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A65842	A brief discovery of the dangerous principles of John Horne (a priest in Lin) and Thomas Moore junior both teachers of the people called Mooreians or Manifestarians, (and called by some free-willers or independants.) In answer to their book called A brief discovery of the people called Quakers, and a warning to all people to beware of them and of their dangerous principles, &c. Which book is a false narrative of two disputes, the one which they had with John Whitehead at Gedney in Lincoln-shire, and the other with Geo. Whitehead and Geo. Fox the younger, at Lin in Norfolke, both in the seventh moneth, 1659. Also priest Horns testimony against his brethren the priests. This is to go amonst the professors in England in discovery of the truth; ... By the truth which is in George Whitehead. John Whitehead. George Fox the younger.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Whitehead, John, 1630-1696. aut; Fox, George, d. 1661. aut	1659 (1659)	Wing W1896; ESTC R220960	30,510	44

cannot understand they all look to their own way every one for his gain from his Quarters that is are more mindful of the Fleece then the Flock and many of them given to voluptuousness Come and I will fetch Wine c. Answ. Many true words have you here uttered against your Brethren the Teachers but if ye be thus divided against your selves surely ye are not like to stand the hand of the Lord is turned against you who would stir up your Brethren the Dogs to bark against us and to bite and devour the Lambs of Christ and now ye lay open one anothers nakedness but as for your railing and calling of us Beasts that will come upon your own heads and your words shall become your burthen And as for thee John Horn especially thou canst not clear thy self from being one of those Dogs which ye say look for their gain from their Quarter for thou lookest for thy gain from thy Quarter and art an Hireling who pleads for and takes Tythes And it is true That ye who pretend your selves to be watchmen are too generally blind and ignorant and ye have no true vision for Night is come upon all the Hireling Teachers yea the Sun is set upon you all and so the blind leads the blind and both falls into the ditch So poor people may see how they have given their money for that which is not bread and their labour for that which could not satisfie even to uphold a company of ignorant blind watchmen that could not understand for the Preaching of the Cross of Christ which is the power of God hath been a sealed Book to them even to uphold such as have contented themselves with Dreams and have been given to voluptuousness and have long abused Gods Truth and neglected Christ the Salvation of God as ye confess of your selves and others so ye are witnesses against your selves Ye Idol Shepherds who have not profited the people the Lord is stretching out his hand to gather and deliver his Sheep out of your mouths that ye may no longer make a prey upon them who through your Covetousness and fained words have long made Merchandize of people J. Horn T. Moore The Lord help us to search and try our wayes and to see how much any of us have contributed to the overflowing flood of this ungodliness Answ. The Lord hath searched and tryed your hearts and wayes and he hath found you guilty of much ungodliness and his light hath often made you sensible of it and judged you for it and the Lord hath oft called unto you to forsake your ungodliness though ye have long slighted the Call of the Lord and hardened your hearts against his reproof Therefore repent and dread the Lord and take heed lest that come upon you that when ye call upon the Lord he will not answer you John Horn Thomas Moore Surely some mens Principles that would be counted Orthodox give and have given them great advantage Answ. Many corrupt Principles do you and your fellow-Teachers hold which we are made to witness against that so the People may see your Deceits and not be led into your Imaginations any longer several of yours are made manifest in this Book as about Christs Body and Blood and Resurrection of the Body c. And after ye have reckoned up many things which ye say those that would be counted Orthodox hold whereby ye say we get great advantage ye then proceed as followeth John Horn Thomas Moore But besides this too general Ignorance Sloth Covetousness Pride found in too many Ministers gives advantage to them even like Foxes and Wolves to ●●●laim against the vigilent Shepherds too as if all were but Hirelings and so that the Flock ought rather to betrust themselves with them Answ. Great is the Ignorance Sloth Covetousness and Pride which is generally found indeed in you who are called Ministers which in the power of the Lord we are oft moved to declare against but we do not take Advantage thereby as ye Lyingly and Railingly accuse us to declaim against the vigilent Shepherds as if all were but Hirelings for we put a great difference betwixt the Proud Covetous Slothful Hirelings and the vigilent Shepherds for we own the vigilent Shepherds whom the Holy Spirit hath made Overseers over the Flock of God and have true Unity with them and we know that they are not Hirelings for they have freely Received and they freely Give and covet no mans Silver Gold nor Apparrel but seeks the People and not theirs for having Food and Raiment they are therewithal content and receives it of them also that do receive them and imbrace the Truth and we labour to bring People unto Christ the power of God that People may betrust themselves with him who is the good Shepherd and Bishop of the Soul John Horn Thomas Moore But it is good for People to mind first That all are not Hirelings that take Hire witness Zach. 11. 12. 2 Cor. 11. 8. Secondly That it is safer for the Sheep to a●ide with their Hirelings if their Shepherds be such then to l●ave them and go to Foxes and Wolves Christ faults the Hir●lings for leaving the Sheep to the Wolves but never wills his Sheep to leave Hirelings if they will feed them in the Pa●●ures of Israel Answ. Here the people may see your exceeding ignorance and blindnesse in your pleading for taking hire who say that all are not Hirelings that take hire and for your witnesse and proof you have brought that Scripture in Zach. which although the Prophet spoke those words yet it is evident that he spoke them by way of prophecy concerning Judas who afterwards should ask a price for Christ and fell him which prophesie came to passe for Judas said to the Jews who sought to take Christ what will you give me and I will deliver him unto you and they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver so it appears by your words that you would perswade the people that Judas was no Hireling for it is evident that that which ye bring for your witness was spoken concerning Judas who asked for the price or hire and received it so Judas is your witnesse and example for asking and taking of hire and not Christ Mat. ●6 15. so the people may mind this mark that it was Judas the betrayer of Christ that asked for the hire and covenanted for it and those that rejected Christ and were chief actors in the murthering of him they gave the hire and then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the Prophet read Mat. 27. and what the Apostle took of the Churches for his relief which received the truth amongst whom he sometimes laboured that will not prove that it is lawful for the Priests to take Tithes and Hire of all sorts of people that have Land in Parishes whither the people own them or not as it is evident that the Priests do And the Hirelings and all devouring Beasts are