the earth earthly the second man is the Lord from heaven as is the earthly Joh. 1.13 such are those that are earthly and as is the heavenly such are they also that are heavenly which were born not of blood John 3.3 nor of the will of man but of God the first birth is of the earth and is earthly and shall never enter into the kingdom except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God but being born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible seed by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever this is the new birth that maketh the new man and this new man is created in righteousness and holiness after the similitude of him that did create him 1 Pet. 1.23 and this new man is perfect yea know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself and the wicked one reacheth him not This is the new mans state of perfection which is the state of life and nothing that is not perfect shall never enter the kingdom no unclean thing shall enter that which is not perfect is not clean 1 Joh. 5.18 and here thou hast shewed thy self to be ignorant of the perfect state of the Saints and yet thou will say thy self there is a

state of death and a state of life the state of death is imperfection there it lyeth the state of life is perfect and in perfection that lieth And this was Pauls Ministery and that which he did preach warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom that he may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus Col. 1.28 and this was the end of the sending forth of the Ministery for the perfecting of the Saints There are Babes in Christ in their growth and measure attained are the children of God for they are begotten by the immortal seed of God partakers of the Divine nature which liveth and abideth for ever there are young men in Christ and there are fathers and according to the measure that every one hath attained so let him walk but the state of all those is a perfect state Eph. 4.12 13. it is a state of life but the old man that is begotten by the will of man is not perfect but he that is in Christ Jesus is a new creature old things are passed away and all things are become new Here is cleansing our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of the Lord this state this new birth is witnessed by those that know the Lord though by you denyed and called heresie this is the seed of God that cannot sin this is the perfect state 2 Cor. 7.1 this seed of God dwelleth in the Saints this is their new birth from carnal to spiritual the translation from death to life by this life they know the Lord and by this life are joyned to the Lord and he that is joyned to the Lord is one spirit with the Lord and so the Church is called Christ 1 Cor. 12.12 and is the temple of the Lord which is holy and the Lord will dwell in them and walk in them and will be their God and they shall be his people and for this cause we faint not 2 Cor. 6.16 but though our outward man perish yet the inward man is renewed day by day which is the perfect man These are they that are not defiled with women for they are Virgins these are they that follow the Lamb wheresoever he goeth Rev. 12.4 5. these were redeemed from among men being the first fruites unto God and to the Lambe and in their mouth was found no guile for they are without fault before the throne Can. 4.7 there is no spot in them they are all faire beloved of the Lord. Thou didst tell me Paul did complain of a body of sin all his life long I told thee there was a time he did there was a time he did witness the putting off the body of sin and thou didst say to me he did not and didst tell me it was heresie See what the declaration of truth saith against thy heresie Col. 2.11 in whom ye are Circumcised with the Circumcision made without hands in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ Rom. 6. chapter vers 6. Knowing that the old man is crucified with him that the body of sin might be destroyed for this end was the Son of God made manifest to destroy the works of Satan Joh. 3.8 3. I did tell thee the Saints habitation was in God thou didst it deny and didst say it was a new word to thee it is so but the infallible spirit saith Col. 3.3 4. 1 Joh. 4.15 16. whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God God dwelleth in him and he in God and he that dwelleth in God Job 17.21 and God in him where the Saints doth dwell there is his habitation For ye see your calling brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh not many mighty not many noble are called but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things that are mighty 1 Cor. 1.26 27. I would desire thee if thou wilt answer any thing that is here against thee said to answer it in plainness of speech by writting or some other way that I may know of it and not to speak in thy Pulpit against heresie but prove none and if thou knowest any heresie by me that I now do hold make it manifest name what it is and that day thou hast a mind so for to do send for me do it not when I am absent and I shall give thee the hearing and answer to such things as thou shalt object against me He that hath an ear to hear let him hear what the spirit saith he that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death Rev. 2.11 John Payne Shoomaker living in Bishopstarford FINIS