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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35009	The first part of Babel's-builders unmasking themselves as appears by the following judgment from Barbadoes (promoted by George Fox his party, and subscribed by eighty two of them) : with a letter of G.F.'s, G.W's, &c. in answer thereunto, and observations thereupon : also a false prophesie of that lying prophet, Sol. Eccles : whereas the following discourse was formerly printed and privately disposed ... amongst those called Quakers, but finding some of G.F.'s party have since publickly exposed it with slanderous and false charges on the author, this second impression with some small addition, is now made publick ... / Thomas Crisp.; Babel's-builders unmask't. Part 1	Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent.; Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Eccles, Solomon, 1618-1683.; Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1682 (1682)	Wing C6951; ESTC R10390	16,901	16

of any Apostates or Opposers they would make ill Work with it and say that we set up an Arbitrary Power over Mens Consciences and Properties and an Implicit Faith and Submission without Inward Conviction What more true And that we divided the Measure of God in a particular from the Universal Spirit of God in other Particulars in Mens and Womens-Meetings And as for Subscribing unto such an Order or Judgment they would say it was like the Scotch-Covenant and as tho the Measure of the Faith and Spirit of God in themselves was not agreeable to the Universal Spirit Faith in the Mens and Womens-Meetings and that if they should go from the Measure of Faith and Spirit of God in their own Particulars and to give up both their Spiritual and Temporal Concerns to the Universal Spirit in Mens and Womens-Meetings This would be the way to bring them all from the Measure of the Spirit in their own Particulars For how can the Men and Women in the Universal Spirit receive that which is not given up from the Universal Spirit therefore all must be left to the Universal Spirit in their own Measures thereof and as for the Stubborn and Wilful that are against Men and Womens-Meetings the Universal Spirit cannot receive that And all are to give up to the Universal Spirit in their own Particulars in which Spirit they have Unity and Fellowship without outward Subscription and to be led by the same Spirit to see their Names written in Heaven in this Gospel-day of Light and Life and this is and was the Saints Testimony in the New-Covenant of Light and Life and their Heavenly Subscription which is above all outward Subscriptions both among the Jews and Professors for the one ties them below and the other ties them above And for any to say They desire to give up their whole Concerns both Spiritual and Temporal unto the Judgment of the Spirit of God in Mens and Womens-Meetings as believing it to be more according to the Vniversal Wisdom of God than any particular Measure in my self or any Particulars Now this would make the Belief which is in the Light and the Spirit in their own Particulars not one with the Universal Spirit in the said Meettings And as for those that the Mens and Womens-Meetings in the Universal Spirit of God have not Unity with they are erred from their own Measures of the Spirit of God but the Universal Spirit of God has Unity with the the least Measure now as it was in the Apostles days who kept every one to their own Measures which was both the great Rule and Line of the new Creature in the Believers and Saints then and so with that the Universal Spirit in the Apostles and Elders then had and now have Unity And therefore dear Friends we know your Care and Tenderness of Truth and that you aim at the best Things Contrary to S. Crisp who said the Paper was not only ill worded but he believed 't was ill meant ' and have had much to do with some loose Spirits there and therfore our Desires are that you would stop this Paper from going any further lest some should get Copies of it and spread amongst bad Spirits and keep in the general tender Spirit of God that in Love you may answer the Measure of the Spirit of God in them that are Convinced by it and in them that err from it And the Man of God must not strive but be gentle towards all And so concluding with the Apostles tender Advice 1 Cor. 1.10 Now I beseech you Brethren by the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ that you all speak the same thing and that there be no Divisions among you but that you be perfectly joyned together in the same Mind and in the same Judgment And Phil. 2.2 3. Fulfil you my Joy that you be like minded having the same Love being of one Accord of one Mind let nothing be done through Strife or vain Glory but in lowliliness of Mind let each esteem other better than themselves And 1 Pet. 5.8 Finally be all of one Mind having Compassion one of another love as Brethren Be pittiful be courteous Now as for your Subscription to an outward tie be above such things forasmuch as you are manifestly declared to be the Epistle of Christ written not with Ink but with the Spirit of the Living God which Spirit hath given you Life and will bring you to the City of the Living God the Heavenly Jerusalem and to the General Assembly and Church of the First-born which are written in Heaven c. Your dear Friends and Brethren in our Lord Jesus Christ in whom you have Peace Life and Salvation GEORGE FOX c. As for the aforesaid Paper from Barbadoes wherein is exprest the Judgment of the Quarterly-Meeting I take it to be neither according to Scripture nor the Principles of Truth And first for Scripture By it you make void the New-Covenant or Law written in the Heart Of which it is said Heb. 8.11 They shall not need to teach every Man his Brother saying Know the Lord but all shall know me from the least to the greatest And John 2. The Anointing which you have received of Him abideth in you you need not any Man to teach you but as that teacheth c. But your Judgment contradicts these Viz. Give up your whole Concern Spiritual and Temporal if required unto the Spirit of God as you say in Men and Womens-Meetings believing it to be more according to the Vniversal Wisdom of God than any particular in your selves c. But the Scripture saith None know the Things of God but the Spirit of God And how shall any one know what the Meeting requires is according to the Spirit of God if not by a measure of it in themselves It is also said If our Heart Condemn us God is greater but if that Coodemn us not then have we Confidence towards God For if it please God to reveal any thing to any Particular and the general deny or disown it then that particular must deny Revelation and give up to the general According to this Doctrine I cannot see how the Church should ever be restored out of the Apostacy unless God first reveal Himself to the general which seems to be contrary to His way of Manifestation to this very day For what must John have done with his Revelations and Message to the Asian Churches Sardis and Laodicia who had a Name to Live and were Dead And said they were rich and encreased in Goods and wanted nothing They thought well of themselves as you do had but few Names left not the generality yet were mistaken and Apostatized and reproved by a Particular Now according to your Judgment John and the few Names ought to have given up to the general and not to his particular Revelation Also all the Reformations since the Apostacy have been begun by Particulars and opposed and persecuted by the general

say all that oppose them be gone from Truth but in opposition to their Usurping Authority over Peoples Consciences in Religious Matters and requiring Conformity to their Orders before or without Conviction This is the chief Cause of their hard Speeches and false Accusations against those they term Apostates and Seperates and say In the Name of the Lord they resolve to give Battle where-ever they meet that Spirit But others are resolved in the Spirit of the Lamb not to bow to their Image having seen that they should as they have done manifest themselves to be what they are even empty Clouds The Lord open the Understandings of all the simple-hearted among them as I believe there be many and preserve all blameless and in Love that they may have no just Cause to speak evil of you but separate from such who have a Form of Godliness and high swelling words of Church-Power and Gospel-Order which they have made to themselves and are bowing to even the Work of their own hands as appears by the foregoing and following Lying Prophecy of S. Eccles. and have your Minds girt up towards the Lord and your Conversation as becomes the Gospel in Meekness and Fear not terrified by their high swelling Words and seeing the evil Effects of forsaking the Teaching of the Lord by his Spirit to give up to Mens and Womens-Meetings and Orders beware lest you be carried away with the Errour of the wicked and fall from your own Stedfastness but endeavour to grow in Grace and of the Knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ to whom alone be Obedience and Glory for ever which is the desire of my Heart as for my self so for all that desire to follow the Lord and that we may be kept from Idols Here follows the False Prophesy of S. E. taken out of his Letter which he accompanied with two eminent Friends and Espousers of G. F. and his Party delivered to J. S. who lived some years after notwithstanding his predicting the contrary O JOHN STORY What hast thou done against the Lord and thy own Soul Thou hast divided the Heritage of God and the good Ordinances which Christ Jesus hath set up in his Church hast thou contemned especially Womens-Preachings and Womens-Meetings therefore will the Lord throw Contempt upon thee and if thou dost not repent speedily miserable will be thy End O how hast thou lost thy Place and Dignity which thou hadst amongst the Saints in Light and now to be numbred amongst the Rebellious If ever thou find Mercy with the Lord go home to the North with speed and break up the Divided Meetings which thou and John Wilkingson have been Instrumental to divide from the Body of the Lord Jesus Christ The Anger of the Lord is chiefly against thee and thou art bound with two Bonds for the Church and Brethren have bound thee on Earth and thou art surely bound in Heaven and this is the Testimony of Jesus to thee neither shalt thou be able to get from under these Bonds till thou art reconcil'd to the Brethren i.e. submit to G. F. c. O hast to the Work abovesaid lest the Wrath of the Lord overtake thee before it be done and be reconciled to G. F. who is God's Friend and the Servant of the Living God and Great Apostle of Jesus Christ Hast away to the North for thy time is short and go quickly thou and thy Brother if possible you may bring again to the Body of Jesus Christ those ye have scattered lest their Blood be required at your Hands Arise quickly and be going for this is the Word of the Lord to thee Viz. That this Year shalt thou John Story die because thou hast Taught Rebellion against the Living God SOLOMON ECCLES 1st day of the 1ct Month 1677. READER OBserve what this S. E. one of G. F's Preachers delivers in the Name of the LORD Viz. 1. That their Womens-Preachings and Womens-Meetings are the Good Ordinances which Christ hath set up in his Church 2. That being reconciled i. e. submitting to G. F. and his Imposing Party is the only way to find Mercy with the Lord. 3. G. F. c. who call themselves the Body of Friends he terms the Body of Jesus Christ 4. That great Lye he delivered in the Name of the Lord Viz. THIS YEAR SHALT THOV JOHN STORY DIE c. Who was then Ill and not like to live long but yet lived about four years after This is here inserted that all who read or hear it may fear and beware of taking the Name of the Lord in vain Also of having G. F. or any Persons or their Orders in Admiration as this S. E. and others his Brethren and Preachers of G. F's Party have so frequently done as appears by the Titles they have given G. F. Viz. One greater than Moses a Prophet indeed It was said of Christ he was in the World the World was made by Him and the World knew Him not so it may be said of this true Prophet whom John said he was not but thou shalt feel this Prophet one day as heavy as a Milstone upon thee and though the World knoweth him not yet he is known Also G. F. hath been stiled The Father of many Nations whose Life hath reached to us thy Children even to the Isles afar off whose Being and Habitation is in the Power of the Highest in which thou Rules and Governs in Righteousness and thy Kingdom is Established in Peace and the Encrease thereof is without End These and many more have been given him which I do not understand that he disowned or testified against but rather owned and approved of them as it seems to appear by his causing or at least suffering those Expressions c. to be Communicated to others See also a Blasphemous and Idolatrous Letter in p. 7 of 5th BABELS c. Now these have been covered Justified or excused but others that conscientiously dissent from their Ceremonies they are persecuted with Rigour and false Accusations Oh Was ever greater Partiality and respect of Persons from such high Pretenders to Christianity And if Trees may be known by their Fruits these are evil Ones Therefore dear Friends be separate from these unclean things for such Principles and Practices are Babylons Brats who is to be made naked to the shame of her Lovers and happy shall those be who dash them against the Stones but wo to them that give suck to and nourish them Think me not your Enemy because I deal plainly with you for it is in Love to Truth and abhorrence of Imposition unlimited Power Implicit blind and unacceptable Obedience I desire the Lord to give you to know what is his good and acceptable Will Recommending you to the Spirit of Grace in your own Hearts whereby you may be preserved blameless in this crooked Generation To God only be Glory and Eternal Honour for ever FINIS