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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56094	A testimony of the appearance of God in the spirit of power and the true light, making manifest the deceipts of the Serpent with some reasons why Margaret Hambleton doth deny the Presbyterians of Scotland, they being found in the steps of the false prophets.	Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689.	1658 (1658)	Wing P384; ESTC R31752	7,651	10

A Testimony of the appearance of God in the spirit of Power and the true Light making manifest the deceipts of the Serpent with some Reasons why Margaret Hambleton doth deny the Presbyterians of Scotland they being found in the steps of the False Prophets THe living God who is the searcher of all hearts Jer. 17.10 who dwels in Light who is pure for ever and loves truth and equity and cannot behold but hates iniquity Dent. 32.6 Psal 11.7 Rom. 14.17 Malicah 3.6 Heb. 1.1 2. whose Kingdom stands in Righteousnesse who is the same to day and doth not alter nor change He the same living and true God who at sundry times in divers manners in times past speak to the Fathers by his servants the Prophets and afterwards did speak by his Son is now appearing according to his Promise Joel 2.28 29. in the power of his Spirit manifesting his power in destroying sin and wickedness 1 John 3.8 Tir. 2.14 and gathering unto himself a Holy and a peculiar people in whom and by whom he will be glorified Lay 54.13 Ezek. 34.10 c. and he will teach his people himself freely by his Spirit and they shall no more be made a prey upon by the false Shepherds nor spend their money for that which is not bread Isay 55.1 2. neither their labour for that which doth not satisfie But freely shall they drink at the living Fountain where true refreshment and satisfaction is to the hungry thirsting souls The same truth 1 John 1.1 the same power and word of Life as ever was is manifested and made known in the hearts of the Lords Children and Servants which hath separated them from ungodliness John 4.23 24. Tit. 2.11 12. and worldly lusts and redeemed them from the bondage and servitude of sin no more to serve and follow wicked lusts Luke 1.74 75. and worldly delights and vain sports and pleasures but in truth and uprightness of heart and mind to serve the living God in the new life of Righteousness Heb. 4.12 1 Cor. 3.16 17 and to worship him in spirit and in truth in his holy Temple not made with mens hands Acts 13.24 And this work and power of God is strange to the world and wonderful as ever the working of God were and many mouthes are opened wide to speak evil of the way of God and of his truth and of his faithful servants who live in the life of truth and the enemy of mans Soul John 8.44 the old serpent who was a lyar and a deceiver even from the beginning He is full of wrath and is stirring up his instruments in whom he rules to make war against the lamb and his followers that he may uphold his kingdom of sin and unrighteousnesse and keep people under his dominion and power of darknesse to act sin and serve him by obeying wickednesse and ungodly lusts and therefore he uses all meanes to keep them in his work and speaks evill of the work of God and his faith full servants crying out of error heresy and delusion and casting out their names as evill but this is no new nor strang thing to those who are acquainted with the workings of God and who know the wiles and subtilty of the serpent who in all ages hath opposed the appearance of God Gal. 4.29 and persecuted his life and power manifested in his righteous Servants as the Scriptures make mention The Prophets of God in the day of their Prophesy were hated persecuted by these professing people Mat. 23.29 30. c. who had the form of Moses words and many of them were killed Christ Jesus the Son of God whom Moses wrote of and the Prophets prophesied of in his dayes were hated and persecuted John 10.31 33. John 7.48 49. John 19.49 under the name of a blasphemer and this by a strict professing people and chief priests and rulers these and such as made a fair shew in words were found in rage and enmity and persecuted and crucified Christ the life Likewise the Apostles Acts 7.57 and true Ministers of the Gospel in the dayes of their Ministration they were hated and persecuted under the name of deceivers Acts 8.3 Acts 24.5 pestilent fellowes and movers of Sedition and such like And all along even to this day and age the true witnesses of God have suffered persecution 2 Tim. 3.12 yea and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution for saith Christ if ye were of the world John 15.19 20. the world would love his own but because ye are not of this world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you The servant is not greater then the Lord if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you John 16.2 and they shall put you out of the Synagogue ye the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake Mat. 24.9 These Scriptures are fulfilled in these dayes by this sinful generation of Teachers and people who have long bin professors of truth in words Tit. 1.16 but have denyed truth by their wicked lives and deceitful works and now are made manifest by the true Light even by their fruits Mat. 7.20 and wicked rage and envy against the innocent casting out their names as evill and incensing the people against the Lords Lambs as it was of late manifestted by two parish Masters in the west of Scotland to wit one called Lewes Simorell and one Hugh Archbull who excomumnicated as they say one whose eyes the Lord hath opened to see their deceits Acts 20.13 and hath turned her face towards Sion to walk in the light whose name according to the flesh is Margaret Hambleton Whom the said two parish Masters did so incense their hearers against as that generation of murdering Priest did formerly against the Lord Jesus and his disciples as though she was not fit to live amongst them but nothing of fact or evil done was proved against her But their reasons are as I understand 1. Because she denyed the power of the Presbytery Secondly Because she denyed their Ordinances And Thirdly Because she would not forsake the company of Seducers and Hereticks as they call them Now to all ye people within the Parish of Monkland these things I write unto you to give you an understanding of what we own and what we deny that you may not be led away with blind guides and envious men Jude 10. to speak evill of those things you know not and so bring your selves under the curse with those who persecute the Lords innocent Servants Your Teachers do cry much against false prophets and seducers but do they ever shew you the marks of the false Teachers Some Scriptures I shall set before you whereby you may try your Teachers and compare them with

their fruits and see whether or no if they be not found in the steps of those whom the true Prophets Christ and his true Ministers declared against Isaiah was a true Prophet of the Lord and he by the Spirit of the Lord cried against the blind watchmen in his dayes calling them greedy dumb dogs Isay 56.10 11. which could never have enough every one looking to his own way seeking for the gain from his quarter and he makes a Proclamation Isay 55.1 2. saying Ho every one that thirsteth come ye to the waters yea come ye and eat buy wine and milk without money and without price Now come to the touchstone and try your Teachers compare them and see whether or no they be found in the steps of Isaiah who spoke freely without a price or whether or no they be not found in the steps and wayes of those whom Isaiah cryes against who sought gain from their Quarter are not your Teachers greedy of gain do they not strive for great benefits great sums of mony by the year will they not leave their own parishoners for a greater Benefice and will any of them preach without a price is it not plain no hire no Priest be not deceived with a vain hope for such as you sowe such must you reap Jeremiah was a true Prophet of God and he cryed against that horrible filthy thing committed in the Land Jer. 5.30 31. The Prophets prophesy falsly and the Priests bear rule by their means the people love to have it so try if it be not so now do not your Teachers bear rule over you poor people and he that hath most means is highest exalted by the blind world Mica 3.5 11. Again Micah the Lords prophet cryed against the hireling Priests in his dayes and the prophets that made the people to erre that bite with their teeth and cry peace and he that putteth not into their mouths they even prepare warr against him See if it be not so with your Teachers whilest Margaret Hambleton and others put into their months and gave them money then they spoke peace to her Isay 48.22 though she was in a condition of sin where no peace is And now the Lord having opened her eyes to see their deceits who for conscience sake cannot uphold them nor put into their mouths and so now they manifest themselves by their envy against her casting out her name as evill read the marks of the false prophets and then read your Teachers and do not willfully close your eyes against plain and pure truth Ezekiel likewise one of the Lords Prophets declares against the false shepherds in his dayes that fed upon the fat and clothed themselves with the wool but feed not the flock but scattered the sheep of the Lords pasture Ezek 34. read all the Chapter See if your Teachers be not found in the steps of those false shepherds do they not live at ease and feed upon poor mens labours taking care for themselves but scatter the sheep of the Lords pasture and begets the people into another Image for if a lamb come amongst them they are ready to devoure and teare the innocent ones uphold not such for if ye uphold them Rev. 18.4 Hosea 6.9 and partake of their sins you must partake of their plagues And as troops of robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests murder in the way by consent Hos 6.9 Try your teachers and see if they be not guilty of envy and so of murder 1 John 3.15 for he that hates his brother is a murderer and no murderer hath eternall life abiding in him These and many other examples I might bring out of the Prophets writings who gave their testimony against the hirelings and false prophets and Priests in the time of the Law Mat. 23.27 28. So likewise Jesus Christ declares against those deceitful hypocrites who had gotten Moses and the Prophets words but were out of the life and he shewes their marks They were exalted and went in long robes having the cheifest seats in the Assemblies and the uppermost rooms at Feasts and loved greetings in the markets and to be called of men Master Mat. 23. to whom Christ pronounces many woes and said unto his followers Be not ye called of men Master for ye have but one Master even Christ and ye are Brethren Now try your Teachers and with the light that Christ hath enlightened you withall behold if these marks be not written upon them are not they exalted above others and stand praying in their stone houses as the proud Pharisees did in their Synagogues and love greetings in markets and have the uppermost rooms at Feasts and are called of men Master Heb. 13.8 Is not Christ the same today and do you believe that he justifies those things now which he cryed wo against then He saith expresly to his disciples Mat. 23.8 10. Be not ye called of men Master But your Teachers are called of men Master contrary to the command of Christ so no Ministers of Christ A Master and a Minister are different one to the other the one a ruler over 2 John 9. the other a servant under but the followers of Christ were not called of men masters Wee do not read of Master Peter Phil. 1.1 ●am 1.1 and Master Paul nor any other of Christs Ministers that were called by those Tytles but servants for Jesus sake And yet your Parish Masters have got the name of Ministers but are not in the nature and so to be denyed and turned away from likewise Peter and Jude cryed against such as preached for filthy lucre 2 Pet. 2. Jude 1. and loved gifts and rewards saying wo unto them they have gone in the way of Cain and runn greedily after the error of Balaam for gifts and rewards Jude 11 verse Acts 20.29 1 Tim. 6.8 9 10 11. And Paul speaks of such devouring wolves that should not spare the flock and writes to Timothy to beware and fly such things as filthy lucre and the love of mony for it is the root of all evill So consider of these things and try your Teachers by these Scriptures and see if they be not in a high measure guilty of these things do not they love money which is the root of all evill and from this wicked root agreat deale of cursed branches do spring and arise as envy and wrath pride and vain glory and so as Christ hath said Mat. 7.20 By their fruits ye shall know them though they be decked with the sheeps clothing the good words of the holy men of God yet by their fruits they are known for no mait can gather grapes of thornes nor figgs of thistles wheresoever envy is it is a mark of Cain and where wrath and malice is they are the wolves markes though they may have smooth words yet by their wicked works they are known 2 Tim. 3.1