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An anti-christian conspiracy detected, and Satan's champion defeated being a reply to an envious & scurrilous libel without any name to it, called, Work for a cooper : being also a vindication of my book, entituled, The antiquity of the Quakers ... / by me Thomas Wynne.
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Wynne, Thomas.
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Fishing-trade and call them Lay-Preachers and scoff at their Fisher's Coats especially knowing them to be illiterate men did not the great Schollars who had the Hebrew Greek and Latin in those days in Derision call Christ a Carpenter's Son and Blasphemer and Devil thus their Tongues and Languages deceived them for they knew him not with all these Tongues Acts 18.3 Were not Paul and Pricilla and Aquilla Tent makers and were not these true Preachers sure they were So all people that are spiritually awakened may see how that God in the time of the Prophets and Apostles made choice of Lay-men as my Adversary hiâ— stile is to be his Ministâ—rs but it may be the Libeller thinks that now the Case is alter'd and that God hath changed his mind from Lay-men to Schollars only if not why are Lay-men excluded now adays is noâ— thiâ— to limit the Holy One of Israel who will not be limitted but is now risen in his Power in a poor and despised Remnant to whom he hath made known a heavenly Principle wâ—â—ch is the Spirit and Light of Christ Jesus God's Anointed the Second Adam who is made a Quickening Spirit as saith the Apostle in man and thiâ— was it I bore Testimony to in my Book and it s not fe lo de se to deny all outward Teaching in the days of the Gospel that springs not from Christ Jesus the Anointed of God who is enjoyed within by the true Christians in this Age as was by such in former Ages Glory to the Lord God for the same Christ saith God is a Spirit and they who VVorship him they must worship him in the Spirit and in the Truth And this spirit is the true Teacher which we have believed in this is he whom God hath anointed to preach good Tidings to the Poor even Christ Jesus in his Children this is he whom God has sent to bind up the broken-hearted and to proclaim Liberty to the Captives and the opening of the Prison to those that are bound and to proclaim the Acceptable Year of the Lord and the Day of the Vengeance of our God to all that oppose the Appearance of his Son yea and to comfort all that truly mourn for Sin yea and to appoint to all that mourn in Sion to give to them Beauty for Ashes and the Oyl of Joy for mourning and the Garment of Praise for the Spirit of Heaviness that they may be called Trees of Righteousness the planting of the Lord. The Conclusion to the Welch Y cymry anwyl cynor yr apostol oedd at bawb yddynt brofiâ—pob peth a glynu wrth y peth sydda ag nid wgf yn disyfy dim yngwaneg genych agos gwnei di velly yn dy gydwybod a cymo anwyl a cei di wir far no ba wreiddin y doeth lythur ar atebwr T. W. An Epistle to my dear Friends the People in Derision called Quakers MY Everlâ—stingly Endeared and Beloved Friends my Soul in a deep sense of the great Love of God and of the Mercy of the meek and lowly Jesus doth dearly salute you all heartily desiring that both you and I may spend all the little remainder of our time with bowed down Souls in holy Obedience to the holy Precepâ—s of the Immaculate Lamb who lives forever who is now risen in Power and great Glory and hath revealed his own everlasting Arm of Power to lead us out of Captivity and Bondage and hath given every one of us in measure of his blessed eternal Spirit to be our Guide and Conducter to that blessed Inheritance prepared for us before the World began Therefore my dear Friends wait diligently and give Obedience to the pure and holy Motions of the divine Light Life Power Spirit of God and Christ in you for the Testimony of Jesus is upon record Rom. 8.14 that they that are led by the Spirit of God are the Children of God And I desire all the Young-convinced who have not yet known what it is to wade through the many Tribulâ—tions Not to be daunted with the Vapours of any Goliah or Envious Enemy and let none in the least think much at this kind of Treatment which I and my dear Brethren have met with from this and many other Angry Adversaries but keep your Eye to Christ Jesus who is our Patern who said Learn of me for I am meek lowly in Heart And forever blessed be his Name I can in truth bear this Testimony That I have learnt to forgive Enemies to bless them that curse me and to pray for them that despightfully use me and persecute me And although the Libeller hath employed his learning his wit and parts most horridly and despightfully to abuse you above most that ever I read yet do I from my Heart desire the Lord if it be his Will to forgive him and though I have resented his ill behaviour to me and you and the blessed Truch with just Rebuke and must do yet again if the Lord will if Cause be given yet it is in the Love of God and in the innocent Nature of his Son And dear Friends It s the desire of my Soul that every one of you may be true Witnesses that this Love of God do always predominate in your hearts towards your Enemies for nothing hath happened to us but what hath abundantly more happened to our Lord himself For his Visage was marred more than any man's and his Form more than the Sons of men he hath no Form nor Comliness in him he was despised and rejected of men a Man of Sorrows and acquainted with Grief surely he hath born our Griefs and carried our Sorrows he was wounded for our Transgressions he was bruised for our Iniquities the Chastizement of our Peace was upon him and by his Stripes were we healed all we like Sheep have gone astray we have turned every one to his own Way and the Lord laid on him the Iniquity of us all he was oppressed he was afflicted yet he opened not his Mouth he was brought as a Lamb to the Slaughter and as a Sheep before the Shearer dumb so he opened not his Mouth he was taken from Prison and from Judgment who shall declare his Generation he was cut off out of the Land of the Living and for our Transgression was he stricken Oh! dear Friends how can we but be overcome with such Love as this for it hath none to compare to it Oh that it may be imprinted in every one of our Hearts with so large a Character that our great Enemies may be perswaded that the Love of God dwells abundantly in our Hearts both towards Priests and People Professors and Prophane and that which we desire for them is that they also may partake of the same Love of God which Love will destroy Enmity and Discord and take away the ground of war and strife yea the very ground of all plotting contriving hurt to any either high or low and this dear Friends I know you have
man leaves out the next following words which shews what fear it was that they were out of the following words are these viz. Be not thou therefore ashamed of the Testimony of our Lord nor of me his Prisoner but be thou partaker of the Afflictions of the Gospel 2 Tim. 1.7 8. Here the Apostle shews that it was not the fear of God that they were out of but the fear of wicked men their Persecutors under whose wicked Power Paul then was a Prisoner Again this prophane man as a Plea for casting off godly Fear he quotes the Apostle John's words who saith Perfect love casteth out Fear But Treacherously or Ignorantly leaves out the very next Verse to those words he cites which verse hath only these following words in it which words shew what fear it was that perfeâ—â— love cast out viz. Herein is our Love made perfect that we may have boldness in the day of Judgment because as he is so are we in this world 1 Joh. 4.17 18. Here the Apostle shews that their Establishment in the Truth yea in the God of all Truth gave them dominion over the Devil and over the fear of him and over Fear of torment and punishment with him but yet they retain a godly fear according to the Command of Christ who said I will teach you whom ye shall fear Fear not him who killeth the Body but cannot kill the Soul but fear him who can cast Soul Body into Hell And the Man Christ Jesus himself in the days of his flesh had a fear and reverence towards the Father as the Apostle shews and as I have shewed before And the Apostles and Prophets lived in Godly fear and exhorted others unto it and to continue in it and they that do and teach the contrary which this vain Scribler doth they are ungodly men such as the Apostle speaks of who do despight unto the spirit of Grace who live want only and prophanely upon the Earth such are Sons of Belial who live without God and Christ's Yoke who are like the wild Bullock unaccustomed to the Yoke and like the wild Asses Colt in the Wilderness And VVo unto such if they Repent not and if they do not forsake their Vngodly ways they must have their portion with the Devil and his Angels in the Lake of Endless misery where the worm never dyes neither is the fire ever quenched Christ saith Come unto me ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest come take my Yoke upon you and learn of me for my Yoke is easie and my burthen is light They who are heavy laden with their sins and weary of their sins they are invited by him to come unto him and they that come unto him must believe in that spiritual and divine Light wherewith he hath enlightened them who lights every man that cometh into the VVorld according to Joh. 1.9 Joh. 8.12 12.46 Luke 2. 32. Act. 13. 47. Joh. 3.19 20. and see the â—â—st Epist of Iohn 5.7 where the Apostle saith God is Light and in him is no Darkness at all If we walk in the Light as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with an other and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin And they who believe in the Light where-with Christ hath enlightened them this will let them see their sins and lead them to Repent of their sins which are past so God will forgive them their sins which are past and will strengthen them to resist sin in time to come such who so do are the real Disciples of Christ who said he that will be my Disciple must deny himself he must take up his Cross daily follow me And such come to be baptized by Christ by his holy spirit and fire which burns up and consumes all filthiness of flesh and spirit and such come to answer the holy Exhortation of the Apostle who exhorted the Saints saying Having therefore these Promises dearly Beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of Flesh and Spirit perfecting Holiness in the FEAR of God 2 Cor. 7.1 Take notice here that the Apostle exhorted these believing Corinthians to Perfect Holiness in the fear of God so then they were not to cast off godly fear when they were come to Holiness even Perfect Holiness God saith by the Prophet David O ye Sons of Men how long will ye turn my Glory into shame How long will ye love Vanity and seek after Leasing Selah But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself stand in awe and sin not c. Psal 4.2 3 4. So all those who desire to be kept out of sin must keep in the Fear or Awe of God continually for as I have shewed before The Fear of the Lord God is as a Fountain of Life which preserves from the Snares of Death c. God hath promised unto his People saying I will give them one Heart and one Way that they may FEAR me FOREVER for the good of them and their Children after them I will put my FEAR in their Hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32.39 40. Here God who cannot Lye hath promised that he will put his Fear in his Peoples Hearts and that they shall fear him forever then they must NOT cast off Gods fear or Godly Fear which the prophane and debauched Ranters and Atheists do and as this ungodly Scribler doth in his scoffing lying and malicious Pamphlet as doth largely appear God hath promised by the Mouth of the Prophet Mâ—lachi saying Vnto you that fear my Name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing under his Wings and ye shall go forth and grow as Calves in the Stall Mal. 4. This Libeller saith page the 10th That the worst of Men have commonly the greatest share of Fear Rep. That share of Fear which the worst of Men have is not the Holy Fear of God or not Godly fear but their Fear is of the same kind which the Devils fear is of which Fear the Apostle James makes mention of in his Epistle whose Words this Libeller quotes and wickedly wrest to emboâ—den and encourage People to cast off Godly Fear in which all that are Godly do stedfastly abide and in their so abiding do enjoy the pure Power and Wisdom of God by which they aâ—e preserved out of Sin which is the Devils work God saith by the Mouth of the Prophet Isaiah to his People Say ye not a confederacy to them to whom this People shall say a Confederacy neither fear ye their Fear nor be afraid sanctifie the Lord of Host himself and let him be your FEAR and let him be your Dread Isa 8.12 13. Christ Jesus who is First Last which was dead is alive lives foâ—evermore said unto the Church in Smirna Fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer behold the Devil shall cast some of you into Prison that