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The gadding tribe reproved by the light of the Scriptures. Wherin the true Protestants are encouraged to hold fast their Christian profession, maugre the Beast (i.e.) the pope; or the image of the Beast (i.e.) the Quakers, and their followers: to whom is given a mouth to speak great things. / By George Willington, schoolmaster in the city of Bristoll.
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Willington, George.
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THE GADDING TRIBE REPROVED BY The Light of the Scriptures Wherin the true Protestants are encouraged to hold fast their Christian Profession maugre the Beast i.e. the Pope or the Image of the Beast i.e. the Quakers and their Followers To whom is given a mouth to speak great things By George Willington Schoolmaster in the City of Bristoll Rev. 19.20 And the beast was taken and with him the false Prophet that wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them that had received the marke of the beast and them that worship his image These both were cast alive into the Lake of fire burning with brimstone Luk. 11.35 Take heed that the light which is in thee be not darknesse Mat. 6.23 If therefore the light that is in thee be darknesse how great is that darknesse Heb. 13.8 Iesus Christ yesterday to day and for ever London Printed by W. Hunt for the Author 1655. The gadding Tribe reproved by the light of the Scriptures A word from the Word even that Word of Truth to that Serpent-Generation called Quakers Especially to that conniving Seducer Iohn Audland and the rest of his Brethren in iniquity who have of late set forth a malicious Pamphlet against our godly Magistrates and faithfull Ministers Entituled The Innocent delivered out of the snare and the blind guide falne into the pit Mat. 23. v. 24 27 28 33. YE blind guides which straine at a gnat and swallow a camell Woe unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites for ye are like unto whited Sepulchres which indeed appeare beautifull outward but are within full of dead mens bones and of all uncleannesse Even so ye also outwardly appeare righteous unto men but within ye are full of hypocrisie and iniquity Ye serpents ye generation of Vipers how can ye escape the damnation of hell Luk. 16.15 ye are they which justifie your selves before men but God knoweth your hearts for that which is highly esteemed amongst men is abomination in the sight of God Acts 5.3 Why hath Satan filled thy heart to lye against the Holy Ghost Act. 8.22 23. Repent therefore of this thy wickednesse and pray God if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitternesse and in the bond of iniquity Mat. 7.1 2 3 4 5. Judge not that ye be not judged for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you againe And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye but considerest not the beame that is in thine own eye Thou hypocrite first cast out the beame out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearely to cast out the mote that is in thy brothers eye Why boastest thou thy selfe in mischiefe O mighty man The goodnesse of God endureth continually Thy tongue deviseth mischiefes like a sharpe razor working deceitfully Thou lovest evill more than good and lying rather than to speake righteousnesse Thou lovest all devouring words O thou deceitfull tongue God shall likewise destroy thee for ever he shall take thee away and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place and root thee out of the land of the living The righteous shall see and feare and shall laugh at him Psal 52. v. 1 2 3 4 5 6. Act. 5. v. 35 36 37 38 39. Take heed to your selves O ye Quakers what ye intend to do as touching these men to wit godly Magistrates and faithfull Ministers for before these daies rose up Thendas boasting himselfe as you now do to be some body to whom a number of men about foure hundred joyned themselves who was slaine and all even as many as obeyed or beleeved him were scattered and brought to nought After this man rose up Iudas of Galilee in the daies of the taxing and drew away much people after him he also perished and all even as many as obeyed him were dispersed And now I say unto you Quakers refraine from these men to wit the Ministers of Gods Word and also our godly Magistrates to whom every soule must be subject Rom. 13.1 and let them alone write not such bitter speeches against them for if this counsell or this worke to wit of the Ministry be of God ye cannot overthrow it it will stand stand Yea stand and flourish too in spite of your hearts maugre your beards therefore desist from your wicked purposes hatcht in hell lest happily ye be sound even to fight against God It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks Act. 9.5 Thou mayest get a bloudy Shin or Heele for thy labour If any man lust to be contentious we have no such custome neither the Churches of God 1 Cor. 11.16 When Elymas the Sorcerer withstood the Apostles Paul and Barnabas Paul filled with the Holy Ghost set his eyes on him and said as I may say to thee Iohn Audland O full of subtilty and all mischief thou child of the devil thou enemy of all righteousnesse wilt thou not cease to pervert the right waies of the Lord Acts 13.8 9 10. And whereas thou wortest as thou saidst that late Pamphlet afore-mentioned in regard those men against whom thou hast wrote have endeavoured to render thee and thy crue odious to the world I must be bold to tell thee that that late Pamphlet hath rendred thee and thy Sect more odious by reason of the cursed speakings that are in it which thy malicious spirit hath belched out against Gods Magistrates and Ministers they are odious speeches I blush to name them If you are men sent from God as you pretend you must needs have the spirit of God and if so you would shew forth the vertues of the spirit which are set down by Saint Paul Gal. 5.22 23. But the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace long-suffering gentlenesse goodnesse faith meeknesse temperance against such there is no Law Now what doth the Apostle adde v. 25 26. If we live in the spirit let us walke in the spirit Let us not be desirous of vaineglory provoking one another envying one another Now by this spirituall touchstone is made manifest what spirituall Saints your Sect are for if the spirit were in you you would bring forth the fruit of the spirit which the blessed Apostle cals in the singular number fruit not fruits which is very remarkable for where there is one of these fruits in reality there they are all in some measure though not alwaies discernable so consequently it appears that thou wantest the spirit in regard thou wantest love as thy fore-mentioned Pamphlet doth declare As I began with the words of the ever blessed Jesus so I shall conclude all I have to say directly to thee Iohn Audland and to the rest of thy brethren in iniquity with the words of the same ever blessed Jesus Mat. 12.33 to the end of v. 37. Either make the tree good and his fruit good or else make the tree corrupt and his fruit