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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65899	An expostulation with the bishops, so called, 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 W1976; ESTC R38610	5,162	8

from on high by the Gift of his Spirit and be made 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 freely as well in Time of Persecution as in Time of Prosperity And if you would have your Courts esteemed as Spiritual then let not your Officers in them be carnal earthly Men but virtuous impartial Men fearing God and hating Covetousness Read Mat. 23. And let none of your Priests be such as say but do not nor be call●d of Men Masters nor have the chiefest Seats in the Assemblies nor go in long Robes nor lay heavy Burth●ns upon the Peopl● Isa 56.10 11. nor devour Widdows Houses nor for a Pretence make long Prayers nor use vain Repet●tions in their Prayers as the Heathens chief Priests Pharisees did which Christ cryed Wo against neither let your Priests preach for Hire Micha 3.11 12. Jude nor your Curates divine for Money which thing the Prophet Micha cried Wo against neither let them be such as Isaiah called greedy dumb Dogs which never can have enough but all look to their own Way every one for his Gain from his Quarter neither let them be such as go in the Way of Cain which will envy and persecute nor such as go in the Way of Balaam for Rewards nor such as will ●ell Words for Money which have Hearts exercised with covetous Practices 2 Pet. 2.14 15. Act. 20.29 nor such grievous Wolves as the Apostle said w ll not spare the Flock but even sue People for Wages whom they do no Work for neither let be at all Hirelings for Christ said such care not for the Sheep but let them be su h as do every way accord with the Primitive Pattern and let none of them be prophane Swearers Joh. 10.12 13. Mat. 12.34 nor Drunkards nor Idolaters nor Ad●lterers nor Fornicators nor Gamesters nor Scoffers nor such as speak Lyes and are given to Lightness and foolish Jest ng for how can they that be evil speak good Things Thirdly Reform your People that one may distinguish between y●●● Chur●h and the World separate the pretious from the vile and ●ithdraw from every Brother that walks disorderly and let not your Church be made numerous with Unbelievers nor such esteemed Members as do live in Covetousness Pride Envy or Malice Jer. 15.19 Gal. 5.19 20 21. nor any that is an Extortioner or an Oppressor of the Poor Fatherless Widdows nor any that live in Gluttony Drunkenness Rioting and Excess nor any that be prophane Swearers Lyars Cheaters and Cozeners nor any which abuse themselves with Mankind Ephes 5.3 4 5. 1 Cor. 6.9 10. Chap. 12.13 nor any that be Murtherers 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 which is his Body let not any be admitted Members but such as are baptized into it by the Spirit for if any Man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8 9. and such will scoff like Ishmael at the Movings of the Spirit in those that are his Fourthly Reform yo●r 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. 15.7 8 9. Joh. 4.23 Col. 2.20 21 22. and let it not be mad● vain with the Doctrines Commandments Traditions and invented Ceremonies of Men which will all perish with the using but worship God who dwelleth not in Temples made with Hands wholly in Spirit and in Truth if you have received the one and know the other you will see that no other Worship besides the Worship in Spirit is either decent orderly or accepted with God Act. 7.48 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 and 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 qui tly 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 to drive us by Force and Cruelty for the more of that ye do exercise upon us the more shall we be confirmed and it will also manifest your Church not to be the Lamb's Wife but rather a Daughter of that Mother of Harlots R●v 17.5 6. that hath drunk 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 y●●r Way and by a virtuous 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 he marked Therefore wait that God may direct you the right Way To do unto all Men as ye would they should do unto you 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 QVAKERS The 5th of the 7th Month 1662. A Postscript Concerning the Proceedings of those called Bishops against us NOt withstanding the Reasons before given against your Jurisdiction over us which might come to the Hands of some of you near twelve Years ago and remain unanswered unto this Day ye have both against Reason and Truth proceed d against us in you Courts and censured us over whom ye have no Power a●d excommunicated us who never were of your Church and persecuted some of the Lord's People unto Imprisonment and k●pt them in Prison by your Writs of Excommunication till Death because for Conscience sake they could not conform to your Way so that to all the former Evils of which ye were faithfully warned and advised to reform y● have add●d this also of Imprisoning the Lord's Servants or causing them to be imprisoned till Death that in your Skirts also may be found the Blood of the Saints and Servants of Christ Jesus Therefore repent and cease to smite and persecute those wh●ch are the faithful Servants of Christ whom you profess to be your Lord and do not like the evil and slothful Servant say in your Hearts He delayes his Coming lest in an Hour when ye are not aware he give you your Portion with Vnbelievers and Hypocrites in utter Darkness where shall be weeping wailing and gnashing of Teeth J. W. THE END