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A40151 A controversie which hath been betwixt the Quakers, Protestants and Papists, above this twelve years, concerning the Church Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1666 (1666) Wing F1777; ESTC R15837 9,194 20

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testify these things unto you in the Churches this was to the Congregations of his People and he did not send them to the Steeple-houses which you call Churches for that title belongs to the Saints for the Church is flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone and the Steeple-house is not flesh and bone for it is his People that are Christs Church is a Spituall house-hold made of living stones but so is not the Steeple-house it is not living stones nor a Spirituall house-hold offering up Spirituall sacrifices and the Church is Christs Spouse the Steeple-house is not Christs Spouse the Church is Christs Bride and and his Wife but the Steeple-house is not Christs Bride nor his Wife but his People The Bride saith come which is the Church but the Steeple house cannot say come it cannot speak no more then Baals God The Church which is the woman she fled into the Wilderness and was there fed of God 1260 dayes Then the witness prophesied in sackloth and ashes 1260 dayes Then the Beast got up having the Dragons power and the whore the false Church and he was to continue 42. Moneths 1260 dayes this time did he set up a wooden and stone house and called it a Church when the true Church was gon to the wilderness and so came up the wood and stone Cross 300 years after Christ and then was set up instead of the fine linnen and white which is the Saints garment the righteousness of Christ then did they set up the Surplice And again after the judgment of the great whore should come and the beast the Dragon and false prophet should be taken and cast alive into the lake of fire and the everlasting Gospel should be preached again to all Kindreds tongues and People and the true Church the Bride should prepare her self and make her self ready for her husband and the Man child which was caught up to God should come down again to rule all Nations with a rod of Iron and the Marriage of the Lamb should be known and now the marriage of the Lamb is come Christ and his Wife which is the true Church which he is head of and flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone who reigneth over the false Church so the true Church the title of Church belongs to her she cannot give her title away to a house made with mens hands the true Church cannot give an old Steeple house the title of Church nor worship who sees over it and is come to the Church worship which belongs to her selfe and the wisdome that was amongst the Apostles so cannot give a house made with mens hands the title of the flesh and bones and body of Christ which is the Church no more then they can give the title to bread and wine and say that is Christ and his body no more then the true Prophets could give the title of God to Jesebels baal so you must never look for us more to give that title to Christs body and wife which is flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone to an old house for Christ's Church were the Temples of God and his body is set above all those Temples or Churches which are made with mens hands as it was in the Apostles dayes so Gods work is set above mans work G. F. POSTSCRIPT YOur Steeple-houses you call Churches when there is no People in them this is as much as to say that the Steeple-house is the People seeing the People is the Church so whether People be in or out you call a house of Wood Lime and Stone a Church which you never read neither Jews nor Heathen did so for a Church signifies a Congregation of People you know And all the persecutions ever since the Papists set them up both amongst Papists and Protestants hath been the greatest part of it for not going to the Steeple-houses which you call Churches which are the works of mens hands which never did the Apostles nor Christ persecute any for not coming to their Assemblies which was the Church and not a house For what Laws have been made and Fines since the Apostles days and set upon People for not coming to that house you have set up which you call a Chu●ch which People could not give a house the title which belongs to themselves And what persecution has been and Stocking and Prisoning and Shedding of their blood that have come to declare against those houses and the teachers made of men and testifying that all should b● taught of God and the title Church belongs not to the house made with mens hands but to the People and the other ground is as holy as that ground for the Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof and so all is made holy by him and all that he made was good blest as you may read in Genesis and so one place not holyer then another And do you not give the s●me worship to the house of wood and stone which you call your Church in putting off your hatts Yea and when you go through it do not you commonly go bare headed all the way through it though there be no body in it and what do you more to them that are in it The End