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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85147	The ranters principles & deceits discovered and declared against, denied and disowned by us whom the world cals Quakers. With a discovery of the mistery of the crosse of Christ. And a discovery of the true light and the false, with their wayes, worships, natures, properties and effects. &c. A vindication for the truth against the deceit. to clear the truth, of scandalls written for simple ones sake, that desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus.	R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.	1655 (1655)	Wing F501; Thomason E830_14; ESTC R207442	21,296	22

The Ranters Principles Deceits discovered and declared against denied and disowned by us whom the world cals QUAKERS With a discovery of the Mistery the Crosse of CHRIST And a discovery of the true Light and the false with their wayes worships natures properties and effects c. A vindication for the truth against the deceit to clear the truth of Scandalls written for simple ones sake that desire to know the truth as it is in Jesus Let no man deceive you with vain words for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience and know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God therefore be not deceived for God will not be mocked Ephes 5.3 4 5 6 1. Cor. 6.9 10. LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black spread-Eagle at the West end of Pauls 165● Leicestershire from Swanington the 29. of the 6. Moneth 1654. FRIENDS Seing the deceit of the Ranters is and hath been a hinderance to many simple hearts from recovering the truth and that their deceit hath opened the mouths of many to speak evil of the truth I was moved to write something to lay open their deceits false Rests and false liberties for the truths sake and the simple ones sake that it may go abroad as a testimoniall of our deniall of them and to be a witnesse against them and their deceits that truth may be kept clear and pure so will righteousnesse shine and spread abroad that wisdom may be justified of her children truth be established and deceits confounded Being in Leicesteishire and seeing that deceit of the Ranters there as in some other places to be much hinderance to honest hearts keeping them back from recovering the truth with the love of it I have sent this to you that it may be a witnesse against them and their deceits for ever R. Forneworth The Ranters Principles deceits discovered and declared against denied and disowned by us whom the world calls QUAKERS THe false rest and false liberty of the Ranters discovered who be in that nature which acteth contrary to the light with the light which never changeth are you seen and with the light are you comprehended and with the light chained and condemned and with the light you are seen to be in the lust in the filth and accursed from God who stands in enmity to the light the crosse is inward and the true light which light is the way to salvation and blessed are all who walk in the light which cometh from God the father of lights that with the light they may be kept out of all the pernicious wayes which way you walk in who are turned from the light and that is your condemnation the light and the condemnation of all that hate it and to you this is the word of the Lord according to that in the conscience the light of Christ Jesus which changeth not Remember the Angels that kept not their first estate but left their own habitation Jude 6 7. he hath reserved in everlasting chains under darknesse unto the judgement of the great day even as Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities about them in like manner giving themselves over to fornication and going after strange flesh are set forth for an example suffering the vengeance of eternall fire Jug 6 7. Mind here your types you that have cast the pure law of God behind your backs and have turned the grace of God into wantonnesse here is your character look to your selves you that have not kept your habitation with God when once you were enlightened with the pure light after so many troubles sorrows fears and tears and watchings when the wrath of God was revealed against sin and ungodliness in you and the pure law was set up and the judgement within you to have freed you from sin and from punishment eternally had you kept in the strait way and stood in the counsell of God that judgement might have been brought forth into victory and the pure seed have been borne up to have saved you from sin but not abiding in the judgement you have cr●cified the Son afresh and put him to open shame Col. 3.1 2 3. Eph 5.3 4 5 6 11 12. and vo is your portion you did run well but you have lost the right way and are turned into the pathes of darknesse again and you act in darknesse and brings forth the fruits of unrighteousnesse and are become servants of sin Remember your type Judas likewise who had received part of his ministry Rom. 6.16 John 8.34 and after betrayed the Lord of glory for self ends and to have the love and friendship of the world but wo was his portion and when he knew what he had done he went and hanged himself and his case is yours who have betrayed the light of God in you and the union with it though it was in wrath to the seed of the serpent when your senses are opened again you shall see the misery and the wofull estate and condition that you are in and how you have betrayed Christ with a kisse to deliver him into the hands of sinners and so the w●tnesse also lyes slain in you that should witnesse and give sentence against sin but the Lord will find you out and give you your reward Rom. 2.5 6 7 8 9. 2. Pet. 2.11 12 13 14. 2. Pet. 2.17 18 19 20 21 22 23. Mat. 24.50 51. you that have fed your selves with conceits and imaginations from the discovery of the light to the seed and your subtile wisdomes having intruded into the room thereof and so you have got into the liberty of the flesh and can rant and swagger in wickednesse and say you are free but it is but the flesh that is at liberty and that must be cursed and all that follow your pernicious wayes by reason of whom the way of truth is evil spoken of but you are accursed with a curse that is joined with the serpent again you shall see him whom you have pierced and mourn bitterly and as Esau did seek the blessing again with tears but shall not find it but be cast into utter darknesse where shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth I know many of you were once tender and simple hearted and did make conscience of your wayes and were zealous for the truth and did practise what was made known in some measure and were under the sense of the wrath of God against sin and the witnesse did arise to curse the seed of the serpent and then you apprehended God to be an angry God and so is he still against sin and will not suffer it to go unpunished but that was bitter to the fleshly part but it had been good for you if you had continued under the crosse in the executing of the righteous judgement of God upon the serpent in you for in the end it would have been sweet when you had eaten the passeover to

conceivings but the light that leads out into such things is a false light a blind guide and he that is guided led by such a false light he knows not the true light which leadeth out of all books and histories into the life in the mystery and leads out of pride into humility out of covetcusnesse into compassionatenesse fruits of that nature but the light is in the world and the world knoweth it not the true light which sees all deceits and comprehends all Babylons wayes works and worships and sees where the beast and false prophet is and the mother of harlots with their sorceries and divinations and the cup of their fornications whereby they deceive the nations but God will bring them all into contempt and make them ashamed of their deceits and deceiveablenesse for the light is risen and arising that will lay open all their abominations and give them the cup of fury and make Babylons merchants and craftsmen sick with amazement and with astonishment at the calamity that is to come upon them now read where you are he that hath an ear to hear let him hear what the spirit saith Rev. 17.3 4 5. to the 18. The true light now shineth in darknesse but darknesse comprehendeth it not Even that light which is pure and perfect which proceeds and cometh from God the father of lights but dark mindes knowes it not but walks in darknesse disobeying the light and there is their condemnation the disobedience to the light where it is in measure made manifest Joh. 3.19 20 21. God is supernaturall and this light proceeds and comes from him which is the true light that convinceth of sin and exerciseth the pure senses working in the conscience to bring men up to God into that which is eternall out of corruptions into purity and unity with the divinity to reconcile them to have fellowship with the father and the Son and receive joy and comfort from the holy Ghost to praise and glorify God in the spirit who sendeth the spirit of his Son into their hearts Ioh. 16.13 14 15. Ioh. 14 2● 27. Ioh. 15.1 2 3. to administer true comfort to the soul and this ministry standeth not in the will of man nor in the wisdom of the flesh but in the power of God and in demonstration of the spirit baptizing with the Holy Ghost into the holy union to drink and receive joy and comfort from the Lord Jesus the spirituall vine and these fruits and effects proceeds from the true light that worketh powerfully in the spirituall ministration drawing souls out of darknesse into light out of corruptions into purity out of the false wayes and false worships into the true way that leadeth into life eternall where the mistery of faith is held in a pure conscience and there is no uncleanesse where this is fulfilled for God the fountain of light is pure and of purer eyes then to behold iniquity and he sends this light to enlighten the understandings and draw up souls to God out of the fall into the pure life again and this gift is perfect that cometh from God to draw souls up into perfection and into the powrings forth of the fathers love to rejoyce in him for ever Rev. 21. to the 9. Rev. 21. 23 24 to the end Rev. 22. 3 4. But naturall men that have but learned their naturall things of Greek Latine and Hebrew which the naturall man may easily do and yet be an enemy to God and to his own soul for all his naturall learning and languages and be ignorant of God for the naturall man knowes him not and he is a very naturall indeed that saith this pure light of God which doth convince of sin and uncleanesse is a naturall light he that saith so is a dim light and blind guide indeed and knowes not God For this light that reproves for sin in the conscience is a divine principle and was with the Father in the beginning but in due time he manifests himself by it to the view of the minds and understandings of men to let them see into their selves that they are all gentiles in their first nature and sinners and are under the curse and wrath of God and no reconciliation can be made whilst the seed of the serpent is head unbruised in them had not this come forth from God to give man a discovery of his heart he had not known sin but the light coming and appearing in him he sees himself to be a vile sinner miserable wretch and he would fain quench the light rather then obey it but there is his condemnation for the light will find him out if he hide himself never so closely in his own conceits and thoughts by his carnall reason and falne wisdom and the wo will follow him go where he will this light will not have union with the corrupt nature nor with man whi●st he is one with that nature but the light will check and reprove him both in secret and openly and be a testimony against sin eternally and also against him that is one with the evil this light will leave all naturall men without excuse that they can have no cloak for their sins for it is privy to all their actions both at home and abroad it will not be bribed to hold its peace but it will cry out against sin and give sentence against thee that disobeys it be what thou wilt This light doth not waver nor wander but shewes thee thy wavering and wandering mind and tells thee of all thy base actions and if it were a naturall light it would not so much oppose nature and crosse its desire as it doth and will do more and more as it doth break forth into the understanding it will tell thee that thou art a naturall blind man in the things of God and it wil not be beholding to thee for all thy naturall learning and tongues but crosse it and thee both and tell thee the wisdom of the flesh and the world is foolishnesse with God and the love and friendship of die world is enmity with God and thou must ●ye to thy own wisdom and naturall learning and tongues before thou knowest God indeed and in truth this light was before the fall and cometh forth from God to call out of the fall again and if thou wilt not obey it it will condemn thee eternally as light as thou makes of it but it is because the wilde nature is head but thou maist go where thou wilt it will not leave thee and it will tell thee that all thy worships which thou sets up in thy own will and by thy own wisdom not acceptable with God and this light will tell thee that all thy prayers are an abomination to the Lord whilst thou regardest iniquity in thy heart this light will tell thee that except thou be born again thou shalt never inherit the kingdom of God and when it breaketh thy peace and raiseth