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A40954	Truth exalted and deceit abased, or, A discovery of the false Christs and false prophets spoken of in the 7th and 24th chapters of Matthew shewing also when they came, and how they may be known, to the end that all honest people may be aware of them ... : also, here is something concerning the practice and doctrine of the	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1658 (1658)	Wing F512A; ESTC R18557	34,062	47

false Prophets and Ministers of sin or Subjects to Anti-Christ and no true Christians nor any true gifted men but as Christ hath said by their fruits they are or shall be known therefore beware of them and take heed of being devoured by the wolf which long hath layen hid in a sheeps cloathing but now comes to be seen where the day is dawning Concerning laying on of hands c. THe true Gospel Ministers before the apostacy declared and said that their sufficiency was of God who had made them able Ministers of the New Testament not of the letter but of the Spirit and they excluded self and denyed the insufficiency and all the power of it 2 Cor. 3 4 5 6. But since the apostacy the false Prophets and Ministers of Anti-Christ they deny an inward call by the Lord God and his Spirit to be sufficient to the work of the Ministry without an outward call of men not qualified thereunto by the holy Ghost and so they set up a sufficiency of self and prefers that before the power of the holy Ghost and they that doe so must needs be false Prophets and Ministers of sin or subjects to Anti-Christ and though under a pretence they would acknowledge the laying on of hands yet they would not own the office Counsell and authority of the holy Ghost in it but denyeth that the holy Ghost did either speak in the Primitive time before the apostacy to them that laid hands on or that they were qualified and impowered by the holy Ghost to the same when in such a case the Scripture is plaine for the proof of the thing against them who against the truth so affirme for it is said and in holy Scripture left upon record that there were in the Church that was at Antioch certaine Prophets and Teachers as namely Barnabas and Simeon and Lucius and Manaen and Saul and as they ministred to the Lord and fasted the holy Ghost said separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them Acts. 13.1 2. here it is plaine that the holy Ghost spake to them that ministred and fasted as aforesaid and the holy Ghost also declared that he had called the said Barnabas and Saul for the work of the Ministry or as aforementioned and moreover the holy Ghost said by way of command to them he spake unto who laid on their hands separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them which was to the work of the Ministry and if they had not in obedience to the holy Ghost direction and Counsell or order separated the said Barnabas and Saul they had been opposite and disobedient to the holy Ghosts command and authority but they were obedient and truly subject thereunto and did what they were required by the holy Ghost and when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they let them goe but they attributed the work of sending unto the holy Ghost and not to the power of man without the holy Ghost as the false Prophets doe now so they being sent forth by the holy Ghost departed unto Selucia and from thence they sayled to Cyprus Acts. 13.3 4. So it is clear that what they did in that thing it was what they were qualified and impowered by the holy Ghost to doe and they did it as a manifestation of their subjection unto the holy Ghosts order and authority who was of Counsell with them and did impower them to doe what he saw good and needfull to be done by them as subjects unto him Acts 13.1 2 3 4. Acts 1.8 Acts 15.28 and he also for bad them doing what he would not have done by them Acts 16.6 7 8 9 10. And so were of Counsell with them and a commander over them as well as a guide unto them and a remembrancer teacher and comforter of them according to the promise of Christ Iohn the 14.16 17 26. Ioh. 16.13 and they owned him and his authority when he was come Gal. 4.6 Rom. 8.14 c. Acts 1.8 Acts 10.20 21. 1 Pet. 1.11 12. and they did not seek to exclude the office direction Counsell and authority of him that is to say of the holy Ghost as the false Prophets and Ministers of Anti-Christ doe and a long time have done who are now greatly offended at them that own the holy Ghost to be of Counsell with them and to teach command guide and comfort them according to the Scriptures Therefore take notice that they that seek to exclude the office and authority of the holy Ghost out of the Ministry and Churches to the end that they may set up themselves they are the false Prophets and Ministers of Satan or Subjects of Anti-Christ who are the great enemies to the kingdome and Ministery of Christ and are the Devils chief Agents and for the upholding of him and his interest in people therefore be warned and take heed of them for they have had a long reign and by their fruits ye shall know them according to Christs saying Mat. 7.15 16. c. And now as God is pleased to bring people to the annointing and teaching of the Spirit of truth to teach them and qualify them with the holy Ghost and thereby impower and send them to teach and require them to lay on hands it is good and ought to be done for what the holy Ghost sees good to be done and requireth any to be subject to him in the thing to act with and in the behalf of him it is necessary to be done and they ought to yeeld their obedience as a subjection unto him but if men take upon them by their own wills and inventions or humane learning to teach and lay on hands and be not fitted impowered and qualified by the holy Ghost to the same it is but selfish and the work is their own and not the Lords and therefore it works little or no true Reformation as experience of long and ever since the apostacy may or doth largely evidence and clearly demonstrate against them Oh that men would deny themselves and self-confidences and all self-refuges and interests thereof as in reference to the work of the Ministry and worship of God and also about the work of Reformation c. and let the Lord alone with his work and give up into his will to be led taught counselled and ordered by him then would they see the emptiness and insufficiency of self and their own nothingness as in reference to the work aforementioned and so see the Lord to be the author and well-spring of all good and happiness to mankinde and also sufficient to reforme teach order and establish people and nations in the truth and true spirituall worship and Ordinances both to the praise and glory of his grace and the joy and comfort of their souls and for the everlasting good and happiness of them so would stocking stoning and persecuting of men and wasting their est●tes or spoyling their goods about

England by the Kings Prelates or parish-priests Parsons Rectors Curates and Clerks and was not that way and Baptism afore mentioned cryed up as the onely way and Baptism whilst the nationall Law favoured it or tolerated the parish-priests Parsons Rectors Curates and Clerks in and about the same viz. the aforesaid pretended way to the new-birth and Infants-Baptism And if you say it was true and not false why have you lest it or doth the Ordinances and ministry of Christ according to the Scriptures alter and change at every change of a nationall Government if not then whether are you the Ministers of Christs according to the spirit of truth and agreeable to the Scriptures or nationall Ministers onely like unto your fore-fathers yea or nay Query XXV And have you not engaged people by promise and vow to be perfect and free from sin upon which account were they not declared to be Christians and Member of Christ c. when you pretended to enter them into the Covenant of Baptism and make them children of God and inheritour● of the kingdome of Heaven c. by causing Suerties as Peoffies in trust c. in the Childs Infancy to promise and vow in the behalf of the Child That it should for sake the Devil and all his works the pompes and vanities of the wicked world and all the sinfull lusts of the flesh and carnall desires of the same and that they should neither follow them nor be led by them but that they should keep Gods holy will and Commandements all the days of their life and was not the Children by their own confession and promise bound to the same when they were formerly Catechised after they came as it was said to years of discretion and to forsake the Devil and all his works is not that to forsake the worker of iniquity aswell as to forsake all sin and unrighteousness whatsoever because all sin is the works of the Devill who is the chief worker of iniquity and for people to keep Gods holy will and Comma●dements all the days of their life Is not that to refuse to serve the Devill all the days of their life and not to commit sin or obey his commands any of the dayes of their life How comes it to pass then that now you labour to absolve peop1e from their former engagement caused by you and your fore-fathers to be made against the Devill and all his works B● preaching and perswading them yea and the same people that you engaged to the contrary now and telling them they must now sinterme of life what is that but a Popish trick and to teach them viz. the people that you engaged against the Devill and all his works c. At the enarance into the Covenant of Baptism upon such a condition which now you labour to absolve and teach to break the condition of their Covenant of Baptism so called and to break the condition of the Covenant is not that to violate the Covenant and make it void c. if so whether are not you and the people that willingly doe see the false Prophets Ring-leaders of Sects since the apostacy and truce-breakers or Anti-Christians yea or nay Query XXVI And if you the parish-ministers c. say these things was in the dayes of the late Kings and Bishops and are past and not to be heeded now for the Government is changed and the Ministry being nationall and not Apostolicall or spirituall and according to the Scriptures but is alterable and changeth as the nationall Government changeth and therefore couclude that you are not now accounted the Ministers of Christ but publick preachers for a nationall maintenance c. if so I aske then if you have not the more to answer for and all such and were you not sworne to the Common prayer book and that order of worship that was in the time of the late Bishops if so how can you clear your selves in the sight of God who have builded people up in those things if the former be granted that are accounted by you to be of no use and cryed them up then as the Ordinances of God and way to the new birth and Covenant of Baptism c. concluding formerly that without such things people could not be saved Is it not time for people to look about them and to beware of the false Prophets and Ministers of Anti-Christ And whether can you truly plead antiquity and succession from the Apostles about your worship Churches and Ordinances or Ministry in manner and matter according to the Scriptures and the Apostolicall order and not lie before the Lord and in the sight of the Son And whether is your Ministry Ordination and Toleration without Alteration c. of any long standing at a certainty or but within these few years or under the number of twelve yea or nay Query XXVII Are you not offended that the Lord doth discover your deeds of darkness and bring people off from your deceits and Popish traditions c. to the true spiritual teachings and worship of God againe and to the Church of which Christ Jesus is head according to the Scriptures as was before the apostacy and would you not rather have the Saints whipt and scourged or sent to the house of correction c. and have the truth supprest if you could and the Church of God persecuted and scattered if you might have your wills rather than have unrighteousness and wickedness false Ministers and the false Ministry discovered reproved and denied that truth in its pure appearances may be ●alted yea or nay let that of God in you answer and flesh or deceit be kept silent and under the Cross POSTSCRIPT ANd let all honest people and true Christians who reads this minde to reade with a right understanding to the end that they may be rightly informed and see if they can yet know who are the false Prophets and if they search the old Laws and Records of the Nation may they not see the rise ground ordination and succession of them in the time of Apostacy to spring out of and from the root of Popery And may they not see the path that the Parish-Priests c. and the people formerly deceived by them have walked in viz. First to the Mass book and the like Popish Worship And from the Mass book they ascended to the Common prayer book and going backward they went from the Common prayer book to the Mass book againe and from the Mass book they ascended to the Common prayer book again and stood still in it for a time then the Common prayer book was left and the Directory took place and is not some thing else preparing instead thereof But now is the Lord teaching by his Spirit and seeking people to the true Spiritual worship againe Joh. 4.23 24. for ever praised be his name FINIS

TRUTH EXALTED AND Deceit abased OR A discovery of the false Christs and false Prophets spoken of in the 7th and 24th Chapters of Matthew shewing also when they came and how they may be known to the end that all honest people may be aware of them for they have had a long reign but God is discovering them and bringing people off from them to the truth and true Gospel Ministry and worship which was before their coming aforementioned Also here is something concerning the practice and Doctrine of the true Gospel-Ministers according to the Scriptures and the Doctrine of the false Prophets compared therewith and wherein they differ as may be seen to them that read with a right understanding Likewise here is something concerning laying on of hands according to the Scriptures and concerning singing and the righteous mans falling As also Prayer and concerning free grace and concerning Faith according to the Scripture Likewise here is severall Queries about the rise of Tythes since the Apostacy or coming of the false Christs and false Prophets and concerning the foundation of the English Church though in the time of Popery called the Holy Church with severall alterations and changes therein very usefull to be taken into due consideration c. Nevertheless the foundation of God stands sure having this Seal the Lord knoweth them that are his 2 Tim. 2.19 LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black Sp●●●● Eagle ●eer the West end of Pauls 1658. TRVTH EXALTED AND Deceit abased c. Concerning false Christs and false Prophets c. WHereas there was something said by the Preist of which about false Prophets c. and it is a generall outcry in the world amongst Teachers and Professors concerning false Christs and false Prophets that Christ said should come and deceive many and the cry is that they are but now come and that these are the last times of which Christ said they should come and say they now they are come according to the Prophecy of Christ and saying in the Scriptures where he hath foretold of them and said they should come as in Matthew the twenty seventh and twenty fourth Chapters To which it is answered as hereafter followeth in reference to the saying and Prophecy of Christ that speaks and foretells of the coming of the false Christs and the false Prophets as aforesaid It is answered that such as say they are but come now ●hey speak ignorantly and without understanding and they are ignorant of the Scriptures and the comming of them and their long reigne that so affirme who say they are but now come be they Preists Parsons Rectors Doctors Elders and Teachers or Professors of what sort so ever for as Christ told of false Prophets Mat. 7.15 So he also said that by their fruits they should be known ver 16.20 of the same Chapter And then said Christ unto his Disciples beware of false Prophets which come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly are ravening Wolves for by their fruits ye shall know them it is to be observed that Christ spakes this unto his Disciples whilst he were personally present with them and that he bad his Disciples then to beware of the said false Prophets and also gave them a rule or marke by which they might know them as aforesaid and in Mat. ver 11. Christ prophesied or foretold that many false Prophets should arise and not onely so but also they should deceive many and saith Christ in Mat. 24.24 there shall arise false Christs and false Prophets c. in so much that if it were possible they should deceived the very elect but it is not possible that the elect should be deceived by them yet Christ hath told his Disciples Mat. 24. that false Christs and false Prophets should arise and deceive many and that they would deliver up the Saints or Disciples and followers of the true christ to be afflicted and that they should kill them c. then should iniquity abound and that prophecy of Christ ●ath been fullfilled in a great abundant measure on the false Prophets part together with such as have been seduced by them and many of the Saints and servants of Christ have by the means of the false Prophets been imprisoned killed hated and delivered up to be persecuted scourged and afflicted such hard measure hath and doth the Saints and servants of Christ mee● with by reason of the false Prophets and them that they have deceived Therefore the false Prophets do and have appeared in a deavouring or wolvish nature though they have been like wolves hid in sheeps clothing and covered with a pretence of godlinesse yet formerly they have appeared and still doe appear in a devouring ●a●ure more like unto Dogs and Wolves to rend and tear t●● Lambs and Sheep of Christ than good Shepheards to li●●● 〈…〉 serve or guide and feed the Flock of God 1 Pet 5.1 2 3. but with force and cruelty have the false Prophets against them appeared and have neither strengthned the Diseased nor healed that which was sick neither have they bound up that which was broken nor brought again that which was driven away neither have they sought that which was lost but with force and with cruelty have they ruled like such that the Lord is against who eat the fat and cloth them with the wool but feed not the flock but rather seek to persecute and kill them Ezek. 34.3 4. whereby the aforesaid prophecy of Christ is in a great and abundant measure fulfilled And again saith Christ Iesus our Lord in Mar. 13.22 false Christs and false Prophets shall arise to seduce if it were possible the very elect but saith he take ye heed behold I have foretold you ver 23. who was it that he foretold was it not his Disciples that he foretold as aforesaid yea and moreover Christ Iesus our Lord and Saviour declared and foretold of the coming of false Christs and falls Prophets as aforementioned and said he then this generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled or done as may be read Mar. 13.30 did Christ Iesus say to his Disciples whilst he was personally present with them that false Prophets and as aforesaid should come and did he whilst personally present with his Disciples bid them beware of them and did he also affirme that the generation then present should not pass away till those things spoken of in Mat. 24. and Mar. 13 should be done amongst which things spoken of was the false Prophets rise and coming how is it then that Priests and Professors are so ignorant of the Scriptures and cry they are but now come what will ye be lyars of Christ of the Scriptures and of the Doctrine of the holy Apostles are ye resolved to seek to out-face and withstand them all be not so impudent and wicked hath not Christ said as aforementioned that false Christs and false Prophets should arise and come by whose means many should be deceived And did not Christ