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A44811	Truth lifting up its head above slander in an answer to Thomas Jackson, late priest of Stoke in Sussex, his lying paper which he left in the north of England / by Francis Howgill ; whereunto is added something by way of letter from another hand to the said T.J. shewing the reasons why it is meet to publish the same at this time ... ; likewise a brief rehearsal of some remarkable passages out of E.B. his book called Satan's design defeated.	Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.; Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. Satans designe defeated.	1663 (1663)	Wing H3186; ESTC R178363	18,130	24

TRUTH Lifting up its Head above SLANDER IN An ANSWER to THOMAS JACKSON late Priest of Stoke in Sussex his Lying Paper which he left in the North of England By FRANCIS HOWGILL Whereunto is added something by way of Letter from another hand to the said T. J. shewing the Reasons why it is judged meet to publish the same at this time Namely because He the said Jackson continueth still his old course of Slandering and private Back-biting the Innocent by his devised Fables notwithstanding he hath been privately admonished and since more publickly reproved in Print by E. B. wherein his Scandalous Imputations of Popish Tenents falsely cast by him upon others are deservedly laid upon himself Likewise a Brief Rehearsal of some Remarkable Passages out of E. B. his Book Called Satan's Design Defeated In Answer to another Manuscript of the said Priest Jackson's by way of Prophesie to that remaining part of the Old Parliament then sitting threatning their destruction if they took part with such malicious Priests against the Innocent which since in a great measure the Lord hath fulfilled upon them and him Which may serve for a Warning to this Present Generation By a Friend to Truth and an utter Enemy to Persecution J. S. Printed in the Year 1663. TRUTH Lifting up its Head above SLANDER IN An ANSWER to THOMAS JACKSON late Priest of Stoke in Sussex his lying Paper which he left in the North of England c. THOMAS JACKSON thy Paper which thou lestest in the North of England with thy brother Parson I have received wherein I find many devised Fables which thou hast invented in thy corrupt heart which thou wouldest fasten upon me as my Doctrine and Principles And coming to London I also find most part of the same things spread abroad by thee and sent to some of the late Parliament which thou callest The Tenetns of the Quakers in the North which thou sayest thou hast Recited and also they Maintained Thou hast recited for the most part the deceit of thy own frothy brain and thou must not think when thou bringest forth thy own Imaginations who watchest for iniquity that the Quakers will maintain those things but if thou assert things of thy self and from thy dark understanding which thou hast raked up out of the dungeon of confusion which thou sayest thou hast waded in as in thy Letter to thy Honourable Sir to whom thou writest in feignedness and flattery these things that thou hast charged us with thou must stand to thy self for that which the Quakers do assert they will stand to and vindicate against thee and all Opposers Thou sayest Thou hast more soul-refreshing work than to answer my Letter which I sent unto thee with the Queries Forging up of Lyes and inventing of Mischief is no soul-refreshing work but is the work which is brought by him who is the Father of Lyes whose work thou hast been working which shall be made evident to thee when the Lord shall arise to plead with thee for all thy ungodly deeds and hard speeches against the Truth thou sayest Thou wast willing to write a few words that it might appear whether thou or I were the Lyar because I said unto thee in thy own words what thou declaredst before near twenty people after I had spoken two or near hand three hours when I know Truth had power over thee that thou couldest not open thy mouth against what was spoken that day by me but after the Meeting in thy brothers house thou saidst That no godly Minister in England would deny what I had spoken then in the Meeting to be Truth Which words I returned unto thee when I heard that thou backbited when I was gone and said I held Popish Tenents and thou challengedst me to produce one witness that did confess unto the words before mentioned as that no godly Minister would deny what was spoken by me to be Truth Now that thou mayest be convinced that thou art the Lyar and not I I give thee four Witnesses whose hands are subscribed for my Testimony against thee to the aforesaid words that is to say William Pearson James Adamson John Cay Jane Pearson with several others And so thou must either plead thy forgetfulness or else thou shewest thy self in thine own words to have an Impudent face that darest deny that which thou spakest before many Witnesses so there is no way now to acquit thy self but to confesse and repent of the envy which is in thy heart Further thou saist That I denyed Imputed Righteousness which thou sayest is a Popish Doctrine thou must reckon that to them and not to me for I told thee then and now again Whatsoever was Imputed or reckoned to them that did believe I owned but for thee and the rest of you Parish-Teachers Imputing or reckoning that unto your flock who are unconverted which God reckoneth not nor imputes to them is delusion and deceit And further thou sayest that I made the Gifts in the Heathens of the same quality with the Graces in Believers These are thy own words and not mine But that the Light in Unbelievers and the Light in Believers is of the same quality or nature which is evident by its Operations and by the Testimony of Scriptures this I shall stand unto Christ saith I am come a Light into the World And the World in the Spirit 's account is not taken for Believers though many of you Parish-Teachers have said so but the World are such as are unredeemed and unsanctified and yet Christ is that true Light which is come into the world and that he is the Light of Believers thou wilt not deny Now this is one and the self-same Christ one and the self-same Light his Nature one and his Quality one which is pure holy and divine yet the manifestation of this Light is more clear in them that believe than in them that believe not yet this altereth not the quality of the Light for Unbelievers have also some manifestation and that is it which convinceth of sin and sheweth them things reprovable for whatsoever things are reprovable as it is written is manifest by the Light but that the Heathen are reproved and Unbelievers are reproved when they sin against that which is manifest in them as is clear Rom. 2. and that which reproveth for impurity is of a pure quality as that which justifieth Purity and Righteousness But I see though a prize be put into the hand of a fool he regardeth it not and though I then did declare and now do the Wisdom of God yet thou being in the night perceivest it not And thou sayest that I hold falling away from Grace which is a Popish Tenent Then in this the Papists are nearer the Truth than thou and although a Papist hold it I must not deny it because it is true The Apostle Jude speaks of some who turned the grace of God into wantonness or more truly rendred from the grace of God into

to be brought into one Treasury into the House of God year by year for the ends aforesaid Neh. 10. but you carry it into your own Barns and Houses and there use it for your own ends if not to abuse it and spend it upon your lusts Again then the Levites whose right the Tythes then were they were to offer up a Tenth part of all the Tythes for a ●eave Offering unto the Lord but you do not do so Again they were not to eat the Tythes by themselves in their own houses or within their own gates but with the Strangers and Fatherless and Widows in the house and in the place the Lord had chosen Deut. 12. 17 18. But you do carry it into your own barns and do eat it within your own gates and do shut out the Strangers and the Fatherless and the Widows so that they have no part nor portion in this matter with you And thus it was in the time of the Law among the Jewes about Tythes when it was in force which though you will take as by virtue of that Law yet you will not pactise in all things no nor in any thing according to that Law except in the very taking of them But now under the Gospel since Christ as I said before hath put an end to that Priesthood and changed the Law and disanulled the Commandment thereof we do not find that ever Christ Commanded Tythes to be payd or ever appointed any set maintenance for his Ministers to receive which he sends forth to preach the Gospel Neither was any such practice used in the Primitive times but Christ sent them forth without gold without silver and without brass in their purses and without a Scrip for their Journey c. Mat. 10. 9 10. And they had as hard a hearted people to deal with then as any are now for who more hard-hearted then Jews and therefore it is become a by-word amongst us to say as cruel and as hard-hearted as a Jew and yet they lacked nothing Luk. 22. 35. And Paul who was an Apostle not of men neither by man but by Jesus Christ c. Gal. 1. 1. saith whom all men are to follow as he followed Christ he behaved not himself disorderly neither did he eat any mans bread for nought but wrought with labour and travelled night and day with our hands 1 Cor. 4. 12. that we might not be chargeable to any of you 2 Thes. 3. 7 8 9. And is not then the matter of Tythes now under the Gospel a Popish Intrusion which you stand up to maintain for your Bellies sake Again witness 4. Your calling the Popish Mass-Houses built of material wood and stone Churches when as the Church of Christ is in God 2 Thes. 1. 1. and is built up of living stones fitly joyned together by him whereof he himself is the chief Corner Stone elect and pretious 1 Pet. 2 4 5 6. Again witness 5. Your late fleeing from your Flocks when you saw the Wolf coming leaving them to be scattered and catcht by the Wolf in the time of their greatest danger which proves you to be hireling Priests and Idol Shepherds and not true Shepherds whose own the sheep are not for then would you care for the sheep and lay down your lives for the sheep and for the Truth the Pasture of the sheep and so make good the words of Christ against you who saith The good shepherd giveth his Life for the sheep but he that is a hireling and not the shepherd whose own the sheep are not seeth the Wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth and the wolf catcheth them and scatttreth the sheep the hireling fleeth because he is a hireling and careth not for the sheep Joh. 10. 11 12 13. Yea and that which is worse thou Tho. Jackson more especially hast not onely contrary to thy duty left thy flock and left off preaching the Gospel for fear of Persecution and so thereby brought thy self under the woe the Apostle pronounces 1 Cor. 9. 16. who saith there that a necessity is laid upon me yea woe is unto me if I preach not the Gospel but also hast with some others most treacherously betraied your simple ignorant flocks into the very hands and mouthes of the Wolves by perswading them poor silly sheep whose Faiths are too much pin'd upon your sleeves to go to the publick to the high places there to hear the Service Book c. and those that Preach there in all the Whores Robes rather than not go to the publick at all which some have done to the wounding of their Consciences and all this lest peradventure as you fear they your Proselytes when they have used themselves to a separation from the publick may hereafter separate also from you when the day of your Restauration shall come which you daily hope for or otherwise it is to be feared that if you had not many of you taken the Covenant you would have stooped to and crouched under all the relicks of Popery that are now publickly in use rather then to have quit your Livings which now you cannot some of you though too many of your brethren have and all because if you should your more discerning hearers would easily discern your Perjury and so decline you for ever And now hast not thou hereby betrayed the souls of the Ignorant and sold them for bread and made merchandise of them for a pair of shoes and will they not be required one day at thy hands Consider and repent if it be possible before it be too late But oh you simple-hearted People who have been long hearers of these men and a long time learning and not yet come to the knowledge of the Truth why are ye so blind and see not that these be the men most of them that the Apostle speaks of that have but a Form of godliness but deny the Power from whom you are warned and commanded to turn away from 2 Tim. 3. 5 6 7. Wherefore Come forth from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch no unclean thing and I will recieve you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 6. 17 18. Turn your hearts and minds inward and look within For the Grace of God which brings Salvation hath appeared unto all men teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world Tit. 2. 11. Therefore look not for it without you but look for it within your outward Teachers are taken away and removed into corners that you may look within for a Teacher that cannot be removed into a corner And the Word of God is within and the true Teacher which can teach you all things is within and the Kingdom of God is within you and Christ the King of that Kingdom is within you too except ye be reprobates and the Temple of God is

E. B. Answers thus Page 16. and Part of the 17. Answ. Here is the concluson of thy matter which is the sum of it A running to the Powers of the Earth for help What have you Ministers lost the Lord to be your strength that you must fly for help to Men to defend you from the Spirit of God in his People Must they make Laws to establish you and set you up is not this the Whore that rode upon the Beast and that the Beast carries Is not here a description of her out of the mouth of this Author Is he crying to you to Persecute the Innocent It is true the Seed of God is risen the Elect Seed that is able to make War against the Beast and against the false Prophets even with the Word of the Lord and is he offended that Truth is risen so high And would he have some Fire and Faggots again in Smithfield and some Persecution and Banishment acted upon the People of God Is this the standing in the Gap and stopping Violence or would ye have it done this way Yea Judgements indeed are threatned to your Generation for if God will not destroy you soon enough you will destroy your own selves and Your own Iniquity will be upon you and the wickedness of the wicked shall slay him But my Counsel is not only to that particular Member but to the whole Body of them that they be wise and take heed what they do for the Eye of the Lord is over you and his Hand can dash you in pieces and if you be Oppressors of the poor People of God sand will not relieve the Opressed the Innocent and break the bonds of Oppression the Lord will break you in pieces for this is the Rock that hath broken all before you Persecuting People for Conscience sake and if you go on in this way your Destruction shall be the most lamentable of any that was ever yet before you Do you not yet see the wickedness of this Generation will you yet contend for them Surely you might learn wisdom even by their folly And if you do not shut your eyes there needs no more discovery than their own present wayes and works Wherefore consider the Day of God's Visitation is upon you make good use of your time lest the Lord break you down and never build you up and let the Spirit of the Lord have its Liberty and limit it not for if you do you shall never prosper nor never be made a blessing unto the People under your charge ☞ Remember you are warned by a lover of your Souls And Page 17 18 19 20. E. B. saith And this I say unto you in the Name of the Lord that whilst that Interest of this false Priesthood I mean is so much favoured ☞ and defended you can never prosper nor the Nations be ever happy under you for it is one of the greatest oppressions this day in the Nation the maintaining and upholding of this Ministry by Tythes and other unrighteous wages and the very Land groans under the oppression of this Church and Ministry which lieth as a heavy Burden upon both Persons and Estates and Consciences of many good People even of your dearest Friends And though the Lord doth manifestly even from Heaven shew signal Tokens of his Displeasure against them And the Servants of the Lord they also cease not to warn you concerning them and their own doings are sufficient Testimony of the Malice of their Hearts against you and all good men in the Nation yet nevertheless some of you seem to shut your eyes as if you would see no evil in them and are crying up your godly Ministers and some of you despising the man as not worthy to live that doth but speak against them And thus are you blinded and perceive not where the cause lies of your interruption to bring forth Righteousness I say it is the favouring of that Interest which stops the Issues of good things and while you oppress peoples Persons and Estates and Consciences to uphold this Ministry and Priesthood aforesaid the ☞ Lord shall never prosper you nor make the Nations happy under your Charges And this you shall witness eternally Therefore clear your selves do not any longer drink the Whores Cup neither be ye Carriers of her to execute her wickedness upon the Bodies and Consciences of People for it is written the Beast hath carried the Whore and we see it hath been thus as John saw it was to come to pass and so clear your selves from her Tyrannies and Oppressions and leave this false Church and Ministry to themselves and if God will not uphold them by his Power why should you do it If these Priests have not yet planted Vineyards that will yeeld them fruit and if their Flock will not yeeld them milk freely why should you unjustly impose upon Peoples Consciences and compel Tythes and Money from them for the maintenance of these men ye ought not to do it for while ye compel and force People by Violence contrary to good Conscience to maintain ☜ and uphold this Ministry and Church and Worship you do but cause People to drink the Whores Cup and you are but them which carry the Whore viz. the false Church And this is plain-dealing to tell you the Truth whether ye will reject it or receive it wherefore cast them off and let them not lurk under your wings c. They will cry out Heresie and Error of others that themselves may seem clear while as the same lodgeth in their own hearts wherefore I say do not make a false Peace with them neither do ye flatter with treacherous minds c. I say unto you Better were it for you to lay these men aside ☜ and their Flatteries and feigned prayers and to save your selves from their Flattery than to perish with them And one of these will come to pass for it 's decreed of the Lord if you uphold them and oppress peoples Persons and Estates and Consciences on their behalf and in their evil cause for Tythes and Wages to them ye shall fall with them and none shall be able to deliver neither you nor them c. Wherefore Take heed unto your selves and be wise and learn and do us Justice or else God will do us Justice upon you if you will not take off our Burdens and ease our Oppressions ☜ the Lord will ease us of you and the Earth shall not be oppressed with you And if ye will uphold this Priesthood against Equity and good Conscience the Lord will free good Consciences both from you and them And this is the Word of the Lord God unto you ☞ The Open Enemy hath not prevailed against you but the secret hand of the Lord will not miss you THE END 2 Tim. 3. 13. 2 Tim. 3. 6. Rev. 13. 6. Heb 10. 1 Heb. 9. 9 11. * Though the words Swear not at al be free enough from any exception yet in regard some of the corrupt sons of Adam say this was meant in our communication only that is say they in our ordinary discourse But yet liberty is left thereby for Swearing before a Magistrate being thereunto lawfully called I say the Apostle James as one foreseeing these two Cavils or Exceptions saith to put the matter out of doubt neither by any other Oath and also leaves out the word Communication so as there is no room left for any Exception at all Amos 2. 6. ch 8. 6. Read diligently and mark these places Isa. 30. 20 21. Joh. 2. 20 27. Luk. 17. 20 21. 2 Cor. 13. 5. 2 Cor. 6 16. Act. 3. 22 23. Rom. 10. 6 7 8. Luk. 20. 46 47. Luk. 11. 43. Mat. 23. 6. 7 8 9 10. Mich. 3. 11 Ezek. 13. 2 3 4 5 6 7 c. Joh. 1. 9 * Mark is he not the same man still though he be a Sufferer under a pretence of Conscience yet his Principle nor Nature is not changed to this day ☞ mark Mark is not this made good to the full at this day ☜ Yea surely a Prophet of the Lord hath been among you Mark Mark Was not this truly prophesied Mark Let this Generation beware for there is no resisting the Hand of the Lord.