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A54059 Some principles of the elect people of God in scorn called Quakers Penington, Isaac, 1616-1679.; Fox, George, 1624-1691. 1671 (1671) Wing P1198; ESTC R33049 96,073 127

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exceedingly and Paul a Minister of Christ trembled but they make a scorn of trembling and quaking and shew themselves ignorant and strangers to the Life and Power of God as their Generation ever was who still made a scorn and reproach of the holy men of God that trembled and quaked but the Seed of God and the Prophets and the Servants of the Lord we own and their conditions we witness and therefore all the Priests and them that deny the holy men of God we utterly deny Heb. 12.21 Ezek. 12.18 Dan. 10.10 Jer. 23.9 Psalm 119.120 Hos 13. ● Habbak 3.16 Acts 9.6 Gen. 27.23 They are such Teachers as tell the people that Christ hath not enlightened every one that comes into the world when as Christ saith He doth enlighten every one that comes into the World and hear they go about to make Christ a lyer and John Baptist a false Prophet and deny the Scriptures and they say God hath not given every one a measure according to his ability when at Christ saith He hath done it Christ is the light of the World and by him the World was made and he came into the World and the World received him not it is so now Light shines in darkness and the darkness comprehends it not and this is the condemnation That Light is come into the world the one he loves the Light and brings his deeds to it that they may be made manifest and walk in it there is no occasion of stumbling in him the other he hates the Light because his deeds are evil and this is his condemnation and we witness the Light wherewith Christ hath enlightened every one that comes into the world and by obedience to the Light he is become our Master our Teacher and all who stumble at the Light and deny it are ignorant of the Foundation Stone and know not the first Principle but are shut out from knowing any thing of God and therefore the Priests and all their followers we deny Joh. 1.9 and 3.19 20. Mat. 25.15 They are such Teachers as walk out of the Doctrine of the Apostles and practise of all the Churches Paul saith If any thing be revealed to him that sits by let the first hold his peace for all may prophesie one by one that God in all things may be glorified and you edified and the spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets and God is the Author of Peace and not of confusion and this was in all the Churches of the Saints But now if any man come among them while they are speaking or when they haue done and be moved to speak any thing them of their Church the rude multitude fall upon him with Staves Fists and Punches and Knocks him down with Stones shewing themselves to be of that generation that stoned Stephen to death and the Priests call to the Officers to take him to the Stocks and to carry him before the Magistrate and from thence he is sent to Prison and called a disturber of the Peace here they shew themselves to be no Ministers of Christ and their Assembly to be no Church but in confusion for that which was order among the Saints is disorder amongst them the Church of Christ was never Fighters nor Quarrellers nor Scorners such Churches are the fruits of the Ministry of ENGLAND who were made by the will of man and never sent of Christ and therefore they do not profit the people at all but are Persecutors of the Messengers of Christ and therefore we deny them 1 Cor. 14 32.33 Acts 7. Ver. 23.32 They are such Teachers as have told us we should never be made free from Sin while we are upon earth when as the Apostle saith They were made free from Sin he thanks God and had put of th● body of Sin so we find they had told us lyes contrary to the Scripture and the Apostle saith While we were servants of sin we were free from righteousness so in that state we find them and therefore we deny them And they have told us none shall ever be Sanctified nor the body of Sin destroyed nor cleansed from Sin while they are upon earth when as the Apostle said They were sanctified and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth from all Sin and the Ministers of God said they reigned as Kings and here they deny the Scriptures and therefore we deny them And they deny the begotten Son of God which Sinneth not and calleth it blasphemy for any to witness that born which Sins not when the Scripture saith He that is born of God Sinneth not neither can he Sin because he is born of God and the seed of God remaines in him and he that commits Sin is of the Devil and hereby are the Children of God made manifest and the Children of the Devil and as he is so are we in this present world and a good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit if the root be holy so are the branches and one Fountain cannot send forth sweet water and bitter he that can receive it let him but the cheif Priests and Elders and Pharisees and Sadduces and Rulers at this stumbled then and so they stumble now at the Light from whence these words were given forth which doth enlighten every one that comes into the world and therefore we deny them Rom. 6.18 and 6.6 Rom. 8.10 1 Cor. 6.11 1 Joh. 1.7 1 Joh. 3.6 9 10. 1 Joh. 4.17 And they a●e such Teachers that have told us none shall ever be perfect while they are upon the earth when as Christ saith be ye perfect as your Father which is in heaven is perfect and the Apostle saith By one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified And the Ministry of Christ is for the perfecting of the Saints till they all come to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ to a perfect man Here we find them to deny the Scriptures and the everlasting offering and all such we cannot but deny and we witness the everlasting offering which perfects for ever them that are sanctified Praises to the Lord for ever who hath sent forth his Son in the likeness of Sinful flesh to condemn Sin in the flesh that in him we might be made the righteousness of God and all that deny perfection and sanctification deny this offering and the gift of God which is perfect and the Ministry of God which is for perfecting the Body and such Ministers are not Members of the Body nor can present any man perfect in Christ Jesus and therefore we deny them Mar. 5.10 Heb. 10.14 Eph. 4.12 13. 2 Cor. 5.21 James 1.17 They are such Teachers as deny the everlasting Covenant and the anointing for if any come to witness that they are taught of God and that he hath written his Law in their hearts and put his Spirit within them and that none need say to them know the Lord then they cry out to the Magistrates and ignorant people
past be sufficient which you have lived according to the Lusts of men and the course of the World that the rest of your time you may live to the will of God taking no though what you shall eat what you shall drink or what you shall put on therein your lives may judge the Heathens and that you may be as the Lillies for nothing you brought into the World neither any thing shall you take out and therefore while the Eye is gazing after every new Fashion and the mind and desire is thirsting to get it when it has it it lifts up its mind and so brings himself under the judgment of them that be in the sober Life and of the World also and to be like one of them Therefore take heed of the Worlds Fashions lest ye be moulded up into their Spirit and that will bring you to slight Truth and lift up the wrong Eye and wrong Mind and wrong Spirit and hurt and blind the pure Eye and pure mind and quench the Holy Spirit and through such foolish Toyes and Fashions and fading things you may lose your conditions And therefore take heed of the World and trust not in uncertain Riches neither covet the Riches of this World but Seek the Kingdom of God and the Righteousness thereof and all outward things will follow and let your minds be above the costly and vain Fashions of attire but mind the hidden man of the heart which is a meek and quiet Spirit which is of great price with the Lord and keep to Justice and Truth in all your dealings and tradings at a word and the form of sound words in the Power of the Lord and Equity in Yea and Nay in all your dealings that your Lives and Conversations may be in Heaven and above the Earth that they may preach to all that you have to deal withal so that you may be as a City set on a Hill that cannot be hid and as Lights of the World answering the equal Principle in all that God in all things may be glorified So that you may pass your time here with fear as Pilgrims and Strangers and Sojourners as having an eye over all things that be uncertain as Cities Houses Lands Goods so as things below they that possess as if they did not and they tha● marry as if they did not yet as having a City whose Maker and Builder is God and a Possession of an Inheritance that will never fade away in which you have Riches that will abide with you Eternally Some QUERIES given forth to the Priests or People to Answer if they can 1. HAve any of you the same Spirit and Power as the Prophets and Apostles had 2. Or have you the same Revelation and Inspiration and Spirit of Prophesie and pouring forth of the Holy Ghost or do you own the pouring forth of the Spirit upon Sons and Daughters and is not this the last time in which it should be poured out and the Sons and Daughters should Prophesie and Old men dream Dreams and Young men see Visions 3. Or have you heard Gods voice and Christs voice immediately fro● Heaven or are you some of them the Lord never sent nor spake unto Answer me these Queries 4. Do you own that Christ that died at Jerusalem to be the Light that enlighteneth every man that cometh into the world and are not all enlightened by him either to their Salvation or Condemnation 5. What and where is that which must give the knowledge of God is it within People or without them Answer me according to plain Scripture 6. Do you teach or preach that whilst a man is upon the Earth he may be freed from sin and the body of death and imperfection and shall be perfect whilst he be upon Earth or do you keep People in the state of your Father Adam and Mother Eve in the Fall or do you bring them to the state before they fell and so to Christ that shall never fall which of these states do you bring them to and keep your flock in in Adam and Eve in the fall or Adam and Eve before they fell or in Christ that shall never fall you must keep your flock in one of these three states and which of them is it Have you brought any of your flock whom you have driven to that condition and state they need no man to teach them that is to the anointing in them the Law in their hearts whereby they need not say one to another know the Lord that is to the Light of Christ that shines in their hearts to give them the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ Jesus and how many have you brought hither 7. What is the Mother of Harlots and what is the Beast she rides upon and what are the People Nations and Multitudes and Tongues the Whore sits upon and what is Mystery Babylon and what is the Woman that went into the Wilderness what was her time she was to be there and what is the Beast and Dragons Worship and what is a Will-worship and what is it to worship Angels and what is that which leads Nature into its Course and so to the glory of the first Body and what is the glory of the second Body and what is that which leads Nature out of its Course and so sets the whole Course of Nature on Fire 8. What is the ground of that which keeps in good manners and what is that which corrupts them and what is the Righteousness the World is reproved off and what are the Judgments and what is that which leads the Saints into all Truth and hath every one the Spirit of God and whether bowing bending dossing hats scraping cringing saying you to one be the honour that comes from above or what is it and whence comes it and whether this before mentioned do not stand in that Nature part and principle which is on fire if it hath not these things and therefore whether or no these things do proceed from that which leads Nature into its Course or out of its Course and what is it that defaces the glory of the first body 9. Whether or no you own Trembling and Quaking at the Word of God 10. Seeing you look upon your selves to differ from many and to be above them let us see wherein and in what it is manifest 11. What is self-Righteousness and what is Man's Righteousness and the Righteousness that is as filthy Rags distinguish these one from another or whether they be all one for our Righteousness is that which was before Adam was whom ye in scorn calls Quakers 12. Whether ever any came to see so far as Balaams Ass who saw the Angel of the Lord 13. What are the Graves and the Tombes and the Sepulchres and the Fowls of the Air and the Nests they sit in which Christ spake of Answer 14. Whether or no to pay Tythes or receive Tythes is not to deny Christ Jesus