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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26826	Truth & innocency triumphing over falshood [and] envy, or Jasper Batt's vindication against William Roger's un-christian [sic] and false insinuations, in his book mis-called The Christian Quaker, &c.	Batt, Jasper, d. 1702.	1681 (1681)	Wing B1144A; ESTC R215820	8,433	12

Observe the Emphasis The very way of Cain is not only Envy but also Actual Murder The living God knows that this is a very uncharitable false and wicked Judgement for which the Lord will Rebuke him Gods faithful witness in our own Souls justifies us from his false and malicious Charge First What was written concerning J. S. and J. W. of which W. R. complaineth was not written in any degree of Envy against the said persons Secondly God doth know that we never endeavoured to murder the said J. S. and J. W. nor any other person concerned in this Controversy against us But Cain did not only endeavour to murder but did actually murder his innocent Brother We being wholly clear not only of the Act but the very intention of murder are therefore Not in the very way of Cain For we could be very glad to see J. S. and J. W. and the rest concerned with them condemn that which is Evil and return into Unity with Friends who are in the Love of God towards them and in peaceable Unity one with another in his Spirit W. R. in his Book scoffingly writes against Friends concerning Excommunication See part 2. p. 84. But hath not he to the utmost of his power endeavoured to excommunicate not only J.B. and his Three Companions but all the Sixty Six mentioned before without giving them Gospel-order or at least many of them he hath not dealt with according as Christ commands Amongst which the faithful Ministers struck at by W. R. are sound in Doctrine as well as in Life and Conversation and his Apostles direct Therefore his uncharitable dealing towards us Christ and his Apostles testimony witnesseth against If W. R. could make the Church of Christ believe that We are in the very way of Cain then no doubt they would declare against us as persons with whom they could have no Unity in their Christian-Faith and Religion and so he would get us denyed by the Church of God the Pillar and ground of Truth But they have a true Sense and Knowledge of us to be Men fearing God and lovers and practisers of Christian Vertue in Life and Conversation led thereinto and preserved therein by the pure Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ who is Captain of our Salvation and Bishop of our Souls and true Head of the living Body his Church who Reigns in and over every Member who leads us into Love one to another and to live in Peace and Unity one with another and preserves therein and teaches to love Enemies to do good to them that despightfully Use and Persecute These that are thus taught are far from the very way of Cain which is Envy and Murther These envy no man But hate Pride Arrogancy and every evil way such Christ doth own W. R's Envy and bitter Words cannot get them Excommunicated out of Christ's Church though they may be denyed by him and such as he is But his words or denyal is of no Value with us and many others that fear God Again W. R. saith in page 89. part 2. We now are sensible that the said J. Batt and his Three Companions having assumed the place of Judges will not think our Arguments deducible from the Light within sufficient to Evidence their Ignorance and Weakness no more than if they were four blind Priests who neglecting the Heavenly Gift in themselves may seek a justification of their Priestly Jurisdiction from the Scriptures without Observ His comparing us with four blind Priests as aforesaid is both Scornful Malicious and greatly Unjust Herein he renders us 1st As blind as the blind Priests 2 dly As much neglecting the Heavenly Gift in our selves as they 3dly As great Slighters and Contemners of the Light of Christ within as they Oh Unrighteous Judgment I do deny W. R's aforesaid pretended Sense 'T is grosly False and Slanderous For we are of the Apostles Faith concerning the Light of Christ within who saith Whatsoever is reproved is made manifest by the Light and that which doth make Manifest is Light But neither the Light of Christ within us nor the Scriptures of Truth without nor yet W. R's Observations thereupon hath manifested to us that to be our Ignorance and VVeakness which he in his Uncharitable Lofty Mind calleth so But suppose we were Ignorant and Weak will no softer Words serve W. R. against us for this than to Judge us to be in the very way of Cain for Weakness and Ignorance if he could prove both against us will not prove his Charge against us true For they who are in the very way of Cain are more than Weak and Ignorant they are grosly Wicked and Prophane in Envy Murder c. O William Thou want'st Charity in this Judgment which is the bond of perfectness as the Apostle said He also said If I want Charity I am nothing but he had it and therein was accepted of God But thou without it wilt be rejected W. R. It appears in part 2. p. 91. that thou art offended at J. Batt and his Three Companions for citing the Epistles of Peter and Jude in their Reply to the Bristol-Paper and desiring them to be read and rightly apply'd c. It appears as if thy offence were because they did not inform those to whom they wrote how to apply the aforesaid Scriptures And it appears because the said Epistles are cited to be read and rightly applyed Thou takest occasion to compare I. B. and his Three Companions to Four Blind Priests who neglecting the Heavenly gift in themselves may seek a Iustification of their Priestly Iurisdiction from the Scriptures without The unjustness of this comparison is shewed before But William thou hast brought Scriptures in defence of what thou writest in thy Book against Friends and thou hast not informed them how to apply them Right Of which I conclude thou hast heard something already and maist hear more hereafter Some other of thy Companions who write against Friends have brought Scriptures to prove what they Write but have not rightly applyed them nor informed Friends so to do Art thou willing to be Judged for not Teaching them as aforesaid as thou hast Judged U● Namely to be As Blind as Priests c. Why shouldest thou be Offended at our citing those wholesome Epistles dost thou herein shew a right esteem for those Holy Scriptures cannot we cite Scriptures and leave People rightly to apply them as Guided by that Holy Spirit that Guided the Holy Men in giving them forth But for so doing be by thee Judged To neglect the Heavenly Gift in our selves and to be as Blind as Four Blind Priests It seems to appear in thy Book that thou hast an Opinion That the Tree of Knowledge is good for Food But it were better for thee to wait upon God in the Light of his Son and therein to be Obedient to Him that so thou mayst Eat of the Fruit of the Tree of Life which Food would fill thee with Charity without which thou canst not be Accepted of God who is Love or Charity as the Holy Apostle Testified The word Dignity expressed in Peter and Judes Epistles cited by J. Batt and his Thrre Companions W. R. doth Paraphrase upon in a scornful manner against the said Friends and others as may be seen in part 2. pag. 92. Observe The word Dignity signifies Honour as the Dictionaries render it How often doth W. R. in his Book call J. S. and J. W. Honourable And in his Preface to the Reader p. 3. he calls J. S. and J. W. Two antient and honourable Labourers in the Gospel of Christ whose Conversations and Doctrines I have not known or understood to be exceeded in Godliness by any Mortal Man whatsoever saith he Doth he not herein highly Honour or Dignify them Why may not God Honour or Dignify his Servants who seek not the Honour that comes from the Earthly Mind but that which comes from God only God hath said by the Mouth of the Prophet Them that Honour Me I will Honour And before True Honour goeth Humility The word Government is also Paraphrased on by W. R. in the two aforesaid pages in a bitter and scornful manner against J. Batt and many of the Lord's Servants To which I say on the behalf of Christ and his Church That we own no other Government in his Church but that which is upon his Shoulders as God hath promised He is one in the Male and in the Female as the Holy Apostle said who is Prince of Peace and keeps his Subjects in Peace and Unity one with another J. B. London Printed for John Bringhurst Printer and Stationer at the Sign of the Book in Grace-Church-Street 1681. Part 2. page 91. 1 Cor. 13. Col. 3.14 2 Tim. 2.22 Tit. 2.2 † But W. R. thus high applauding J. S. and J. W. as Not exceeded by any Mortal Man whatsoever hath not answered the Witness of God in our Consciences and his Narrative and their Paper of Condemnation prove the contrary And hath not W. R. herein applauded J. S. and J. W. somewhat like as the Samaritans did Sim. Magus * Much more might be said to this and that from the Scriptures of Truth as well as inward Experience But this in short at present * Much more might be said to this and that from the Scriptures of Truth as well as inward Experience But this in short at present