eternall Spirit both concerning salvation and condemnation for such as beleeved not the truth but hath pleasure in unrighteousness are for damnation as in the Spiritual mans doctrine is witnessed Acts 7 5i c. Philip. 3.3 Colos 2 ii and Ephes 3.14 i5 i6 2 Thes 2 i2 Priest Chester thou said Peter though an Apostle knew not the heart of another and so thou said a man might know and be able to judg his own heart but not the heart of another And the Priest of Drayton with the affirmed thee same to manifest your lyes against the truth and your enmity against the Spirituall mans judgment Then I took a bible and read Peters words of sound truth to confute your error there in that time instead of maintaining your cause according to truth you could not but suffered the rude people to hale me and others away and they stopped my mouth with hands and gloves and made one of us to bleed Oh shame upon such a profession teachers and people the end is seene and the fruits of it accursed that is out of the light and out of the truth the Lord is against such for as a Troop of Robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murder in the way by consent proved Hosea 6. and 9. and there is like Priest like people as their fruits make it manifest and as may be read in Hosea the 4. and 9. And whereas you Priests and lyars said that Peter though an Apostle yet he knew not the heart of another and so you would have raised enmity against the truth saying one might know their owne hearts but not the hearts of others therefore ought they not to judge of the hearts of other men c. Now I shall answer that according to truth being by Scripture proved that Peter an Apostle did know the heart of another and judg the enmity therein which were conceived against the holy Ghost and so against the truth then by and with the same Spirit that was then in Peter the hearts of others may be seen and known therefore is and may the enmity be judged in others hearts by the Spirit of truth as was then but Peter by the spirit given him of God he did know anothers Heart to wit Annanias as then I said til I were haled away by the rude people and might not then be suffered to plead the truth against your deceipts let the honest hearted read Peters words of truth Act. 5. And with his Spirit where it is manifested to rule the heart and guide and govern in the understanding with the gift of the Spirit in the discerning such may judge your pride and deceipt who lies against the truth as then you did Read Acts 5. and there Peter knew the hearts of others and judged the deceipt therein of such by the Spirit of the Lord that Sinned against the truth and the holy Ghost and lyed not to men but to the Lord as Annanias and Saphira did and Peter said to him Annanias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie against the holy Ghost Acts 5.3 And why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart thou hast not lyed unto men but unto God Acts 5.4 Annanias hearing these words fell down and gave up the Ghost and great fear came upon them that heard these things c. Acts 5.5,6 And Peter said to his wife how is it that ye have agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord behold the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the dore and shall carry thee out then fell she down straightway and yeilded up the Ghost c. Acts 5.7,8,9 i0 Here Peter knew the deceipt of two hearts to wit Annanias and Saphira he knew that Satan had filled their hearts and that they had lyed against the Holy Ghost and that they had tempted the Spirit of the Lord and as Peter knew it by the Spirit of the Lord given unto him from the Lord so others with the same gift from the Lord in the Revelation upon the Spirituall Rock on which the Church of God is built with the same Spirit others on that Rock may see and know deceiptfull and evil hearts and Spirits that are not of that Rock as he did being the gift of God to discern Spirits i Cor. i2 i0 Therefore those that have the discerning and gift given for that end to try Spirits whether they be of God or no the spirit of truth may judge the Spirit of error and deceipt and Sit where Satan Sits in others hearts as it did and the Spirituall man may judge the deceitful heart and the Servant of the Lord may condemn the lying tongue it is a gift proper to him from God according to the Fathers promise who hath said to his in his word every tongue that shall rise up in judgment against thee thou shalt condemn this is the heritage of the Servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord Isa 54 i7 Therefore be not offended at the Spirituall Mans judgment but let the deceipt of the heart be judged none are offended at it but such as are guilty and condemned by the light of God in their own consciences that answers the judgment to be just upon all who act contrary to the truth and loves darkness rather than the light Ioh. 3.19,20,21 and seeing it is the heritage of the servants of the Lord to condemn every tongue that shall rise up in judgment against them Isa 51 i7 Then there is no condemnation to such as be in the light and so in Christ Iesus Iohn 8.12 Rom. 8 i Therefore they may execute the word of the Lord and do his service and work in condemning deceitfull and evil tongues that riseth up in false judgment against them with joy may they do it because of the Lord their righteousness who hath given them such a gift and a priviledg worh their inheritance for this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord to i â—ondemn every tongue that riseth in judgment against them therefore theâ—…â—…ghteous Spirit may judge the evill heart and the servant of the Lord according to his word may condemn the lying tongue that riseth in judgment against him but the wicked are not to judge the righteous seed which God hath for ever blessed yet the seed of God may judge the seed of the serpent according to the word of the LORD at this the SERPENT is offended because by the righteous seed hee is judged and condemned but there is no condemnation to them that are in CHRIST IESUS who walhk not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8. and they that are Christs ave crucifyed the flesh with the affections and lust thereof Gal. 5.24 And where judgment is brought forth into victory and the fylth of the flesh purâ—…ed out by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning Isa 4. There the hearts judg is witnessed ruler and the consuming Fire and
THE SPIRITUALL MAN Iudgeth All Things OR THE SPIRITUALL MANS TRVE IVDGMENT And how by him the hearts of others were and may be judged by the Spirit of Truth and also how things by the Spiritual Man were judged of concerning both Salvation and Damnation proved by several Scripture examples according to the Spirit of Truth which were and is the guide of the Lords people out of error and deceit into all truth according to sweet Gospel-promise Joh. 16.13 Rom. 8.14 ALSO Something in short concerning Melchizedeks order of taking the Tythes of Spoils only of Abraham after the return from the slaughter of the Kings a free-will offering at one time and no more Gen. 14. answering Heb. 7. And in short of the order of Tythes by command under the Law in the Aaronical and Levitical Priesthood the change of the Law and Priesthood also Heb. 7.12 so an end of Tythes WITH A godly Exhortation and instruction full of sweet Gospell Truths to such as have the witness of the new Testament through the blood of Jesus and some Mementoes With something also to stop lies and slanders that trute may be cleared LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the Black Spread-Eagle at the Westend of Pauls 1655. To the Reader Reader THe caus of my writing this little Treatise is not as an accusation against any but to cleare the truth from lying slanders that the wicked and Rebellious are readie to cast upon it who evilly intreated and shamefully abused the Messengers of the Lord especially at Drayton in Leicester Shire on two days that one day two Priests and another day six or seaven Priests did there meet and those called quakers by the world in disdain and reproach but to us reproaches is great riches as they was to Moses who was a quaker Heb. i2 2i Heb. i1. 25,26 On the twelf day of the eleventh Month by the world called Ianuary and according to their accompt i654 Him that the world calls Georg Fox went to Drayton to see his Father and Friends in the flesh and him that the world calls Richard Farnworth went with him and coming there they heard that Priest Stephens and others would give them a meeting to dispute with them notice there had been of it by the Priests party doth appear for many people gathered that day together concerning the same but George Fox and Richard Farnworth knew not of it until at Drayton they came and hearing thereof Richard Farnworth went up into the grave yeard and many people gathered about him in the mean while the Priests went into the Idols Temple at Drayton and some would have forced Richard Farnworth into them but he refused and said he was not come to uphold Idols c. Then several perswaded him to go into a great house like a Hall and the dwellers thereof came and said they should be welcome and have the command of the house and none should barre them c. Presently after came him they called George Fox into Drayton grave yeard and they thronged about him so for the truths sake they went into that great house like a hal and there they the Priests Priests party with others together there met and after some speech between the Priest of Drayton and him called George Fox there was a dispute about the spiritual man but severall times when him called George Fox and Richard Farnworth when either of them so called should by the spirit of the Lord have answered the rude people hailed them violently away severall times and stopt the mouth of Richard Farnworth with Fists and gloves and abused him sore and caused George Fox to bleed by their Cruell and Savage usage that day And afterwards on the i7 day of the same Month there was another meeting appointed at Dayton and the Priests gave notice of that and many Priests and people there was that day and very sore with them of the Priests party was him called George Fox used with violence that day the Priests party being set on him to undertake to use him so barbarously and cruelly as they did but truth triumphs over all deceipts and deceivers and the enmity of truths enemies the Priests and their party were abundantly that day made manifest such is the Fruits of the Priests flock and that which their ministry effecteth and hath brought forth and doth bring forth they may all blush and be ashamed of the same and Priest Stephens that laughed and rejoyced at the abuse of George Fox by the wickedness of his own people and they of his own house had a chiefe portion therein let shame strike the wife of priest Stephens his Son and Servant and also himself and the rest of the priests and their rude people that was there that day whose wickedness and folly did so much appear but in that I cease Read this little answering Treatise concerning the SPIRITUAL-MANS judgment which may cleare thine in the same and learn to know the ground of truth therein So I remain thy souls friends and all that love the truth Robert Farnworth This is to go abroad to stop lies and slanders that truth may be cleared c. GEORGE FOX coming to Drayton to his Fathers in the flesh upon the sixth day of the week being the twelth day of the eleventh month and after he had been there a little while Thomas balls man came to Christopher Foxes house and said that George had sent Nathaniel Stephens who calls himself Minister there a challenge and he miight come up to that which they call their Church for he said they could do nothing til he called Geerge Fox came but as for his sending any challeng to him as aforesaid that was false for no challenge was neither by him nor from him sent to the said Stephens priest of the said Drayton before mentioned nevertheless he went up into the Grave Yard and there fynding many people but the priest in the Steeple house and the people desyred him to go into the priest for they said it was cold and he and others could not endure the cold then he said a Minister of Christ could endure hardship hunger nakedness or cold and said to the people call him out hither into the yard then from the people some unsavoury speeches was given to us and so after a while seeing the priest would not thither come out unto us we went into a hall neer unto the grave yard and there two priests and a great company of people went into the said hall and for a time there was a great stir amongst the people whereupon George Fox did exhort them to be quiet and Sit down and keep their places it was for their sakes and the truths sake that he was come in thither and their teacher the aforesaid Stephens having told the old man Georges Father in the flesh that George had a familiar Spirit and there George ask d Priest Stephens of it who unto him denyed
your souls and eternall good Nathaniel Stephens the Preist said that George Fox as he called him was one of his sheepe but George he denyed him and told the Priest he was one of the false Prophets that drove him away but now he was found who had been lost and the Lord was his Shepheard therefore he denyed him the Priest and all Idoll shepheards and such as bore rule by their means which the Lord sent Ieremy to cry against Ier 5 30.3i ahd such as sought for their gain from their quarter which the Lord sent Isa to cry out against as in Isa 56 i0 ii and such as sought for the fleece and made a prey upon the people which the Lord sent Ezekiel to cry out against Ezek. 3 4. And such as hirelings as the Lord sent Micah to cry out against Mic. 3 1i And such as Christ cryed wo against that had the chiefest places in the assemblies stood praying in the Synagogues laid heavie burdens upon the people and were called of men Masters as in Mat. 23. And the Priests went away from the place but George stayed after hee had denyed them their prayers doctrine and worships who were proved to be guided by a Spirit of error as it was made manifest and George spoke the word of the Lord to the people that stayed after the Priests and many of their partakers were gone from the place and then after parted and went to his fathers in the flesh and there stayed that night and the word of the Lord declared by him that day shall rise up in judgment against the rebellious which was and is love to the Souls of all that receive and embrace it and the way of holiness without which holiness none shall see God and live now in your lifetime you are warned repent and amend GEORGE FOX THE SPIRITVAL MAN Iudgeth all things OR THE SPIRITUAL MANS true judgment NOVV the Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty 2 Cor. 3 i7 thererfore the naturall mans judgment must not stand upon the Spiritual man but the Spirituall mans judgment stands upon the naturall mans head for he that is spirituall judgeth all things and there is his Liberty yet he himselfe is judged of no man as it is written and witnessed i Cor. 2 i4 i5 The naturall man is carnall and sold under Sin and therefore in that state and condition he knows not the things of the spirit of God and so wanting salt to savour withall hath no judgment therein For the things of the Spirit of God are spiritually discerned and not carnallie known i Cor. 2 i4 therefore the Carnall minded man being in death Rom 8.6 knoweth them not to be carnally minded is death and they that are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8.8 fleshly wisdome fleshly reason and fleshly knowledg which is bruitish and fleshly disputations are vain because the vain worldly earthly carnall minde disputes of things that was was not spoken forth by it and the earthly sensual wisdome which is devillish and so cursed it would aspire to know the secrets and things of the Spirit of God but cannot for the wisdome of the world is foolishness with God and the world by wisdome knoweth not God therefore the earthly sensuall wisdom must be sylent and not dispute of the things of God for it knoweth them not death and destruction speaks of the same of spiritual things and of the spirituall wisdome but knoweth it not as it is writen and witnessed and they that are in the flesh cannot please God therefore sylence flesh and deceit Rom. 8.5,6,7,8 Iam. 3 i5 i Cor. i. i9,20 i Cor. 3 i9,20 Iob. 28. Gal. 5 i7 Gal 6.8 The Spiritual man is born of God the father of spirits and not by the wil of man but by the wil of God such are in Union with God and by him in his spirituall life and power hath a right to the Spirituall judgment and the things of God which are to him Gods free gift being in his fathers spirit and hath the spiritual discerning and of Spirits therefore who are of the seed royall in the power of the spirit endued anoynted in the unction holy and knoweth all things thereby i Iohn 2.20 Such may judge the Carnal mind death the enmity therein for discerning of Spirits is the Spirituall mans proper gift from the father of Spirits and it is in the spirituall judgment his prerogative above the nature of carnall minded man the Spirit of the father dwelling in him the greater is there enjoyed and witnessed then in the world 1 Iohn 2 i4 i Iohn 4.4 they in that enjoyment are redeemed from the slaverie which slaverie the unregenerate are in therefore indeed and in truth they cannot cry Abba Father but the regenerate who is in unity with the Iudg of all hearts may it is his priviledg so to do and the spirit of the Father speaks through the Son which spirit in the word and power thereof is the Iudg of all hearts and judgeth the Secrets therein Iohn 3.5,6 Iohn i. i2 i3 1 Cor. 2. i Cor. 12. Rom. 8. Heb. i2 23 Luk. i2 12 The holy Ghost is Spirituall and dwelleth within and speaketh through the Temple where the promise of the Father is fulfylled and the new birth witnessed where the New Covenant is enjoyed therefore he that reproves the world of Sin and unbeliefe c. he doth judge the Prince of the world and the carnall minde and the selfe love and the selfe righteousness in the earthly sensuall and carnall minded man wherever hee sees it as he sits in his Temple and he sees not as the world sees they see carnally but he sees spiritually and judgeth in the hearts of one as wel as other that which judgment is due unto and the holy Ghost he that is spiritual also dwelleth in the heires of promise but the world knoweth him not therefore are they at his true Spirituall judgment now offended because they neither see him nor know him but we that are spirituall and such as are of the seed and priest-hood unchangeable and royall in the end of all Types and Figures enjoy him in the substance and Power of the eternall Truth for according to sweet Gospel promise he dwelleth in us who witness the new-birth and the holy seed and according to the Gospel holy unction he doth abide within us Ioh. i4,15 i6 iâ—… i Ioh. 2.20.27 Therefore praised bee the LORD who hath hid these things and sweet Gospel enjoyments and true spiritual judgment and discerning therein from the wise and prudent of the world and hath revealed them to us and who are babes in Christ Iesus of the new-birth in the Covenant of grace according to the royall acception through the sore-knowledg of the predestination in the choice made by election contrary to the reprobation which things are a mystery to the Serpents generation which mysterie in us i Colos 27. The world and worldly
wise men are strangers unto and knoweth it not i Tim. 3 i6 Ioh. i4 20 Neither do they know the Sons of God now the holy Ghost that dwelleth and abideth in them as saith the Scripture therefore are they also ignorant of the Spirit of the father speaking through them that are sons and so knows not the Spirituall mans judgment which stands upon the naturall mans head but are offended thereat because of the enmity of the Serpents seeds which lodgeth in the ground of prejudice and despite against the spirit of grace manifest from the evil heart according to the Prince of darkness acting with the carnall minde in which the enmity stands and is brought forth against the truth and they are in enmity against the children of God also because of their ignorance of the spirit of truth and knoweth not God the father of the faithfull nor his Sons that are guided by his Spirit as it is written and witnessed Rom. 8.5,6,7.8 i4,15 i6 discerning of Spirits is the gift of the spirit of God i Cor. i2 given to his sons that liveth therein and are guided thereby Rom. 8 i4 c. Then the enmity may be judged by the spirit dwelling in his sons therefore is he the judge of all hearts by his spirit and who knows the Iudge of all hearts and the spirits of Iust men made perfect as they did Heb. i2 22,23 The same seed according to the spirit now may and by degrees doth know the things of the spirit of God as they did therefore amongst them the hearts Iudge is witnessed and the true spirituall Iudgement knowne and enioyed in the discerning and gift in the spirits life also now as was then to judge the carnall minde and the deceipt and enmity in others carnall minded men and subtill serpents as it did then God is the same that he was and his spirit is the same and the gift in the discerning where it is given and he enjoyed as he was then and also according to the promise of Christ who is the same yesterday to day and for ever 2 Cor. 6 i6 Iohn i4 20 i Cor. i2 i0 Heb. 13.8 They who say Elijah or Elias and Elisha had not judgment given to them by the spirit of the Lord to know and judge of others hearts and ways c. such as say so knows not the word of the Lord the life of the Scriptures nor the holy Spirit by which they and the holy men of God were guided that spoke forth the Scriptures as they were moved by the holy Ghost and not by mans will as you may read 2 Pet. i. i9.20.2i i King 2i i8 Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead had the Spirit of prophecie and knew the word of the Lord i Kings i7 and after he had spoken the word of the Lord to Ahab then King of Israel i Kings i7.i. by the Spirit of prophecie the word of the Lord came to Elijah and according to the word of the Lord he did i King i7 2,3,4,5 And hee were fed by the Ravens for a time i King i7 6,7 Afterwards the word of the Lord came to him again and he did according to it as he he were required in obedience to the same i King i7 8 to the end of the Chapter and after many days in the third year the word of the Lord came to Elijah again i King i8 And he shewed himself again unto Ahab and to Obadiah which Obadiah who when Iezebell slew the Lords Prophets hid one hundred of them by Fifties in a Cave and fed them with bread and water because he greatly feared the Lord c. 1 King i8 i,2 to the 16. so according to Elijahs words Obadiah went and told Ahab and Elijah and Ahab met and Elijah caused Ahab then King of Israel to send and gather all Israel unto Mount Carmell and the Prophets of Baal 450 and the Prophets of the Groves 400. which eat at Iezebells Table and Ahab did gather the people of Israel and the said Prophets together unto Mount Carmell i King i8 i6 to the 2i And Elijah came to all the people and said how long halt ye between two opinions c. here he knew their hearts and unfaithfulness to the Lord and after that caused fyre to come down from Heaven c. and when all the people saw it they fell on their faces and they said the Lord he is God the Lord he is God after Elijah had tryed baals Prophets and their God i King 18 2i to the 40. And after baals Prophets were slain and things done by Elijah according to the Counsel and word of the Lord i King i8 40 to the end And he was preserved from bloody minded Iezebell 1 King i9 i,2 He to wit Elijah fled and lay under a Iuniper Tree and requested the Lord who graciously answered and his word came to Elijah in a Cave and he made known to the Lord his minde and complaint about the digging down of the Altars and his escaping and preservation with other things i King i9 3.4 to the end After all that and the Lords gracious answer to Elijah or Elias 1 King i9 Rom. i1 which Elijah anoynted Iehu and Elisha to be Prophets in his steed to judge and execute the word of the Lord i King i9 i5 to the end and after he to wit Elijah or Elias had done so as aforesaid and were returned out of the wilderness after fyre were come downe from Heaven and after the tryall of his God the judge of all by his spirit and power and the tryall of baals and the false Gods of the Heathens and after Elijah had received the word of the Lord in the Cave and had made his complaint to the Lord about the digging down of the Alters and slaying the Prophets after and after beheaded had besyeged Samariah i King 20. to the i3 and after by the direction of a Prophet the Syrians were slaine i King 20 i3 to the 31. and for other passages from the 2i verse to the end of the Chapter And after all those things and passages in the i King 21 i,2 to the i7 after all these things and as aforesaid then again the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite saying arise go downe to meet Ahab King of Israel and told him where he was to wit in Naboths Vineyard i King 2i i7,18,19 and when Elijah or Elias came to Ahab King of Israel according to the word of the Lord and Eliiah coming to Ahab Ahab said to Eliiah hast thou found me O mine enemy and he answered I have found thee because thou hast sold thy selfe to work evill in the Sight of the Lord i King 2i 20 Eliiah by the Spirit and word of the Lord knew King Ahabs heart in knowing that he had sold himself to work evill in the syght of the Lord as to him Elijah said who in the word of the Lord by his Spirit said in
returned worships God in the Spirit for he is a Spirit Ioh 4.24 2 Cor. 3 i7 And as he is a Spirit so his Iewels are Spiritual such as are changed from glorie to glory into the same Image even as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3 i8 who in the gift of discerning i. Cor. i2 i0 given from the Father in the Son Ioh. i4 20 Ioh. i7 i0 The Prophets end is witnessed Malach. 3 i7 i8 And the Iewels of God made up into his Image by his spirit 2 Cor. 3 i7 i8 They thereby in the Spirits open life by the gift in the discerning according to the Fathers promise they know them that serve God and them that serve him not then such knows others hearts and Spirits because God is a Spirit and his worship is in the Spirit Ioh. 4.23,24 and the truth where the father is enjoyed in the Son and the Son in the Father Ioh i4 6 Ioh. i4 20 And true worshipers or souls that magnifyes the Lord Luke i 46. And whose Spirits also rejoyceth in the sweet Spirituall union in God the Father Luke i. 47 And the word of life and Power is known in its opperation deviding assunder soul and spirit c. Heb. 4 i2 VVhich word is as a fyre in the bones Ier. 23.29 Ier. 20.9 Here true worshipers are seene and known in the Spirit and false Power which is a sword Heb. 4 i2 And he that bares the sword must not bare it in vain but judge and cut down Sin so quenching the fyerie darts of the Devill by the Spirituall sword Eph. 6 i6.i7 The beam being cast out within with the true light the moat or evill in others is seen and the Saints shall judge the world as it is written i Cor. 6 i,2 And who judgeth the world judgeth the unclean hearts for the world is set in mans heart as saith the Scripture and the Spirit of truth being come reproves the world of Sin and unbeliefe and so he reproves mans heart in which it lodgeth and acteth and the Prince of Darkness and of the world is by the true Spirit seen and in mens heart with it judged even with the sword that proceedeth out of the mouth which is the powerfull word of God in the life of the eternall Spirit which Spirit of truth in the eternall power of God is the judge of hearts being come and in the Gospell promises â—nd witnessed and is the guide out of error and deceipt into all sweet Gospel truth and so into the true knowledg of all things i Ioh. 2.20 And to enjoy the Father in the Son and the Son in the Father witnessed in the unction according to sweet Gospell discipline and promise Ioh. i6 i3 i Ioh. 2.27 Ioh. i4 20 And the Spirit of truth he hath authority according to Gospell promise to speake what he hears and to hearts and sheweth to souls the things of the father in the Sons glorifying oâ— him who hath received of his and sheweth unto us so that we enjoy the things that are freely given us of God thereby i Cor. 2. And descerning of Spirit is his free gift i Cor. i2 Therefore have we received it of him as they did that witnessed the mind of Christ i Cor. 2 i5 i6 And we need no naturall man to teach us to see and know and judge the hearts and things both concerning predestination election regeneration justifycation salvation and Glorifycation for the naturall man knoweth them not and things in the reprobation which are for condemnations I say we need no naturall man to teach us the knowledg and understanding herein and as aforesaid but as the Spirituall man the spirit of truth and holy unction teacheth us and all the Children of God in the same therefore sylence flesh for the naturall man knows not the things of the Spirit of God because they are Spiritually discerned i Cor. 2 i4 but we who are in the holy unction do know that the Son of God is come i Iohn 5.20 And in the unction holy we know the gift of the spirit discerning and true spirituall judgement also is known and witnessed in the spirits life and open understanding where our witness in the son is enjoyed as there was in the New-Testament i Iohn 5,6 and i0 ii verses where the gift in the Prophets end is amongst the Lords Iewels witnessed and the unction from the holy one is enjoyed in the New-Covenant praised be the Lord for the riches of his love all praise and glory be ascribed unto him who maketh us through his son to partake of the precious promises and sweet Gospel grace and vertue i Ioh. 2.20 and 27. 2 Pet. i. 3,4 Nathaniel Stephens Priest at Drayton and Chester Priest at VVitherley who in your dispute about the Spirituall Man said he did not judg all things when the scripture plainly sath he that is spirituall judgeth all things yet he himself is judged of no man i Cor. 2 i5 Here you two Priests are found to be two false witnesses against the truth and are proved to be two lyars against the spirituall man and his doctrine and you are lyars against the scriptures so shewing the spirit of your father the Devill by which lyars are guided Iohn 8.44 but read your reward and all lyars like you Rev. 2i 8 You are they that receives not the things of the spirit of God because they are spiritually discerned i Cor. 2 i4 therefore do you not know the spiritual man nor his true spiritual judgment who are lyars aginst him and saith Hee doth not judg all things and the Scripture saith He doth judg all things VVhat Liars are you against the Truth bee ashamed of your Lies see your Errors and owne your condemnation to be just thereupon Q. If the Spiritual man judg not all things who must judge that which you would not have him to judg seeing that the naturall man knoweth not the things of the Spirit of God neither receiveth them and so not the judgment and that is one of the things of the Spirit of God who is the true Judge but such as you who are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8.8 therefore for judgment you are But who are out of the lust of the flesh and out of the knowledge after the flesh and are in Christ Iesus such are in the new things witnessing the new Creatures and enjoys the new things old being passed away which new things and new Creature you are strangers unto 2 Cor. 5 i6.i7 who have shewed your spirit of error to us and to all the children of light then were it known i Ioh. 4.6 You two Priests said you had not an infallible Spirit nor the same Spirit which the Apostles had no more you have therefore have you a fallible false Spirit the Spirit of error as you have made it manifest and discovered it upon tryall The Scripture saith trie the Spirits whether they be of God or no because many false Prophets
to have no other inheritance amongst the Tribes set apart to do the work required under that Law and were Aaronicall and Leviticall and had a store-house to minister out of from the Tythes by that Law to the poor the widdows fatherless and strangers Num. 18 20,2i c. Numb 4. Deut. i4 29 Malach. 3 i0 He and they that claims tythes by command or a Law of God and are not Aaronicall and Leviticall nor set apart for that service they was who took tythes by command and hath no store-house neither do their gates stand open for the poor the widdows and fatherless thither to come and strangers also to be filled and satisfyed that there may not be a beggar in the land as there was not to be a beggar in Israel but maintained out of the tythes and such as do not as aforesaid and the things in that Law and Covenant contained which was imposed upon them as to circumcise and offer burnt offerings and what by the Priests under that Priesthood were of them required such as do not are by that Laws end and all that witness it to be denyed and by that Law such hath not right to tythes that do not what it of them requires but to be denyed who do not their work therein required that had the tythes a peculiar gift for their service only during that ministration But Christ is come the end of the Law and Covenant in which tythes were paid and he is the everlasting offering and end of all burnt offerings and Sacrifyces that were under the Law are now ended and ceased and so tythes where the New Covenant is witnessed and the Priesthood being changed the Law is changed also and Christ is the end and sum of the things spoken of in Heb. 7 8 9 and i0 Chapters Therefore sylence tything Priests and tyth-mongers you that take tythes deny Christ come in the flesh to put an end to the Aaronicall and Leviticall Priesthood in which they were paid but not in the Gospell therefore are you denyed and are no Ministers of Christ the new Covenant nor the Gospell but declared against by such as witness the unchangeable Priesthood of which Christ Iesus is head and the Saints high Priest praised be the Lord for the riches of his love Something of Chester Priest of Witherley about nakedness PRiest Chester of VVitherley who out of the pride and presumption and evill of thy heart with a lying tongue said to George Fox maliciously Sirrah dost thou heare the old Fox shall take thee and carry thee to the Goale and there shall help to kill thee and to take an Iron and thrust thee thorough this Iohn Smith doth witness Let all the Children of light judge of thy evill heart and take notice of thy envy and false Prophecy who art that lying Prophet thou would have covered it over with zach i3 3 but there is no mention of Sirrah not that the old Fox there nor that hee should rake George and carry him to the Goale nor that he should do as thou said but in it thou hast manifested thy lying Spirit and the envy of thy heart and to be such a one as said when the other Priest was reproved for lying that it was no lye but a slip with the tongue but such covers will not hide Serpents their nakedness from the truth doth appear and wo to all such that cover but not with the Spirit of the Lord that they may adde Sin unto Sin as thou dost and such in thy nature read Isa 30 i Mat. 23.33 Thy foul Spirit and unclean garments are seen and naked thou are from the truth and when thou was contending with the young man in the grave yard against one that had been moved to strip and put off here our cloaths to fygure out such as thou who art naked from the truth and hath thy cloak of dishonesty and coverings of deceit to cast off and all such as thou art but in vindication of the truth against thy deceit I told thee Isaiah the servant of the Lord in his days he went naked in obedience to the word of the Lord to Figure out to Egypt and Ethiopia what the King of Assyria should do unto them Isa 20.3,4,5 And thou lyar said Isaiah did not act or do the thing as to go naked and bare-foot thou said it was but a vision and not an act done till there openly I took a bible and with Isaiahs sound words of truth confuted thy lies therein for thou said he did not do the thing and he said he did do it to wit put off the sack-cloath from off his loyns and the shoe from off his foot and go naked and bare-foot in obedience to the word of the Lord Isa 20 i,2 by Isaiahs words left upon Record in the Scriptures art thou proved a lyar therein and thou was proved a lyar in other things and so manifested thy lying Spirit who thy self art that false lying Prophet speaking lyes of the truth and lyes of Isaiah the true Prophet and servant of the Lord thou said hee did not go naked and bare-foot and hee saith he did go naked and bare-foot and he is to be believed for there is this proofe for it Isa 20. but none for thine against it therefore stop thy mouth thou lying Spirit thou said the Spiritual man did not judge all things and he saith he did judg all things and is to be trusted and believed in what he said there is proofe for his truth i Cor. 2 i5 but none for thy lyes therein against it thou lying spirit and false Prophet that lyes of the true Prophet and of the Spirituall man thou art one that preaches for hire and seeks for thy gaine from thy Quarter as false teachers like thee did which the Lord sent his servants to cry against therefore art thou to be cryed against as such was Ier. 5 30,3i Isa 56 i0 ii Mic. 3 ii Ezek. 34.2 Pet. 2. Iude 1i and that of zachariah the i3 3 shall stand for thy self and all such as thou art and also zach i3 4 To Priest Hill and Priest Mousall c. PRIEST HILL who accused RICHARD FARNVVORTH because he would not tell him what the soul was by him was answered again that he to wit Richard Farnworth had sent severall quaeries to Priest Hill and Priest VVhetstone to be answered and the quaere about the Soul was one answer the quaeres and that in them it was said to Richard Farnworth again upon the same that they could not be answered whereupon Richard Farnworth said to the Priest do you two Priests return so much in writing under your hands that you cannot answer them and acknowledge your ignorance therein and it should satisfye him c. Priest Mousall that day in Drayton grave yard out of fury struck Richard Farnworths bible out of his hand who would have had Priest Mousall by it to have proved his practise according to Gospell order but could not
are gone out into the world i Ioh. 4 i And your spirit and doctrine is tryed and proved to be contrary to the Apostles who had the Spirit of God dwelling in them and were guided by it and the Spirituall man judged all things but you bring a contrary Doctrine to theirs that saith the Spirituall man doth not judge all things here you have the lying spirit you also said you had not the same spirit that the Apostles of Christ had so a contrary as it is tryed therefore are you the false Prophets that are gone out into the world preaching for hyre and seeking your gaine from your quarter and so to be denyed and declared against as such false teachers was Ier. 5 30,3i Isa 56 i0 ii And you that said you had not the same spirit that the Apostles had your spirit is the false spirit and not the true then not the spirit of God therefore you are to be holden accursed and also your doctrine that is contrary and by a contrary spirit to theirs Gal. i,8,9 The Apostles and ministers of Christ and the New-Covenant were able Ministers of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 and they had the spirit of God dwelling in them i Iohn 3.24 i Cor. 2 i2 Rom. 8 i4,15 i6 And they that had the spirit of God to wit Christs Apostles you said you had not the same spirit that they had then the spirit of error therefore are you none of Christs Apostles nor Ministers that hath not his spirit for if any man have not the spirit of Christ they are none of his Rom. 8.9 but the Apostles and Ministers of Christ had the spirit of Christ and were made able Ministers thereby 2 Cor. 3.6 and by it they knew that they was his Rom. 8 i5 i6 i7 and you that say you have not their spirit you have not the spirit of Christ and so are none of his for they had his spirit out of your own mouths are you judged who have shewed a false spirit and a spirit of error whereby you are known and your spirit tryed and proved to be that spirit of error and so you that are in the spirit of error are those false Prophets that are gone out into the world i Iohn 4 i who through Covetousness makes a prey upon the people as such in your nature did Ezek. 34. Mic. 3 ii 2. Pet. 2. Iude ii And you that say the spirituall man doth not judg all things when the Minister of the spirit and spirituall man in his Doctrine said he doth judge all things as by Scripture is proved here again you ly of the Scriptures and cross the Spirituall Mans doctrine and bringeth a contrary doctrine to the Spirituall Mans Doctrine therefore sylence deceivers and stop your mouths you are not to be received into the house of believers but to be holden accursed as the Scripture saith 2 Iohn 9 i0 i1 Galathians i. 8 You two Priests are manifested to be out of the Apostles Doctrine and false witnesses against the truth of the Spirituall Mans Doctrine for hee that is spirituall judgeth all things so saith the Scriptures and you ly against plain Scripture and saith the Spiritual Man doth not judg all things the Spiritual Mans words proves the truth against your error and deceit for he who was the learned Apostle in the Spiritual truths doth affirm the truth of the thing and saith he that is Spirituall judgeth all things proved in 1 Cor. 2 i5 And they had an unction from the holy one who thereby knew all things proved by sound words in Scripture i Iohn 2.20 He that said the Spirituall man judged all things is to be beleeved before you for he had the spirit of God guiding him and you say you have not the same Spirit therefore are you and your doctrine to be denyed and he thae said the Spirituall man judged all things is to beleeved before you for he knew the counsell of God witnessed by Scripture Acts 20.26,27,28 but you that have not the Apostles Spirit as you said you had not you are out of the Counsel of God also which they stood in and therefore are you to be denyed declared against by such as stand in the counsel of God as the Gospel ministers did Acts 20. 27. who your selves are found lyars of the Apostle that stood in the Counsel of God and falfe witnesses against his doctrine that shunned not to declare the Counsel of God which you are not in that said the Spirituall man did not judg all things and the SCRIPTURE saith Hee doth judge all Things and is to bee believed and you are by the life of them judged and denyed who also said you had not an infallible spirit and said you had not the same Spirit that the Apostles had then you have the fallible false lying Spirit the spirit of error as it is proved and as you to the Children of light have manifessed your selves your dark Caves will not hide you who be in the works of darkness Therefore can wee the CHILDREN of LIGHT have no fellowship with your unfruitfull VVORKS of DARKNESSE but rather reprove them as wee are required proved Ephesians 5 ii And woe to you and all such who are covered but not with the SPIRIT of the LORD who adds Sin unto Sin as such in your nature do and aforetime did read Isa 30 i Another Example concerning the SPIRITUALL MANS Iudgement the SPIRIT of the LORD in STEPHEN the Messenger of GOD who were full of the HOLY GHOST that SPIRIT in and through him did see the IEVVS hearts and so far judged them that they were wounded or cut to the very hearts such as were out of Stephens Righteous life for in the Spirit he saw there inwards and told them they was uncircumcised in hearts and judging the uncircumcision of the hearts he judged the seat of enmity and Rebellion from whence proceeded the enmity that resisâ—ted the Holy Ghost and so he saw the secrets of their hearts and were able to judge the deceipt by the spirit given him of the Lord and by the same spirit in the gift or discerning with it others of the Messengers and Servants of God in the power of the Holy Ghost may see the uncircumcision of the heart and reprove and judg the enmity therein in the hearts of others where it is uncrucifyed though at it they rage now as then they did at him Stephen a man full of power and the holy Ghost said ye uncircumcised in hearts ye always resist the Holy Ghost as did your fathers so do ye and judging the uncircumcision of the heart that is judged which is for condemnation for who are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands the body of Sin is thereby put off and the enmitie slaine for therein lay the enmity in Sins body which being put off there is no confydence in the flesh but unyon with the Father through the Son enjoyed and witnessed and things judged by the
let shame strike you all in the face and cover your lips An Exhortation and Instruction to all that desire to walk in the way of Truth and Righteousness ALL people everywhere whose desyres are to know the truth and the way to the Father take heed to and minde the pure light of Christ within you to stay and guide your minds and instruct your hearts to be taught the true fear of the Lord and in it wait to receive the pure wisdome from God the Father of lights that is the light which discovereth darknesse and sheweth you Sin and evill which be deeds of darkness and the light reproveth you in secret for disobeying it and acting conrrary to it turn to the light and wait upon it for cousell and joyn to the light and not to your vain thoughts and imaginations which are for judgment with the light and condemnation is upon that which flees the light and loves the darkness rather than the light Iohn 3 i9,20,2i Follow the light and you will thereby be led out of darkness into the light of life Iohn 8.12 So will you know the true guide Iohn i6 i3 to lead you through the true fear and the pure wisdome into all truth that by following the true guide you may know the true judgment and judge in the heart judging and condemning Sin and unbeliefe and so to wait for judgment to pass upon every evil thought and upon the devises and imaginations of your evill hearts and wait in the true judgment to have discerning i Cor. i2 And salt to savour withal Mat. 5. That through the judgment the dore of mercy may be known so will mercy rejoyce in judgment and sweet nourâ—shing vertue wil spring into your souls and wait for the power of life to be manifested through the judgment to cut down Sin and purge the Soule with the Spirit of judgment and of burning and so separate the soul from the body of death and joyn it to the seed and the seed to the Lord to have union in the body of life thereby wil the witnesses be known and the Devils Image defaced and the Image of God restored again and changed into Gods Image as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3 i7,18 and then the living soul will be known and to solace with the quickning spirit to have the seal set upon the pure heart the election then confâ—rmed and calling so made sure and the unction known and enjoyed 1 Iohn 2.20 and the Seed and soul anointed to praise the Lord in the beauty of holiness Therefore all people consider and lay things to heart and with that which is pure in your consciences examine your selves whether you bee in the faith and have the assurance of eternall life and can witness the Record within you or no 1 Ioh. 5 i0,11,12 and know you not that Christ is in you except ye be Reprobates 2 Cor. i3 5 Great is the mysterie of Godliness Christ within the hope of glory Coloss 1.27 This hope that is witnessed amongst the sons and children of God doth purify and cleanse as the Commands of the Spirit is obeyed the purging and purifying of the soul is witnessed behold what manner of Love is this that we should be called the Sons of God who are begotten by the Immortall VVord and born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever as it is witnessed through the Spirit and proved by Scripture 1 Iohn 3.1,2,3 Pet. i,2,3 and 4. verses i Pet. i. 22,23 Oh you that desire to know the Lord God and the way of Truth and Peace wait upon the light of Christ within you Iohn i. 9 2 Cor. 4.6,7 to have a witness of truth raised up into your understandings and a testimony of the love of God sealed to your soules by the eternal Spirit in the Covenant of Grace through the Lord Iesus lest you die in your Sins and your souls perish now you have time prize it this is the day of your visitation and love to your souls all who loves the light and forsakes it selfe to follow it to lead you into life and peace but condemnation is the reward of all that hate the light Some MEMENTOES TO Put in remembrance the People and Priest of what they did that they may be ashamed and repent THe i. day of the ii month though they had promised and said that we should have the command of the house before we and the Priests went into it to dispute as they called it and that none should harm us c. It was to the conttary the Priests suffered wilde boys and rude people to speak many together that were without the fear of the Lord and such as were void of understanding of the things of the Spirit of God for the naturall man knoweth them not because they are spiritually understood or discerned i Cor. 2 i4 And they haled us away and stopt our mouths with their hands and and gloves in the Priests presence and threatned what they would do severall of them and abused us and made one to bleed c. Here the fruits of the Priests Ministry was made manifest and their disorder and envie were shewed and truce-breakers some of them was and is for abused we was and harmed and had not command of the house as during that time therefore deceipt spoke in such people as made promises and did not perform them consider of it repent and amend lest vengeance from God be returned upon such as are truce-breakers disobedient and rebellious that in the Conscience will answer for truth and against your deceit and will witness for me and the truth as Conscience book is opened Some of the Priests in Drayton grave yard the i7 day did to me deny Tythes whereupon I bad them then declare against them and others they pleaded for them see what confusion is here but how can a Kingdome that is divided against it self stand R. Farnworth THe seventeenth day as aforesaid in the Grave-yard Priest Stephens said He would set a boy to undertake George Fox but hee did not say hee should undertake neither to dispute nor argue with him yet hee undertooke to abuse him Iudge in this case The same day the said Priest Stephens wife was heard to call a man-servant and bid him go and pull GEORGE FOX down and sore after that he were abused most shamefully the Priests Son and Man-servant shared in that evill abusing of him also and the Priest Stephens laughed and rejoyced thereat and for the same were reproved Oh shame upon such a Ministery VVitnesses to this Iohn Smith Iohn Barefoot and Io. Hacket Some of the Passages betwixt him whom the world calls George Fox and the Priests in Drayton grave yard upon the fourth day of the week being the seventeenth day of the 11. Month. FIRST the Priests asked George if he would go into the Church as they called it and he said no for he