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A74896	The generall-good to all people: or, The Lords free love running forth freely to his own people in these latter days, according to his promises made to his people, which he is now fulfilling. With something in answer to the petition put up to the Parliament, by many of the city and county of York, even they of the priests party. / By Richard Farnworth.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.; Aldam, Thomas, d. 1660. Exhortation to the magistrates.; R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. Gods covenanting with his people.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E703_6; Thomason E703_6*	37,767	34

make their Ministery burdensome and studie what to speak studying old Authors and some of them writing down that which they speak in papers See if these do not distrust God Jer. 23.29 30 31 32. 2 Joh. 9. and do dishonor him and are no Ministers of the Spirit but are Unbelievers and Infidels who distrust God and steal the words of their neighbours as the false Prophets did Jer. 23.29 30 31. But the Lord is against them now as he was then and sends to cry out against them now as he did then and when any is sent by the Lord to cry out against them now to tell them of their deceits and deceivableness Acts 7.47 48 49. Ver. 57 58 59. Acts 6.11 12 13. Mat. 23.27 28 29 30 31. and how that they are no Ministers of Christ who do not abide in his Doctrine but teach for Doctrine the traditions of men and call a stone-house a Church and say that God dwelleth there and when any is sent by the Lord to cry out against them there as Steven did Acts 7. who said God that made the world did not dwell in Temples made with hands and that evil generation of the uncircumcised in hearts and ears did murder poor Steven the Servant of the Lord and said he was a blasphemer and came to overturn the Law and the Statutes that were given forth by Moses and so these persecuting Priests here in Yorksh●re especially their sins testifie against them to their face that they are of the Generation that slew the righteous blood and they would have all to take notice that they know not God for when any is sent to them and says that God doth not dwell in any of those Idol Temples that are made with hands as in Acts 17.24 Acts 17.25 neither is he worshipped there by Traditions Customs and Rudiments of the world with mens hands Acts 17.25 But he is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth Joh. 4.23 24. 1 Pet. 2.5 1 Cor. 3.19 2 Cor. 6.16 Isa 54.11 12 13 14 15. for he seeketh such to worship him Joh. 4.23 24. And that the Church of Christ is made all of living stones elect and precious 1 Pet. 2.5 and that the Saints are made the Temples of the living God as the Corinthians did witness and that they shall need no man to teach them for the Lord is the teacher of his himself alone by his Spirit and asks them how they came to their Ministry and bids them prove what they have said they run away and will not stand to prove their call to the Ministry but lets them be beaten and struck by the uncircumcised in hearts and ears for none that are circumcised by the spirit of the living God cometh there to stand up to deceive the people But the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling that the Scriptures may be fulfilled Joh. 10.12 13. And the thief cometh not Joh. 10.12 13. but for to kill and to steal and to destroy Joh. 10.10 But the good shepherd he layeth down his life for the sheep but these that cannot prove their call to the Ministry of the Gospel the Ministration of the Spirit which excells that of Moses and John they having nothing but what they have stolne and studied for Their old Author studied spirit fails them and the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling and not the true Shepherd and the thief kills steals and destroyes and saith to the people hear him not whom God hath sent take him Officers and put him in the stocks and let him be had to Prison and so turns Persecutor and you all know that Persecution is of the Devil and now those divelish Priests shew themselves what they are now that they are come to be tried but it is but that they may be made manifest what generation they are of and when they cannot defend themselves by their old Author-studied Spirit it failing them then they Petition to the outward powers of the Land that they may more plainly appear but the Foxes are so subtile that they twine about into the hole of their earthly wisdom in their Petition that they would cover over themselves as if they were the Ministers of Christ and would justifie themselves but God will condemn them And it were better for them that a Milstone were hanged about their necks and they themselves cast into the Sea then that they should offend one of these little ones that believeth in the Lord the Petitioners are many of them Persecutors and I do not question but that both Parliament and Army and all that fear the Lord and are acquainted with his teachings the teachings of the Spirit of Grace in the least measure those that know it know that it teacheth to deny all ungodliness as it is made manifest by the Divine light of God within where the light of God doth shine in the hearts of any as it doth in those who are taught of God who have the heavenly treasure in earthly vessels as the Saints had See 2 Cor. 4.5 6 7. And those that are enlightned and guided by the same Spirit that they were which spirit is but one where it is made manifest I say all those that know this spiritual teaching of Jesus Christ both Parliament and Army and all others know that this blessed Spirit teacheth to deny persecution and worketh out anger and envy and wrath and revenge purging out the old nature working into love and bowells of Compassion Gentleness Goodness Meekness Temperance Patience Godliness and brotherly kindness which causeth the old man to be put off and the old persecuting nature and causeth the new man to be put on and withall to be made partaker of the Divine nature and those that know this in part will see that those false Priests have a filthy deceitfull heart and will be discovered and made manifest in their deceivableness by those that have the Spirit of God and they have an end to themselves for to have the praise of men as the Scribes had that sate in Moses seat as these do proud Pharisees they will appear to be fair outsides but they have insides full of rottenness and deceitfulness of heart but you know what is the portion of such Mat. 23.1 2 27 28 29. See Mat. 23. And it will not be unknown to the Heads and Rulers of the Nation what sort of men they were that took counsel together to take Jesus by subtilty to kill him And then they may see what Generation these are of and what seed after the flesh but not after the Spirit for they that are after the flesh they presecute them that are after the Spirit You heads and Rulers of the people see that you stand in the Counsel of the Lord and mind that which is of God in you that is pure which sheweth you the vanity of your minds and checks you when you do contrary to it and

on in blinde ways worshipping the works of your own hands teaching for doctrine traditions and rudiments of the world telling people that they are ordinances of Christ when they are but your own inventions How dare any of you say you are the Ministers of Christ and act contrary to them blush for shames do you not hold up that filthy horrible thing that was committed in the land which the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against as in Jer. 5.30 31. The Prophets did prophecy falsly and the Priests they bore rule by their means Jer. 5.30 31. then But do not all the Priests here in York-shire so now Following the wayes of Balaam teaching for gifts and rewards Iude 11. as they did Shew me but one in all York-shire that does not Put forth one that is not guilty of it and cries out against it as the true Ministers did Come Where is there one in York-shire that goes not on in the wayes of Cain to envy c. and that teacheth not for money or Tythes and bears not rule by their means and that seeks not for their gain from their quarter place and parish where they are as the false Prophets did or where is there one that teacheth not for some of these Or that teacheth not for gifts or rewards as Balaams Priests did and that cries out of it and against it as the true Prophets and servants of the Lord did Is there not one to be found in all York-shire out of the false Prophets state and condition or else found in Balaams Priests state and condition which were all enemies to the Servants of God and to the ways of God all minding earthly things whose end is destruction Phil. 3.18 19. Sift them all turn them all out they are scandalous men and scandalize the Gospel of Christ which is clear and free and hath no sale set upon it as in Isa 55.1 2 3. Ho every one that thirsteth come and receive freely without money or without price Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread and your labour for that which doth not satisfie Hearken ye diligently to me saith the Lord and eat ye that which is good and your souls shall live and I will make with you an everlasting Covenant even the sure mercies of David The Servant of the Lord cries Come freely Isa 55. come eat freely that your souls may live Isa 55.1 2 3 4. As he had received freely of the Lord he spoke freely again and directed them to the Lord as he was taught of the Lord and as the true Ministers did he watched for their souls as one that was to give account unto God But these false Priests they will do nothing without money they will have money here in York shire for reek passing up the chimnies and for servants wages without money will they do nothing see if that be not their Diana and they are here in York shire like unto those false Priests that Micah the Servant of the Lord was sent to cry out against Mica 3. saith he Put into their mouths and they cry peace peace and say we are good Christians and are the beloved of the Lord but now that we try them and put not into their mouths they say we are Seducers and Hereticks and Deluded and Mad and they can make such Christians as they call them for money and they can change them and cast them out again for want of money this is the manner of Balaams Priests here in York-shire and now that we put not into their mouths they are so envious that if it were in their power they would destroy us and prepare war against us suing some at Law because they will not pay for reek passing up their Chimnies Mat. 5.40 1 Cor. 6.1 2 Ioh. 9. Mich. 3. and threaten others to go to Law with them which both Jesus Christ and his true Ministers do forbid plainly shewing themselves to be none of his for he that abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God 2 Joh. 9. and are like unto those that Micah cries out against Put not into their mouths and they prepare war and now that they are tried they manifest themselves All people try your Priests everywhere and be no longer deceived by them see if York-shire Priests do not manifestly declare themselves to be amongst the false Prophets and are scandalous all of them every one and are ignorant of the Spirit of truth for they persecute those in whom it is manifested to Rule and see if these do not prejudice the calling and hinder the work of Reformation as much as in them lies to the endangering of immortal Souls but God will cut them off out of the work they have nothing to do with his Ministry theirs is of man they are the Ministers of man and not of God Enemies to the People of God and wayes of God as their fruits do make them manifest every tree being known by its fruits Mat. 7.15 16 17 18 19. they are in the flesh the Lust the Earth and the Fall and persecute those that are after the spirit who are born again and worship God in Spirit and in truth as in John 4.23 24. Knowing that he seeketh such to worship him But these are of the first birth and draw near to God with their mouth and lips but their hearts are far of having their fear taught by the precepts of men as those had which the Lord complained of by his servant the Prophet Isa 29. ver 13. And are they not upholders and practizers of old Popish Ceremonies do they not uphold the Idols temple set up in the time of Popery or ignorance for God that made the world dwelleth not in temples made with hands Acts 7.47 48 49. Acts 17.24.25 Neither is he worshipped there with mens hands and they do worship there that which their hearts do imagine sprinkling Infants which is but a Mark of the Beast Rev. 13.16 17 18. and tell the people it is an ordinance of Christ when there is not one word in the Scripture for it Gal 3.27 1 Cor. 12.13 Eph. 4 4 5 6. 1 Pet. 1.22.23 They that are Christs have put on Christ and are baptized by one Spirit into one body where there is but one Faith one Lord one Baptism one God and Father of All and in All and through All those that are of the Faith of Abraham and born again of water and the Spirit But these are ignorant of it And they make use of the Popes Law to imprison by denying the Law of God 1 Cor. 14.29 30 31. or practice of the people of God as in 1 Cor. 14.29 30 31. when any thing was revealed to him that sat by the first was to hold his peace and the other was to speak but these will binde the Spirit of God under a Popish Law and deny the Law of God as by their fruits it doth appear and

it will guide your minds towards God who is pure and cause you to stand in his pure fear which will lead you into the true wisdom of God to govern the people in righteousness and to take away that unrighteous Law or Statute made by Queen Mary which the Priests your Petitioners make their refuge to persecute and Imprison the Righteous by and deny the Law of God or practise of the Saints the people of God in former ages as in 1 Cor. 14. When any thing was revealed to him that sate by the first was to hold his peace and the other was to speak and all might speak one by one that all might be edified let that of Mary be put forth and put in one in order to this which was the practise of the Church of God that the deceivers may be laid open and made manifest what they are Act in righteousness that you may receive the blessing Take heed of holding up that which God is throwing down now he is making his power known casting down the mighty out of their Thrones and bringing down the haughtiness of men throwing down every high thought and every high Imagination Let such Laws be established as tend to the punishment of evil doers and countenancing those that do well and then you will see the Foxes and false Priests will be found out Let truth be declared freely by any one where it is made manifest Who art thou that wouldst limit the holy one of Israel by thy carnal mind What ever thou art God will limit thee and throw thee down out of thy Throne be what thou wilt But thou that lovest the truth and standest up for it as it is in Jesus thou shalt be Crowned with Glory Quest 1. Is it according either to Conscience or the Law of Equity and reason that theeves should make their prey of the Righteous Consider of it and lay it to heart 2. Is it according to Equity or the truth of God that any mans Conscience should be kept under a beastly corrupt mans will that swells in anger and if any go to ease his burdned Conscience to be beaten and set in the stocks and stoned in the streets is this according to the practise of the Ministers of Jesus Christ Let the Scriptures be your Rule and the Lord your judge and be not upholders of those deceivers for God will honor himself in throwing of them down 3. Is it according to the righteous Law of God or mans corrupt will that the righteous should suffer and the wicked go free and escape by lies and flatteries let every thing be brought to light and let the transgressors be punished and the Innocent cleared For God will be honored and he will not always strive he will reprove even Kings for his righteous childrens sake and he will take away the reproach of his people himself and no deceitfull person shall dwell in his house God is a Spirit and none knows him but such as are spiritual and born again and the righteous they suffer and no man layeth it to heart but God is judge himself and he will be avenged of all his Enemies 4. Is there are reason that we should pay or be compelled to pay for that which we have not is not this unrighteous They say they are Ministers and we do ask them what Scripture they have for their Rule to take tythe Hay or Corn tythe Lamb and Wooll tythe Eggs and money for Reak passing up our Chimnies and money for Mares and Foals and Kine and Calves and tythe Apples and Cherries and to have an end of all our labors we would have them to give account of their Ministry and how they came to be made Ministers of the Spirit and what Scripture they have for their Rule to take tythes and whether it were ever the practise of the Ministers of Christ yea or no who laboured with their hands and desired rather to dye then to make the Gospel burdensom that they might be examples to all that come after and they walking contrary to Christ and his Apostles have lost their examples and make the Parliament their spiritual sword and carnal bulwark for the account of their Ministry or ground of their Doctrine and say the Parliament do allow them and can no ways clear themselves by Scripture and we finding the Ministry of Christ to be a free Ministry and the Gospel not to be burdensom though they clear themselves to be the Ministers of man and not of God the Apostle was a Minister not made by the will of man but by the will of God and these walking contrary to the Ministers of Christ and contrary to the Scriptures and we never profited by them they starved our souls by their cold dark and barren Ministry of their own Inventions and they say that we would justle God out of his Throne but it is but the God of the World Mammon which they so much thirst after for it is the desire of our souls to see the onely true God to sit upon his Throne ruling by his power and every Spirit and as the Lord is large in his love to us though they call us Papists Quakers or what Nick-name they can invent and every way seek to cast dirt upon the pure Truth standing in opposition against the power of truth in any where it is made manifest as Jannes and Jambres did but their folly shall appear to all men as theirs did but we cannot in Conscience pay for that old rotten stuffe which runs out of their old bottels old corrupt natures which poureth forth nothing but corruption and bitterness as Railings and Revilings and cursed speakings speaking evil of that which they know not and because we cannot buy of their old stinking wares as we did formerly not questioning them took them for good upon their words but now the Fountain of their stinking puddle is made known and the Lord teacheth us better things we are ever bound to praise his name and we receive of his Love and spiritual teachings freely receiving and Grace for Grace growing up from Grace to Grace in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and as we have received freely we are made to hold it forth freely to others again not seeking our selves as they do but seeking the good and welfare of one anothers Souls by the power of the Lord as it ruleth in us running forth to seek the good of all and we cannot hold them up in their deceits and we cannot pay for that which we have not neither did we ever receive any spiritual food or refreshings from them we testifie against them as it is our bounden duty to let our light shine forth to others and though the proud Priests as in all that which they do it is for money which is their Diana and all that which they look after They do not seek us but ours And as we receive of the Lord freely we cannot but declare though they

complained of by the Prophet Isaiah Isa 29.13 First Let me ask you that profess your selves to be Ministers of the Gospel Quest but are not of the letter for you will not let it be your rule to walk by but run from it and will not abide the tryal but are you not all made manifest by your fruits what you are Take notice of it all people consider and see how you have been deceived all this while they will all be found deceivers and blinde guides that deceive the people did God ever send scandalous and ignorant persons enemies to the people and ways of God into the work of his Ministery and do not your fruits declare that you were never sent of him who are enemies both to him and his where he is made manifest Secondly Do not your sins testifie against you to your face that you are none of his the highest of you are you not all unprofitable servants do not you make the people light and vain as the false Prophets did which ran but the Lord never sent them as in Jer. 23. Thirdly Are you not proud and pride is of the devil and God doth forbid it and saith it is an abomination to his soul and that is contrary to God and is scandalous and shews that you are guided by the spirit of error and are ignorant of the spirit of truth that teacheth to deny pride which is one of the seven abominations which the woe is to Woe to the Crown of pride for the devil he is the King of Pride then woe to you ye devilish proud-Priests Jesus Christ saith Learn of me I am meek and lowly in heart but you shew that you are ignorant of his teachings and are enemies to those that are brought into the obedience of his teachings which teacheth self-denyal and you being self-lovers are contrary to the Scriptures and the practice of the Ministers of Jesus Christ and scandalize the truth where it is manifested in power Are you not covetous and God doth forbid it and the Ministers of Christ do forbid it and say Eph. 5.1 2 3 4 5 6. 1 Tim. 6.6 7 8. Let not covetousness be once named amongst you as it becometh Saints and let your conversation be without covetousness for covetousness is Idolatry and draweth the heart from the Lord and covetousness is the root of all evil and you are covetous exceeding covetous the Ministers of Christ said having food and rayment therewith let us be content and the Ministers of Christ laboured to make the Gospel of Christ to be without charge And coveted no mans silver nor gold nor were not greedy of filthy lucre Acts 20.32 33 34 35. 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3 4. Gal. 1.11 12 15 16. 2 Cor. 3.6 but spoke against it in obedience to the commands of God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ The Ministers of Jesus Christ were not taught of man but of God they were not made Ministers by the will of man but by the will of God and they were not Ministers of the letter but able Ministers of the spirit and they made full proof of their Ministery and gave no offence in any thing that their Ministery might not be blamed but in all things approving themselves as the Ministers of God in much patience in afflictions in necessities in distresses in stripes in imprisonments in tumults in labours in watchings in fastings by pureness by knowledge by long sufferings by kindness by the Holy Ghost by love unfained by the word of Truth and by the power of God 2 Cor. 6.3 4 5 6 7. 2 Cor. 6.2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. The Ministers of Christ were blameless as the Stewards of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no strikers not given to strong drink nor filthy lucre they were lovers of good men they were holy just and temperate Tit. 1.7 8. 1 Tim 3.1 2 3 4 5. Mat. 23.8 1 Cor. 9.19 The Ministers of Christ were not men-pleasers neither were they called of men Masters but became servants to all in obedience to the Command of Jesus Christ and they were not persecuters but were gentle towards all men even towards them that did oppose them They were examples to the flock and exhorted others to follow them so far as they followed Christ Eph. 5.1 2. and saith he Brethren be ye followers of me and mark them that walk so as ye have us for an example Phil 3.17 Phil. 3.17 for saith he many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you even weeping that they are enemies of the cross of Christ whose end is destruction whose God is their belly whose glory is their shame who minde earthly things Phil. 3.18 19. Phil. 3.18 19. Now consider the end of your conversation even all ye Priests of Baal who profess your selves to be Ministers of the Gospel see where your conversation is are you not altogether earthly and walk contrary to the holy practice and conversation of the Ministers of Christ which were examples to the flock in all things now see if you have not lost your examples and walk altogether contrary First As they had received freely they spoke freely again and were free from covetousness they took God to witness it and so made the Gospel of Christ free and not burdensome Secondly But you are exceeding covetous and are hirelings and are amongst the false Prophets in the same state and condition that those were whom the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against then as he sendeth to cry out against you false Priests now which scandalize the truth of God you are all scandalous and if you have that which is your right you must all be cast out every one great and small for the highest of you in your fleshly wisdom and notions are the highest deceivers of the people Do not your fruits make you manifest Are you not all in the same condition that the false Prophets were in that ran but the Lord never sent them do you not look for your gain from you quarter Isa 56.10 11. place and parish where you are as those did that Isaiah was sent to cry out against Isa 56.10 11. Cleer your selves if you can and do you not take Tythes which neither Iesus Christ nor his true Ministers did and so act contrary to them both shewing yourselves to be Antichrists as it is now made manifest by your practise scandalous you are all of you Tythe-mongers and hirelings and ignorant you are of the same spirit that they were guided by that spoke for the deceits of the false Prophets and so are enemies both to the people of God and the ways of God and are guided by a spirit of errour deny it if you can your works will testifie against you and are you not upholders of the traditions and rudiments of the world which is a prejudice and hinderance of Reformation and danger of poor souls leading them

examples to the people but these are evil examples and walk contrary both to the Scriptures and the practise of Christ and his true Ministers herein they shew the spirit of errour and are enemies to the Truth of God 4. They are men-pleasers all the Priests of the world and have mens persons in admiration because of advantage denying the Faith of our Lord Jesus Christ Iames 2.1 2. Gal. 1.10 which the true Ministers of Christ did practise herein they walk contrary to the Scripture and shew the Spirit of errour and are enemies to the truth of God 5. The Priests of the World or the Ministers of man and of Antichrist they are blamable and are soon angry and are given to wine strikers and are given altogether to filthy lucre Jer. 23.26 27 28 29 30 31 32. Joh. 1.1 2. c. Joh. 17.14 15 16 17. Jer. 23.29 Heb. 4.12 1 Pet. 1.22 23. Rom. 6. 1 Cor. 6.11 1 Pet. 1.25 Jam. 1.21 22. Col. 1.1 2 Cor. 3.6 Gal. 1.11 12. Eph. 1.1 2 Tim. 1.1 Mat. 23. Mat. 26. Jer. 23.16 17 18 19 20. Jer. 23.10 11 12 13 14. Jer. 23.1 Jer. 5.23 24 25 c. Hosea 4.1 2 3 c. Isa 59. Isa 29.9 10 11 c. Gal. 1.8 9. Mal. 2. to the 10. The two Seeds one of the Flesh and the other of the Spirit contrary to the Ministers of Christ as in Titus 1.7 1 Tim. 3.1 2 3. walking contrary to the Scripture and are guided by the spirit of error 6. The Priests of the world and their Ministry is not of God but of man they are the Ministers of man and not of God and are no Ministers of the Spirit but are of the imaginary wayes what they do conceive of or imagine that they hold forth and know not the word of life which is eternal that sanctifieth and purifieth Soul and Body which word is invisible and is as a fire and a hammer and is quick and powerfull which is the power of God that killeth the old nature and purgeth out the old leaven and raiseth up the immortal Soul out of death to praise the Lord. And they that do Administer it are cleansed and washed justified and sanctified by it which word endureth for ever being the ingrafted word that is able to save the souls of those that know the Ministration of it and the Ministers of it were and are able Ministers of the Spirit not taught of man but by the will of God and administer to that which is kept in the death the immortal seed which the Ministers of the world are ignorant of but are persecuters of those that hold forth the word of life now as the Jews and Scribes and Pharisees chief Priests and Elders of the people were and they speak a divination of their own brain and not from the mouth of the Lord and their Ministry will never satisfie nor purifie one soul it hath been long but here is no redemption nor Sanctification by it Nay they say themselves that it will never sanctifie them whilst they are here and by their fruits it doth so appear and so it doth not profit the people at all they teach for Doctrine traditions and rudiments of the world and they are all confused so many men so many minds when as the Ministers of Christ were and are all of one heart and one minde who were taught of God and are Ministers of the Spirit and not of the letter or of man as the Priests of the world and all those here in York-shire are and are contrary both to Christ and his true Ministers and load his Servants with Reproachings and Revilings and are Enemies both to him and his and they and their Ministry is accursed for it is contrary both to Christ and his Apostles and doth neither sanctifie nor purifie but keeps in the lust of the flesh and in the fall There are two seeds one after the flesh as Ishmael was and the other after the Spirit and by promise as Isaac was and they that are after the flesh they persecute them that are after the spirit and they that are after the spirit or by promise are made not onely to believe but also to suffer what the Lord shall permit or see good and they that are of the promised seed are of Abraham now and are born again one Seed one Faith one God one Father one Baptism one Bread one Body all one and in one Baptized by one Spirit into that one body which is spiritual and made to drink into one Spirit and their faith doth purifie them and worketh them out of their old nature and ingrafteth them into the Vine which is Christ Jesus the Vine of the Lords free love and being all one in Christ Jesus set and ingrafted into their own Vine the natural branches being cut off those that are Jews outward and not inward who live in the wild-Olive and in their natural stock or state or condition know them not who are in the true Vine being made partakers of the Divine nature their faith standing out of the wisdom of mans words in the power of God groweth with an increase making fruifull being in the Vine the fruits of true faith do shew it forth as Vertue and Knowledge Temperance Patience Godliness brotherly kindness and charity which maketh fruitfull in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ so shall all men know saith he That ye are my Disciples if ye love one another continue in my love for faith without works is dead as the worlds faith is or the fruits of the first seed which is after the flesh and they that are in the flesh their old corrupt nature and in the wild Olive they cannot please God and their faith standeth without in the wisdom of mans words and not in the power of God which worketh a Reformation and a change but as they are in the fall their fruits make them manifest and their faith is corrupt it doth not purifie their conscience from dead works and so they believe in that which thier priests lead them into for good as say the Petitioners we have believed in them for good like Priests like People as in Hoseas time Hosea 4. and all live in one nature that are in the fall and are under the curse in their old nature both Priests and people and the Priests are evil examples to the people 1. The Priests they live in Pride and the people they believe The Priests are evil examples that if they may be proud that are their leaders they may follow their examples because it is suitable to their earthly hearts and so they believe in them as they say for good calling good evil and evil good but the woe is to such 2. The Priests they live in Covetousness and the people they follow their examples and are all given to Covetousness both Priests and people and love it and believe it is good because it is suitable to their earthly