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A91825	The banner of Gods love, and ensign of righteousness spread over his people in these later dayes. Wherein the true light shineth, and the mysterie that hath been hid from ages and generations, is revealed to the saints, which is, Christ in us the hope of glory, as our forefathers witnessed, read Col. I. 26, 27, 28, 29. Also, a testimony against them who formerly hath tasted of the good word of God, and of the power of the world to come, who hath cast the law of God behind their backs, and hath trodden under foot the blood of the covenant. ... most especially, those that are called Anabaptists and Independents. Also, a few words in warning to the priests, professors, and people of the town and county of Southhampton. With a few quæries to the rulers and magistrates of England, to try their fruits whether they be according to the Christian magistrates recorded in the Scripture of truth, ... . Set forth most especially for the sake of the honest-hearted, who are not wholly given up to believe lyes, that they may come to know the way of life and peace. Written by me who are called Ambrose Rigge.	Rigge, Ambrose, 1635?-1705.	1657 (1657)	Wing R1475; Thomason E932_4; ESTC R22061	33,117	47

THE BANNER OF GODS LOVE AND ENSIGN OF RIGHTEOVSNESS Spread over his people in these later dayes Wherein the true light shineth and the mysterie that hath been hid from Ages and Generations is revealed to the Saints which is Christ in us the hope of glory as our forefathers witnessed Read Col. 1. 26 27 28 29. ALSO A Testimony against them who formerly hath tasted of the good Word of God and of the Power of the world to come who hath cast the Law of God behind their backs and hath trodden under foot the blood of the Covenant and now doth labour with one shoulder to destroy the Man-child which is now brought forth to rule the Nations with an Iron Rod and these are most especially those that are called Anabaptists and Independents Also A few Words in warning to the Priests Professors and People of the Town and County of Southampton With a few Quaeries to the Rulers and Magistrates of England to try their fruits whether they be according to the Christian Magistrates recorded in the Scripture of truth or according to the heathenish Kings and Rulers in former Ages Set forth most especially for the sake of the honest-hearted who are not wholly given up to believe lyes that they may come to know the way of life and peace Written by me who am called Ambrose Rigge London Printed for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at his shop at the Black spread-Eagle neer the West end of Pauls 1657. To the sober Reader GReat and admirable is the Love and Mercy of the Lord God unto the sons of men that he hath not with-held his onely Son but hath sent him a Light into the world that all men through him might believe and be saved But there is a generation of men in these our dayes that cannot endure sound Doctrine and such will not receive him who is the good shepherd but heaps unto themselves Teachers having itching ears which hath never profited them nor never shall and the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stands now where it ought not therefore I desire thee who readeth these ensuing lines to understand and weigh them in an equal Ballance and with a single eye look upon them and thou wilt clearly see that here is nothing written but what is just and true to every mans condition without flattering or daubing with untempered Morter as the false Prophets have done these many years which hath made the abomination so great in our Nation of ENGLAND And take heed of judging or censuring any thing hastily but try all things as he hath done who writ this unto thee and hold fast that which is good For to this end was this sent forth to publike view That every one may be knowne by their fruits From him who is a Friend to all that love the Truth as it is in JESUS called of men Ambrose Rigge THE BANNER OF GODS LOVE AND ENSIGNE OF RIGHTEOVSNESS c. FOrasmuch as many dear and precious Isa 8. 18. Joh. 17. 23. Servants and Children of the Lord God of Heaven and Earth whom he hath loved with an everlasting love and hath opened their eyes and ears to behold him whom they had pierced and hath armed them with Zach. 12. 10. power from on High to make war in righteousness against all the powers Rev. 20. 8 9. of darkness that stands up against the appearance of the Lamb of God who hath now cloathed them with his Armor of Light and Life and given them for an Helmet the Hope Rom. i3 12. Eph. 6. 13 17. of Salvation and hath put the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God into their mouths that with boldness they may declare abroad the Name of him who is now come a Light into the World and hath lighted every man that Joh. 12. 46. Joh. 17. 9. cometh into the World that all men through him might believe and come to the knowledge of the truth And for this end is he now made manifest To destroy the 1 Joh. 3. 8. Eccles 12. 3 Ezek. 32. 25 26 Ezek. 2i 28. Works that the devil hath wrought in man even to make the strong man bow before him and the Keepers of the House to tremble that the uncircumcised may fall by the stroke of his Sword which is now drawn in his hand and made ready for a mighty slaughter even to cut off the wicked from the Land of the living that their remembrance may Luk. i9 27 be blotted out from the earth which wlil not that he shall rule whose right it is and he hath made his children and servants living Witnesses of his eternal Truth to declare his eternal Name among the Gentiles and hath given them a 1 Joh. 5 20 Luk. 22 35 good understanding to know him that is true and hath sent them forth into the VVorld vvithout Bag or Scrip or tvvo Coats and hath given them his Word of Life and Light to declare to the Spirit in Prison and these have as they have been moved of the Lord run to and fro in the earth in true and tender love to peoples souls vvarning all men every Acts 17 30 31. Acts 20 33 vvhere to repent and seek the Lord vvhile he may be found vvithout coveting any mans Silver Gold or Apparel and for this have they been stocked stoned vvhipped imprisoned and shamefully intreated and not counted vvorthy to live upon the earth not onely by them that professed little or nothing of God Christ or the Scriptures but rather by the Scribes and Pharisees and chief Priests and zealous professors Mark 8 31 as the Jevvs vvas as may be vvitnessed at this day by hundreds in our Nation of England vvhose fruits shame their Profession and vvhose Works shevv to their faces they are of their Father the Devil And those vvhom the Lord Joh. 8 44 1 Cor. 4 2 hath called and chosen to commit his secrets unto and to place his eternal Name in as they have freely received of the Lord freely have they ministred unto all whereby many hath been turned from darknesse unto light and from the Matth. i0 8. Acts 26. 18. power of Satan unto God and God hath greatly blessed their labours within these few years so that many that was scattered as Sheep without a Shepherd in the cloudy and dark day by the Idol dumb Sepherds which had made a prey Ezek. 34 12. upon them their feet are now directed into the Way of life and peace wherein they are now walking up to Zion with Songs of Deliverance and are sitting down with Abraham Isa 35 10 Isaac and Jacob in the Kingdom of God and the children of the Kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness where Matth. 8 11 is weeping and gnashing of teeth for ever And now quick and powerful hath the Word of the Lord Heb. 4 12 been in the mouth of his Messengers and Ministers in

this Nation of England and elsewhere whereby the strong man in hundreds hath been made to bow and the Keepers of the House to tremble and by it hath the Wisdom of the Wise Isa 29 14 1 Cor. 1 19 1 Pet. 1 23 25 Isa 40 8 Acts 19 20 been confounded and the understanding of the prudent brought to nought but the Word of the Lord hath stood and shall stand and accomplish the VVork for which it was sent and hath grown and encreased abundantly so that many by it is quickned and raised from death to life and they have not laboured in vain as the false Prophets have done this many years but many Vessels are full and an innumerable multitude is drawn out of the Sea of confusion where Luk. 5 5 6 they were overwhelmed and could never have come to the Son of God unlesse they had been drawn by the Cords of the Fathers Love wherein now they walk to the praise and glory of God for evermore And those whom the Lord God of Heaven and Earth hath 2 Cor. 1 22 indued with his Spirit of Life and Light in Christ Jesus his only Son and as they have been moved of the Lord have taken Luk. 1 1 2 in hand to set forth from the very first a Declaration in order of those things which are most surely believed among us who have been eye-witnesses of him from the beginning and of all the things that Jesus began to do and to teach of Psal 112 4 the works and mighty wonders which he hath wrought for the sons of men who sate in darknesse and in the shadow of death how he hath caused his everlasting day to dawn upon them and hath commanded light to shine out of darknesse Luke 1 79 2 Cor 4 6 whereby his children comes to have the knowledge or his glory And this Declaration hath been set forth for the sake of the simple that they may turn in at the call of Wisdom who is now uttering her Voice in the Streets and opening Prov. 1 20 22 23 24. her Gate wide so that many hearkens to her Voice and enters in at her Gate and by such is Wisdom justified daylie Matth. 11 19 Isa 11 9 Zech 4 9 and Knowledge encreased abundantly so that the Lord God is known to be one and his Name one And he hath confirmed his Work not by Word onely but by his mighty Power and by his Armor of Righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left whereby his Enemies is subdned under his feet 2 Cor 6 7 and the Power given unto him to rule whose right it is And this hath his own Arm accomplished for his own Seed sake which lay in captivity and was oppressed and burthened so Ezek 21 ●7 that it could not arise to bring forth fruit unto him but his Vinyard wholly laid desolate to the Beasts of the field to make a prey upon and his Heritage was become as a speckled Bird that was wandered into the desolate places of the earth Je● 2 9 and not one stone was found to build up the desolation of Zion with till it was hewed and suted by the Word of God which is as a Hammer which was put into the mouths of his chosen ones in the fulnesse of time Jer 23 29 And now I with the rest of my dear Brethren and Sisters who have obtained grace and mercy from the Lord and having had perfect knowledge from the very first of the things that Jesus hath done for me and the rest who have believed in his Name and how it pleased the Father to reveal him in us that we might preach him among the Gentiles for the Gal. ● 16 salvation of his people Israel and for the redemption of all the children of Adam who were made sinners by his disobedience Now am I moved of the Lord to bear my testimony with the rest of my Brethen and Sisters who are in scorn called Quakers unto Christ Jesus the Light of the World whom wee witnesse in us the hope of Glory and how He did there Col. 1. 27. begin his work and wrought in us both the will and the deed as our fore-Fathers witnessed in their declaration in Phil. 2. 13. order the mistery that was hid from ages and generations was Christ in them the hope of glory and them that sought Col. 1. 26. a proofe of Christ in them they exhorted to try themselves and prove themselves and told them that Christ was in them 2 Cor. 13. 3. 4. 5. except they were reprobates and this is the mistery that is now hid from all sorts of profession and professors at this day who are found without the life of Christ manifested in the mortal flesh and so are seeking proofs of his speaking 2 Cor. 4. 11. Deut. 18. 15. 18. Acts 3. 22. in his people and such hath ears but doth not hear him of whom Moses wrote which the Lord hath now raised to be a Teacher and a Leader to his people which they now bear in all things according to the word of the Lord by the mouth of his servant Moses And this doth set all the world in an uproar so that Gog and Magog doth strike hands together Rev. 20. 8. Rev. 17. 14. Rev. 12. 5. Rev. 19. 15. Matth. 3 12 Luk. 3. 17 to joyn in Battle against the Lamb who is now arisen to rule the nations with a Rod of Iron and Fan and purifie his Sons and Daughters that he may gather his Wheat into his Garner according to his promise and burn up the Ghaff with unquenchable fire And now shall they clearly be known that serveth the Lord in truth and tighteousnesse from them who pretend Mal. 3. 18. Titus 1. 16 2 Tim 43. in words they know him but in works deny him for the time is already come wherein men cannot endure sound Doctrine but after their own lusts heaps up unto themselves Isa 56 10 11 12 Ier 23 Ezetk 34 Matth 23. Teachers which doth not profit them at all but are such as the Prophets and Apostles of the Lord did always bear testimony against as all that are not wilfully blind may clearly see But now hath the Lord furnished us with power from on high to preach his everlasting Gosple unto every creature Mark 16 1● so that our labour and travel is to see Christ formed in them who is the expresse image of his fathers person that henceforth Gal 4 19 Heb. 1 3 they might not be tosed to and fro with every wind of Doctrine through the sleight of men but that all may Eph 4 14 come to the knowledge of him in them subduing all things under his feet and leading Captivity Captive and destroying 1 Cor 15 ●8 Ephe 4 8. Ephe 5 27. and defacing the image of the Devil in all his children that they may be presented without spot unto his Father and for

to go into and have fifty pounds by the Year from the State which is his practice as many may witness such a command was not to be found thorowout the Scriptures Now let any that are guided by the Spirit of the living God judge whether of these are according to the command of Christ or agreeable to the Scriptures of truth and the practise of the holy men of God Then when the Magistrates could find no just occasion of evil against me whereby to suffer anyfurther imprisonment Nathaniel Robbinson came told them in my hearing they had best to bind me to my Good-behavior when no evil-behavior could justlie be laid to my charge And then they would have proceeded against me for mis-behavior but I pleaded my freedom according to their own Law That without the mouth of two or three Witnesses nothing is established or proved nor cannot legallie be prosecuted So upon that they concluded to send me to prison again which was done accordinglie Then on the next daie came Nathaniel Robbinson and another Priest to the Prison-door and asked me if they might have a little discourse with me to which I answered Yea So they went awaie and said they would come again by and by which they never did and so proved themselves to be of their Father the Devil who was a liar from the beginning and abode not in the truth Then I was sent for before the Magistrates again where was five false Witnesses prepared against me of which Nathaniel Knight was one but their testimonie did not agree together as it was with their forefathers recorded in the Scripture of truth Mar. 14. 56 to 59. Then the Magistrates being more sober then to prosecute from such false Witnesses they commanded their absence then they tendered me the Oath of Abjuration which I did then and shall for ever bear testimonie against both over my self in particular and over the whole Church of God in general So finding no just occasion against me of farther Bonds they set me free according to Law though it was much against the Wills of mine adversaries Then on the third daie of the seventh Month 1657. Ellin Embree went to the Steeple-house in Southampton called Roods and there stayed peaceablie until the Priest had ended both his Sermon and Prayer as he called it and when he had quite ended as she did believe she spake some few words to the people whereupon two of the Justices of the said Town presently commanded some Officers to lay hands upon her which they did and haled her in a rude manner through the Streets to prison without any Examination or Mittimus to the Officer or Keeper of the Prison to shew the cause of her imprisonment nor had the Keeper any Warrant for her detainment in prison where she remained until the Sessions which began the 17th of that Month and in the Evening of that day the Recorder Lisle sent one of the Town-Officers to bring her before the Court and calling for the Indictment laid against her it was answered There was none whereupon the Recorder taxed the Justices for having imprisoned her wrongfully and so word was sent presently back not to bring her to the Court but the next day there was a false Indictment framed contrary to the late Act by which she suffered for the words maliciously wilfully or of purpose according to the Act was quite left out of the Indictment and only the Word disturbance put in upon which Indictment the Jury proceeded and brought her in guilty of disturbance whereupon the Recorder Lisle gave sentence to lay a Fine of five pounds upon her to be paid at a Months time or to be sent to the House of Correction for six months to be set to hard labour be corrected according as they should think fit but the Prisoner replying she would never pay any they had her body there present they might do with her what they thought good so she asking whether she was free they bid her go home if she would which she did Now the Month being up the Mayor of the Town made out his Warrant to the Constables and Beedles to come to her house to demand the mony or to take her Body her Name being mistaken in the VVarrant there was nothing done only the payment of the Fine refused Then two days after being the 21. of the eighth month the Constable five or six Officers with Swords came with a second VVarrant from the Mayor to fetch her to Bridewell but she being in an inner Room in her house did forbear putting her self in their hands and so remains expecting what further course they will take against her Anne Horsent upon the 6th day of the 7th Month was moved of the Lord to go to a Steeplehouse in Hampton called All-Saints where Nathaniel Robbinsen spoke that day where she stood peaceably and spoke not a word until Robbinson was come down his Pulpit and out of the Meeting-place and when he was fled she spoke some few words to the people and so went home again But the next day this Robbinson sent to the Church-VVardens as they are called telling them he had been affronted and if they did not execute their Office he would complain against them Take notice of that thou that reads with a single eye And he also went to the Mayor of the Town with a false Information against her the said Anne whereupon the Mayor sent his Officers to apprehend her where she was to visit the said Ellin Embree in prison and there they also detained her in prison until the Sessiont full 12. dayes and was likewise imprisoned without Examination or any Accusers heard and was proceeded against in the same manner and upon the said dayes and VVarrant as the said Ellin Embree although it did not appear by any proofs in the Court that she the said Anne had disturbed the said Robbinson in the time of his officiating nor yet in going to it or returning from it as many can witnesse nor can Robbinson say that he heard any one vvord that she said in the Meeting-place but was got home or very near before she spake yet judgement was given against her at the Sessions either to pay five pounds or to be sent to the House of Correction to be set at hard labour and be corrected as they should think fit though it could not truly be brought in that she had broke any Law Note That the Justices of the Town when they were in prison did give order to the Keeper of the Prison that none should visite them but their near Relations Therefore I desire all sober people in this Nation that fears the Lord to weigh and consider these things whether ever such a Ministry as this was ever ordained of God yea or nay that will not stand without imprisoning and persecuting the innocent for saying not a word but for standing peaceably among the rest looking upon him What do you think is in this mans

in the time of Moses the Prophets and Apostles Yea or Nay I speak of them who were Gods Ministers indeed and did not bear their Sword in vain but was a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that did well according as God had ordained them First Consider are you such as Moses chused in his daies to be Rulers over the people even men fearing God and men of truth hating Covetousness as you may read Exod 18. the 21 22 23 24 25. Again are you such as God commanded his Ministers to be in the daies of Mose who commanded them to doe no unrighteousness in Judgment nor to respect the person of the poor nor honour the person of the mighty as you may read Levi. 19. 15. Again are you such as Moses charged his to be who was to judge righteously between every man and his brother and the Stranger that was with him and were nor to respect persons in Judgement but to hear the small as well as the great as you may see Deut. 1. 16 17. Deut. 16. 18 19. Again are you such as Jehoshaphat the King set over the people who doth not judge for man but for the Lord and is the fear of God upon you with whom there is no respect of persons or taking of gifts as you may read 2 Chro. 19. 4. 5 6 7. Prov. 24. 23. 2 Sam 14. 14. Now let but the witness of God in you all speak and it will plainly tell you whether you and your Judgment be according to them and theirs yea or nay And whatsoever cause came before them between blood and blood and between Law and Commandement thus were they to doe in the fear of God faithfully and with a perfect heart they were even to warn them not to trespass against the Lord least wrath came upon them 2 Chron. 19. 9 10. Is this so among you oh ye Rulers of England of what degree soever would not you even cause them to trespass against the Lord that dare not in persecuting and imprisoning them that dare not break his commands Again are you such as doth execute the Judgment of the fatherless and widdows and loveth the Stranger in giving him food and raiment as you may read Deut. 10. 17 18 19. or are you not such as daily seeks to ensnare and persecute Strangers under the name of wanderers and instead of giving of them food and raiment according to the command of God doth cast them into prison and whip stock and stone them yea or nay as you have done many of the servants of the living God within this few years who by faith hath according to the command of God left their countrie and fathers house and are become Strangers and pilgrims in the earth having in it no certain dwelling place as it was with the holy men of God in former ages as you may see Heb. 11. 36 37 38. 1 Peter 2. 21. Again are you such as David was whom the God of Israel set to rule over the people being a just man and ruling in the fear of God 2 Sam. 23. 3. Again are you such as God commanded the Princes of Israel to be who said let it suffice you O ye Princes of Israel remove violence and spoile and execute Judgement and Justice and take away your exactions from my people as you may read Exek 45. 9. or are not you such as use violence to them that cannot bend to your pride and lust and send out your Warrants to spoil the goods of the innocent who cannot for conscience sake uphold that which they know and see the hand of the Lord is turned against here you are found not to be such as removs violence spoil but are the defenders warrants of such who by violence spoil doth daily oppress the poor fatherless and widows And as for taking away your exactions from the people of God that you are far enough from for you casts them into prison and then adds affliction to their bonds in spoiling their goods and binds heavie burthens upon them which are grievous to be born which you your selves will not touch with one of your fingers now whether this be not as far contrary to them in former ages as light is from darkness let any that fears the Lord judge Furthermore are you such as was in the daies of the Apostles whom he commanded the children of God to be subject unto who stood in the power of God and was a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that did well and did not bear their swords in vain but was ministers of God to execute wrath upon them that did evil unto such they was to be subject not onely for wrath but also for Conscience sake as you may read Rom. 13. 1 2 3 4 5. Again search and trie whether you and your ordinances be such as the Apostle Pete commanded the Saints to submit unto for the Lords sake whether it was to the King as Supream or unto Governors as unto them that was sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them that doe well as you may read 1 Peter 2. 13 14. marke they was to submit to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake which was for the punishment of evil doers But he did not command them to submit to such ordinances of men as was for the punishment of such as obeyed the command of God now let the witnesse of God in you all search you and see whether you be such Judges Justices and Rulers as is aforementioned yea or nay who was men fearing God and did not respect the person of the poor nor honour the person of the mightie and was not to take gifts Now if you be such he that is not subject to you resisteth the ordinance of God But if you be found in the steps of them who were oppressors of Gods people that when your pride is not bowed unto doth in your rage and furie persecute and cast into prison the innocent children of the Lord contrarie both to the law of God and man I say they that resists this power doth not resist the ordinance of God for such a power was never ordained of God but set up in the corrupt Wills of men therefore they that comes to be turned from darknesse to the light and from the power of Satan unto the power of God which is the higher power which every soul is to be subject unto doth rather chuse to suffer by that power then to be subject unto ill as you may read Dan. 3. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. Dan. 6. 14 15 16 Acts 16. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. And now we shall come to search into the actions and fruites of the Heathenish Kings and Rulers recorded in the Scripture of truth who were persecuters of the people of God and weigh their actions with yours who are called Christian Magistrates in this Nation of England and