eternall Spirit both concerning salvation and condemnation for such as beleeved not the truth but hath pleasure in unrighteousness are for damnation as in the Spiritual mans doctrine is witnessed Acts 7 5i c. Philip. 3.3 Colos 2 ii and Ephes 3.14 i5 i6 2 Thes 2 i2 Priest Chester thou said Peter though an Apostle knew not the heart of another and so thou said a man might know and be able to judg his own heart but not the heart of another And the Priest of Drayton with the affirmed thee same to manifest your lyes against the truth and your enmity against the Spirituall mans judgment Then I took a bible and read Peters words of sound truth to confute your error there in that time instead of maintaining your cause according to truth you could not but suffered the rude people to hale me and others away and they stopped my mouth with hands and gloves and made one of us to bleed Oh shame upon such a profession teachers and people the end is seene and the fruits of it accursed that is out of the light and out of the truth the Lord is against such for as a Troop of Robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murder in the way by consent proved Hosea 6. and 9. and there is like Priest like people as their fruits make it manifest and as may be read in Hosea the 4. and 9. And whereas you Priests and lyars said that Peter though an Apostle yet he knew not the heart of another and so you would have raised enmity against the truth saying one might know their owne hearts but not the hearts of others therefore ought they not to judge of the hearts of other men c. Now I shall answer that according to truth being by Scripture proved that Peter an Apostle did know the heart of another and judg the enmity therein which were conceived against the holy Ghost and so against the truth then by and with the same Spirit that was then in Peter the hearts of others may be seen and known therefore is and may the enmity be judged in others hearts by the Spirit of truth as was then but Peter by the spirit given him of God he did know anothers Heart to wit Annanias as then I said til I were haled away by the rude people and might not then be suffered to plead the truth against your deceipts let the honest hearted read Peters words of truth Act. 5. And with his Spirit where it is manifested to rule the heart and guide and govern in the understanding with the gift of the Spirit in the discerning such may judge your pride and deceipt who lies against the truth as then you did Read Acts 5. and there Peter knew the hearts of others and judged the deceipt therein of such by the Spirit of the Lord that Sinned against the truth and the holy Ghost and lyed not to men but to the Lord as Annanias and Saphira did and Peter said to him Annanias why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie against the holy Ghost Acts 5.3 And why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart thou hast not lyed unto men but unto God Acts 5.4 Annanias hearing these words fell down and gave up the Ghost and great fear came upon them that heard these things c. Acts 5.5,6 And Peter said to his wife how is it that ye have agreed to tempt the Spirit of the Lord behold the feet of them that have buried thy husband are at the dore and shall carry thee out then fell she down straightway and yeilded up the Ghost c. Acts 5.7,8,9 i0 Here Peter knew the deceipt of two hearts to wit Annanias and Saphira he knew that Satan had filled their hearts and that they had lyed against the Holy Ghost and that they had tempted the Spirit of the Lord and as Peter knew it by the Spirit of the Lord given unto him from the Lord so others with the same gift from the Lord in the Revelation upon the Spirituall Rock on which the Church of God is built with the same Spirit others on that Rock may see and know deceiptfull and evil hearts and Spirits that are not of that Rock as he did being the gift of God to discern Spirits i Cor. i2 i0 Therefore those that have the discerning and gift given for that end to try Spirits whether they be of God or no the spirit of truth may judge the Spirit of error and deceipt and Sit where Satan Sits in others hearts as it did and the Spirituall man may judge the deceitful heart and the Servant of the Lord may condemn the lying tongue it is a gift proper to him from God according to the Fathers promise who hath said to his in his word every tongue that shall rise up in judgment against thee thou shalt condemn this is the heritage of the Servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord Isa 54 i7 Therefore be not offended at the Spirituall Mans judgment but let the deceipt of the heart be judged none are offended at it but such as are guilty and condemned by the light of God in their own consciences that answers the judgment to be just upon all who act contrary to the truth and loves darkness rather than the light Ioh. 3.19,20,21 and seeing it is the heritage of the servants of the Lord to condemn every tongue that shall rise up in judgment against them Isa 51 i7 Then there is no condemnation to such as be in the light and so in Christ Iesus Iohn 8.12 Rom. 8 i Therefore they may execute the word of the Lord and do his service and work in condemning deceitfull and evil tongues that riseth up in false judgment against them with joy may they do it because of the Lord their righteousness who hath given them such a gift and a priviledg worh their inheritance for this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord to i â—ondemn every tongue that riseth in judgment against them therefore theâ—…â—…ghteous Spirit may judge the evill heart and the servant of the Lord according to his word may condemn the lying tongue that riseth in judgment against him but the wicked are not to judge the righteous seed which God hath for ever blessed yet the seed of God may judge the seed of the serpent according to the word of the LORD at this the SERPENT is offended because by the righteous seed hee is judged and condemned but there is no condemnation to them that are in CHRIST IESUS who walhk not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8. and they that are Christs ave crucifyed the flesh with the affections and lust thereof Gal. 5.24 And where judgment is brought forth into victory and the fylth of the flesh purâ—…ed out by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning Isa 4. There the hearts judg is witnessed ruler and the consuming Fire and
be in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity and he told him his heart was not right in the sight of God there he knew and judged his heart Acts 8 2i,22,23 and Peter called some cursed children who had hearts exercised with covetous practises here he knew their hearts and said they was as naturall bruit beasts made to be destroyed and they should utterly perish in their own corruption 2 Pet. 2 i2 i3 i4 c. Here by the Spirit of the Lord he knew the hearts of others and judged them thereby with sore judgment even for destruction and this spirit that did so was not ungospellike but one with the Gospell Spirit as aforesaid therefore be not offended at the spirituall mans judgment for he that is Spirituall judgeth all things as saith the Scripture Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ with his Spirit discerned the witchcraft and sorcery and judged it and said to Elimas O ful of all subtilty and all mischiefe Acts i3 i5 And he said thou child of the Devill thou enemie of all righteousness wilt thou not cease to pervert the right wayes of the Lord c. Read Acts i3 i0 ii And Iohn in the Revelations knew by the Spirit of the Lord that the world wondered and worshiped the beast all but who had their names written in the Lambs book of life and he so far judged that he knew who should enter into the holy City and who should not but be cast into the lake that burneth with Fire and brimstone did not hee here judge both of things concerning Salvation and Damnation consider and lay it to heart Revel i3 Revel 20. Revel 2i 27 Revel 2i 8 The Ministers of the New Covenant who were able Ministers of the Spirit and not of the Letter 2 Cor. 3.6 They said to some Yee are our Epistles written in our Hearts seen there and read written not with inke but with the Spirit of the Living God in the Tables of the Heart then such as read in the divine writing without inke in the Heart-Tables and see one another there reading in those divine and spiritual Epistles which are with the holy Spirit written in the Heart-Tables such knowes one anothers heart as knows the secrets by knowing what is upon the Tables in the Hearts and such as are Epistles written in one anothers hearts who ees into the Heart-Tables and so reads in the Heart-secrets they therefore also know who are not their Epistles and with the spirit sees the contrary to their spiritual Epistles and so thereby knoweth good and evill assunder and knoweth that the world lyes in wickedness and as by the Spirit they then did know and judg of those things others that are in the same Spirit and life of truth with the same Spirit and truth may now know the same and judg of truth and error assunder and no other way 2 Cor. 3.2,3 i Iohn 5.18 i9,20 i Iohn 4,5,6 The Spiritual man and Ministers of the Gospel by the eternall Spirit were able to judg of things concerning Salvation and damnation and knew the two Mysteries and who were of old ordained for condemnation for saith he in and with the Spirit that ministred thereby and wrote to them that were sanctifyed by God the Father and preserved in Christ Iesus and called Iude i. i Cor. 6 ii He spoke also of certain that were of old ordained for condemnation so far he judged of them Iude 4,5,6 He comprehends old and also knew what should be in the last time and told that they should be such as would walk after their owne ungodly lusts Iude 1.18 2 Pet. the 3.3 And know you not that the unrighteous and such like shall not inherit the Kingdome of God as is spoken of i Cor. 6.9 i0 Gal. 5 i9,20,2i Rev. 22.15 Rev. 14.10 i1 And they who believe not the truth but hath pleasure in unrighteousness are for damnation as it is written in Scripture 2 Thes 2. to the i3 The naturall man is not to judge the Spirituall man neither must the naturall man judge of things concerning salvation and damnation but the Spirituall man may therefore that Scripture is full of truth therein that saith he that is spirituall judgeth all things yet he himself is judged of no man i Cor. 2 i5 Therefore Priests and you that are against the spiritual mans judgment stop your mouths see your error and own your Condemnation to be just thereupon the judgment of the spiritual man stands upon you all Something to that about Tythes in answer thereunto briefely or in short c. NAthanael Stephens Priest at Drayton I heard thee plead for Tythes in the evening from that of Melchizedeck whereupon I answered and said in short That Melchizedecks Order was no ground for thy error for Melchizedeck had no command to take tythes or compell them neither had Abraham any command nor known Law by which he was required to pay them they was a free-will offering done to Melchizedeck at one time and no more according to that order not the thenths of Mens Labours and yeerly increase but the tenths of spoyls onely given by Abraham to Melchizedeck after he had blessed him upon the returne from the slaughter of the Kings not stated to Melchizedeck by a knowne Law nor for succeeding ages a free-will offering onely out of the spoyles from Abraham to Melchizedeck King of Salem at one time and no more Gen. i4 i7 i8,19,20 c. answering Heb. the 7. Then he and they who have no blessing for the people and takes tyths before Enemies be subdued and claims them by command yeerly compelling people to pay them by a Law not the tenths of spoyls of the Souldiery onely but mens labours and yeerly increase of Hay and Corne Hemp and Flax Lamb and VVool Eggs Geese and Piggs money for Kine and Calves Mares and Foals money for smoke passing up peoples Chimneys and for Bees c. Such are not after Melchizedecks Order he did not so then such as do as aforesaid are in error as thou art therefore from that of Melchizedeck to be denyed and thy ways against testifyed Neither art thou after the Order of Aaron and Levi who had a command to take tythes but thou art not purifyed as they was nor set apart to do their work and service which they did that had a command to take Tythes a peculiar gift onely for their service under that Priesthood which being ended and thou out of their work and service therefore denyed for the Priesthood being changed there was of necessity a change of the Law also and the Gospel is now witnessed where Tythes were never commanded but freely preached according to the Command of him who is of Iudahs Tribe which gave no attendance at that Altar under the Priesthood in which Tythes were paid as the Scriptures witnesseth Heb. 7.12 i3,14 Mat. i0 Act. 20.33,34,35 1 Cor. 9 i6 i7 i8 They who had command to take Tythes by a Law such were
Refiner Mal. 3. Heb. i2 23 28,29 verses And he may speak through his Temple by his spirit dwelling in it and judg the deceit deceivableness Malach. 3 i,2 to the 7. i Cor. 3 i6 2 Cor. 6.16 And as he Sits in his Temple judging the hearts by his spirit so he by his spirit through his Temple speaks in reproof to the world for Sin and judging the enmity and the feed of the Serpent in any where the serpents head is unbruised and so the judgment is the Spirituall mans and he that is joyned to the Lord is in union with that one Spirit as the Scripture saith 2 Cor. 3 i7 i8 For the spirit of the son is in the heart there crying Abba Father Gal. 4.6 And the spirit of God dwelleth in such i Iohn 3.24 And there the Father is enjoyed in the son and the son in the Father and Father son and saints in unyon and reconciled together and the witnesses known in the spirit and the word Iohn i4 20 i Iohn 5. Read and understand for at this none stumbles where true judgment is known and submitted unto in the spirit and life the power of truth there is known and what Christ in the Gospel truth saith it is not you that speak in such things but the spirit of your Father that speaketh in you where he dwells and walks in hi Temple as hee hath said he would 2 Cor. 6 i6 there hee sits Refyner and Iudge and to this truth that in the Consciences which reproves for SINNE and judgeth for DISOBEDIENCE will answer and witnesse the IUDGE of all hearts to be just and in that one spirit which the world knowes not that knowes not the spirit as couscience-book doth open then my witness will me owne and the spirit of truth which the world knoweth not Ioh. i4 17 neither know they them who are sons of God and guided by that spirit Rom. 8 i4 Gal. 4.6 1 Ioh. 3 i,2 The Prophets and holy men of God by his spirit given them they could discern the familiar spirits and the sorcerers witches and wizards and did judge them by the Spirit of the Lord then by the spirit of the Lord and the gift in the discerning others of the men of God may For thus saith the Lord I am God and change not therefore ye sons of Iacob are not consumed Mal. 3.5,6 Isa 8. Isai 44.24,25 Isai 47.9 i0,11 i2,13 i4 Deut. 18. And as the Ministers of Christ the spiritual man and hidden man of the heart in and with the Lords Spirit could know where Satans seat in another was and how Satan had filled the heart to lie against the Holy Ghost and with the Spirit that manifested it judged the seat of Satan and the secrets of the heart where the Sin was conceived before it was acted then in and with the fame Spirit being given to such now as to Peter on which Spiritual Rock in the Revelation the Church is builded the pillar and ground of truth some others in the gift of discerning by the Lords Spirit may know hearts in which deceit lodgeth and acteth by the spirit they did and that spirit may judg the enmity which stands against the Truth but a brother is not to be judged nor one is not to be set at nought for whom Christ died yet the enmity may by the Lords Sgirit be judged where it is discovered and the contrary spirit tryed therefore none at this are offended that loves the truth for mercy rejoyceth in judgment let the pure light of God in all your consciences examine your Hearts and there be judge Deceive not your soules but deal honestly therewith deceit at the true Iudgment may be offended but the wo is to that and to the wicked Isai 3 ii and vengeance from God is the reward of all that do evil Rom. 2.8,9 Therefore take heed of Sinning against the truth and of lying against the Holy Ghost as you will answer it before the Lord Read that example and take warning betime Acts 5 i,2,3,4,5 c. Also read Hebr. i0 26,27,28,29,30,3i The Lord in his by his Spirit is the hearts Iudge and in the true Church the pillar and ground of Truth i Tim. 3 i5 i6 and if in the true Church the Lord by his spirit convinced others and made the secrets of their hearts manifest that by his Spirit in his Church such were judged of all that were unbelievers and contrary to them then in the true Church which is in GOD the FATHER of our LORD IESUS CHRIST 1 Thess i. 1 the pillar and ground of the TRUTH i Tim. 3 i5 Heb. 3.6 by and with the Fathers Spirit given and manifested to discerne spirits i Corrin i2 i0 and to profit withal i Corrinth i2 7 to some the secrets of others hearts that come amongst them and are Unbelievers and unlearned in the things of the Spirit of God may with his spirit through his children be seen convinced and judged now as then for saith the Apostle if therefore the whole Church be come together into one place and all speak with tongues new tongues is of the Spirit a Signe of them that believe and are baptized in the name of Christ c. Mark 16 i5 i6 i7 Acts i9 5,6 but if any unlearned in the things of the Spirit of God and unbelievers come in whilst believers speak with the new spiritual tongues c. will they not say that ye are mad but if all prophecy and there come in one that believeth not or unlearned he is convinced of all he is judged of all and thus are the secrets of his heart made mnnifest and falling down he will worship God and report That God is in you of a truth i Cor. i4 23,24,25 The Gospel Spirit saw Hypocrites under painted outsides so that they appeared Righteous outwardly but within were full of hypocrisie and iniquity and that Spirit pronounced woes and judgment to such and called them whited Sepulchers and blind guides and serpents and children of the Devill and those that the sweet Gospell Spirit so called and judged were in a great profession and such as were called of men Master and stood praying in the Synagogues but laid heavy burdens upon the people as Priests do now that are called of men Master and are proud and coveteous stands praying in the Synagogues or Idoll Temples and such the Gospell spirit then judged worthy of damnation as you may read Mat. 23. to the 34. and he said that their damnation would be great as you may read Mark i2 38,39,40 And as the Gospell Spirit did it is not ungospellike so to do to such as are in the same nature they was therefore learn to know who and what they are that with the Spirit of truth are judged you wil see that judgment due from the Gospell Spirit now to the serpents seed as it was then Mat. 23. Ioh. 8.44 Mark i2 38 c. Peter an Apostle he judged Simon Magus to
to have no other inheritance amongst the Tribes set apart to do the work required under that Law and were Aaronicall and Leviticall and had a store-house to minister out of from the Tythes by that Law to the poor the widdows fatherless and strangers Num. 18 20,2i c. Numb 4. Deut. i4 29 Malach. 3 i0 He and they that claims tythes by command or a Law of God and are not Aaronicall and Leviticall nor set apart for that service they was who took tythes by command and hath no store-house neither do their gates stand open for the poor the widdows and fatherless thither to come and strangers also to be filled and satisfyed that there may not be a beggar in the land as there was not to be a beggar in Israel but maintained out of the tythes and such as do not as aforesaid and the things in that Law and Covenant contained which was imposed upon them as to circumcise and offer burnt offerings and what by the Priests under that Priesthood were of them required such as do not are by that Laws end and all that witness it to be denyed and by that Law such hath not right to tythes that do not what it of them requires but to be denyed who do not their work therein required that had the tythes a peculiar gift for their service only during that ministration But Christ is come the end of the Law and Covenant in which tythes were paid and he is the everlasting offering and end of all burnt offerings and Sacrifyces that were under the Law are now ended and ceased and so tythes where the New Covenant is witnessed and the Priesthood being changed the Law is changed also and Christ is the end and sum of the things spoken of in Heb. 7 8 9 and i0 Chapters Therefore sylence tything Priests and tyth-mongers you that take tythes deny Christ come in the flesh to put an end to the Aaronicall and Leviticall Priesthood in which they were paid but not in the Gospell therefore are you denyed and are no Ministers of Christ the new Covenant nor the Gospell but declared against by such as witness the unchangeable Priesthood of which Christ Iesus is head and the Saints high Priest praised be the Lord for the riches of his love Something of Chester Priest of Witherley about nakedness PRiest Chester of VVitherley who out of the pride and presumption and evill of thy heart with a lying tongue said to George Fox maliciously Sirrah dost thou heare the old Fox shall take thee and carry thee to the Goale and there shall help to kill thee and to take an Iron and thrust thee thorough this Iohn Smith doth witness Let all the Children of light judge of thy evill heart and take notice of thy envy and false Prophecy who art that lying Prophet thou would have covered it over with zach i3 3 but there is no mention of Sirrah not that the old Fox there nor that hee should rake George and carry him to the Goale nor that he should do as thou said but in it thou hast manifested thy lying Spirit and the envy of thy heart and to be such a one as said when the other Priest was reproved for lying that it was no lye but a slip with the tongue but such covers will not hide Serpents their nakedness from the truth doth appear and wo to all such that cover but not with the Spirit of the Lord that they may adde Sin unto Sin as thou dost and such in thy nature read Isa 30 i Mat. 23.33 Thy foul Spirit and unclean garments are seen and naked thou are from the truth and when thou was contending with the young man in the grave yard against one that had been moved to strip and put off here our cloaths to fygure out such as thou who art naked from the truth and hath thy cloak of dishonesty and coverings of deceit to cast off and all such as thou art but in vindication of the truth against thy deceit I told thee Isaiah the servant of the Lord in his days he went naked in obedience to the word of the Lord to Figure out to Egypt and Ethiopia what the King of Assyria should do unto them Isa 20.3,4,5 And thou lyar said Isaiah did not act or do the thing as to go naked and bare-foot thou said it was but a vision and not an act done till there openly I took a bible and with Isaiahs sound words of truth confuted thy lies therein for thou said he did not do the thing and he said he did do it to wit put off the sack-cloath from off his loyns and the shoe from off his foot and go naked and bare-foot in obedience to the word of the Lord Isa 20 i,2 by Isaiahs words left upon Record in the Scriptures art thou proved a lyar therein and thou was proved a lyar in other things and so manifested thy lying Spirit who thy self art that false lying Prophet speaking lyes of the truth and lyes of Isaiah the true Prophet and servant of the Lord thou said hee did not go naked and bare-foot and hee saith he did go naked and bare-foot and he is to be believed for there is this proofe for it Isa 20. but none for thine against it therefore stop thy mouth thou lying Spirit thou said the Spiritual man did not judge all things and he saith he did judg all things and is to be trusted and believed in what he said there is proofe for his truth i Cor. 2 i5 but none for thy lyes therein against it thou lying spirit and false Prophet that lyes of the true Prophet and of the Spirituall man thou art one that preaches for hire and seeks for thy gaine from thy Quarter as false teachers like thee did which the Lord sent his servants to cry against therefore art thou to be cryed against as such was Ier. 5 30,3i Isa 56 i0 ii Mic. 3 ii Ezek. 34.2 Pet. 2. Iude 1i and that of zachariah the i3 3 shall stand for thy self and all such as thou art and also zach i3 4 To Priest Hill and Priest Mousall c. PRIEST HILL who accused RICHARD FARNVVORTH because he would not tell him what the soul was by him was answered again that he to wit Richard Farnworth had sent severall quaeries to Priest Hill and Priest VVhetstone to be answered and the quaere about the Soul was one answer the quaeres and that in them it was said to Richard Farnworth again upon the same that they could not be answered whereupon Richard Farnworth said to the Priest do you two Priests return so much in writing under your hands that you cannot answer them and acknowledge your ignorance therein and it should satisfye him c. Priest Mousall that day in Drayton grave yard out of fury struck Richard Farnworths bible out of his hand who would have had Priest Mousall by it to have proved his practise according to Gospell order but could not