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A85133	A character whereby the false christs, or antichrists, seducers, false prophets, and house creepers may be known. Now in the latter dayes, wherein there are perilous tims [sic], as it is written & hath been foretold of in 2 Tim. 3.3. And saith Jesus, false prophets shall come, but by their fruits shall ye know them, Mat. 7. 15, 16. and 20. And now they are come, and by their fruits they are known, as it is written. As may be seen in two letters sent to severall priests in Liestershire, after two severall meetings, betwixt them and those called Quakers, one letter was to be sent to one Tho. Cockeram of swannington [sic], servant to the Lord Protector, at whose house one meeting was, as the letter will further make mention, and shew the difference betwixt the true prophets and the false, which letter was directed to him to to [sic] be read to the priests being present at the meeting, and the other was to the priest of Twycrosse, after the meeting appointed betwixt two priests, and those whom the world scornfully calleth Quakers: wherein is discovered the true prophet and the false, and who those are that creep into houses, leading silly people men and women captive, laden with sin, and led away with diverse lusts, ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth; and who those false prophets and house-creepers are, that are spoken of, as is proved, both by their fruits, and also by Scripture, as may be seen, &c. / By one known to the world, by R[ichard Fu]rnvvorth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1654 (1654)	Wing F475; Thomason E817_8; ESTC R207412	17,091	16

thy wicked evill and rebellious heart and so to wait for thy condemnation that the Light may judge thee and condemn thee who hateth it and acteth contrary to it condemnation thou cannot escape and the Light of God in thy conscience shall witnesse for me in thy condemnation as the book of conscience is penned 2 Thes 1.8 9. 1 Thes 2.11 12. Now all people you that sees or hears this read try your Priests by the Scriptures and their fruits and you shall finde them to be false prophets as this Hill and Whetstone and all such are and beware of them I warn and charge you as you will answer it before the Lord for false prophets ye shal know by by their fruits as Christ hath said Mat. the 7.15 16. c. And try your Priests by their fruits and the Scriptures Are they not proud and covetous are they not heady high-minded are not they railers and false accuse●s and such as Paul speaks of in the 2 Tim. 3. from the first verse to the sixth verse their fruits is there described and from such you are to turn away Of this sort are they that creep into houses Steeple-houses and keepeth you ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth by them verse the 6. and 7. Hear them not nor hold them not up for the Lord is against them and your souls shall never be benefited by them nor none in their nature for they shall not profit you at all nor none such as they are as you may read Jer. 23.32 Now you have time prize it and minde the Light of God in your consciences that which sheweth you sin and evill and checks and reproveth you in your consciences when you do amisse there is your Teacher that Light of God within you loving it and obeying it there is your condemnation that light hating it and disobeying it say not but that you are warned in your life time therefore repent and turn from your idols and idolatrous worship for you worship you know not what John 4.22 God is a Spirit and they that worship him now they worship him in Spirit and in truth and the Father seeketh such to worship him as it is written John 4.23 24. R. F. Leistershire the 8. Month. 1654. To the two Priests that were at the Meeting at thy house Thomas Cockeram the 4. day of the week and the 10. day of the 8. month Read this to them and the people that they may learn to know the true Prophet and false prophet and Minister of Christ and Antichrist asunder c. Luke 10.5 6. FIrst when I came in thy house I said Peace be in this house and then the wilde wanton Priest that is at thy house he laughed and scoffed at it to shew forth his unbroken nature and to fulfill the Scripture where it is said In the last dayes there shall come scoffers which shall walk after their ungodly lusts 2 Pet. 3 3 4. Here thou wanton Priest I charge thee the Red headed man to be no Minister of Christ but of Antich●ist and thou art without the fear of the Lord as I told thee and shewed that thou were neve● yet taught of God and also thou shewed forth thy ignorance of the Scriptures and art unfit to be a teacher of others who knowe●h not the first Principles or doctrine of Christ for when he sent f●r●h his Disciples into the world he said unto them When ye come in an house salme it and if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but if the house be not worthy let your peace return to you again and whosoever shall not receive nor hear your words when you depart out of that house or City shake off the dust of your feet for it shall be no more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorah in the day of judgement than for that City Mat. 10.12 13 14 15. And thou the young wilde Priest Houldersh●w thou sh●wed that thou wert never taught of God nor sent of Christ for if thou had thou could have received his doctrine and his Messenger but thou shewed thy self like one of Pharaohs fed and wilde horses without government or any humility or moderation at all and the Minister of God exhorted young men to be sober minded and to let their moderation appear to all men but thou Houldershaw had no sobriety nor moderation at all nor no solidenesse nor gravity temperance patience nor honesty nor stayednesse at all but were filled with laughter and folly and foolishnesse like a foolish wilde wanton youth without any government as thy deeds made thee manifest and the light of God in thy conscience will witnesse against thee though thy conscience be seared and the earthly part above where the deceit hath its passage like a high way ground where wildernesse and wantonnesse foolishnesse and giddinesse runs up and down and treachery and deceit hath its abode and lodgeth in the seat of darknesse where lust and accesse pride boasting lying vain-glory scorn and disdain is y●t the light that is within thy conscience will awaken thee and rip thee up one day and be a swift witnesse against thee and be thy eternall condemnation that hateth it and acteth contrary to it and contrary to the Scriptures also which saith Put away jesting with foolish talking c. Eph. 5.3 4 5.6 But thou taketh delight in that which the Scriptures forbids and acteth contrary to the light in thy conscience willingly and wilfully and rejoiceth in thy iniquity and in thy foolishnesse here I charge thee again in the presence of the Lord to be no Minister of Christ but of Antichrist and thou art a servant of the devill and the light of God in thy conscience which checks and reproves thee in secret for sin and evil will witnesse against thee and greater will thy condemnation be thou lyer and wanton one thou scoffer and boaster proud foolish and prophane one thou servant of sin and enemy of righteousnesse thou serpent and viper how shalt thou escape the damnation of hell Call not thou this railing for it is Scripture language to the seed thou art of and to that nature thou art in and the light of God in thy conscience will witnesse the same as the book of conscience is opened and the Scriptures beares witnesse against thee and all in that nature as thy fruits maketh thee manifest Rom. 1.21 22. and Rom. 1.28 to the end Rom. 2.5 6. Rom. 6.16 John 8.34 44. 1 John 3.8 Math. 23.33 And when I asked the other Priest Bennet instead of you both whether he were a Minister of the Letter or of the Spirit he said of both the Letter and of the Spirit but Paul and the Gospel Ministers said ye was not Ministers of the Letter but of the Spirit 1 Cor 3 6. so he and thou both was found to be contrary to Paul and the Gospel Ministers in that but because I know him and thee to be but

c. All those and such like do not abide in the Doctrine of Christ and so hath not God as their fruits maketh them manifest and the Scriptures they also witnesse against them and wo to them or they go on in the ways of Cain follow the errour of Balaam preaching for gifts and rewards and they have mens persons in admiration because of advantage and the curse is upon all such for they love not the Lord Jesus Christ but mindes their be●lies and earth and earthly things and are enemies to the crosse of Christ which is cause for the people of God to mourn Paul the Gospel Minister did because of such Jude 11. and the 16. 1 Cor. 16.22 Phil. 3.18 19. What meanings needs the Scriptures those that have eyes to see may see the Priests to be as a den of thieves and robbers and never came in by the door but as a troop of robbers wait for a man so the company of Priests they murder in the way by consent and by their it fruits are they known and the Scriptures they witnesse the same here is a cloud of witnesses against them to prove them to be deceivers and false prophets seducers and Antichrists that do not abide in the doctrine of Christ but are in the evill nature and guided by the same spirit that the false prophets were and they run parallel with them try them by the Scriptures and their fruits for Christ hath said that by their fruits they shall be known Mat. 7.15 2 Pet. 2. Mica 3.5 and 11. Mat 5.40 Ezek. 34. 2 John 9. John 10. Hosea 6.9 Likewise they are called of men Masters which Christ forbids Mat. 23.8 and the 10. Mark 10.42 43 44. And they have the chiefest places in the Idols Temples and Assemblies as the Scribes and Pharisees had who were enemies to Jesus Christ then as they are now and they act as the Scribes and Pharisees did which Christ cryed wo against then and wo to the Priests now that are in their nature and acts as they did therefore greater wh●●heir condemnation be as may be red Mat. 23. to the 34. Mark 12.38 39.40 And as they Preach for hire and are proud and covetous and oppresseth poor people and are called of men Master which Christ forbids and holds up the idols temple and hath the chiefest place So they sprinkle Infants for which they have no rule in the Scripture and tels people it is an Ordinance of Christ when it is but one of their inventions and a mark of the B●ast Rev. 13.8 and 16. And here they are lyars and deceivers of people for their own ends and they call people to a Sacrament when there is not such 2 word in all the Scriptures as Sacrament neither in new or old Coven●nt here again they are lyars and seducers and causeth people to worship they know not what and they tell people or have told them that the Steeple-houses are Churches when the Church is in God and made all of living stones Elect and precious and a spiritual house for God to dwell in by and thorough the Spirit 1 Thess 1 1 Pet. 2.5 Eph 1.22 23. Eph. 2 19 20 to the end Eph. 5.5 26 27. Thus they have deceived people with their lies and they stand praying in the Synagogue or idoll temple as the Pharisees and hypocrites who are enemies to Christ as they are therefore are they to be denyed and declared against as Christ did declare against such then Mat. 6.5 1 Cor. 8 10. Luke 20 45 46 47. Mark 12.38 and the 39. And they tell the people they shall never be set free from sin here and nothing that is unclean shall in no wise enter into the holy City Rev. 21.27 And they are proud and wanton and foolish and vain and filthy like hankers or hunters and ranters as they manifested themselves at thy house that day Thomas Cockeram such are satannicall or the devils Ministers and no Ministers of Christ for the Ministers of Christ are blamelesse as the stewards of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no strikers not greedy of filthy lucre c. Tit. 1.7 8. Acts 20.33 34 35. 1 Tim. 3. Ch 1 Cor. 9.16 17 18. c. But thy Priests which thou upholds and intertaineth and all the Priests of the world and the Ministers of man are clear contrary to the Ministers of the Gospel who are not made by the will of man Gal. 1.11 12 2 Cor. 3.6 as their fruits maketh them manifest Oh shame shame let shame strike them all in the face and Cockeram and all that desire to fear God and serve him take heed how you hold up such as the Lord is against as you will answer it before the judgement seat of Christ now you are forewarned and this may serve to be a testimony against all the Priests of the world and to let people know that they are the false Prophets Steeple-house-creepers seducers and Antichrists cease from them and hold them not up the Lord is against them now you have time prize it How House-creepers may be known Such creep into houses and lead silly women captive laden with sins and keepeth them ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the Truth are described by their fruits to be self-seeking men and proud men and heady high-minded men and of that sort as they are prescribed by their fruits in the 2 Tim. 3. from ●he 1. to the 6. verse and such as those are found crept and creeping into the Steeplehouse or idols temples set up in the time of Popery and sells their Brain-study there to deceive the people withall and keepeth them ever learning and they shall never know the life of truth by them that are such 2 Tim. 3.7 8 9. But Paul did not speak against meeting in private houses and plain places and upper chambers c. For if he should have spoken against them that meet in privats houses or plain places or upper chambers and if so then he would have spoken against the practice of the Saints after Christs Ascension and also he would have spoken against his own practice after he came into the Ministery of Christ if he should have spoken against Meetings in private houses and plains but he spoke not against such for that was the practice of the Saints after Christs ascension Read those Scriptures and see Acts 1.13.14 c. Acts 2.1 2. c. Acts 4.31 32. Acts 8.1 2 3. c. Acts 10.21 to the end Acts 17.5 6 7. c. 22 23 24 25. verses Acts 16.13 14.32 Acts 20.7 8. and 20. Acts 28.30 31. 1 Cor. 16.19 Coloss 4.15 FINIS