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A90622	A discovery of the priests, that say they are sent off by the Lord, but upon trial are found out of the commands of Christ, the prophets, and Apostles, and to be those that are not sent of the Lord, but to be such that the sent ones of the Lord did cry wo against, and to be such that are false apostles, deceitful, wicked, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ: and no marvail, for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light; therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of righteousness, ... With a few words to such professors and prophane, that together joyn to persecute the righteous: and to the ranters that do commit all manner of sins with greediness. Darkness denied by the children of Light, and the babe of Christ growing up to a perfect man. / Written from one who is known to the world by the name of John Pain, who accounts it great riches to suffer reproaches, and afflictions with the people of the Lord, who scornfully by the world are called Quakers, ... Written from Starford in Hartford-shire the 7. day of the 4. month. 1655.	Pain, John, shoemaker.	1655 (1655)	Wing P188; Thomason E848_22; ESTC R203094	39,396	39

nor what to drink nor what for to put on but feeding your selves without the fear of the Lord living like fed beasts that are fatted against the day of slaughter setting your selves forth with every new and strange fashion to make you seem glorious in the eyes of the world but the Lord will visit you for it ye the day is near at hand when you shall be called to an account for spending the Lords goods upon your lusts every steward must give an account how he hath disposed of his Masters goods whether for the use and service of the Lord or to save your selves Repent all lustful ones above your fellow creatures as if you had not all one father from whence you did proceed did not the Lord of one blood make all Nations that live upon the face of the earth Act. 17.26 remember from whence you came and whether you are going as dyes the rich so dies the poor as dyes the wise so dyes the fool there is an end to all flesh as flesh What advantage is it for you to act in all manner of filthiness for a time to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season and after death to be tormented for ever You act your parts upon the stage of this world and make your folly manifest and then ly down in sorrow O the filthy pride that is among the rich and great of the world the high mindedness and disdainful carriages of most of the great ones brow-beating their inferiors as they call them be not high minded nor trust not in uncertain riches but in the living Lord who is an enemy against all those that do commit such things but turn to the light that doth discover these things to be fruits of darkness whose end is destruction and shame for ever this was and is the main end of the Ministers of Christ and Ministery of Christ to tum people from darkness to the light for that which doth discover darkness is light the light maketh all things manifest Christ is the light of the world and the life of Christ is the light of the world and this is the true light that doth inlighten every one that cometh into the world this light shineth in darkness but the darkness cannot comprehend it and therefore will not own it the world was made by him and the world knows him not and this is the condemnation that light is come into the world and men love darkness rather then light because their deeds are evil for every one that doth evil hateth the light neither cometh to the light least his deeds should be reproved but he that doth truth cometh to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God and he that walketh in this light there is no occasion of stumbling in him This light is pure as Christ is pure it is not of man nor nothing of man but it is in man it is the gift of God it is not of mans will but crosses the will of man for the will of man is to run away from the Lord but this would lead the will of man up to the Lord so it is neither him that willeth nor him that runneth but the Lord that sheweth mercy but the will of man running from the light into darkness runneth away from his own mercy and so his destruction is of himself that which doth convince the world of sin is that which is not of the world but would lead men out of the world up to God from whence it came This light is the gift and talent of God which he hath invested every man withall it is not mans own but every man must be countable how he doth imploy it this is the grace of God that hath appeared to all men and it teacheth the Saints to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts and to live righteously soberly and godly in this present evil world but this by the world 's turned into wantonness and done despite unto such by the light may come to know the way of righteousness which natural light cannot discover for if they after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and of the Saviour Jesus Christ are yet again tangled therein and over run the latter end is worse then their beginning for it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness then after they have known it to turn from the holy commandment given unto them but it is come unto them according to the true Proverb The dogg is returned to his vomit and the sow that was washed to the wallowing in the mire And here is the worlds condemnation did not this light reprove the world of sin the world would have no condemnation but now the world hath no cloak for their sin Man will not be condemned because he hath not a talent to improve but because they have a talent and doth not improve it but hide it in the earth and are sloathful servants so at the last day every mouth will be stopped and all the world be found guilty before the Lord and it will be just with the Lord to take away his talent and cast him into outer darkness therefore while you have the light walk in the light that you may be the children of the light How oft hath Christ by his light discovered to you your deeds of darkness and if ever they were discovered to you which I know they have it was by this light How oft hath it checked you in secret when no eye did see you telling you that you should not swear nor lie nor be drunk nor take Gods name in vain nor do any evil but to do to all men as you would they should do to you This is the love of God to every one that would lead men up to the Lord out of sin out of pollution and minding it it would lead to the father of light that ye should return no more to folly but if you sleight it it will not alwayes strive with you for it is impossible for those that were once enlightned and have tasted of the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost and have tasted of the good word of God and the powers of the world to come if they shall fall away to renew them again by repentance seeing they crucifie to themselves the Son of God afresh and put him to an open shame If those that did despise Moses Law died without mercy under two or three witnesses of how much soarer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy who hath troden under feet the Son of God and hath done despite to the spirit of grace Consider these things you ranting spirits that hath turned the grace of God that should lead you to repentance into wantonness and make it your cloak for your wicked practices running into sin with greediness but you shall not proceed for your folly is

A DISCOVERY OF THE PRIESTS That say they are sent off by the Lord but upon trial are found out of the commands of Christ the Prophets and Apostles and to be those that are not the sent of the Lord but to be such that the sent ones of the Lord did cry wo against and to be such that are false Apostles deceitful wicked transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ and no marvail for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the Ministers of righteousness whose End shall be according to their works for by their works you may know them 2 Cor. verses 13 14 15. With a few words to such professors and prophane that together joyn to persecute the Righteous and to the Ranters that do commit all manner of sins with greediness Darkness denied by the children of Light and the Babe of Christ growing up to a perfect man Written from one who is known to the world by the name of John Pain who accounts it great riches to suffer reproaches and afflictions with the people of the Lord who scornfully by the world are called Quakers Heb. 12.21 Whom the Devil hath cast some of them into prison that they may be tried Rev. 2.10 But draw neer hither ye sons of the sorceress the seed of the adulterer and the whore against whom do ye sport your selves against whom do ye make a wrie mouth and draw the tongue are ye not children of transgression a seed of falshood Isa 58.3 4. Ye shall leave your name for a curse to my chosen the Lord shal slay thee and call his people by another name Isa 55.15 Reader I would desire thee to read the proofs that are quoted in this book Prove all things hold fast that which is good 1 Thess 5.21 Written from Starford in Hartford-shire the 7. day of the 4. Month. 1655. London Printed by Jo. Streater for Giles Calvert at the Black-spread-Eagle at the end of Paul's 165● A Discovery of the Priests THE Word of the Lord to you that call your selves Ministers of the Lord and sent by the Lord but you are not in the obedience of the Lord if you were the sent ones of the Lord and came in the name of the Lord then would you obey the commands of the Lord Christ saith be not ye called masters of man nor call ye man master for one is your master even Christ Mat. 23.10 and he that is greatest amongst you let him be your servant This pride was forbid by him that was lowly and did wash the feet of his Disciples leaving them an example for to follow and no man was to follow them no further then they did follow Christ Now consider you that do think this a smal matter and do make a slight thing of the command of Christ was not that Christ the true Prophet that all men were to hear and obey and those that do not obey this Prophet is to be cut off from amongst his people is not this one command that you are to obey and whether not obeying this command being not called of men Masters be not the same command as it was when it was gave forth Surely it is why not then obeyed the Lord in giving that command did know what he spake and to what he spake though by proud ones it is slighted But know proud flesh against thee was this command gave forth though by thee it is slighted but whosoever doth break one of the least of the commands of Christ is guilty of them all Did ever the commands of Christ and the Ministers of Christ differ before man came to be exalted but now that which doth stand directly against the pride of man is not regarded But wo be to you that breaks one of the least of Christs commands and teach men so to do you shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven but that mastership which the Lord hath commanded do I own Servants be obedient to your masters in the Lord but for servants to be called masters this is disowned by Christ and those that do obey Christ Now consider if the Ministers of Christ be not called the Lords servants and servants of men 〈◊〉 what is a steward but a servant what is an Ambassador but a servant what is a messenger but a servant Now consider are not the Ministers of Christ so called in the Scripture are they called masters but this is no great matter will you say this is but a civil thing you say you do not regard it but that men wil call you so Nay it is no civil thing but a thing that is uncivil to break the commands of Christ But the mastership that men do put upon us is for our Learning and the Degrees which we did take at the Universities when we did commence Masters of Arts. This I have heard pleaded both by Priests and peo-people see now what fountains these streams of pride flow from but the Lord God of power will dry up those Fountaines that do issue forth streams against his commands under what pretence soever he will famish all the gods of the heathen Consider this both Priest and people Will this stand you in stead when the Lord shall come to plead with all flesh by his sword and by his fire no it will not stand you in stead then obedience will be better then sacrifices and rebellion the sin of witchcraft Are you not here out of Christs doctrine have you not here obeyed man and not God doth not the Apostle John say in his 2 Epistle vers 9. that whosoever transgresseth and abideth not in the Doctrine of Christ hath not God When did you ever declare against the breach of this Command no no your pride will not suffer you to cry down your worldly honor When did you ever reprove any of your hearers of whom you have a living forbid them calling of you masters now if you are masters why do you not provide for your servants and not the servants for the Masters if you be fathers why do you not provide for your children and not the chil-for their fathers Mat. 23.9 This is that which Christ forbids when he saith call no man father upon the earth They are not onely called masters by those that do provide for them and called fathers by those that were never begotten into the truth by them but these honors they take to themselves calling one another learned Fathers and Masters and receive honor one of another not the honor that doth come from the Lord those that are his sent ones are stewards and messengers and ambassadors which is Honor of the Lords own giving but for Doctors and Masters and such like is honor of the worlds giving and therefore owned by them because they are of the world but those that Ministry for Christ these things do deny and against it testifie 2 Thess

made manifest to all men you are a stink to the Lord and a reproach to man wo be to you that draw iniquity with cords of vanity and sin with cart ropes Wo be to you that speak good of evil and evil of good which our darkness for light and light for darkness that put bitter for sweet and sweet for sowre therefore as the fire devoureth the stuble and as the chaffe is consumed of the flame so your root shall be rottenness and your bud shall rise up like dust because ye have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts and contemned the word of the holy one of Israel this is the will of God your sanctification that every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in holiness and honor and not in the lusts of concupiscence even as the Gentiles which know not God for God hath not called any unto uncleaness but out of uncleanness unto holiness for those that are Christs have crucified the world with the affections lusts every one in their measures growing into conformity to the head Christ Jesus the wrath of the Lord will feaze upon you except you return from your evil to the Lord from whence you are faln the world shall see it and fear before the Lord the Lord will not hide it it shall be made manifest to man If your consciences be not seared as with a hot iron or if you are not given up to a reprobate minde past feeling if you have not solde your selves to work wickedness there is that in your conscience that doth convince you that living in filthiness in the fruites of the flesh is not to be in conformity to Christ Hear what is said O God thy Throne is for ever the Scepter of thy Kingdom is a Scepter of righteousness thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity wherefore God even thy God hath annointed thee with the oile of gladness above thy fellows and know though your good works and holy life will not save you yet God hath ordained good works that men should walk in them and without holiness no man shall see the Lord but you will finde the Lambe to be a Lion that will render vengeance upon all that obey him not in flames of fire truely I can say with the Apostle having known the terrors of the Lord against sin I do perswade you for our God is a consuming fire the wicked shall not stand in his presence I charge you in the name of the Lord to take warning and to minde that pure light which leads out of these works of impurity lest you be like those corrupt trees without fruit twice dead and plucked up by the roots so be cut assunder from all good for the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men which withhold the truth in unrighteousness be not high minded but fear for assuredly the Lord will not quit the guilty that will run on in sin without repentance and count it part of his perfection but snares fire and brimstome will he rain upon the head of the ungodly know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God Be not deceived for these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience the Lord will not be mocked but if you do sow to the flesh of the flesh you shall reap corruption those that did commit these things had the light and following the light were led out of darkness and did see those fruites of darkness and were ashamed Now consider this both Priest and people that say it is a natural light nature doth not nor cannot discover the sin that is in nature for this light doth convince and condemn the sin in nature many yeers past now that which doth reprove of sin is not natural but spiritual for it doth convince of spiritual wickedness and leads into holiness it is the light of life to those that do obey it and condemnation to them that sin against it yea I witness it is so this is the true guide this is the door to come to Christ and the Father those that do own the light are made the children of the light and of the day but those that live in sin are dead while they live they are enemies to the Lord and so hate the light and will not bring their deeds to the light least they should be reproved Now for those that do get the Saints words steal the true words that were given forth from the light and not walk in the life those are the thieves and robbers that do not come in by the door but clime up some other way Joh. 10.1.10 12 13 these are they that do make merchandize of the letter and so deceive the hearts of the simple those that spoke forth those words they spake forth their life they did live them they spake what they had heard and seen and not from other men but did believe therefore they spake and when you come to the faith then you may speak what is made manifest to you going not before nor beyond your measure you have received but standing in silence in the counsel of the Lord 2 Pet. 1.20 21. and then you will his power 〈◊〉 that gave forth the Scriptures and then you will know they are of no private interpretation but holymen spake them forth as they were moved by the Holy Ghost This will bring you to the life that was before Scripture was to the beginning to know the truth which the Scriptures are a true declaration of and so you will grow up to the life of the Scripture which the world are departed from though they have the Scriptures and can talke from the Scriptures and can preach from the Scriptures and can mightily plead for the Scriptures and say what will you deny the Scriptures and must ye not be ruled by the Scriptures and mighty zealous to the sight of the world for the Scriptures but to the life are enemies not having the life of the Scriptures and so are condemned by the Scriptures therefore it is a book sealed to the wisdom The first wisdom cannot comprehend them they were never given forth by it that rends them that wrests them and stretches them to finde out their meanings but from that eye it is hid never to be revealed here comes in the private interpretation here comes meanings to the Scripture one saith this is the meaning of this place another he conceives it means thus and so conceivings meanings is put upon them from hence comes all Sects and opinions from dark minds not from the Scripture for that was gave forth from the spirit of unity and peace but from the dark minds arises debates and strise vain janglings and contentions this is from the first wisdon that would aspire to know the things of God but cannot for it is earthly sensual and devilish and none come to know the Scriptures