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A40242	Saul's errand to Damascus, with his packet of letters from the high priests against the disciples of the Lord, or, A faithful transcript of a petition contrived by some persons in Lancashier who call themselves ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable & godly people there, by them nick-named Quakers : together with the defence of the persons thereby traduced against, the slanderous and false suggestions of that petition, and other untruths charged upon them : published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ, who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages.	Fox, George, 1624-1691.; Naylor, James, 1617?-1660.; Lawson, John.	1654 (1654)	Wing F1895; ESTC R37353	29,928	47

SAUL'S ERRAND TO DAMASCVS With His Packet of Letters from the High-Priests against the Disciples of the Lord. OR A faithful Transcript of a PETITION contrived by some Persons in Lancashier who call themselves Ministers of the Gospel breathing out threatnings and slaughters against a peaceable godly people there by them nick-named QUAKERS Together with the Defence of the Persons thereby traduced against the slanderous and false suggestions of that Petition and other untruths charged upon them Published to no other end but to draw out the bowels of tender compassion from all that love the poor despised servants of Jesus Christ who have been the scorn of carnal men in all ages Mat. 5. 10. 11. 12. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in Heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were be-before you London Printed for Giles Calvert at the black Spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1614. To all that love the Lord Jesus Christ Dear Hearts YOu love the Lord Iesus Christ and not him alone but Christ with all his Train Great shall be your compensation for your Love you shall have Loves Can. 7. 12. Amores a plurality and infinity of Loves which none but God in Christ hath to bestow The best of his relations upon earth have but single Love and t is happy they have Love to the Brethren But Christ hath Loves for the meanest of you the least of his May you and all his in whom there are yet but buds scarce visible appearances of Graces prove fruitful Vines grow from Buds to Blossoms from Blossoms to abundance of fruits That when the Lord shall get up early to visit his Vineyard you may feast him with pleasant fruits new and old you may bless him for his Loves of former and latter days and be ever to him an humble holy and thankful and to his brethren a comforting people Glory in your habit you wear the signal Favours of the King of kings and Lord of Hosts the Great and Mighty Jehovah Love By which I know to whom ye belong because ye love the Brethren To the Contrivers and Subscribers of the Petition Poor Hearts IS this a time to chide be angry and pick quarrels and if you must needs do so can you find no other objects of your indignation but the Lords Disciples but peaceable holy humble self-denying men Is not the work of the Ministry to preach the Gospel Is not the Sword of the Magistrate appointed to the punishment of evil doers and to the praise of them that do well Are you incumbent in your duties Are you laying out your Talents to the end they were given you or are you mistaken in the thing When did you proclaim war against Drunkards Swearers common blasphemers enemies to the Lord and his people Have you none of those amongst you or are your high-flown contending Spirits gone beyond such slender wrastlings that you scorn to encounter with any below the degree of a Saint The Lord open your eyes and let you see and give you hearts to consider your several duties But tell me ye sons of Levi as ye call your selves ye that pretend a Ius Divinum to persecution What will ye say when the Son of man shall come in his glory and all the holy Angels with him and shall sit upon the Throne of his glory and all Nations shall be gathered before him Mind ye what will be the great work of that great day your Petition will surely then be heard I beseech you read the Paper of Causes set down to be first heard at that Tribunal in Mat. 25. 31. to the end of the Chapter And the Lord let it dwell upon your hearts for ever To the Christian READER THese are to let thee know that the onely wise God at this time hath so by his providence ordered it in the North parts of Lancashier that many precious Christians and so for many years accounted before the nickname Quakers was heard of have for some time past forborn to concorporate in Parochial Assemblies wherein they profess themselves to have gained little of the knowledge of Jesus Christ And it is and hath been put upon their hearts to meet often and on the Lords Day constantly at convenient places to seek the Lord their Redeemer and to worship him in Spirit and in Truth and to speak of such things tending to mutual edification as the good Spirit of the Lord shall teach them demeaning themselves without any offence given to any that truly fear the Lord. But true it is that some men and interests of those parts do take great offence at them and their Christian and peaceable exercises some because they have witnessed against pride and luxuriant fulness have therefore come armed with Sword and Pistols men that never drew a sword for the interest of the Commo-wealth of ENGLAND perhaps against it into their Assemblies in time of their Christian performances and have taken him whom the Lord at that instant had moved to speak to the rest and others of their Assembly after they had haled and beaten them and carried them bound hand and feet into the open fields in the cold of the night and there left them to the hazard of their lives had not the Lord of life owned them which he did in much mercy Others have had their houses broken in the night and entred by men armed as aforesaid and disguised when they have been peaceably waiting upon God with their own and neighbour families and yet these humble persecuted Christians would not even in these cases of gross and intolerable affronts acted equally against the peace of the Nation as against them complain but expressed how much in measure of their Masters patience was given them in breathing out their Masters gentle words Father forgive them they know not what they do Who have at any time born such unheard of persecution with so mild Spirits only they in whom persecuted Christ dwels these poor Creatures know how their Master fared and rejoyce to suffer with him by whom alone they hope to be glorified and are as well content to suffer as to reign with Christ but how unwillingly do we deny ourselves and take up our cross and follow Christ and yet a necessity lies upon us if we will be the Lords Disciples to take up our cross dayly and follow him How is it then that the Crown of Pride is so long upon the head of persecutors how is it that such men should dare to divide the people of ENGLAND to trouble the Councel of State in the throng of business concerning the management and improvement of all the mighty Series of glorious providence made out to this infant● Common wealth with such abominable

the Scriptures are not the Salvation but he that doth believe hath the life of them Who is born of God shall never dye as it is written he that believeth is born of God and he that is born of God hath the witness in himselfe that God is the cause of mans Salvation and not the Scripture nor the Letter James Naylers Answer and Declaration touching some things charged upon him by the men aforesaid HAving heard of divers untruths cast upon me by some of the Priests in their high places though I stand only to the Lord in respect of my selfe yet left any that love the truth should be led on by these salfe reports to speak evil of those things they know not I shall lay open the truth as it is revealed in me touching those things whereof I have bee falsly accused First Concerning Jesus Christ that he is the eternal word of God by whom all things were made and are upholden which Rev. 19. 13. was before all time but manifested to the world in time for the 1 Ioh. 1. 2 3 4 5. recovery of left man which Word became flesh and dwelt amongst the Saints who is the same yesterday to day and for Ioh. 1. 14. ever who did and doth dwell in the Saints who suffered and rose again and ascended into Heaven and is set at the right hand o God to whom all power is given in heaven and in earth Eph. 1. 20. who fill all places is the light of the world but known to none but to those that receive and follow him and those he lead up to Ioh. 8 12. God out of all the ways works and worships of the world by his pure light in them whereby he reveals the man of sinne 2 Thess 2. 8. and by his power casts him out And so prepares the bodies of the Saints a fit Temple for the pure God to dwell in with whom dwells no unclean thing and thus he reconciles God and man 1 Cor. 3. 16 17. and the image of God which is in purity and holinesse is renewed and the image of S●●an which is all sin and uncleanness is defaced and none can witness Redemption further then Christus thus revealed in them to set them free from sin which 2 Cor. 5. 18. 19. Christ I witness to be revealed in me in measure Gal. 1. 16. 2 Cor. 13. 5 Col. 1. 27. Col. 3. 10. 2. Concerning the Scriptures That they are a true Declaration of that word which was in them that spoke them forth and 2 Pet. 1. 20. 21. are of no private interpretation but were given forth to be read and fulfilled in the Saints as they were given forth by the Rev. 22. 18. Holy Ghost without adding or diminishing and were not given forth for men to make a Trade on to get money by but as they are they are profitable for Doctrine for reproofe for correction 2 Tim. 3. 16. 17. for instruction in righteousness that the may of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work But they who trade in the Letter and are ignorant of the M●●●●y deny all perfection and none can rightly understand the Scriptures but thay who read them with the same spirit that gave them forth 1 Cor 2. 14 15. for the 〈…〉 man understands not the things of God for they are spiritually discerned 3. Concerning Baptisme the true Baptisme is that of the spirit with the holy Ghost and with fire Baptized by one spirit into onebody not the washing away the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection Acts 1. 5. Jesus Christ without which no other Baptism can save us they being out figures or shadows but this Baptism of Christ Gal. 3. 27. is the substance whereby we are baptized into his death and those that are bapized into Christ have put on Christ 4. Concerning the Lords Supper The true Supper of the Lord is the spiritual eating and drinking of the flesh and blood Mat. 26. 26. 28. of Christ spiritually which the Spirituall man only eateth and is thereby nourished up unto carnall life without which Iohn 6. 51. 53 54 55 56. eating there can be no life in creature profess what you will and all who eat of this bread and drink of this cup have reall communion in Christ the head and also one with 1 Cor. 11. 24. 25. another as members and are of one heart and one minde a compleat body in Christ Now the world who take onely Col. 2. 10. the outward fignes and are not brought in discerning of the Lords body eat drink domnation to themselves become guilty 1 Cor. 11. 27 28 29. of the body and blood of Christ and cals this a Communion but lives in envy strif and debate fighting and going to Law one with another for earthly hings 5. Concerning the Resurrection That all shall arise to give an account and receive at the last day according to their works Iohn 5. 29. whether good or evill These bodies that are dust shall turn to 1 Cor. 15. 38. dust but God shall give a body as pleaseth him that which is sown in corruption shall be raised in incorruption it is sown a 1 Cor. 15. 42 43 44. naturall body it is raised a spirituall body and as we have borne the image of the earthly so we shall hear the image of the Rev. 2. 6. heavenly but flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of heaven neither doth corruption inherit incorruption for we 1 Cor. 15. 20. must be changed But they who cannot witnesse the first Resurrection within themselves know nothing of the second but by heatsay and therefore say some of your Teachers that Christ 1 Cor. 15. 47. is in Heaven with a carnal body Now that Christ who is the si si it fruits should be in Heaven with a carnall body and the Saints with a spirtuall body is not proportionable 6. Concerning Magistracy It is an Ordinance of God Ordained for the punishment of evil doers and an encouragement for them that do well Where Justice and righteousnesss is the head and ruleth with out partiality that Land is kept in peace and those that judge for the Lord I honour as my own life not with a sluttering honour putting off he hat and bowing of the knee which is the honor of the world having mens persens Jude 16. in admiration because of advantage for self ends but from my heart for conscience sake as to the power which is of God not to mens persons for the Scripture saith he that respects persons commits sin and is convinced of the Law as a transgressor and the Apostle Iames commands the Saints not to have the Jam. 2. 9. faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of Iam. 2. 1 2 3 4. persons for saith he such are partial