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A65876	The path of the just cleared, and cruelty and tyranny laid open, or, A few words to you priests, and magistrates of this nation, (who say we deny the Scriptures, and that we are antichrists and deceivers, and that we deny the Word of God) wherein your oppression and tyranny is laid open, which by you is unjustly acted against the servants of the Living God, who by the world which hate the light of Christ, are in derision called Quakers : wherein also is something declared both to judges and justices ... : also the ground and cause of the imprisonment of George Whitehead and John Harwood ... / from the spirit of the Living God in me, whose name in the flesh is George Whitehead ... ; also a paper against the sin of idleness ...	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.; Harwood, John. To all you rulers, gentry, priests, and people.	1655 (1655)	Wing W1944; ESTC R206645	17,128	27

THE PATH of the JUST Cleared AND Cruelty and Tyranny laid Open Or a Few Words to you Priests and Magistrates of this Nation who say we deny the Scriptures and that we are Antichrists and Deceivers and that we deny the Word of God Wherein your Oppression and Tyranny is laid Open which by you is unjustly acted against the Servants of the Living God who by the World which hate the Light of Christ are in Derision called Quakers Wherein also is something declared both to Judges and Justices so called concerning Contempt of Authority Also the Ground and Cause of the Imprisonment of George Whitehead and John Harwood who are Sufferers for the Innocent Truths sake In the Goal of Bury in Suffolk Also a Copy of a Paper which a Servant of the Lord called Richard Clayton was moved to set upon a Steeple-house Door at Bury in Suffolk for which he was caused to be whipped by one Thomas Waldegrave Justice of Peace in the said County But though hand joyn in hand the wicked shall not be unpunished but the Seed of the Righteous shall be delivered Prov. 11. 21. From the Spirit of the Living God in me whose name in the flesh is George Whitehead who for Sions sake cannot hold my peace but testifie against her Oppressors who am a Sufferer as aforesaid the 4. day of the 7. month 1655. Also A Paper against the sin of Idleness which we declare against and live out of and are diligent serving the Lord though that sin be cast upon us yet it we deny with all other sins and ungodlinesse which is contrary to the Gospel of Christ London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle near the West End of Pauls 1655. THE Path of the JVST cleared AND Cruelty and Tyranny laid Open See what Christ we own and who are Antichrists THat Christ we owne and witness and are partakers of his Sufferings who was promised for a Covenant unto the people for a light unto the Gentils to open the blind eyes this is he who was before Abraham was who said Before Abraham was I am who was in the beginning which was the Word by which all things was made which Word became flesh and dwelt among the disciples and suffered at Jerusalem and witnessed a good confession before Ponce Pilate whom Pilate delivered up to the Jews and the chief priests and elders whom they mocked and despitefully used put to death concerning the flesh but is raised up by the spirit and ascended into glory which glory he prayed for even that glory whereby he was at first with his Father glorified in wherein he is glorified in his Saints and is God over all God blessed for ever and he that hath him hath the father also and hath life and he that hath not the Son hath not life for he is the light of the world and in him is no darknesse and He is the Way the truth and the life and he that followeth him shall not abidein darknesse but shall receive the light of life And this is the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world which Iohn who was a man sent from God was a witnesse of and we are witnesses of and do not deny the Word nor the Scriptures but they who persecuted him even the Scribes and pharises and the chiefe priests and elders of the people who had a profession of the Scriptures of Moses words and the prophets words they did deny the Scriptures even Moses who wrote of Christ so did not beleive Christ and so denyed him who was the Word which became flesh And so his word did not take place in them because they did not believe that he was the Christ but looked for another Christ to come in pompe like themselves but against their pride he did cry and said Woe unto the Scribes and Pharises who were called of men Masters stood praying in the Synagogues had the chiefest places in the assemblies and greeting in the markets and laid heavy burthens upon the people But he said to his disciples Be not ye called masters and when he sent them forth he forbad them to take money or bag or Scrip but freely ye have received freely give and many of them had no certaine dwelling place but suffered persecution and hunger and nakednesse and prison and stripes and perils and were chargeable to no man but where they had sown Spiritual things they said if we sow to you Spiritual things it is a smal thing if we reap of you carnal things But these were not the world for the world was persecuters and revilers and haled them out of the Synagogues and such as Christ sent we owne and the Scriptures we own and Christ come in the flesh we owne and witnesse but you Magistrates and you Priests of this nation who are upholden by such as persecute and hale out of the Synagogues and imprison and whip despitefully now use such as are sent freely to witnes forth the truth and for that Christ and against Antichrist and deceivers such as Christ cryed wo against here you priests of this nation who are found in their steps which Christ cryed woe against even the steps of the Scribes Pharises you Magistrates Justices Judges Rulers who uphold such and persecute imprison cause to be whipped and fine such as are sent to bear witness against them that are found in Scribes and Pharises steps who lay heavy burthens upon the people and are called of men masters stands praying in the synagogues and have the cheifest places in the assemblies you are filling up the measure of their iniquities who persecuted Christ upheld them which Christ cryed wo unto and them who persecuted the true prophets who was sent to cry out against the false prophets these cryed against such as sought for their gain from their quarters such as were hirlings such as bare rule by their means and taught lyes who said they were sent of God when God never sent them but man before they were sent and these were the prophets who cryed against the false who said thus said the Lord and Heare the Word of the Lord But God never spake to them but Jeremiah who cryed against such was not a proud man nor a covetous man as the priests of England are now who are in these steps before mentioned which the false prophets were in But Jeremiah was mocked they were stoned some killed and Jeremy was set in the stocks for witnessing forth the truth against the false prophets and put into adungeon and here we are witnessed by the true prophets Christ his Apostles who ever witnessed against deceivers and such as lived in pride and coveteousness and Amos who was a true witness for God witnessed against the abomination of rulers and people he was not made a Minister by the will

doth defend and preserve such as these men before mentioned whip and persecute For the law which because of transgression is added doth not take hold upon the innocent which no law hath transgressed So ye who have acted your cruelty upon the innocent who in the sight of God are free from the breach of any known law who according to your own law by you ought to be protected here you are found transgressors of the law which because of transgression is added and with it are condemned and with the light of Christ you are seene to be the Magistrates which beares the sword in vaine who turnes the edge of the sword against the righteous seed which you ought to turne against the wicked that the land might be emptyed of transgressors and evill doers for the law was not made for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient which law is witnessed by us to be good in its place who suffer by the wills of unreasonable men contrary to the law of God and the law of the Nation for we who professe faith in God by Jesus Christ and through faith hath victory obtained over that nature which leads into the transgression of the Law ought according to your own law to be protected in the exercising of our religion but you instead of protecting us whip and imprison us And here let your own law be a witnesse against you and be ashamed of your unjust actings but the Lord of God of Heaven and Earth who is our protector who is righteous who beares not the sword in vaine who will execute the judgment upon the transgressor who will reward you according to your works before him you shall not be able to stand in judgment in the day of your account therefore come downe to the light in your consciences which calls for justice and equity and awake to righteousnesse all ye that li●e in your Pride and presumption and therein act against the innocent for the day hastens wherein you will be found out by the righteous judgments of God for the cry of the innocent which is oppressed by you hath entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabbath who will come quickly and reward every one of you according to your deeds Therefore repent of your cruelty before the evill day come least you be found guilty of the blood of the innocent when the Lord calls you to an account for know this that when the Lord comes to plead with you that of God in all your consciences will witnesse for God in his righteous judgments therefore by that light which is pure in your consciences learne your condemnation and own it upon those things before mentioned which are contrary to the light that peradventure you may be hid in the day of the Lords wrath From us who are sufferers in outward bonds for the testimony of a good conscience for the innocent truth sake which shall stand for ever a witnesse against all cruelty and bloody persecutors in which truth we have assurance and peace in our sufferings who are counted by the world deceivers yet true persecuted but not destroyed Our names according to the flesh are George Whitehead Iohn Harwood c. From Bury Gaol this 14 of the 9 Month A True Coppy of the Paper which Richard Clayton was moved to set upon Bures Steeple-house doore for which he the said Thomas Waldgrave called Iustice of peace caused him to be whipped which he the said Thomas Waldegrave called a seditious paper and non-sence IF you do set up such Ministers as seeke for their gaine from their quarters you do set up such as the Prophet disapproves Isa. 56. 11 And if you do set up such as do beare rule by their meanes you do set up such as the Prophet Jeremiah and the Lord disapproves Jer. 5. And you that set up such as seeks for the wool and make a prey upon the people you set up such as the Prophet Ezekiel disapproves Ezek. 34 And you that set up hirelings set up such as Micah disapproves Mica 3. And you that set up such as are called of men Masters stands praying in the synagogues and have the chiefest places in the assemblies you set up such as Christ disapproved Math. 23 And you that set up such as are given to filthy lucre you set up such as the Apostle disapproves 2 Pet. 2. 14. And you that set up such as persecute and cause people to be sent to prison for speaking the truth in the synagogues you set up such as goe in Cains way Jude 11 And you that set up such as receives guifts and rewards the wages of unrighteousnesse you set up such as minde earthly things whose God is their belly which the Apostle disapproves Phil. 3. 10. And you that set up such as strives to keep out Gods labourers out of his Vineyard and keep up such which Christ and the Apostles disapproves and you that set up such as would not suffer another to speake that stands by when any thing is revealed but sends him to Prison if he do you set up a persecuting Spirit full of disorder and are judged by the Apostles life and doctrine who was a Minister of Christ both you that set up and them you do set up who said they might speake one by one and so you all by this Spirit are judged to be in the Spirit of errour and to be such as would quench the holy Spirit and would limit the Spirit of God and despise prophecying and dare not try all things manifesting your selves to be haters of the light and disapproved with the Prophets and Apostles and their practices and life and you that sets up such as gives people Davids Quakings Tremblings Cryings Roarings and Tears and Prophecyes and prayers and praises in Meeter mixt together you set up such as have not the Spirit of understanding to sing with the Spirit and with understanding which Spirit brings to know the time of praising Praying Groaning and Crying and Trembling and Quaking and Prophesying the Spirit of understanding witnesseth these things in their places but you give Scoffers and Scorners and Drunkards and Swearers and Threatners and Persecuters Davids conditions to sing for he was scoft at when he was in such conditions and these do so now at these that are in such conditions And if you set up such as takes Tythes you set up such as the Apostle denied for the Apostle said the Preisthood was changed and the law was changed also Heb. 7. and if you set up such as is before mentioned you set up such as are contrary to Scriptures and plants no Vineyard nor labours in the Vineyard for first they must plant a Vineyard before they eat of it To all you-Rulers Gentry Priests and people in the Nation who accuse us you call Quakers for idleness Take notice of your envy you have against Gods Labourers WHereas by many of the Magistrates Priests and People of this Nation we are accused of

of man nor upheld by a carnal weapon nor an outward Law but when he prophesied against the house of Jeraboam then Amaziah the priest of Bethel complained to Jeroboam the King against Amos and said the Land was not able to bear his words and bad him flee away into the Land of Judah and prophesie no more at Bethel for he said It was the Kings Chappel and the Kings Court as you may read Amos 7 10 and ●o you priests of England complain moreover many of you do swear to the Magistrates against us who are witnessed by Christ the true Prophets and Apostles both in our sufferings and testimony w●ich is against all deceit and deceivers ●o you Priests and Magistrates cause us to suffer because we are offended at the truth which witnesses against all deceit without respect of persons whereof they that are sent of God were witnesses and so by you some suffer imprisonment some whipping some stocking and some you imprison and fine 10 or 40 or 50 Marks and they that stone hale out of the Synagogues their hands you strengthen against the innocent and execute your law upon them who are redeemed from that which the law takes hold upon who do witnesse against transgression where ever it is by the truth which respects no mans person And here the end for which you are brought forth is to witness for God to the establishment of Judgment and mercy righteousnesse peace which takes away all occasion of outward punishment and carnal weapons where it comes to be established and set up in the hearts of people and this they who come to witness set up in them which they that own the Light of Christ are witnesses of dare not act in their own wills in Tyranny and Cruelty against the innocent who are freely sent to witnes forth the truth against all deceit cruelty oppression which is acted in this generation even among you Priests Magistrates both Judges Justices Rulers whose ears are open to heare the complaints of these proud and co●ou●s priests who make great petitioning and complaints against us who suffer by the cruelty of you who cause su to be sent to prison when you can charge su with the breach of no known Law and cause some to be whipped some to be fined as aforesaid and the priests that complain for the help of Magistrates to have this people called Quakers suppressed because they are affraid that their Tythes and maintenance should faile them and they come to lose their gifts and rewards because we cry against such as Isaiah cryed against who seek for their gain from their Quarters as you may read Isa. 56 11 and against such as beare rule by their means which Ieremiah cryed against Ier. 5. and such teach for hire and divine for money which Micah cryed against Mica 3. and against such as Christ cryed woe against as you may read Matt. 23. and we cry against such as go in Cains way and Balaams which Iude cryed woe against Iude. 11. And here they are affraid that their riches and honour should faile them whose riches is earthly and honor is earthly and here you Magistrates uphold such as the Prophets Christ and his Apostles cryed against and causes the innocent to suffer by your wills contrary to the Law of Justice and equity and so are filling up the measure of your iniquities who persecuted the true prophets of Christ and his Apostles and you may consider by the Light in your consciences what Reformation and Just government is established by you who have long professed Liberty Justice and equity when now this is the end of your profession and praying and your fasting and your dayes of thanksgiving even persecution and oppression and strengthening the hands of evil doers against the innocent and so neglect the fast which the Lord requires read Isa. 58. 6. Is not this the fast that I have chosen saith the Lord to loose the bands of wickedness to undoe the heavy burthens and to Let the oppressed goe free and that ye break every yoak but instead of this ye strengthen the bands of wickedness and goes on in your cruelty and oppression Ah wo word is the end of your profession who are so acting in your Cruelty and Tyranny against them who for conscience sake cannot bow to your wills but witness against the deceit which is acted in this Nation both among the Priests and People therefore among you Ruand Magistrates is this Scripture fulfilled The Rulers take counsell together against the Lord and his Annointed and the blood of the Saints shall be required at your hands who persecute even the blood of all the holy men of God who suffered from Abel until this generation Oh be ashamed of your profession and you fair pretences of reformation since the Bishops were cut off who now are acting in the same cruelty that they acted in and yet you can speak against them and their Tyranny and you found in the same Oh fear and dread the living God of heaven and earth whose Judgment and wrath and fiery indignation slumbers not for these things Oh the blood of the righteous cryes in the ears of the Lord of hosts for vengeance against you persecuters your prayers and pretences of serving the Lord is abomination unto him and your Sacrifices is wearisome unto the Lord and grievous unto him as the Sacrifices and oblations of the Rulers of Sodome and people of Gomorrah was which the prophet Isai cryed against who said unto them Your new moones and your Sabbaths and your calling assemblies I cannot away with it is iniquity even your solemn meetings saith the Lord your new moons and appointed feasts my soul hateth they are a trouble to me I am weary to bear them when you spread forth your hands I will hid mine eyes from you yea when you make many prayers I will not heare your hands are full of blood Isa. 1. 15. Therefore all you that act in persecution and cruelty and oppression read your selues both Priests and Rulers to be in that generation which Isai and the rest of the prophets did cry against and are partakers of their sins and now you live at ease in pride fullnes of bread as Sodom Gomorrah did and the end of your profession liberty and freedom is oppression and Tyranny as was in the Bishops time to those that cannot stoop to your wills when as you ought to have Judged the cause of the oppressed and to have undone the heavy Burthens and to have let the oppressed goe free Therefore hear the word of the Lord ye Rulers of this Nation who Joyne with the priests who goe in the way of Cain to envy and run greedily after the error of Balaam for gifts and rewards you Joyne with them who go in the steps of the false prophets and of them which Christ cryed woe against who are called of men masters