your souls and eternall good Nathaniel Stephens the Preist said that George Fox as he called him was one of his sheepe but George he denyed him and told the Priest he was one of the false Prophets that drove him away but now he was found who had been lost and the Lord was his Shepheard therefore he denyed him the Priest and all Idoll shepheards and such as bore rule by their means which the Lord sent Ieremy to cry against Ier 5 30.3i ahd such as sought for their gain from their quarter which the Lord sent Isa to cry out against as in Isa 56 i0 ii and such as sought for the fleece and made a prey upon the people which the Lord sent Ezekiel to cry out against Ezek. 3 4. And such as hirelings as the Lord sent Micah to cry out against Mic. 3 1i And such as Christ cryed wo against that had the chiefest places in the assemblies stood praying in the Synagogues laid heavie burdens upon the people and were called of men Masters as in Mat. 23. And the Priests went away from the place but George stayed after hee had denyed them their prayers doctrine and worships who were proved to be guided by a Spirit of error as it was made manifest and George spoke the word of the Lord to the people that stayed after the Priests and many of their partakers were gone from the place and then after parted and went to his fathers in the flesh and there stayed that night and the word of the Lord declared by him that day shall rise up in judgment against the rebellious which was and is love to the Souls of all that receive and embrace it and the way of holiness without which holiness none shall see God and live now in your lifetime you are warned repent and amend GEORGE FOX THE SPIRITVAL MAN Iudgeth all things OR THE SPIRITUAL MANS true judgment NOVV the Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty 2 Cor. 3 i7 thererfore the naturall mans judgment must not stand upon the Spiritual man but the Spirituall mans judgment stands upon the naturall mans head for he that is spirituall judgeth all things and there is his Liberty yet he himselfe is judged of no man as it is written and witnessed i Cor. 2 i4 i5 The naturall man is carnall and sold under Sin and therefore in that state and condition he knows not the things of the spirit of God and so wanting salt to savour withall hath no judgment therein For the things of the Spirit of God are spiritually discerned and not carnallie known i Cor. 2 i4 therefore the Carnall minded man being in death Rom 8.6 knoweth them not to be carnally minded is death and they that are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8.8 fleshly wisdome fleshly reason and fleshly knowledg which is bruitish and fleshly disputations are vain because the vain worldly earthly carnall minde disputes of things that was was not spoken forth by it and the earthly sensual wisdome which is devillish and so cursed it would aspire to know the secrets and things of the Spirit of God but cannot for the wisdome of the world is foolishness with God and the world by wisdome knoweth not God therefore the earthly sensuall wisdom must be sylent and not dispute of the things of God for it knoweth them not death and destruction speaks of the same of spiritual things and of the spirituall wisdome but knoweth it not as it is writen and witnessed and they that are in the flesh cannot please God therefore sylence flesh and deceit Rom. 8.5,6,7,8 Iam. 3 i5 i Cor. i. i9,20 i Cor. 3 i9,20 Iob. 28. Gal. 5 i7 Gal 6.8 The Spiritual man is born of God the father of spirits and not by the wil of man but by the wil of God such are in Union with God and by him in his spirituall life and power hath a right to the Spirituall judgment and the things of God which are to him Gods free gift being in his fathers spirit and hath the spiritual discerning and of Spirits therefore who are of the seed royall in the power of the spirit endued anoynted in the unction holy and knoweth all things thereby i Iohn 2.20 Such may judge the Carnal mind death the enmity therein for discerning of Spirits is the Spirituall mans proper gift from the father of Spirits and it is in the spirituall judgment his prerogative above the nature of carnall minded man the Spirit of the father dwelling in him the greater is there enjoyed and witnessed then in the world 1 Iohn 2 i4 i Iohn 4.4 they in that enjoyment are redeemed from the slaverie which slaverie the unregenerate are in therefore indeed and in truth they cannot cry Abba Father but the regenerate who is in unity with the Iudg of all hearts may it is his priviledg so to do and the spirit of the Father speaks through the Son which spirit in the word and power thereof is the Iudg of all hearts and judgeth the Secrets therein Iohn 3.5,6 Iohn i. i2 i3 1 Cor. 2. i Cor. 12. Rom. 8. Heb. i2 23 Luk. i2 12 The holy Ghost is Spirituall and dwelleth within and speaketh through the Temple where the promise of the Father is fulfylled and the new birth witnessed where the New Covenant is enjoyed therefore he that reproves the world of Sin and unbeliefe c. he doth judge the Prince of the world and the carnall minde and the selfe love and the selfe righteousness in the earthly sensuall and carnall minded man wherever hee sees it as he sits in his Temple and he sees not as the world sees they see carnally but he sees spiritually and judgeth in the hearts of one as wel as other that which judgment is due unto and the holy Ghost he that is spiritual also dwelleth in the heires of promise but the world knoweth him not therefore are they at his true Spirituall judgment now offended because they neither see him nor know him but we that are spirituall and such as are of the seed and priest-hood unchangeable and royall in the end of all Types and Figures enjoy him in the substance and Power of the eternall Truth for according to sweet Gospel promise he dwelleth in us who witness the new-birth and the holy seed and according to the Gospel holy unction he doth abide within us Ioh. i4,15 i6 iâ—… i Ioh. 2.20.27 Therefore praised bee the LORD who hath hid these things and sweet Gospel enjoyments and true spiritual judgment and discerning therein from the wise and prudent of the world and hath revealed them to us and who are babes in Christ Iesus of the new-birth in the Covenant of grace according to the royall acception through the sore-knowledg of the predestination in the choice made by election contrary to the reprobation which things are a mystery to the Serpents generation which mysterie in us i Colos 27. The world and worldly
returned worships God in the Spirit for he is a Spirit Ioh 4.24 2 Cor. 3 i7 And as he is a Spirit so his Iewels are Spiritual such as are changed from glorie to glory into the same Image even as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3 i8 who in the gift of discerning i. Cor. i2 i0 given from the Father in the Son Ioh. i4 20 Ioh. i7 i0 The Prophets end is witnessed Malach. 3 i7 i8 And the Iewels of God made up into his Image by his spirit 2 Cor. 3 i7 i8 They thereby in the Spirits open life by the gift in the discerning according to the Fathers promise they know them that serve God and them that serve him not then such knows others hearts and Spirits because God is a Spirit and his worship is in the Spirit Ioh. 4.23,24 and the truth where the father is enjoyed in the Son and the Son in the Father Ioh i4 6 Ioh. i4 20 And true worshipers or souls that magnifyes the Lord Luke i 46. And whose Spirits also rejoyceth in the sweet Spirituall union in God the Father Luke i. 47 And the word of life and Power is known in its opperation deviding assunder soul and spirit c. Heb. 4 i2 VVhich word is as a fyre in the bones Ier. 23.29 Ier. 20.9 Here true worshipers are seene and known in the Spirit and false Power which is a sword Heb. 4 i2 And he that bares the sword must not bare it in vain but judge and cut down Sin so quenching the fyerie darts of the Devill by the Spirituall sword Eph. 6 i6.i7 The beam being cast out within with the true light the moat or evill in others is seen and the Saints shall judge the world as it is written i Cor. 6 i,2 And who judgeth the world judgeth the unclean hearts for the world is set in mans heart as saith the Scripture and the Spirit of truth being come reproves the world of Sin and unbeliefe and so he reproves mans heart in which it lodgeth and acteth and the Prince of Darkness and of the world is by the true Spirit seen and in mens heart with it judged even with the sword that proceedeth out of the mouth which is the powerfull word of God in the life of the eternall Spirit which Spirit of truth in the eternall power of God is the judge of hearts being come and in the Gospell promises â—nd witnessed and is the guide out of error and deceipt into all sweet Gospel truth and so into the true knowledg of all things i Ioh. 2.20 And to enjoy the Father in the Son and the Son in the Father witnessed in the unction according to sweet Gospell discipline and promise Ioh. i6 i3 i Ioh. 2.27 Ioh. i4 20 And the Spirit of truth he hath authority according to Gospell promise to speake what he hears and to hearts and sheweth to souls the things of the father in the Sons glorifying oâ— him who hath received of his and sheweth unto us so that we enjoy the things that are freely given us of God thereby i Cor. 2. And descerning of Spirit is his free gift i Cor. i2 Therefore have we received it of him as they did that witnessed the mind of Christ i Cor. 2 i5 i6 And we need no naturall man to teach us to see and know and judge the hearts and things both concerning predestination election regeneration justifycation salvation and Glorifycation for the naturall man knoweth them not and things in the reprobation which are for condemnations I say we need no naturall man to teach us the knowledg and understanding herein and as aforesaid but as the Spirituall man the spirit of truth and holy unction teacheth us and all the Children of God in the same therefore sylence flesh for the naturall man knows not the things of the Spirit of God because they are Spiritually discerned i Cor. 2 i4 but we who are in the holy unction do know that the Son of God is come i Iohn 5.20 And in the unction holy we know the gift of the spirit discerning and true spirituall judgement also is known and witnessed in the spirits life and open understanding where our witness in the son is enjoyed as there was in the New-Testament i Iohn 5,6 and i0 ii verses where the gift in the Prophets end is amongst the Lords Iewels witnessed and the unction from the holy one is enjoyed in the New-Covenant praised be the Lord for the riches of his love all praise and glory be ascribed unto him who maketh us through his son to partake of the precious promises and sweet Gospel grace and vertue i Ioh. 2.20 and 27. 2 Pet. i. 3,4 Nathaniel Stephens Priest at Drayton and Chester Priest at VVitherley who in your dispute about the Spirituall Man said he did not judg all things when the scripture plainly sath he that is spirituall judgeth all things yet he himself is judged of no man i Cor. 2 i5 Here you two Priests are found to be two false witnesses against the truth and are proved to be two lyars against the spirituall man and his doctrine and you are lyars against the scriptures so shewing the spirit of your father the Devill by which lyars are guided Iohn 8.44 but read your reward and all lyars like you Rev. 2i 8 You are they that receives not the things of the spirit of God because they are spiritually discerned i Cor. 2 i4 therefore do you not know the spiritual man nor his true spiritual judgment who are lyars aginst him and saith Hee doth not judg all things and the Scripture saith He doth judg all things VVhat Liars are you against the Truth bee ashamed of your Lies see your Errors and owne your condemnation to be just thereupon Q. If the Spiritual man judg not all things who must judge that which you would not have him to judg seeing that the naturall man knoweth not the things of the Spirit of God neither receiveth them and so not the judgment and that is one of the things of the Spirit of God who is the true Judge but such as you who are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8.8 therefore for judgment you are But who are out of the lust of the flesh and out of the knowledge after the flesh and are in Christ Iesus such are in the new things witnessing the new Creatures and enjoys the new things old being passed away which new things and new Creature you are strangers unto 2 Cor. 5 i6.i7 who have shewed your spirit of error to us and to all the children of light then were it known i Ioh. 4.6 You two Priests said you had not an infallible Spirit nor the same Spirit which the Apostles had no more you have therefore have you a fallible false Spirit the Spirit of error as you have made it manifest and discovered it upon tryall The Scripture saith trie the Spirits whether they be of God or no because many false Prophets
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
let shame strike you all in the face and cover your lips An Exhortation and Instruction to all that desire to walk in the way of Truth and Righteousness ALL people everywhere whose desyres are to know the truth and the way to the Father take heed to and minde the pure light of Christ within you to stay and guide your minds and instruct your hearts to be taught the true fear of the Lord and in it wait to receive the pure wisdome from God the Father of lights that is the light which discovereth darknesse and sheweth you Sin and evill which be deeds of darkness and the light reproveth you in secret for disobeying it and acting conrrary to it turn to the light and wait upon it for cousell and joyn to the light and not to your vain thoughts and imaginations which are for judgment with the light and condemnation is upon that which flees the light and loves the darkness rather than the light Iohn 3 i9,20,2i Follow the light and you will thereby be led out of darkness into the light of life Iohn 8.12 So will you know the true guide Iohn i6 i3 to lead you through the true fear and the pure wisdome into all truth that by following the true guide you may know the true judgment and judge in the heart judging and condemning Sin and unbeliefe and so to wait for judgment to pass upon every evil thought and upon the devises and imaginations of your evill hearts and wait in the true judgment to have discerning i Cor. i2 And salt to savour withal Mat. 5. That through the judgment the dore of mercy may be known so will mercy rejoyce in judgment and sweet nourâ—shing vertue wil spring into your souls and wait for the power of life to be manifested through the judgment to cut down Sin and purge the Soule with the Spirit of judgment and of burning and so separate the soul from the body of death and joyn it to the seed and the seed to the Lord to have union in the body of life thereby wil the witnesses be known and the Devils Image defaced and the Image of God restored again and changed into Gods Image as by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3 i7,18 and then the living soul will be known and to solace with the quickning spirit to have the seal set upon the pure heart the election then confâ—rmed and calling so made sure and the unction known and enjoyed 1 Iohn 2.20 and the Seed and soul anointed to praise the Lord in the beauty of holiness Therefore all people consider and lay things to heart and with that which is pure in your consciences examine your selves whether you bee in the faith and have the assurance of eternall life and can witness the Record within you or no 1 Ioh. 5 i0,11,12 and know you not that Christ is in you except ye be Reprobates 2 Cor. i3 5 Great is the mysterie of Godliness Christ within the hope of glory Coloss 1.27 This hope that is witnessed amongst the sons and children of God doth purify and cleanse as the Commands of the Spirit is obeyed the purging and purifying of the soul is witnessed behold what manner of Love is this that we should be called the Sons of God who are begotten by the Immortall VVord and born again not of corruptible seed but incorruptible by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever as it is witnessed through the Spirit and proved by Scripture 1 Iohn 3.1,2,3 Pet. i,2,3 and 4. verses i Pet. i. 22,23 Oh you that desire to know the Lord God and the way of Truth and Peace wait upon the light of Christ within you Iohn i. 9 2 Cor. 4.6,7 to have a witness of truth raised up into your understandings and a testimony of the love of God sealed to your soules by the eternal Spirit in the Covenant of Grace through the Lord Iesus lest you die in your Sins and your souls perish now you have time prize it this is the day of your visitation and love to your souls all who loves the light and forsakes it selfe to follow it to lead you into life and peace but condemnation is the reward of all that hate the light Some MEMENTOES TO Put in remembrance the People and Priest of what they did that they may be ashamed and repent THe i. day of the ii month though they had promised and said that we should have the command of the house before we and the Priests went into it to dispute as they called it and that none should harm us c. It was to the conttary the Priests suffered wilde boys and rude people to speak many together that were without the fear of the Lord and such as were void of understanding of the things of the Spirit of God for the naturall man knoweth them not because they are spiritually understood or discerned i Cor. 2 i4 And they haled us away and stopt our mouths with their hands and and gloves in the Priests presence and threatned what they would do severall of them and abused us and made one to bleed c. Here the fruits of the Priests Ministry was made manifest and their disorder and envie were shewed and truce-breakers some of them was and is for abused we was and harmed and had not command of the house as during that time therefore deceipt spoke in such people as made promises and did not perform them consider of it repent and amend lest vengeance from God be returned upon such as are truce-breakers disobedient and rebellious that in the Conscience will answer for truth and against your deceit and will witness for me and the truth as Conscience book is opened Some of the Priests in Drayton grave yard the i7 day did to me deny Tythes whereupon I bad them then declare against them and others they pleaded for them see what confusion is here but how can a Kingdome that is divided against it self stand R. Farnworth THe seventeenth day as aforesaid in the Grave-yard Priest Stephens said He would set a boy to undertake George Fox but hee did not say hee should undertake neither to dispute nor argue with him yet hee undertooke to abuse him Iudge in this case The same day the said Priest Stephens wife was heard to call a man-servant and bid him go and pull GEORGE FOX down and sore after that he were abused most shamefully the Priests Son and Man-servant shared in that evill abusing of him also and the Priest Stephens laughed and rejoyced thereat and for the same were reproved Oh shame upon such a Ministery VVitnesses to this Iohn Smith Iohn Barefoot and Io. Hacket Some of the Passages betwixt him whom the world calls George Fox and the Priests in Drayton grave yard upon the fourth day of the week being the seventeenth day of the 11. Month. FIRST the Priests asked George if he would go into the Church as they called it and he said no for he
are gone out into the world i Ioh. 4 i And your spirit and doctrine is tryed and proved to be contrary to the Apostles who had the Spirit of God dwelling in them and were guided by it and the Spirituall man judged all things but you bring a contrary Doctrine to theirs that saith the Spirituall man doth not judge all things here you have the lying spirit you also said you had not the same spirit that the Apostles of Christ had so a contrary as it is tryed therefore are you the false Prophets that are gone out into the world preaching for hyre and seeking your gaine from your quarter and so to be denyed and declared against as such false teachers was Ier. 5 30,3i Isa 56 i0 ii And you that said you had not the same spirit that the Apostles had your spirit is the false spirit and not the true then not the spirit of God therefore you are to be holden accursed and also your doctrine that is contrary and by a contrary spirit to theirs Gal. i,8,9 The Apostles and ministers of Christ and the New-Covenant were able Ministers of the spirit 2 Cor. 3.6 and they had the spirit of God dwelling in them i Iohn 3.24 i Cor. 2 i2 Rom. 8 i4,15 i6 And they that had the spirit of God to wit Christs Apostles you said you had not the same spirit that they had then the spirit of error therefore are you none of Christs Apostles nor Ministers that hath not his spirit for if any man have not the spirit of Christ they are none of his Rom. 8.9 but the Apostles and Ministers of Christ had the spirit of Christ and were made able Ministers thereby 2 Cor. 3.6 and by it they knew that they was his Rom. 8 i5 i6 i7 and you that say you have not their spirit you have not the spirit of Christ and so are none of his for they had his spirit out of your own mouths are you judged who have shewed a false spirit and a spirit of error whereby you are known and your spirit tryed and proved to be that spirit of error and so you that are in the spirit of error are those false Prophets that are gone out into the world i Iohn 4 i who through Covetousness makes a prey upon the people as such in your nature did Ezek. 34. Mic. 3 ii 2. Pet. 2. Iude ii And you that say the spirituall man doth not judg all things when the Minister of the spirit and spirituall man in his Doctrine said he doth judge all things as by Scripture is proved here again you ly of the Scriptures and cross the Spirituall Mans doctrine and bringeth a contrary doctrine to the Spirituall Mans Doctrine therefore sylence deceivers and stop your mouths you are not to be received into the house of believers but to be holden accursed as the Scripture saith 2 Iohn 9 i0 i1 Galathians i. 8 You two Priests are manifested to be out of the Apostles Doctrine and false witnesses against the truth of the Spirituall Mans Doctrine for hee that is spirituall judgeth all things so saith the Scriptures and you ly against plain Scripture and saith the Spiritual Man doth not judg all things the Spiritual Mans words proves the truth against your error and deceit for he who was the learned Apostle in the Spiritual truths doth affirm the truth of the thing and saith he that is Spirituall judgeth all things proved in 1 Cor. 2 i5 And they had an unction from the holy one who thereby knew all things proved by sound words in Scripture i Iohn 2.20 He that said the Spirituall man judged all things is to be beleeved before you for he had the spirit of God guiding him and you say you have not the same Spirit therefore are you and your doctrine to be denyed and he thae said the Spirituall man judged all things is to beleeved before you for he knew the counsell of God witnessed by Scripture Acts 20.26,27,28 but you that have not the Apostles Spirit as you said you had not you are out of the Counsel of God also which they stood in and therefore are you to be denyed declared against by such as stand in the counsel of God as the Gospel ministers did Acts 20. 27. who your selves are found lyars of the Apostle that stood in the Counsel of God and falfe witnesses against his doctrine that shunned not to declare the Counsel of God which you are not in that said the Spirituall man did not judg all things and the SCRIPTURE saith Hee doth judge all Things and is to bee believed and you are by the life of them judged and denyed who also said you had not an infallible spirit and said you had not the same Spirit that the Apostles had then you have the fallible false lying Spirit the spirit of error as it is proved and as you to the Children of light have manifessed your selves your dark Caves will not hide you who be in the works of darkness Therefore can wee the CHILDREN of LIGHT have no fellowship with your unfruitfull VVORKS of DARKNESSE but rather reprove them as wee are required proved Ephesians 5 ii And woe to you and all such who are covered but not with the SPIRIT of the LORD who adds Sin unto Sin as such in your nature do and aforetime did read Isa 30 i Another Example concerning the SPIRITUALL MANS Iudgement the SPIRIT of the LORD in STEPHEN the Messenger of GOD who were full of the HOLY GHOST that SPIRIT in and through him did see the IEVVS hearts and so far judged them that they were wounded or cut to the very hearts such as were out of Stephens Righteous life for in the Spirit he saw there inwards and told them they was uncircumcised in hearts and judging the uncircumcision of the hearts he judged the seat of enmity and Rebellion from whence proceeded the enmity that resisâ—ted the Holy Ghost and so he saw the secrets of their hearts and were able to judge the deceipt by the spirit given him of the Lord and by the same spirit in the gift or discerning with it others of the Messengers and Servants of God in the power of the Holy Ghost may see the uncircumcision of the heart and reprove and judg the enmity therein in the hearts of others where it is uncrucifyed though at it they rage now as then they did at him Stephen a man full of power and the holy Ghost said ye uncircumcised in hearts ye always resist the Holy Ghost as did your fathers so do ye and judging the uncircumcision of the heart that is judged which is for condemnation for who are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands the body of Sin is thereby put off and the enmitie slaine for therein lay the enmity in Sins body which being put off there is no confydence in the flesh but unyon with the Father through the Son enjoyed and witnessed and things judged by the