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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26639	The searching out the deceit, and bringing the deceivers words and actions to the light, to be proved and tryed with the light, which is just, judging and condemning that which is acted or spoken contrary to the light	Aldam, Thomas, d. 1660.	1655 (1655)	Wing A894C; ESTC R19042	7,809	9

wrath Tho. Aldam TO us whose names are called Thomas Aldam George Rennold and John Rouse a Paper was brought which is titled the faithful Scout making known to the Nation divers things done and said in the Nation from the 2 day of March till the ninth 1654. Published by George Horton and Printed by Robert VVood in London in which Paper called the faithfull Scout we find many impudent expressions aspersions and reproachfull words cast upon the people of God which Scornefully the world calls Quakers which faithfull Scout so titled is seen with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ in us made manifest to be an unreasonable man and not to have faith in whom the lying and false accusing Spirit of darkness Ruleth as his declaration in his Paper doth make it appeare and their own words spoken to our face whose names are above mentioned who for the clearing of the truth from false reports and false accusations was moved to go to the Printers house to enquire for George Horton and to examine the matter demanding of them what ground they had for to Print and Publish such false reports scandals and untruths to the Nation cast upon the people of God scornfully called Quakers by the world The Printer and the said George Horton said they had authority to Print reports and what words they pleased and what they had Printed against us this weeke they would Print twice as much the next if we was not civil then I who am called Thomas Aldam said What uncivility dost thou see by us the Printer said you are impudent fellowes and come to make tumultes about my dore and was in great rage I said we came to enquire of thee and George Horton to make this appear which to the Nation is published to be truth or else with the truth are you witnessed against to be slanderers in the dark and false accusers of the innocent and do require of you to answer me Then I said to George Horton and the Printer you have reported and published to the Nation that there are many impudent creatures residing in and about the City of London which entitle themselves Quakers and have seduced many innocent people then I who am called Tho. Aldam asked them what impudence or wicked thing was done by them or what had they seen their answer was They heard say one went naked in Smith-field I said Didst thou see it he said no but a lad told him so Then said I Thou here charges them with seduceing people what is seducing But the man fell into much bitterness and wrath and bid me be gone from his dore then said I Friend thou sayst thou was credibly informed that one went naked into Smith-field amongst the hay carts and that some demanded of him why he walked in that Beastly garbe and to this many can witness against thee that there was no hay carts there for it was about 9 of the Clock at night and that was false and a lye who art of thy father read John 8.44 Then I said to the Printer Dost thou call it a beastly garb for a man to go naked in obedience to the command of God wouldst thou not have called Isaiah a beast if Isaiah had been here or thou in his time who went three years naked the Printer said it was a beastly part for him to go so here I who am called Tho. Aldam said I charge thee to be a Blasphemer in speaking evil of the people of God And whereas thou saist that some asked him wherefore he went in that beastly garbe being naked and his answer was that God had commanded him and that a carter said he had command to whip him into better manners I said didst thou friend who art the Printer or George Horton hear or see this or who did which you can name their answer was they did neither see it or hear it something was true they heard say one went naked and for the other they had liberty to Print what words they pleased Now for the truths sake was we three moved to enquire after this matter that no lye nor false slanders and evil reports might rest upon the truth to the clearing of the truth to the understanding of all who have an eye open to see with what slandering false accusing and evil reports have been cast upon the truth By the spirit of lyes and slanders whose throates are become an open sepulchre saying Report and I will report it and that you may see these mens ground of report was from a lad or boy as they declared to us which one of them the Printer or the other called credible information to which boy we went and did require of him to let us know what he had declared to the Printer he said Nothing at all and here with the light which comes from the Lord Jesus Christ which is made manifest in us we see comeprehend and Judge the lying false accusing spirits who in their envy have uttered against the truth to render the people of God odious to the world now to all friends in the light and to the light in all consciences I speake which with it the deeds is seen and Judged to it I appeale that with it you may see and try the spirits and with the Children of the light bear witness against all such as report lyes and Print lyes and false accusations who say they have authority to do what is done but woe and misery is their portion who usurp authority to report lyes and Print them to make others to believe their lyes and evil reports as these two men have done whose names are Robert Wood and George Horton which with the spirit of truth are Judged the faithfull Scout is found unfaithfull without faith in the unreasonable nature for unreasonable men have not faith of which sort are these false accusers who have uttered forth their folly who cannot prove the things to be truth they have publikely declared to the Nation but are found reporting the evil imagination of their own hearts and the man which went naked is a signe of their nakedness and a signe to all unbelievers liars and false slanderers in the dark who the innocent persecute that their deeds and actions are naked before the Lord God and their nakedness appears and folly is made manifest to all the children of the light who are set for signes and wonders among the impudent creatures which hate the light whose deeds are evil and the children of the light hate as they ever did but woe and misery is coming and their portion they must receive with all liars and false accusers therefore now while you have time repent least the Lord cut you off in his fierce wrath and make you a sudden example you who the innocent have falsely accused for with the Simple eye are you seen and with it Judged from one who is a friend to the establishing of righteousness and the searching out deceit and to lay open the abomination of these who are titled faithful Scouts and men giving perfect intelligence of actions done and said but are found imperfect and unfaithfull men in receiving the false reports in these things above mentioned but these imperfect men and unfaithfull who numbered the Innocent amongst the transgressers and evil doers are discovered which have loadened them with evil reporaches which are false and the truth is cleared from the false accusations cast upon the Innocent to that of God in all consciences to be manifest with which I am one a friend to your Soules for the establishing of righteous Judgment and sweeping the land of evil doers who are Slanderers of the just from one whose name is called Tho. Aldam But one I am with justice which is a terrour to evil doers and upon them lays hold and sets the innocent free and them preserves in peace from the hands of all unjust Oppressors who smite with the tongue and fist of wickedness and the seed of God persecutes as the seed of evil doers ever did FINIS

The Searching out the DECEIT and bringing the Deceivers words and actions to the Light to be proved and tryed with the Light which is just judging and condemning that which is acted or spoken contrary to the Light This is given forth for the clearing of the Truth from Slanders cast upon it and for no other end The ground and cause of our publishing this forth in print to the Nation is we finding many slanders and false reports in Books published to the Nation by one who is called by name Henry Walker which calls himself a Minister of Christ and also by George Horton called The Faithful Scout but is found deceitful In whose books many groundless false reports and slanders are tryed and proved by many witnesses who have gone to search out the matter and have found them that published them that they could give no ground for the false reports which was cast upon a people whom every one which is out of the fear of God nick-names and scornsully calls QUAKERS and they are their mark as David was amongst such as God was not in their thoughts the proud and losty which goes before the fall and such as the Lord regards and trembles at his word such the world regards not as you may read in Isaiah And they shall speak all monner of evil of you for my Names sake saith Christ And they shall be given ever to believe lyes saith the Spirit that gave forth the Scriptures and we do see them fulfilled And they shall bend their tongues like a bowe to tell Lyes saying Report and we will report it and this We finde fulfilled in our days and loading with reproaches the people of God as it was done unto Moses which was a Quaker as you may read Heb. 12 21. but reproaches are our riches So to clear the Truth from slanders cast upon him who is called George Fox and others was we moved to write and print these Papers that all the simple ones and honest hearted may see our end of printing is to clear the Truth from false accusations cast upon it and that all things may be brought to the light by it to be tryed and proved for with the light which Christ Jesus hath enlightned thee withal we see these Spirits that we have tryed to be like Priest like People all uttering forth reproachful slanders and evil reports not having any ground which to us they make appear for what they have done or said against the innocent who are found slanderers in the dark but their deeds are brought forth to the light to all who have an eye open to see them 2 Thess 2.11 12. Jer. 9.2 1 Tim. 4.3 Hos 4.2 and the Scriptures fulfilled Hos 4 9. A horrible filthy thing is committed in the land Jer. 5.30 31. Printed in the yeer 1655. CErtaine slanders and false reports and reproaches being cast upon him who is of the world called George Fox and others and an honorable Woman in the Lord whose being is in the North one who is called Colonell Fells Wife who was slandered and reproached with false reports by one Henry Walker neer Westminster Abbey dwelling the truth cleared from the false accusations and the false slanders denyed which was giving a Bunch of Ribbons to him above mentioned Two men whose names are Henry Clark and William Wilson was sent the 7 day of the first month to querie to know and find out the grounds of the slanders that upon the truth it might not rest but be castoff so they went to the Printer and found that Henry Walker had given those things in to be Printed the false reports cast upon George Fox afore-mentioned and VValker promised to those two men that if George Fox would give it under his hand that he did absolutely deny the reports and slanders which VValker had cast upon him and published to the Nation in his newes bookes the said VValker said he would prove it Whereupon George Fox did give it under his hand and in his writing did deny all his slanders false reports and Reproaches and three men went downe to the said VValker to his house upon the 8 day of the first month whose names are called Thomas Aldam John Avison and Henry Clark expecting to have found VValker to have done according to his promise to have proved the slanders which he had promised to two men to do but did not and when the three men came there and did deliver the writing which George Fox had set his hand to wherein he did deny all the false slanders and false reports cast upon him The said 3 men demanded of the said VValker to prove the slanders and reports cast upon George and others according to his promise but VValker denyed to prove it there and said he would not mention any ones name and bade the men be gone out of his house and denyed the name which he had mentioned as he had published in his Booke that a Gentlewoman had reported it and then said afterward that a Gentleman did report it and after denyed that the Gentlewoman did report it before Henry Clark and VVilliam VVilson this thing he denyed which he had published in print to the Nation neither would mention the mans name nor any other which reported those slanders to him And here we do see him to be a liar and a truce-breaker saying Report and we will report it as they did by Jeremiah as you may read Jer. 20. And read 2 Tim. 3. Thy first slander Henry Walker thou scornfully calls the people of God in thy printed paper Quakers Moses the Judge of all Israel he exceedingly feared and Quaked Heb. 12.21 And he was reproached and here thou shewes what Generation thou art in The second thou givest the Term of the old ring-leaders So it was said to Paul Act. 24.5 And here thou shewes in whose steps thou walkest The third false report and slander is thou sayest it is said that George Fox seduced Colonel Fells wife which thing is false and all seducers he denies and thou who art a slanderer nor thy saiers nor thou seducer art not worthy her name to mention who is honorable in the Lord and many unsavory speeches thou hast uttered forth which thou said thou heard of a Gentlewoman and after denied it for in the living truth of God Judge Fells wife is which is the Judge of all such false accusers and slanderers Read thy self and see the Scripture fulfilled upon thee Pro. 10.18 Psal 101. Jer. 9 4. Jer. 6.28 Pro. 6.19 And the fourth false report and slander is that the said Woman which the said Walker denyed said that she heard him boasting of his Favours and Bunch of Ribbons about Lancashire which he had from Colonell Fells wife and others which all is false But this is like unto Walkers Preaching who with the dark world is called a Minister who is proved to be a liar and a seducer as he speakes of seeking to draw many to hearken to