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A88620	The true gospel-faith witnessed by the prophets and apostles, and collected into thirty articles, presented to the world as the present faith and practice of the Church of Christ. By Tho: Lover. With A voice from the word of the Lord to those grand imposters called Quakers. By John Griffith a servant of Christ, and one that bears witness against those wandring stars.	Lover, Thomas.; Griffith, John, 1622?-1700. Voice from the word of the Lord to those grand imposters called Quakers.	1654 (1654)	Wing L3248; Wing G2009; Thomason E1492_1; Thomason E1492_2; ESTC R208516	8,221	21

wrath of God is at hand You pretend to quake it 's true you also pretend the example of the servants of the Lord as Moses at the thundring of the Lord upon the mount O abominable hypocrisie and dissimulation what will that justifie your shakeing your hands like Idiots and your raving like mad men Moses was a man in whom the dread and the fear of the Lord was who kept his Word but you dispise it who loved his law but you reject it But what have you to do with Moses Jeremiah or Habakuk they all served the Lord but you serve your fleshly lusts there examples are without you that is therefore no light for you If you are true to your corrupt principles seeing you say it 's the Light within you that you must walk by and not any Light without you It 's true if you served the Lord and kept his word it would make you tremble as it doth those that fear him and keep his statutes and continue in the same all their daies but you have rejected the Law of the Lord and the word which the Lord hath spoken in his Prophets by his Spirit The Lord shall break forth in indignation and when he comes to shake terribly the earth shall he give you your portion in the Lake which burns with fire and brimstone A word of caution to all that are called to be Saints in this Nation which may concern all people DEarly beloved in the Lord we may rejoyce that we live to see not onely the mysterie of godliness Rom. 16.26 which was kept secret since the world began but now is made manifest and by the Scriptures of the Prophets according to the Commandment of the everlasting God made known to all Nations for the obedience of faith but also the working of the mystery of iniquity in the fleshly corrupt and sensual-minded men called Quakers I say we may rejoyce and in nothing be terrified or removed because the Scriptures did foretell of such so that the truth of those sayings of our precious Lord and his servants of old are verified and fulfilled in these men even as the Scripture was in Judas Did not our Lord say Matth. 24.5 that many should come in his name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And again doth he not say Matth. 7.15 that false Prophets shall come in Sheeps cloathing but inwardly are ravening Wolves And again that blessed Apostle of the Lord Paul saith Acts 20.29 30. that grievous Wolves should enter in not sparing the flock yea that from amongst themselves should men arise speaking perverse things to draw Disciples after them Yea and as Acts 13.8 9 10. Elymas the Sorcerer withstood Paul so there will be men full of all subtilty and mischief children of the devil enemies of all righteousness that will not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord. The Lord likewise hath foretold by the mouth of his servant Peter 2 Pet. 2.1 that as there were false Prophets amongst the people of old so there shall be false Teachers amongst you whose ways are pernicious Yea and also Jude doth foretell of these Iude 19. Cursed children who separate themselves from the true Church who are sensual not having the spirit And indeed we are fallen into the last times yea those perillous times spoken of by Paul 2 Tim. 3.1 2 3.4 5 6 7 8 9. wherein as Christ saith Matth. 24.12 Iniquitie shall abound and the love of many wax cold yea the time is at hand 2 Thess 2.7 8 9 10. that that wicked one that son of perdition shall be revealed who shall exalt himself above all that is called God ere that is worshiped Daniel 11.30.36.37 38. Who shall speak evil of the holy Covenant yea and against the God of Gods who shall come with Signes and lying wonders and with al deceivabelness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the truth in the love of it that they might be saved but the Lord shall destroy him with the brightness of his coming Now my brethren seeing it 's so let us be filled with boldness and let us contend being filled with all might against these ungodly ones that are now risen My dearly beloved beware of men beleeve not every spirit nor be troubled or removed at every wind of doctrine Oh remember how the Lord hath forewarned you there shall such arise saith he but beleeve them not take heed therefore to your selves grievous wolves are risen Oh Col. 2.18 Let no man beguile you of your reward Rev. 3.11 Hold fast that you have that no man take your Crown Phil. 3.2 Beware therefore of Dogs beware of evil workers beware of the consition yea be ware lest any man Col. 2.8 spoile you through Philosophy and vain deceit after the Traditions of men after the rudiments of the world and not after Christ Oh Consider that he that holds out to the end only shall be saved Mat. 4.13 He that overcometh shall ear of the hidden Manna and shall sit with Christ on his Throne and shall rule the nations with a Rod of Iron and shall have the bright and morning Star and shall be cloathed in white Raiment and shall not have his name blotted out of the Book of life and shall be confessed by Christ before his Father and the holy Angels it 's he who shall have the white Stone and in it the new Name which none can read save they that have it Rev. 2.17.26.27.28 vers But if any draw back God's soul shall have no pleasure in him Heb. 10.38 Oh remember Lots wife and that it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God for God is a consuming fire beware of Satans baits remember how he tempted Eve with higher enjoyments she he said should be as God that temptation many a poor soul is caught with at this day viz. High enjoyments great revelations and such like and that without Nay above and beyond the Scripture how many have been taken in this snare Oh resist the Devil therefore and all his children they talk of that which is besides the Scripture but such light is deep and thick darkness what hath not such lights led men too Even contempt of God his Word Ordinances yea and all righteousness Now that you may be not only warned but also armed against these deceivers think on these following considerations 1. Labour to see an excellency in Christ. 2. In the Word of Christ and 3. In the Church and Ordinances of Christ 1. Labour to see an excellency in Christ and that thou maist remember the never to be forgotten love of Christ to thee in laying down his life and shedding his precious bloud for thy sins for thee a sinner a wretched person O how unspeakable is that love How should this oblige thy soul to serve him to honour him Who could have paid a price for thee if Christ had not Count not then the bloud of the Covenant an unholy

A VOICE From the Word of the Lord to those grand Impostors called QUAKERS Wherein is discovered their fleshly and filthy mindedness together with the judgments of the Lord attending them Also a word of caution to all that are called to be Saints in this Nation which may be of concernment to all people By JOHN GRIFFITH a Servant of Christ and one that bears witness against those wandring stars For this cause God shall send them strong delusions to believe Lyes that they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2 Thess 2. 11 12. LONDON Printed for Francis Smith in Flying-Horse Court in Fleet-street 1654. A Voice from the word of the Lord c. THe most high God that made the Heavens and the Earth the Seas and the Fountains of water Rev. 14.7 hath moved me and stirred me up to bear witness to the truth and to witness against the abominable fleshly-mindedness and yet spiritual pride of those grand Impostors of these times called Quakers by whose sorceries many are bewitched and drawn from the simplicity of the Gospel to another Gospel which is not another Gospel but the vanitie of their own mindes and their own fleshly and corrupt thoughts which they cry up as the Oracles of God To them I say I am to direct my speech from the Lord therefore thus saith the Lord to thee O Quaker thou art fleshly minded for thou lookest upon the institutions of Christ with a fleshly carnal eye witness Richard Hubberthorn in his Antipathy between flesh and Spirit where he saith that the bread and wine which Christ commanded his Disciples to eate and to drink in remembrance of him and to shew forth his death till he come is carnal O fleshly minded men whom the god of this world hath blinded because you beleeve not thus saith the Lord Mal. 3.14 ye have said it is in vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept his Ordinances and that we have walked mournfully before the Lord of Hosts Mal 4.1 Behold the day cometh that shall burn as an Oven and all the proud yea all that do wickedly shall be stubble and the day that cometh shall burn them up saith the Lord of Hostes that it shall leave them neither root nor branch Yea All that are spiritually proud as you are that give out your selves to be some great ones Act. 8.9 as Simon Magus did Rev. 2.2 You say you are Apostles and are not but have been found liars you proud Pharises Hyppocrits that say you are Just holy humble c. The Lord saith the poor sinful Publicans are more justified then ye You that boast of your light within Joh. 9.44 Thus saith the Lord because you say you see therefore your sin remaineth For for judgment is he ver 39 Christ come into the world that they which see not might see and that they which see might be made blind If Christ Joh. 15.22 had not spoke to you in his Word you had had no sin but now you have no Cloak for your sin Wo unto you Hypocrites for you do not only neglect the weightier matters of the Law as one of them taught the 27. of September 1654 in my hearing and many others that will witness it but the Law it self teaching men so to do for you say that she Scripture is no rule of faith and conversation Matt. 22.29 You erre not knowing them nor the power of God your carnal mindes discerne not the power and spirituality of them Thus saith the Lord Joh. 6.63 My words are spirit and they are life although they are the savor of death to you that perish 2. Tim. 3.15.16.17 The Scripture is able to make the man of God wise to salvation and to furnish him throughly to every good work Rom. 15.4 And what was before written was written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope Therefore know this thou perverter of the right way of God thou shalt be judged 〈◊〉 the word that Christ hath spoke Hek 〈…〉 How canst thou escape that neglectest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 salvation which at the first began to be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by the Lord and was confirmed to us by them that heard him Thus saith the Lord Joh. 13.48 He that rejecteth me 2nd receiveth not my words hath one that Judgeth him the word that I have spoken shall judg him at the last day Joh. 12.48 Quake and tremble at this that word which you reject and dispise shall judg you at the last day for thus saith the Lord Mar. 8.38 Whosoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous sinfull generation of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with his holy Angels yea 2. Thes 1.7.8 when he shall come in flaming Fire he shall render vengeance to you who know not God nor obey not the Gospel The Lord hath spoken it and it shall surely come to passe Prov. 13.13 whoso despiseth his word shall be destroyed O you blinde leaders of the blinde both of you will fall into the pit Rev. 19.20 There is a lake prepared for you where the beast and the false prophet shall be where you shall gnash your teeth for pain and be tormented day and night for ever for you are those that the Lord hath before spoken of in his word and therefore no marvel you would not have men read it 2. Pet. 2.1 throughout the Chapter which shall bring in damnable herises even denying the Lord that bought you and bring upon your selves swift destruction and many shall follow your pernitious waies by whom the way of truth is evil spoken of and though ye through covetousness make merchandise of some yet know that your judgment lingreth not and that your damnation slumbreth not For the Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished but chiefly you who are fleshly and dispise government being presumptuous and are not afraid to speak evil of dignities but you as natural brute beasts speak evil of the things you understand not and shall perish in your own corruption Wells you are without water Clouds that are carried with a tempest Prov. 25.14 To whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever for when ye speak great swelling words of vanity ye allure through the lusts of the flesh through much wantoness those which were clean escaped from them who live in error while you promise them liberty they themselves are the servants of corruption for of whom a man is overcome of the same is he brought in bondage See thy portion thy reward is destruction you filthy dreamers you raging waves of the Sea that foame out your own shame that are wandring Stars to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved for ever Jud. 8.13 So be it quake at this the day of the fierce