12.14 and John saith He that abides not in the doctrine of Christ receive him not into your house neither bid him God-speed least ye be partakers of his evil deeds see 2 John 8.9 10. All people as you will answer it before the Lord and as you tender the good of your owne souls take heed of all these sorts of men these blinde guides and seducing Priests that do not abide in the doctrine of Jesus Christ you have great cause to have a care of them now I have discharged my duty to God in forewarning you of them Look to it for the leaders of the people cause them to erre as the Prophet Isaiah saith in Isa 9.16 And if the blinde shall lead the blind both shall fall into the ditch Mat. 5.14 poor people now look about you and be not deceived with these blinde guides any longer I read over a book set forth by one Thomas Robbins Batchelor of Divinity as he calls himself and Englands watchman Truly England may well be in blindness darkness and Ignorance that hath no better a watchman then such a blinde guide as he is For he is one of those that leads the people on in blindness and would keep them there and so that Scripture is fulfilled The blinde leads the blinde which our Saviour Jesus Christ spoke of in Mat 15.14 See if it be not so and the Lord open all your eyes that you may not run on further into blindness till you cannot get out of darknesâ— This Thomas Robbins hath stoln the words of the Saints the Prophets and Apostles to make a trade of but never came to know the life of them and so fulfills the saying of our Saviour Christ in that tenth of John where he saith All that ever came before me are Thieves and Robbers but he may expect the just judgement of God that dissembles with the Lord and that steales the words of others to speak of not knowing the life of them but the Lord is against him and such as he is that steales the words of their neighbours as the false Prophets did which the Lord sent his true Prophet to cry out against as in Jer. 23.30 31 32. He might well have called himself England's Blinde Guide and not England's Watchman for he is found a Blinde Guide by those that have the true Guide which is the spirit of truth who are guided by the spirit of God are the Sons of God as in Rom. 8.14 15 16. And are set free by the blood of the lamb to praise and glorifie God and can say with John the Disciple whom Jesus loved behold what manner of love is this That the Father hath bestowed on us that we should be called the sons of God as in 1 Joh. 3.1 But this blinde Guide that knows not the true Guide as in his writing it doth appear he hath many stolne expressions and slattering titles calling drunkards and swearers and liers and proud and covetous and prophane persons such as Esau was whom God hated those that are in the same nature he nuzzles them up in their sins and speakes smooth things to them calling them good people and good christians when as Jesus Christ when he was called good master he said to him that called him so why callest thou me good there is none good but one that is God Mark 10.17 18. ver and he saith good people let us have a care of this time and speaks of false Christs and falie prophets and doth not see himselfe to be one of those that Jesus Christ bids the people that knowes him to beware of those that have eyes to see may see him to be one of them for he is a wicked ungodly person as he himselfe doth confesse in his a page and he speakes against false Christs and false prophets that neither knows the true Christ nor the true prophers by any inward Experience but as he doth confesse he is a wicked and ungodly person and such have nothing to do to take his word into their mouthes to speake of for saith Jesus Christ what hast thou to doe to take my word into thy mouth that hatest to be reformed and again saith our Lord Jesus let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity for saith he though they have prophesied in my name and be found workers of iniquity I will say I know you not depart from me ye that be workers of iniquity into hell prepared for the divell and his angells Math. 25. but this blind guide though falsely he calles himselfe Englands warchman he contends for sin which is the divels practise and he speakes against the people of God that knowes the true Christ manifested to take a way sin and to destroy the workes of the divell as they did that spoke forth the scriptures as in 1 John 3. chap. This blinde guide which calls himselfe Englands watchman may be ashamed of his ministry that hath taken their money so long for that which is no bread neither hath thy ministry wrought any reformation for as thou sayest in page the 4th that there is nothing more used then lying and swearing cheating and cuzening one with another as thou sayest and that which is an abomination with the Lord thou mayest now see what little use thy ministry is of it is abominable the fruits of abominations are brought forth by it and now if thou hadst any grace as thou sayest in page the 2 thou hast but little it doth appear that questions it but as thou sayest if thou hadst but so much grace as to serve the Lord as in page 2 thou mightest blush and be ashamed that thou should be no better a watchman But it is but that the scriptures may be fulfilled his watchmen are all blind as in Isaiah 56.10.11 ver Therfore woe to you and woe to thee thou blind guide woe and misery is your portion And as thou sayest it is time for thee and such as thou art to amend your wicked live as in thy second page Nay surely it is high time for thee to amend thy wicked life that sayest thou art a watchman for a whole nation and sends thy trumpet about to be sounded in faires and markets that those that have eyes to see may see that thou â—â—t one of Englands blinde guides and as saith the Lord by his prophet Isaiah his watchmen are all blinde they are all ignorant they are all greedy dumb dogs and shepheards that cannot understand and every one lookes for his gain from his quarter as in Isaiah that 59.10.11 ver Surely England hath been blindly led a long time that hath no better a watchman then thou art a blinde guide that is ignorant of the work of God as thou art Now it is high time for England to looke up to the Lord and remove such blinde guides as thou art who would make Christ of none effect but to talke of as in the latter end oâ— thy second page which is thy
principle head and sayes that false Christs and false prophets may be known by this that there bee some that say they have no sin First Herein thou shewest thy blindnesse and ignorance in the things of God Heb. 2 16 17 18. 2 Cor. 5.21 for in the true Christ there was no sin at all hee was without sin and he tooke our nature upon him and was manifested to take away sin and the scripture saith that he that abideth in him sinneth not and who so sinneth hath not seen him neither known him 1 Jâ—hn 3 5 6. ver Secondly And those that spoke forth the scripture and knew him manifested to take away sin and to destroy the works of the divell said 1 John 3.5 8 9. 2 Cor. 5.17 18. Gal. 6.11 Gal. 5.24 Rom. 6. Heb. 2.10.11 1 John 4.17 Heb. 2.14.15 John 1â— 19 20 21 22 23. Joh. 15.1 2 3. that he that was in Christ was a new creature old things were passed away and the old nature and old wickednesse was destroyed and they said that they had Crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts thereof and so have they that are Christs now and withall the Romans said how shall we that are dead to sinn live any longer therein for he that sanctifyeth and they that are sanctifyed are of him and they are all one and hee is not ashamed to call them brethren for as he is so are we in this present world and saith Jesuâ— Christ himselfe ye are bone of my bone flesh of my flesh and I have ingrafted them into me through the spirit for saith the true Christ I am the vine and yee are the branches but he doth not engraft sin into the vine it is the pure seed which is after the spirit which thou shewest thy selfe to be ignorant of and seemes here to rase the foundation of the scripture thou blinde guide thou dost exceedingly shew forth thy blindnesse and ignorance in the things of God 2 Timoth. 3.8.9 ver Thirdly The scripture saith little children let no man deceive you he that doth righteousnesse is righteous even as he is righteous but he that commits sin is of the divelj by this the children of God are manifested and the children of the divell 1 John 3.9 8. ver Fourthly The scripture saith that he that is borne of God sinneth not neither can he sin because his seed remaineth in him and again we know that he was manifested to take away our sin and in him and again we know that he was manifested to take away our sin and in him is noe sin at all soe saith the scripture 1 John 3.9 10. But thou plainly shewes thy selfe to be blind and ignorant of him that knowes not his manifestation in thee to take away sin for he that commiteth sin is of the divell and whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God neither he that loveth not his brother by this the children of God are manifested and the children of the divell Now thou mayest plainly see whose servant thou art Iohn 8.34 44. Rom. 6.16 1 Iohn 4. of thy father the divel and his servants ye are to whom ye do obey he that obeyes sin he is the servant of sin serveing the divell they are of the world as thou art therefore speake they of the world as thou dost and the world heareth them all that act and delights in iniquity as it doth thee we are of God he that is of God and delighteth in righteousness heareth us he that is not of God heareth us no hereby know we the spirit of truth and the spirit of errour See 1 John 4.2 3 4 5 6. But thou bringest in David for a cloake for thy hypocrisie thou art ignorant of Davids conditior he spoke his experiences and in the working our of sin he cries out of it Psal 10.5 6 7 8 9. Psal 110.1 2 3. Psal 112. Psal 116. Psal 105. Psal 11.8 David did experience the two seeds which thou shewest thy selfe to be ignorant of and David being delivered from sin he said thou hast delivered my soule out of hell and my darling from the dogge and he said blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin and David said he would behave himselfe wisely in a perfect way and he would walke in the house of the Lord with a perfect heart and saith he a froward heart shall depart from me and he would not know a wicked person and he that wrought deceite should not dwell in Davids house and he that telleth lies should not tarry in his sight c. And saith David him that privately slandereth his neighbour him will I cut off and saith he him that hath an high looke and a proud heart I will not suffer But mine eyes shall be upon the faithfull of the land that they may dwell with me and he that walketh in a perfect way saith David he shall serve me Psal 101.1 2 3.4 to the end But thou and such blinde guides as thou art are ignorant of Davids conditions yet you can take his words to talk of and say Was not David a man after Gods own heart and he sinned c. Quest Let me ask you Did ever Gods own heart sin Did you but know Davids conditions you may see he desired God to take away his first heart and to create in him a new heart and to renew his holy Spirit within him And the Lord heard his prayer Psal 119.1 2 3 4. c. Psal 145 Psal 146. Psal 147. Psal 111. but David went through many afflictions and many sufferings before and spoke his Experiences how it was with him in all his Conditions I beare testimony to the same truth through death and when David had a new heart given him It was a perfect heart and he said O God my heart is fixed I will sing and give thanks with my whole heart and then Davids heart was filled with praises to the Lord as he saith O my soule bless thou the Lord praise him and magnify him forever and saith he severall times oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodnesse Psal 108.1 2 3. c. And saith David Blesse the Lord O my soul and all that is within me praise his holy name David was delivered out of troubles and saith he bless the Lord oh my soul and forget not all his benefits who forgiveth all thine iniquities who healeth thy diseases c. Psal 103.1 2 3 4 5 but the world and Englands blinde guides and blinde watchmen knows nothing of Davids conditions to speake of them from inward Experience and they that speakes of them and knowes them not by Experience steales his words to trade withall as also the words of all the prophets and Apostles but the Lord is against such And aa for that people which thou speakest of that say there is neither God nor divell and that the scriptures is much abused by them I know none that do so much
are free without money or without price see Isa 55. He that takes money for speaking is a trades-man of the merchants of Babilon Paul said necessity was laid upon him and wo was to him if he did not preach the Gospel and he said that it was better for him to dye then to make the Gospel of Christ burthensome and he coveted no mans silver nor gold he took God to witness but as he had received his doctrine of the Lord he spoke it forth to others and he found Christ revealed in him and he laboured striving mightily by the power of God in him to present every man perfect in Christ Jesus and they had the heavenly treasure in earthen vessels and did preach wisdom to them that was perfect and he and they who were true ministers of Jesus Christ and did abide in his doctrine did teach and exhort all whom they taught to come to know Christ in them but this man England's Blinde Guide that describes them to be false Prophets that say they have Christ in them he is blinde and knows not the truth and is a seducing spirit and doth labour to draw people from the truth and is an Antichrist therefore take heed of him and such seducing spirits as he is for there are many of them abroad in the world but John hath forewarned you of such therefore beware of them all cease from them and hold them not up least ye be pertakers of the judgements with them and come out of the Idols worship and come out of Babilon saith the Lord God Almighty 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18. Rev. 18.4 5. 1 Saith John in his Epistle 1 John 4.12 2 Cor 6 14 15 16. 1 Cor. 6.19 26 Gal. 2.20 search and try the spirits whether they be of God or no try the spirits and believe not every spirit because many false prophets are gone out into the world hereby know we the spirit of God every spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ come in the flesh is of God I witness him come into my flesh ruling in this earthen vessel or tabernacle as the Apostle did witness and the Corinthians and said that Christ was manifested in them and did dwell in their mortal flesh See 2 Cor. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. But this blinde guide shews himself ignorant of this ministry and of the life of the Scriptures that saith they are false prophets that say Christ is in them and he shews himself to be a Reprobate 2 Cor. 13.5 2 Now see what John saith 1 Joh. 4.3 and saith he every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God and this is that false Christ or spirit of Antichrist whereof you have heard that it should come and now already it is in the world See 1 Joh. 4.3 and this blinde guide that denies Christ to come to rule in his Saints is ignorant of him that saith they are false prophets that say Chist is in them take notice of such a seducing spirit all people or you have great cause so to do in 1 Joh. 2 20. John saith ye have an unction from the holy one and ye know all things And again saith he in verse 27. But the anointing which ye have received of him which is Christ dwelleth in you and yeo need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing which is Christ in you saith he teacheth you all things and it is truth and is no lye likewise see Joh. 14.16 17. and 26 verses what Jesus Christ saith there and this deceiver teacheth contrary both to Christ and his Apostles let him and his doctrine be held accursed for it is that the Scripture may be fulfilled beware of him and such as he is and hold them not up down with them down with them for the Lord is against them 3 For see what John saith 1 Joh. 2.18 Little children saith he it is the last time and ye have heard that Antichrist shall come even now are there many fals Christs or Antichrists such as do not abide in the doctrine of Christ but seeketh to draw people from the anointing within these are seducers and Antichrists 1 Joh. 2.18 22 26. Now you have time prise it and minde the light of God in you Exhortation that shews you sin and evil and lets you see the vanity of your mindes and the deceits of your hearts as in 2 Pet. 1.19 and it will turn your mindes within towards God who is pure and of purer eyes then to behold iniquity to set up his law in you and his judgement there to condemn sin in the flesh and to work out the carnal part in you that your bodies may be fit temples for God to dwell in that you may know him to rule by his power in you shaking down the earthly wisdom and cutting through the ground of imaginations and renting the vailes of darkness in you making your earthly hearts to ake and all your bones to shake and the Mountains in you to Quake Heb. 12.21 Job 4.14 Job 21.5 6. Job 37. 1. Ier. 23.9 Habac. 3.16 1 Ioh. 3.9 10. 1 Iohn 5.18 19 20. 1 Ioh. 5.1 2 3 3 5 6. 1 Ioh. 3.23 24 and rent the rocks your hard stony hearts to work his own work in you that you may know God indeed and not call him a Father and Christ a Saviour and you live and delight still in wickedness that is a mocking of God but be not deceived God will not be mocked take heed what you do and live not by imaginations and say you believe you beleeve but bring forth fruits of a believer or else your faith is but a dead faith and will not profit you but fail you in the time of need let it be tryed by fire and bring forth fruit unto God he that beleeveth on the Son of God is born again of water and the spirit and hath the witness in himself and eternal life dwelleth in him 1 Joh. 5.10 11 12 13. The Kingdoms of the world shall ere long become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ and he shall rule all Nations with a rod of Iron it is hard to kick against the pricks the Lord is setting up the ministry of his Son in the hearts of his people and nothing shall stand nor remain but his Own pure being The Lord one and his Name one even both Priest Prophet and King The Lord our righteousness even God blessed for ever and ever Amen Singing Hallelujah to the highest the great and mighty day of the Lord is coming on apace and the Earth shall quake and the Mountains shall shake and the Hills shall tremble and the Isles shall fly away Then shall the Saints sing and rejoyce in the Lord and cry Happy Happy Day Wo we to the wicked Richard Farneworth FINIS
ENGLANDS VVarning-Peece GONE FORTH Written upon an occasion of the coming forth of a book of one Thomas Robbins B. of D. And as he calls himself England's Watchman BUT Is discovered to be England's Blind Guide By one Richard Farneworth A servant of the Lord. York-shire June 1653. Every one take warning betime lest the evil day come upon you at unawares and take heed of the Doctrine of the Pharisees for they say and do not mark them that do so for they are false Prophets Matth. 7.15 c. And so terrible was the sight that Moses said I exceedingly fear and Quake Hebr. 12.21 LONDON Printed for Tho. Wayte and are to be sold at the Pavement in York 1653. To the Reader Dear Friends AS you tender the good and welfare of your own souls take warning betime and do not run wilfully on into wickedness but while it is day hearken to hear the voice of the Lord Christ in you that you may know him at work in you for when they shall say loe here is Christ or loe there is Christ go not forth but learn to know Christ in you for when Jesus Christ was demanded of the Scribes and the Pharisees when the Kingdom of God should come he said that the Kingdom of God came not with observations as loe here and loe there but saith he the Kingdom of God is within you Luke 17.20 21. Take heed to your selves and beware of the Scribes which Jesus Christ forewarneth you of for now there is many of them that do seduce and draweth from the inward Guide Therefore take heed of following their pernicious waies by reason of whom the way of truth is evil spoken of Look into this little ensuing Treatise and it will give thee a Character of them that thou maist the more easily shun them and their way and not be an upholder thereof One who wisheth grace mercy and peace to all that love the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and truth R. F. A warning to all people to beware of the Doctrine of the Pharisees WITH A discovery of England's Blind Guide who falsely calleth himself England's Watchman Mark 12.38 39 40. verses And Jesus said unto his disciples heware of the Scribes and Pharisees which love to go in long cloathing and love salutations in the market places the chief seats in the Synagogues and the uppermost rooms at feasts which devour widows houses and for a pretence make long prayers these shall receive greater damnation Mark 12.40 NOw all people take notice of these sort of men which our Saviour Jesus Christ speaks of in this place of Scripture and see if you do not hold them up Do not your priests now go in long robes as these did which Jesus Christ bids you beware of Do not your Priests love greeting in markets as these did that Jesus Christ bids you beware of Do they not love to have you to worship them with cap and knee And say hâ—w do you master such a one as the Scribes did which Jesus Christ bids you beware of these seducing spirits gets into your hearts and deceive you and seek to devour your souls take heed of them you have good cause for it for these men will destroy you if you have not a great care of them these are the men that Jesus Christ bids you heware of in this place of Scripture and also in Matth. 23.5 6 7. For saith Jesus Christ there in that place of Scripture All their works they do to be seen of men they make broad their Philacteries and enlarge the borders of their Garments and they make your purses pay for it see if it be not so All People beware of these sorts of men which Jesus Christ so much spake of he knew the depth of their hearts and that they were deceiâ—ful above measure look to them as you will answer it before the Lord you have had warning enough of them â—â—â—w you cannot plâ—ad excuse All people consider of it see by their mâ—â—ks ye shall know them Jesus Christ hath set them forth by a Character as you may know them See the 23 of Matthew and lay it together wiâ—h the 12 of Mark And now you may see how you have been deceived with those wolves all this night time now that the day doth appear that you may view them it is good for you to have a great care of them least they utterly destroy you for ever they are blind guides and walk contrary to the doctrine of Christ he spoke of them in his doctrine see Mark 12.18 See view them well and beware of those men that love to get pearking up into the highest places in the Synagogues these are the men that Christ bid you beware of Mat 23.6 Now see do not your Priests sit lording over you and ger pearking into the highest places in the Synagogues and thâ—se Christ bids you beware of take heed of these men they are seducers deceivers false Christs or Antichrists that do not abide in his doctrine Mat. 23.8 2. John 9. See further they love to be called of men Rabbi that is to say Master as the Scribes and Pharisees did and do not your Priests so These are the men that Jesus Christ bids you have such a care of and told of them in his doctrine both in that 23 of Matthew and 12 of Mark look to them and hold them not up for God is against them and will overturn them and their false worship which is Pharasaical All people have a care of these false Christs Christ said to his Mat. 23 12 13 14 15 16. be not ye called of men Masters For one is your Master even Christ Mat. 23 8 9 10 11. saith he in another place of Scripture The Gentiles they exercise lordship over them and their great ones exercise authority upon them The Gentiles did so these sorts of men also you are to have a care of and see now if your Priests be not found in the number of them that loves Mastery contrary to the doctrine of Christ as in these places of Scripture both in Mat. 23.8 and this place of Scripture in Mark 10.42 43 44. And he that abideth not in the doctrine of Christ hath not God see 2 John 9. look to these sorts of men they are seducers and deceivers And secondly he that saith he is sent of God and professeth himself to be a Minister of Christ and walketh contrary to Christ 1 John 2.18 he is Antichrist and that is a false Christ now there are many Antichrists see 1 John 2.15 16 17 18 verses Therefore for exhortation All people every where high and low great and small rich and poor bond and free male and semale take heed of your souls search the scripture see if your Priests do not walk contrary to them and doth not abide in the doctrin of Christ but are among the Scribes Pharisees by their fruits it doth appear and their damnation is greater as in Mar.