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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65898	An expostulation with the bishops in England concerning their jurisdiction over the people of God, called Quakers : with a few wholesom words of exhortation and advice tending to unite them and us in one true spiritual worship.	Whitehead, John, 1630-1696.; Mason, Martin, fl. 1650-1676.	1662 (1662)	Wing W1975A; ESTC R21502	4,930	8

apt to teach or no before you send them forth see whether there be a necessity laid upon them to preach the Gospel if so then they will do it freelie as well in time of persecution as in time of prosperitie And if you would have your Courts esteemed as Spiritual then let not your Officers in them be carnal earthlie men but vertuous impartial men fearing God and haring covetousness and let none of your Priests be such as say Read Mat. 23. but do not nor be called of men Masters nor have the chiefest seats in the Assemblies nor go in long Robes nor lay heavie burdens upon the People nor devour Widows houses nor for a pretence make long Prayers Isa 56.10 11. nor use vain repetitions in their Prayers as the Heathens chief Priests and Pharisees did which Christ cryed woe against neither let your Priests preach for hire nor your Curates divine for money Micha 3.11 12 Jude which thing the Prophet Micah cryed wo against neither let them be such as Isaiah called greedie-dumb Dogs which can never have enough but all look to their own way ●verie one for his gain from his quarter neither let them be such as go in the way of Cain which will envie and persecute nor such as go in the way of Bal●am for rewards nor such as will sell chaff for Wheat which have hearts exercised with covetous practices 2 Pet. 2.14 15. nor such grievous Wolves as the Apost●es said will not spare the Flock but e●en sue people for wages Act. 20.29 whom they do no work for neither let them be at all Hirelings for Christ said such care not for the Sheep but let them be such as do everie way accord with the Primitive pattern Joh. 10.12 14. and let none of them be profane swearers nor drunkards nor idolaters nor adulterers nor fornicators nor gamesters nor scoffers nor such as speak lies and are given to lightness and foolish jesting Mat. 12.34 for how can they that be evil speak good things Thirdly Reform your people that one may distinguish between your Church and the world separate the precious from the vile and withdraw from everie brother that walks disorderlie and let not your Church be made numerous with unbelievers Jer. 15.19 nor such esteemed Members as do live in covetousness pride envy or malice Gal. 5.19 20 2● nor any that is an extortioner or an oppressor of the poor fatherless and widows nor any that live in gluttonie drunkenness rioting and excess nor any that be profane swearers lyars cheaters and cozeners nor any which abuse themselves with mankind Eph. 5.3 4 5. nor any that be murderers or man-slayers nor any that be adulterers or adulteresses because such have no inheritance in the Kingdom of God nor of Christ And you that profess to be Bishops or Overseers of the Church 1 Cor. 6.9 10. which is his Body let not any be admitted members but such as are baptized into it by the Spirit Chapt. 1● 13 for if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his and such will scoff like Ishmael at the movings of the Spirit in those that are his Rom. 8 9. Fourthly Reform your Worship if you can till it differ neither in matter nor manner in whole nor in part from the Apostles and primitive Christians Worship Mat. 15. ● 8 9. and let it not be made vain with the Doctrines Commandments Traditions and invented Ceremonies of men which will all perish with the using Joh. 4.23 but worship God who dwelleth not not in Temples made with hands wholly in Spirit and in Truth if you have received the one and know the other Col. 2 2● you will see that no other worship besides the Worship in Spirit is either decent orderly or accepted with God Act. 7 4● And when you have so reformed your selves your Officers Priests and Curates your People and your Worship till you be both in Word in Spirit in Worship Conversation one with the Primitive Christians that men may joyn with you and not touch an unclean thing then see if we cannot have unity and fellowship with you but in the mean time let us quietly feed in our green pastures and follow Christ the Shepherd and Bishop of our souls who leads us to living Fountains of water and take heed of cursing us whom the Lord hath blessed lest it fall upon your own heads for until you have sound Doctrine and the example of a good Conversation with Christian love and charity to draw us to a conformity ye may despair of hope to drive us by force and cruelty for the more of that ye do exercise upon us the more shall we be confirmed Rev. 17.5 6. and it will also manifest your Church not to be the Lambs Wife but rather a Daughter of that mother of Harlots that hath drank the blood of the Saints and Martyrs of Jesus Therefore consider of these things and think not to settle your selves with threatnings excommunications prisons and the like for by such things ye cannot convince gainsayers that your way is right nor at all shake them that be in the Truth though ye may fright Hypocrites and make them come bending under you for a season till they can get over you therefore it will be your wisdom to shew your zeal in casting out the filth from amongst your selves and such as profess your way and by a vertuous life and wholsom doctrine seek to win such as differ from you For things are not now as they were thirty years ago in this Nation for Light is broken forth as the morning and your steps will be marked Matth. 7.12 therefore wait that God may direct you the right way to do unto all men as ye would they should do unto you The 5th of the 7th Month 1662. Having spoken the Truth in love We rest your Friends desiring that in love ye may receive and read these lines and do not slight that which concerns your peace in them because they are sent from us that be in scorn called QUAKERS JOHN WHITEHEAD MARTIN MASON LOVE is a vertue that endures for ever A link of matchless jewels none can sever Had I the tongue of men and Angels too If Love were wanting what good could I do Love far surmounts all earthly Diadems Though deckt with pearls with rubies and with jems Love is the life of all things under th' Sun Love must the Lawrel wear when all is done Love's eye is tender Love does gently draw The mind to God without a penal Law Love thinks no ill Love never did invent Fines praemunire Goals nor Banishment For Innocents Love hath no spleen nor Gall Love 's like the Royal Sun Love shines on All. THE END