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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54006	Arrowes against Babylon, or, Certaine quæries serving to a cleere discovery of the mystery of iniquity whereunto are added endeavours for reformation in saints apparrell : with some quæries for the people called Quakers / by John Pendarves.	Pendarves, John, 1622-1656.	1656 (1656)	Wing P1136; ESTC R27463	44,087	53

Babylon as also in those endeavours for reformation in apparell wherein opposition is made against one not the least of her evills That which is added in those Quaeries to the Quakers serves for the discovery of Satan transforming himselfe into an Angel of light It is no new thing for scornfull men to set light by plain testimonies against their abominations and lay a snare for him that reprooveth in the gate f Isay 29.20 21. making a man an offender for a word if such shall count mee vile for this work I shall not thinke it strange If the Lord shall make it appeare that the least of the poore of his flock receive light and reape benefit hereby and give the glory to him I shall rejoyce therein Although my service to Christ in this or any thing I can doe be but small I am comforted in beleeving that there shall a time come and that it s not farre off when God shall reward his servants not onely the great but the small g Rev. 11.18 The high esteeme I have of the prayers of the Saints together with a deepe sence of my need of fresh supplyes of grace put mee upon this humble suit to you who are the seede of Jacob that after your supplications to the Lord for all Saints hee may obtaine a speciall remembrance who is unworthy to be accounted The least of those who follow the Lambe J. P. A word of Exhortation To the people of God in Babylon Deare Friends I Beseech you in the bowells of Christ consider that like as it was a singular act of Gods grace to warne Lott to come out of Sodom when fire and brimstone was ready to come downe upon that Citty so is it now no lesse but rather a more eminent act of his rich grace to warne and wooe you to come out of Babylon lovingly engaging you thereunto even as though he did beseech you by and for all the interest he hath in you saying Come out of her my people Rev. 18.4 The mercy to you may appeare farre greater the judgement of God upon Sodom being more tolerable then the grievous torments and spirituall plagues belonging to Babylon whose sins reach unto Heaven Rev. 18.5 and her judgement is lifted up unto the skies Jerem. 51.9 Herein is his great goodnesse to you that he hath not onely given you timely notice before the Decree bring forth but in this also that he hath condescended to afford many helpes in his Word for the discovery of Mysticall Babylon which with so much serpentine wisdome transformes her selfe with such faire pretences that shee is least suspected to be what shee is by most who dwell with her That little light which the Lord hath lent me concerning this Mystery I here impart it to you as your right considering my selfe as in the body of Gods people one with you though not so in respect of a visible orderly Church-state and worship wherein the name of God is greatly concerned Beware of that which is a common evill among the people in the broad way whom you joyne hand withall to speake evill of the things they understand not * Pet. 2.12 Yee are bought with a price be not yee in such bondage to men as not to try their way opinions and sayings by the Spirit and the word of God whereby David was made to understand more then all his teachers and more then the ancients Psal 119.99 100. Why should it be thought unlikely that God should reveale unto babes and sucklings that which he hides from the wise and prudent Oh read and weigh these Scriptures Mat. 11.25 1 Cor. 1.27 28. Psal 8.2 Isa 29.14 15. My bowells being troubled and my soule in travell for your deliverance I have as a learner by way of Quaerie presented divers weighty things backt with Scriptures to your consideration whereof the meditation hath been sweete to me the Lord make the reading so to you And whereas God doth and will by men as instruments call to his people to come out of Babylon before her utter destruction which is not farre off As the day which hath already dawned comes on upon us wee may expect cleerer light and better helpes In the meane time accept of use and improve such as you have and the Lord command his blessing that his name may have glory So prayes The Lords unprofitable servant J. P. Arrowes against Babylon OR Certaine Quaeries serving to a cleere Discovery of the Mystery of Iniquity 1 Quae WHether Israells going into Aegypt their bondage there and their deliverance were not all typicall to set forth the state of the Church and people of God under the New Testament And whether this hath not been by the tongues and pens of all parties of the godly in England who have publickly contended for Reformation in Religion of late yeares generally confessed and asserted 2. Whether the Church of Rome and principally the head of that body her Ecclesiasticall powers the Pope with his Cardinalls Arch-Bishops Bishops c. be not that Mysticall Babylon the Great the Mother of Harlots described in Rev 17. who is said to be the Whore sitting upon many waters commiting fornication with the Kings of the Earth c. Having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations c. drunken with the blood of Saints and Martyrs of Jesus And whether those Characters with others there layd downe by the blessed Spirit of God for our information That the church of Rome is no true Church of Christ have not divers Martyrs sealed it with their blood Reade Acts and Mon. doe also fitly agree and may be applyed to any Church or State whatsoever as to the Church of Rome And if the Church of Rome be Mysticall Babylon then whether is shee any more worthy to be accounted Syon or a true visible Church of God then was Babylon of old her proper type 3. Whether the Church of England the Nation considered as a Church with the Parochiall Congregations as Churches be not a Daughter of that Babylon the Mother of Harlots and their Ministry in point of Ordination the off-spring of the Pope Have they at any time even to this day either by word in any solemne Declaration or by practise in gathering a Church out of the Nation as out of the world disclaimed that Church-state which in its grossest corruption was avowed and maintained by the Popish Ministry and people of this Land in Queene Maries dayes Is it not apparent that some new peices onely have been put to that old garment that old Church state yea whilst first the same and since the like people without any visible Marks of Conversion with their Romish Baptisme and Ordination of Ministry are still retained And whether the aforesaid Characters in the second Quaery describing the Mother of Harlots the Church of Rome and her Ministry doe not in like manner in their measure appeare upon her Daughter the Nationall Church of England and her Ministry