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A69670 A catechism and confession of faith approved of and agreed unto by the general assembly of the patriarchs, prophets, and apostles, Christ himself being chief speaker in and among them : which containeth a true and faithful account of the principles and doctrines which are most surely believed by the churches of Christ in Great Brittain and Ireland who are reproachfully called by the name of Quakers ... : to which is added An expostulation with and appeal to all other professors / by R.B. Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.; Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690. An expostulation with and appeal to all professors. 1673 (1673) Wing B725; ESTC R26677 71,924 193

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Meat to every Beast of the Field because there was no Shepherd Neither did my Shepherds search for my Flock but the Shepherds fed themselves and fed not my Flock Ezek. ●4 2 3 8. Thus saith the Lord concerning the Prophets that make my people ERR that bite with their Teeth and cry PEACE and he that putteth not into their Mouthes they even prepare WAR against him The Heads thereof judge for Reward and the Priests thereof Teach for Hire and the Prophets thereof divine for Money yet will they lean upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord amongst us None Evil can come upon us Michah 3. 5 11. Q. These are plain Testimonies from the Prophets Are there none such from the Apostles A. Perverse Disputings of men of corrupt Minds and destitute of the Truth supposing that Gain is Godliness from such withdraw thy self But Godliness with Contentment is great Gain For we brought ●othing into the World and it is certain we can carry nothing out and having Food and Rayment let us therewith be content But they that will be Rich fall into Temptation and a Snare and into many foolish and hurtful Lusts which drown Men in Destruction and Perdition For the Love of Money is the Root of all Evil which while some coveted after they have erred from the Faith and pierced themselves through with many Sorrows 1. Tim. 6. 5 6 7 8 9 10. For Men shall be Lovers of their own selves Covetous Boasters Proud Blasphemers Disobedient to Parents Unthankful Unholy 2. Tim. 3. 2. For there are many unruly and vain Talkers and Deceive●s especially they of the Circumcision whose Mouthes must be stopped who subvert whole Houses teaching things which they ought not for Filthy Lucre's sake Tit. 1. 10 11. But there were False Prophets also among the People even as there shall be False Teachers among you who privily shall bring in Damnable Heresies even Denying the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift Destruction And many shall follow their Pernicious Wayes by Reason of whom the Way of Truth shall be Evil spoaken of And through Covetousness shall they with feigned Words make Merchandize of you whose Judgment now of a long time lingereth not and their Damnation slumbreth not Having Eyes full of Adultery and that cannot cease from Sin beguiling unstable Souls an Heart they have exercised with Covetous Practices Cursed Children which have forsaken the Right Way and are gone astray following the Way of Balaam the Son of Bozor who loved the Wages of Unrighteousness 2 Pet. 2. 1 2 3 14 15. VVo unto them for they have gone in the VVay of Cain and run greedily after the Error of Balaam for Reward and perished in the Gain-saying of Corah These are Murmurers Complainners walking after their own Lust● and their Mouth speaketh Great Swelling VVords having men's Persons in Admiration because of Advantage Jude 11. 16. Q. Ought there to be any Order in the Church of God A. Let all things be done decently and in Order 1 Cor. 14. 40. Q. What Good Order is prescribed in the Church concerning Preachers Is it fit that only one or two speak or may more if moved thereto A. If any thing be revealed to another that sitteth by let the first hold his Peace For ye may all Prophesie one by one that all may learn and that all may be comforted And the Spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets for God is not the Author of Confusion but of Peace as in all the Churches of the Saints 1 Cor. 14. 30 31 32 33. Q. Is there any Promise that Daughters as well as Sons shall Prophesie under the Gospel A. And it shall come to pass afterwards that I will pour out of my Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall Prophesie your Old Men shall dream Dreams your Young Men shall see Visions Joel 2. 28. Q. Is that Promise fulfilled and to be fulfilled A. But this is that which was spoaken by the Prophet Joel And it shall come to pass in the last dayes saith God I will pour out of my Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall prophesie and your Young Men shall see Visions and your Old Men shall dream Dreams Acts 16. 17. Q. Is there any such Instance of old in the Scripture A. And the same Man had four Daughters Virgins which did Prophesie Acts 21. 9. Q. But may all Women speak or are any commanded to keep Silence in the Church A. Let your Women keep Silence in the Church for it is not permitted unto them to speak but they are commanded to be under Obedience as also saith the Law And if they will learn any thing let them ask their Husbands at Home for it is a Shame for VVomen to speak in the Church 1 Cor. 14. 34 35. Let the Woman learn in Silence with all Subjection But I suffer not a VVoman to teach or usurp Authority over the Man but to be in Silence 1 Tim. 2. 11 12. Q. The first of these seems only to relate to Women that have Husbands What comes of them that have none The second speaks nothing of the Church but only that she ought not to usurp Authority over the Man Hath this no Limitation Doth not the same Apostle give Directions how Women that speak should behave themselves in the Church A. Every man Praying or Prophecying having his Head covered dishonoureth his Head But every Woman that Prayeth or Prophesieth with her Head uncovered dishonoureth her Head for that is even all one as if she were shaven 1 Cor. 11. 4 5. CHAP. X. Concerning Worship Question VVHat is the Worship that is acceptible to God A. But the Hour cometh and now is when the True VVorshippers shall worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and in Truth Joh. 4. 23. 24. Q. Seeing Prayer is a Part of Worship when ought we to pray A. And he spake a Parable unto them to this End That Men ought alwayes to pray and not to fai●t Luke 18. 1. Pray without ceasing 1 Thes. 5. 17. Q. Doth God hear the Prayers of all that call upon him A. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in Truth Psal. 145. 18. For there is no Difference between the Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him Rom. 10. 12. Q. Hath God no respect to the Manner of Calling upon him A. The Lord is nigh to all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in Truth Psal. 145. 18. The Lord is far from the Wicked but he heareth the Prayer of the Righteous Prov. 15. 29. Now we know that God heareth not Sinners but if any Man be a Worshipper of God and doth his Will him he heareth John 9. 31.