The heart of New-England hardned through wickednes in answer to a book, entituled the Heart of New-England rent, published by John Norton appointed thereunto by the General Court. The doctrine of the Quakers uindicated [sic], his ignorance manifested, and his lying doctrines brought to light and judged with the word of truth, and truth cleared from his aspersions and slanders. By him that waits to see the throne of righteousness exalted above all deceit. Francis Howgill.
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             The heart of New-England hardned through wickednes in answer to a book, entituled the Heart of New-England rent, published by John Norton appointed thereunto by the General Court. The doctrine of the Quakers uindicated [sic], his ignorance manifested, and his lying doctrines brought to light and judged with the word of truth, and truth cleared from his aspersions and slanders. By him that waits to see the throne of righteousness exalted above all deceit. Francis Howgill.
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             1659.
          
           
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           THE
           HEART
           OF
           New-England
           HARDNED
           THROUGH
           WICKEDNES
           :
           In
           Answer
           to
           a
           Book
           ,
           Entituled
           
             the
             Heart
             of
             New-England
             Rent
             ,
          
           Published
           by
           
             John
             Norton
          
           appointed
           thereunto
           by
           the
           General
           Court
           .
        
         
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           Uindicated
           ,
           his
           Arguments
           made
           void
           ,
           his
           Ignorance
           manifested
           ,
           and
           his
           lying
           doctrines
           brought
           to
           light
           and
           Judged
           with
           the
           Word
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           Truth
           cleared
           from
           his
           Aspersions
           and
           slanders
           .
        
         
           By
           him
           that
           waits
           to
           see
           the
           Throne
           of
           Righteousness
           Exalted
           above
           all
           Deceit
           .
           
             FRANCIS
             HOWGILL
             .
          
        
         
           And
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           men
           which
           were
           not
           kil'd
           by
           the
           plagues
           repented
           not
           of
           the
           works
           of
           their
           hands
           ,
           neither
           repented
           they
           of
           their
           Murders
           nor
           sorceries
           nor
           worshippings
           of
           Devils
           ,
           
             Revel.
             9.
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Thomas
             Simmons
          
           at
           the
           
             Bull
          
           and
           
             Mouth
          
           near
           
             Aldersgate
             ,
          
           1659.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           NOw
           ,
           when
           the
           Lord
           of
           life
           and
           glory
           is
           appearing
           in
           his
           Power
           as
           in
           the
           days
           of
           old
           ,
           and
           his
           goodness
           ,
           mercy
           ,
           and
           truth
           as
           in
           the
           years
           past
           ,
           and
           the
           riches
           of
           his
           Grace
           &
           Salvation
           ,
           which
           he
           maketh
           to
           flow
           forth
           and
           spring
           forth
           from
           the
           great
           deep
           ;
           now
           when
           he
           is
           manifesting
           his
           light
           from
           his
           holy
           habitation
           ,
           &
           his
           saving
           health
           from
           his
           dwelling
           place
           ,
           that
           the
           sons
           of
           men
           might
           be
           partakers
           thereof
           ,
           and
           praise
           him
           who
           liveth
           for
           ever
           and
           ever
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           Eternal
           Salvation
           unto
           them
           that
           believe
           ;
           the
           pit
           of
           darkness
           hath
           also
           opened
           its
           mouth
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           it
           many
           unclean
           spirits
           doth
           arise
           ,
           and
           foggs
           and
           mists
           of
           darkness
           ,
           Ignorance
           and
           Error
           is
           also
           arisen
           out
           of
           it
           to
           hinder
           the
           light
           from
           shining
           ,
           and
           to
           darken
           the
           Air
           ,
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           Righteousness
           might
           not
           be
           beheld
           ,
           and
           would
           dam
           up
           the
           way
           that
           the
           springs
           of
           life
           might
           not
           refresh
           the
           City
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           tender
           plants
           ;
           that
           so
           the
           Prince
           of
           darkness
           and
           the
           King
           of
           the
           bottomless
           pit
           might
           not
           lose
           his
           Dominion
           ,
           for
           this
           end
           hath
           he
           mustred
           up
           and
           is
           mustring
           up
           all
           his
           men
           of
           War
           with
           their
           several
           weapons
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Engines
           of
           wickedness
           to
           resist
           the
           Lamb
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           risen
           to
           make
           War
           in
           Righteousness
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           darkness
           might
           still
           be
           established
           ,
           and
           the
           Subjects
           thereof
           live
           at
           ease
           and
           peace
           in
           
             Egypt
          
           and
           
             Sodom
             ,
          
           where
           Christ
           and
           the
           witnesses
           are
           flain
           ;
           I
           say
           for
           this
           end
           hath
           he
           sent
           out
           his
           men
           of
           War
           to
           resist
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           destroy
           the
           Devils
           work
           ;
           one
           of
           his
           Champions
           more
           stout
           then
           his
           fellows
           is
           come
           out
           with
           his
           weapons
           of
           War
           ,
           which
           are
           most
           of
           them
           borrowed
           ,
           and
           not
           his
           own
           ,
           and
           the
           City
           in
           which
           he
           hath
           encompassed
           himself
           is
           a
           refuge
           of
           lies
           ;
           but
           however
           he
           appears
           with
           the
           face
           of
           Authority
           and
           subscribes
           himself
           
             John
             Norton
             Teacher
             of
             the
             Church
             of
             Christ
             at
             Boston
          
           in
           New
           England
           ,
           who
           was
           
             appointed
             thereunto
             by
             the
             order
             of
             the
             General
             Court
             ;
          
           his
           Book
           he
           calls
           
             The
             heart
          
           of
           New
           England
           
             Rent
             at
             the
             blasphemies
             of
             the
             present
             Generation
             ,
             or
             a
             brief
             tract
             concerning
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             the
          
           Quakers
           ,
           
             shewing
             the
             destructive
             nature
             thereof
             to
             Religion
             ,
             Churches
             and
             State
             .
          
        
         
         
           Now
           whether
           
             John
             Norton
          
           was
           appointed
           of
           the
           General
           Court
           to
           be
           Minister
           of
           
             Boston
             ,
          
           or
           he
           was
           appointed
           by
           the
           General
           Court
           to
           tell
           lies
           ,
           how
           the
           heart
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           is
           Rent
           ,
           whether
           he
           intends
           ,
           should
           be
           believed
           ,
           the
           Reader
           may
           judge
           ;
           for
           his
           words
           may
           be
           understood
           of
           both
           :
           however
           
             John
             Norton
          
           hath
           manifested
           his
           Master
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           not
           Christ
           who
           appointed
           him
           to
           be
           Minister
           at
           
             Boston
             ,
          
           but
           the
           General
           Court
           that
           appointed
           him
           ;
           neither
           was
           it
           Christ
           nor
           his
           Spirit
           that
           set
           him
           to
           work
           to
           publish
           lies
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           the
           heart
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           was
           Rent
           ,
           but
           the
           General
           Court
           ;
           neither
           was
           it
           Christ
           nor
           the
           General
           Assembly
           that
           ordered
           him
           to
           write
           this
           Book
           ,
           which
           he
           calls
           
             a
             Tract
             concerning
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             the
          
           Quakers
           ,
           but
           the
           General
           Court
           they
           have
           ordered
           thee
           to
           tell
           lies
           ,
           and
           thou
           hast
           received
           thy
           Commission
           and
           acts
           it
           ,
           and
           shewes
           it
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           sign
           thereof
           is
           
             by
             the
             appointment
             of
             the
             General
             Court
             :
          
           before
           we
           go
           any
           further
           ,
           men
           of
           understanding
           will
           Judge
           whose
           Minister
           ,
           whose
           Souldier
           ,
           whose
           Warrier
           
             John
             Norton
          
           is
           ,
           and
           at
           whose
           appointment
           and
           Commandment
           he
           Ministers
           and
           Wars
           ,
           and
           hath
           cleared
           himself
           to
           be
           no
           Souldier
           of
           Christ
           ,
           no
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           appointed
           to
           Minister
           and
           to
           War
           at
           the
           appointment
           of
           the
           General
           Court
           ;
           and
           so
           what
           will
           be
           brought
           forth
           by
           him
           in
           his
           
             Tract
          
           as
           he
           calls
           it
           afterwards
           ,
           as
           to
           Minister
           Grace
           to
           the
           hearers
           and
           Readers
           ,
           the
           Reader
           may
           Judge
           ,
           seeing
           that
           he
           is
           a
           Minister
           by
           the
           will
           of
           Man
           ,
           and
           his
           work
           is
           appointed
           by
           the
           General
           Court
           ;
           and
           doth
           
             John
             Norton
          
           believe
           that
           People
           will
           receive
           his
           Testimony
           as
           that
           the
           heart
           of
           
             New
             England
          
           is
           broken
           and
           Rent
           ,
           when
           as
           the
           blood-thirsty
           cruelty
           and
           Barbarous
           actions
           and
           inhumane
           acts
           of
           cruelty
           ,
           and
           the
           noisome
           smell
           ,
           and
           a
           bad
           example
           have
           you
           given
           to
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           Laws
           and
           appointments
           and
           orders
           of
           that
           General
           Court
           of
           
             Boston
          
           and
           
             New
             England
          
           stinkes
           in
           the
           Nostrils
           of
           all
           sober
           People
           ,
           which
           is
           sounded
           through
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           your
           State
           is
           as
           it
           was
           with
           
             Israel
          
           when
           blindness
           hapened
           unto
           them
           through
           their
           unbelief
           ,
           the
           effect
           of
           it
           manifested
           their
           Apostacy
           ,
           the
           Judges
           then
           judged
           for
           rewards
           ,
           the
           Priests
           Preached
           for
           hire
           and
           Prophets
           devived
           for
           mony
           ,
           and
           the
           People
           loved
           to
           have
           it
           so
           in
           their
           unbelief
           ,
           and
           then
           ●id
           the
           Rulers
           grind
           the
           faces
           of
           the
           Poor
           ,
           
             and
             chop
             them
             in
             
             pieces
             as
             flesh
             for
             the
             Caldron
             ,
          
           even
           as
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           banished
           some
           from
           their
           Habitations
           ,
           some
           from
           their
           Wives
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           some
           you
           have
           seized
           upon
           their
           Lands
           ,
           taken
           away
           their
           goods
           by
           the
           Appointment
           and
           Order
           of
           your
           Courts
           by
           which
           thou
           art
           made
           a
           Minister
           ,
           and
           appointed
           to
           tell
           these
           lyes
           ,
           and
           to
           utter
           forth
           deceit
           to
           cover
           your
           wickedness
           ,
           and
           to
           strengthen
           the
           Devils
           Kingdom
           and
           the
           subjects
           thereof
           ,
           against
           Christ
           and
           his
           Kingdom
           ,
           
             who
             came
             not
             to
             destroy
             mens
             lives
             ,
             but
             to
             save
             them
             ,
          
           who
           came
           not
           to
           lay
           burdens
           ,
           but
           to
           take
           off
           burdens
           ,
           who
           came
           not
           to
           destroy
           the
           Poor
           and
           Needy
           ,
           but
           to
           relieve
           the
           Oppressed
           ;
           And
           have
           not
           your
           General
           Courts
           done
           all
           this
           and
           much
           more
           ,
           which
           they
           may
           see
           and
           behold
           with
           confusion
           of
           face
           ?
           And
           when
           they
           have
           whipt
           them
           and
           scourged
           them
           ,
           fined
           them
           and
           imprisoned
           them
           ,
           ceized
           upon
           their
           Lands
           ,
           taken
           away
           their
           goods
           ,
           wasted
           their
           Estates
           ,
           banished
           them
           upon
           pain
           of
           death
           ,
           and
           when
           nothing
           hath
           remained
           of
           all
           their
           Estates
           ,
           have
           ordered
           their
           Children
           to
           be
           sold
           for
           Bond-slaves
           ,
           and
           this
           by
           the
           appointment
           of
           your
           General
           Court
           ,
           and
           for
           no
           other
           cause
           but
           because
           they
           would
           not
           put
           off
           their
           Hats
           to
           their
           Equals
           ,
           or
           come
           to
           your
           publick
           Assemblies
           .
           Oh!
           un-heard-of
           and
           unparallel'd
           wickedness
           ,
           the
           name
           of
           your
           General
           Court
           and
           the
           Appointments
           and
           Ordinances
           thereof
           will
           be
           crowned
           with
           infamy
           and
           reproach
           from
           Generation
           to
           Generation
           ,
           but
           this
           is
           com'd
           to
           pass
           that
           your
           hypocrisie
           might
           be
           made
           manifest
           ,
           and
           your
           skirts
           uncovered
           that
           your
           shame
           might
           appear
           ,
           and
           that
           might
           be
           fulfilled
           which
           was
           spoken
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             They
             cat
             up
             my
             People
             as
             men
             eat
             bread
             ;
          
           Are
           these
           the
           fruits
           ,
           Symptomes
           and
           Characters
           that
           your
           hearts
           are
           rent
           and
           broken
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           or
           are
           they
           not
           rather
           manifest
           tokens
           that
           your
           hearts
           are
           like
           Adamant
           ,
           or
           like
           the
           nether
           Mil-stone
           or
           like
           flint
           ,
           which
           is
           harder
           then
           ordinary
           stones
           ,
           in
           which
           there
           is
           no
           remorse
           or
           reluctancy
           ?
           And
           is
           not
           this
           your
           state
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           with
           
             Israel
          
           when
           their
           hearts
           were
           hard
           ?
           Doth
           not
           Christ
           say
           ,
           
             By
             their
             〈◊〉
             the
             false
             prophets
             are
             known
             ,
             and
             the
             Tree
             is
             known
             by
             its
             fruits
             ;
          
           and
           have
           not
           you
           brought
           forth
           the
           same
           fruits
           ?
           Do
           not
           your
           〈◊〉
           and
           Teachers
           Rule
           and
           Teach
           for
           reward
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           are
           ●hey
           not
           worse
           ?
           Have
           not
           you
           taken
           money
           from
           them
           whom
           
           you
           Judged
           Malefactours
           to
           pay
           your
           servants
           for
           doing
           of
           your
           work
           to
           your
           Marshals
           and
           your
           bloody
           Taskmasters
           and
           wicked
           Executioners
           ?
           Oh!
           shameless
           man
           and
           full
           of
           impudency
           that
           ever
           thou
           durst
           put
           Pen
           to
           Paper
           ,
           or
           that
           the
           General
           Court
           should
           ever
           appoint
           thee
           to
           tell
           the
           Nations
           that
           your
           heart
           was
           rent
           in
           
             New
             England
             ;
          
           but
           the
           terrour
           of
           the
           Lord
           and
           the
           dread
           of
           God
           you
           must
           all
           know
           before
           your
           hearts
           be
           rent
           ,
           which
           is
           yet
           impenitrable
           and
           hard
           ,
           or
           else
           all
           these
           wretched
           Manifestations
           and
           fruits
           thereof
           would
           never
           have
           appeared
           ;
           but
           one
           of
           thy
           own
           Generation
           if
           not
           thy self
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             a
             Company
             of
             Thieves
             ,
             Fornicators
             and
             Fellons
             may
             cry
             out
             of
             deserved
             punishment
             as
             Persecution
             as
             well
             as
             we
             ;
          
           God
           hath
           cleared
           us
           and
           redeemed
           us
           from
           those
           things
           ,
           but
           is
           not
           putting
           off
           the
           Hat
           to
           ones
           Equal
           ,
           or
           not
           joyning
           or
           coming
           to
           your
           Congregation
           ,
           that
           they
           deserve
           punishment
           sutable
           to
           Thieves
           ,
           Fornicators
           and
           Fellons
           ,
           but
           Persecutors
           and
           blood-thirsty
           men
           were
           ever
           blind
           ;
           for
           Christ
           ,
           the
           Prophets
           and
           Apostles
           and
           all
           the
           Holy
           men
           of
           God
           who
           suffered
           for
           the
           Testimony
           of
           a
           good
           Conscience
           ,
           were
           ever
           reputed
           transgressours
           and
           Judged
           that
           they
           suffered
           deservedly
           by
           them
           who
           caused
           them
           to
           suffer
           ;
           Christ
           was
           crucified
           betwixt
           two
           Thieves
           ,
           and
           
             Herod
          
           the
           Governour
           and
           his
           men
           of
           War
           set
           him
           to
           naught
           ,
           
             and
             he
             was
             numbred
             amongst
             Transgressors
             ,
          
           as
           it
           is
           written
           of
           him
           ,
           and
           so
           were
           all
           his
           followers
           by
           them
           that
           were
           in
           
             Cains
          
           way
           ,
           and
           in
           
             Baalams
          
           way
           ;
           and
           so
           hast
           thou
           with
           the
           rest
           of
           
             Babylons
          
           Merchants
           these
           divers
           years
           numbred
           us
           amongst
           transgressors
           ,
           every
           Sect
           and
           Opinion
           hitherto
           hath
           joyned
           us
           to
           that
           Opinion
           or
           Sect
           which
           was
           contrary
           to
           them
           ,
           but
           thou
           would
           marr
           our
           Countenance
           more
           than
           any
           ,
           thou
           hath
           not
           found
           a
           Generation
           bad
           enough
           to
           number
           us
           with
           in
           this
           age
           ,
           but
           is
           gone
           back
           a
           thousand
           years
           to
           fetch
           up
           Men
           and
           Doctrines
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           would
           fasten
           them
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           represent
           us
           odious
           to
           People
           ,
           thou
           might
           have
           spent
           thy
           time
           better
           then
           to
           have
           raked
           in
           those
           old
           mouldy
           Histories
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           see
           thou
           art
           better
           acquainted
           then
           with
           the
           mind
           of
           Christ
           ;
           but
           I
           shall
           not
           trouble
           the
           Reader
           with
           thy
           stories
           ,
           neither
           vindicate
           their
           Doctrines
           and
           Principles
           ,
           which
           were
           counted
           Hereticks
           ,
           these
           men
           are
           dead
           and
           gone
           ,
           thou
           might
           have
           let
           them
           pass
           ,
           and
           have
           medled
           with
           things
           that
           pertained
           to
           thy
           own
           
           Generation
           ,
           but
           that
           thy
           dead
           mind
           feeds
           upon
           dead
           things
           ;
           &
           to
           tell
           thee
           and
           the
           world
           plainly
           ,
           that
           thou
           which
           will
           lye
           and
           lay
           things
           to
           their
           charge
           which
           they
           never
           knew
           nor
           maintained
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           are
           living
           and
           can
           reprove
           thee
           for
           thy
           falshood
           and
           deceit
           in
           this
           Generation
           ,
           thou
           may
           well
           speak
           falsly
           and
           lay
           things
           to
           their
           charge
           which
           they
           never
           maintained
           which
           are
           at
           such
           a
           distance
           as
           1600
           or
           1000
           years
           ago
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           adversaries
           of
           these
           men
           did
           write
           their
           Principles
           and
           set
           down
           their
           Errours
           and
           Blasphemies
           as
           I
           believe
           many
           of
           them
           did
           ,
           I
           do
           less
           credit
           their
           report
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           not
           altogether
           unacquainted
           with
           Ecclesiastical
           Histories
           from
           whence
           thou
           hast
           had
           these
           Stories
           ,
           although
           now
           I
           count
           the
           time
           just
           lost
           in
           which
           I
           spent
           in
           those
           things
           ;
           and
           though
           thou
           Judge
           that
           we
           vilifie
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           yet
           I
           prefer
           it
           above
           and
           before
           all
           the
           Ecclesiastical
           Histories
           that
           I
           have
           read
           ;
           I
           shall
           not
           trouble
           the
           Reader
           with
           thy
           old
           
             Hetrodoxes
             ,
          
           as
           thou
           calls
           them
           ,
           of
           the
           heads
           of
           Religion
           ,
           there
           is
           many
           that
           knows
           those
           things
           as
           well
           as
           thy self
           ,
           and
           as
           for
           
             Praxes
             ,
             Sabellers
             ,
             Nestorus
             Cerinthius
             ,
             Eutichas
             ,
          
           nor
           with
           
             Quintinius
             ,
             Swinckfield
             ,
             Muncer
             ,
             David
             George
          
           and
           
             John
          
           of
           
             Leyden
             ,
          
           what
           are
           these
           to
           us
           ?
           And
           what
           are
           their
           Principles
           to
           us
           ?
           Some
           thing
           they
           spoke
           which
           was
           real
           Heresie
           ,
           if
           the
           Histories
           be
           true
           ,
           whereof
           I
           much
           doubt
           ,
           because
           many
           such
           as
           thy self
           were
           the
           Authors
           thereof
           ,
           and
           something
           it
           may
           be
           was
           truth
           which
           might
           be
           vindicated
           ,
           not
           because
           they
           held
           it
           ,
           but
           because
           it
           is
           truth
           in
           it self
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           thy
           comparing
           of
           them
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           their
           Principles
           to
           ours
           ,
           doth
           not
           at
           all
           detract
           or
           invalidate
           truth
           as
           it
           is
           in
           it self
           ,
           for
           corrupt
           minds
           may
           speak
           true
           words
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           truth
           in
           it self
           ,
           yet
           not
           live
           in
           the
           life
           thereof
           ,
           they
           are
           Judged
           though
           ,
           the
           truth
           in
           it self
           stands
           clear
           ,
           and
           so
           what
           as
           they
           were
           in
           their
           Principles
           and
           Practise
           in
           life
           or
           in
           Doctrine
           ,
           must
           they
           give
           account
           for
           ;
           but
           thou
           like
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           hireling
           Priests
           of
           
             England
          
           used
           alwayes
           to
           be
           confuting
           your
           adversaries
           when
           they
           were
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           dead
           and
           could
           not
           reply
           ,
           or
           at
           such
           a
           distance
           that
           they
           could
           not
           hear
           ,
           and
           you
           are
           such
           valiant
           Champions
           for
           the
           most
           part
           as
           to
           Disputation
           ,
           except
           you
           have
           Club-men
           and
           Prison-doors
           standing
           open
           ,
           to
           fight
           or
           to
           shut
           them
           in
           ,
           you
           will
           hardly
           enter
           into
           a
           Dispute
           publickly
           ,
           
           or
           it
           may
           be
           if
           they
           be
           afraid
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           worsted
           and
           their
           ▪
           deceit
           laid
           open
           ,
           put
           a
           Key
           in
           the
           mouth
           of
           one
           ,
           as
           some
           did
           in
           the
           mouth
           of
           
             Humph.
             Norton
             ,
          
           when
           he
           was
           with
           one
           of
           thy
           Brethren
           ,
           and
           then
           cry
           ,
           
             The
             Opposite
             or
          
           Quaker
           
             he
             hath
             nothing
             to
             say
             for
             himself
             ;
          
           &
           such
           dark
           muddy
           stories
           you
           used
           to
           fill
           up
           your
           hour
           with
           ,
           as
           to
           confute
           
             Arius
          
           &
           
             Pelagius
             ,
          
           men
           that
           were
           hundreds
           of
           years
           dead
           ,
           and
           no
           such
           Principles
           holden
           in
           a
           Nation
           ,
           and
           such
           dead
           stories
           you
           fill
           Peoples
           minds
           with
           ,
           and
           confute
           the
           
             Pope
          
           when
           your
           elbows
           was
           leaning
           upon
           the
           soft
           Cushons
           on
           the
           Pulpit
           ,
           and
           20
           or
           30
           s.
           for
           such
           a
           dead
           Story
           as
           you
           told
           People
           ,
           but
           when
           have
           you
           gone
           amongst
           them
           and
           reasoned
           of
           the
           things
           of
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           into
           their
           Dominions
           ,
           and
           convinced
           them
           by
           sound
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           yet
           you
           will
           say
           Christ
           said
           ,
           
             Go
             into
             all
             Nations
             and
             Preach
             ,
          
           and
           plead
           that
           for
           your
           Commission
           ,
           and
           it
           may
           be
           stay
           forty
           years
           over
           a
           hundred
           Families
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           
             Hetrodoxes
          
           of
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           concerning
           the
           heads
           of
           Religion
           ,
           as
           thou
           hast
           set
           down
           ,
           this
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           and
           to
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           hold
           them
           because
           any
           man
           before
           did
           hold
           them
           ,
           or
           may
           hold
           them
           after
           ,
           but
           because
           God
           hath
           revealed
           them
           unto
           us
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           also
           may
           be
           confirmed
           by
           the
           Testimony
           of
           the
           Scriture
           of
           Truth
           .
        
         
           As
           to
           those
           which
           thou
           sets
           down
           as
           our
           Tenents
           I
           shall
           answer
           on
           the
           Lords
           behalf
           for
           Truthes
           sake
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           rest
           thou
           may
           take
           them
           home
           to
           thy self
           .
        
         
           First
           concerning
           the
           
             Trinity
          
           thou
           saith
           ,
           
             they
             confesse
             the
             Father
             ,
             Son
             and
             Holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             yet
             they
             deny
             the
             Trinity
             ,
             and
             those
             to
             bet
             hree
             distinct
             Persons
             ,
          
           for
           confutation
           of
           this
           thou
           brings
           
             Heb.
          
           First
           and
           third
           ;
           
             He
             is
             the
             expresse
             Image
             of
             his
             Fathers
             Person
             .
          
        
         
           Thy
           
             Trinity
          
           is
           an
           old
           Popish
           term
           and
           we
           love
           to
           keep
           to
           sound
           words
           ,
           but
           by
           
             Trinity
          
           I
           suppose
           thou
           means
           three
           ,
           and
           thy
           own
           words
           shall
           confute
           thee
           ▪
           thou
           confesseth
           we
           say
           there
           is
           Father
           ,
           Son
           and
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           and
           yet
           but
           one
           God
           ,
           or
           one
           Eternal
           being
           or
           substance
           in
           which
           they
           all
           subsist
           ,
           but
           thy
           word
           
             distinct
          
           is
           thy
           own
           and
           not
           the
           Spirits
           ,
           yet
           to
           distinguish
           betwixt
           Father
           ,
           Son
           and
           Spirit
           we
           deny
           not
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           the
           first
           of
           
             Heb
             ,
          
           it
           is
           in
           another
           Translation
           rendred
           
             the
             
             expresse
             Image
             of
             his
             substance
             ,
          
           for
           Person
           is
           too
           grosse
           a
           word
           ,
           as
           to
           expresse
           an
           Eternal
           and
           Divine
           being
           in
           ,
           and
           if
           thou
           do
           hold
           three
           distinct
           
             substances
          
           thou
           errs
           in
           thy
           Judgement
           ,
           for
           that
           were
           to
           make
           three
           Gods
           .
        
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
          
           They
           deny
           Christ
           to
           be
           God
           and
           man
           in
           one
           Person
           ,
           and
           Christ
           to
           be
           a
           distinct
           Person
           from
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           they
           acknowledge
           such
           a
           Christ
           as
           unchrists
           Christ
           ;
           
             and
             when
             they
             say
          
           Christ
           manifest
           in
           the
           flesh
           ,
           they
           mean
           not
           as
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           falaciously
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           say
           according
           to
           the
           Scripture
           of
           Truth
           and
           not
           according
           to
           thy
           
             falacy
             ,
          
           that
           in
           the
           man
           Christ
           did
           the
           fulness
           of
           the
           Godhead
           dwell
           ,
           and
           God
           was
           in
           Christ
           reconciling
           the
           world
           unto
           himself
           ,
           and
           he
           saith
           I
           and
           my
           Father
           are
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           Father
           the
           Son
           and
           the
           Spirit
           subsist
           in
           one
           Eternal
           Power
           ,
           Life
           and
           Glory
           ,
           which
           thou
           with
           all
           thy
           stupid
           generation
           are
           Ignorant
           of
           ;
           and
           Christ
           that
           we
           acknowledge
           is
           such
           a
           Christ
           as
           is
           able
           to
           save
           to
           the
           utmost
           them
           that
           come
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           receive
           him
           and
           believe
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           is
           such
           a
           Christ
           is
           as
           able
           to
           raise
           them
           that
           have
           been
           dead
           ,
           and
           such
           a
           Christ
           giveth
           Eternal
           life
           to
           them
           that
           believe
           ;
           And
           so
           that
           Christ
           that
           we
           own
           doth
           not
           un-christ
           Christ
           ,
           but
           by
           your
           Doctrine
           who
           pleads
           imperfection
           and
           the
           continuation
           thereof
           ,
           and
           a
           continuation
           in
           sin
           for
           term
           of
           life
           ,
           as
           one
           of
           thy
           own
           said
           ,
           
             sin
             will
             dwell
             in
             the
             house
             till
             the
             house
             be
             pulled
             down
             ,
          
           speaking
           of
           the
           natural
           body
           ,
           which
           some
           other
           of
           thy
           own
           Generation
           have
           called
           the
           body
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           you
           that
           hold
           such
           a
           Christ
           as
           unchrists
           the
           true
           Christ
           in
           thy
           own
           words
           ;
           and
           when
           didst
           thou
           enter
           into
           our
           thoughts
           and
           into
           our
           heart
           ,
           or
           with
           what
           dost
           thou
           search
           ,
           that
           thou
           sits
           as
           Judge
           over
           the
           heart
           ,
           who
           knowes
           not
           judgement
           in
           thy self
           nor
           of
           what
           spirit
           thou
           art
           of
           ,
           and
           so
           thy
           lies
           and
           deceit
           is
           turned
           upon
           thee
           ;
           when
           we
           say
           Christ
           manifest
           in
           the
           flesh
           we
           say
           that
           holy
           thing
           which
           was
           brought
           forth
           and
           born
           of
           a
           Virgin
           ,
           and
           conceived
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           in
           whom
           the
           fulness
           of
           the
           God-head
           ,
           dwells
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           Eternal
           Power
           of
           the
           Father
           was
           manifested
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           the
           Christ
           which
           was
           manifested
           in
           the
           flesh
           and
           Justified
           in
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           Preached
           among
           the
           
             Gentiles
             ,
          
           seen
           of
           Angels
           ,
           and
           received
           up
           into
           Glory
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           according
           to
           Scripture
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           thy
           judgement
           must
           be
           judged
           .
        
         
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Concerning
             the
             Scripture
             considered
             as
             the
             rule
             of
             Life
             ,
          
           They
           deny
           the
           Scripture
           or
           written
           word
           to
           be
           the
           rule
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           they
           make
           the
           Spirit
           without
           the
           Scripture
           to
           be
           their
           guide
           ,
           they
           account
           Chyrch
           ,
           instituted
           worship
           and
           waiting
           upon
           God
           for
           the
           Efficacious
           pres●nce
           and
           operation
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Grace
           in
           the
           Ministry
           of
           the
           Word
           and
           Sacrament
           for
           conversion
           and
           edification
           to
           be
           I●●latry
           ,
           and
           the
           Political
           order
           of
           Church
           Officers
           and
           members
           they
           affirm
           to
           be
           an
           Image
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Concerning
           the
           Scripture
           we
           say
           they
           are
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           and
           words
           of
           Truth
           spoken
           from
           the
           Spirit
           or
           Truth
           ,
           that
           which
           gave
           them
           a
           being
           is
           greater
           then
           they
           ,
           as
           he
           that
           Creates
           is
           greater
           then
           they
           that
           ar●
           Created
           ,
           which
           is
           preferred
           above
           and
           before
           ,
           and
           yet
           no
           Deminishing
           or
           Detracting
           from
           the
           Creature
           ;
           so
           the
           Spirit
           is
           greater
           above
           and
           before
           the
           words
           ,
           and
           yet
           this
           doth
           not
           Deminish
           ,
           neither
           Derogate
           from
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           these
           and
           the
           like
           sound
           words
           we
           have
           spoken
           to
           thy
           deaf
           Generation
           ,
           yet
           a
           spirit
           of
           slumber
           being
           upon
           them
           all
           ,
           they
           could
           not
           hear
           that
           which
           giveth
           Life
           ,
           and
           bringeth
           to
           Life
           ,
           and
           preserves
           in
           the
           Life
           ,
           is
           a
           rule
           and
           a
           guide
           to
           them
           that
           are
           enlivened
           ,
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           who
           were
           quickned
           by
           the
           Eternal
           Spirit
           of
           their
           Father
           &
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           raised
           from
           death
           to
           Life
           ,
           this
           was
           their
           rule
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           written
           ,
           
             as
             many
             as
             are
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             are
             led
             by
             the
             Spirit
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           we
           say
           it
           is
           a
           sufficient
           rule
           of
           it self
           ,
           and
           thou
           may
           as
           well
           count
           the
           rule
           of
           the
           Sons
           of
           God
           
             Hetrodox
          
           and
           
             Heretical
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Apostles
           position
           ,
           who
           said
           ,
           
             as
             many
             as
             are
             the
             Sons
             of
             God
             are
             led
             by
             it
             ,
          
           and
           Christ
           promised
           unto
           believers
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           to
           lead
           them
           into
           all
           Truth
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           things
           to
           their
           remembrance
           ,
           and
           to
           guide
           them
           in
           the
           path
           of
           Righteousness
           ;
           what
           has
           Envy
           and
           madness
           eaten
           all
           the
           good
           out
           of
           your
           hearts
           ?
           Yet
           the
           Scripture
           is
           not
           so
           excluded
           by
           us
           as
           thou
           Judgest
           ,
           though
           we
           say
           the
           Spirit
           may
           lead
           and
           direct
           with
           it
           ,
           or
           without
           it
           ,
           yet
           not
           contrary
           to
           it
           ,
           for
           the
           Spirit
           doth
           ,
           will
           and
           may
           take
           up
           what
           thing
           it
           pleaseth
           to
           manifest
           it self
           and
           its
           mind
           unto
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           who
           art
           thou
           ?
           and
           what
           art
           thou
           ?
           any
           thing
           but
           an
           
             Egyptian
          
           who
           would
           limit
           it
           ,
           and
           tie
           it
           to
           Paper
           and
           Ink
           ,
           to
           words
           and
           Syllables
           sounded
           and
           written
           in
           diverse
           Tongues
           ,
           Languages
           and
           Caracters
           ;
           they
           that
           appointed
           thee
           for
           a
           Minister
           never
           
           knew
           Gods
           Work
           ,
           and
           we
           know
           that
           there
           are
           several
           Ministrations
           and
           several
           operations
           ,
           yet
           the
           same
           God
           and
           the
           same
           Spirit
           who
           manifested
           it self
           ,
           and
           formeth
           and
           Ordaineth
           things
           according
           to
           its
           Heavenly
           will
           ,
           to
           represent
           its
           Heavenly
           mind
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           Christ
           hath
           Ordained
           and
           Instituted
           to
           be
           worshipped
           in
           ,
           waited
           in
           ,
           and
           his
           presence
           seen
           in
           ,
           and
           the
           operation
           of
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Grace
           in
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           which
           is
           for
           Conversion
           and
           Edification
           is
           dearly
           owned
           by
           us
           ,
           as
           that
           whereby
           we
           have
           found
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           pure
           presence
           through
           this
           or
           that
           thing
           ,
           and
           without
           and
           beyond
           all
           Creatures
           or
           visible
           appearances
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           not
           accounted
           Idolatry
           by
           us
           ,
           as
           thou
           falsly
           saith
           ,
           which
           God
           will
           Judge
           thee
           for
           in
           the
           day
           when
           he
           appears
           to
           take
           vengeance
           upon
           his
           Enemies
           in
           flames
           of
           fire
           ,
           and
           thou
           that
           talkes
           of
           trying
           the
           Spirit
           by
           the
           Letter
           knowes
           no
           more
           of
           God
           then
           a
           Horse
           ,
           but
           what
           thou
           knowes
           naturally
           ;
           the
           
             Jewes
          
           had
           it
           ,
           and
           they
           tryed
           and
           condemned
           him
           for
           a
           blasphemer
           ,
           and
           the
           Apostles
           for
           breakers
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           makers
           of
           it
           void
           ,
           and
           so
           condemned
           the
           Lord
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           by
           which
           the
           Prophets
           and
           Apostles
           was
           led
           by
           ,
           even
           as
           thou
           doth
           with
           us
           ;
           and
           I
           never
           heard
           of
           any
           Political
           order
           of
           Church
           Ordinance
           or
           officers
           or
           Ordinances
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           most
           dark
           and
           sottishest
           Marchants
           of
           
             Babylon
          
           that
           ever
           spoke
           or
           wrote
           yet
           ,
           there
           was
           sundry
           gifts
           given
           and
           sundry
           Institutions
           in
           the
           Primitive
           times
           which
           were
           signal
           things
           of
           things
           of
           a
           more
           Heavenly
           and
           Celestial
           nature
           which
           was
           to
           be
           made
           manifest
           ;
           
             he
             gave
             some
             gifts
             to
             be
             Prophets
             ,
             some
             Evangelists
             ,
             some
             Apostles
             ,
             some
             Pastors
             ,
             some
             Teachers
             ,
          
           but
           these
           were
           Ministeriall
           for
           the
           work
           and
           service
           which
           he
           had
           appointed
           ,
           but
           this
           was
           all
           by
           one
           and
           the
           same
           spirit
           ,
           but
           I
           never
           heard
           of
           any
           Political
           order
           of
           Office●
           ,
           or
           Political
           Ordinances
           ordained
           in
           the
           Primitive
           Churches
           ;
           but
           it
           seems
           you
           have
           got
           such
           in
           
             New
             England
             ;
          
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           so
           called
           ,
           I
           have
           heard
           of
           the
           order
           of
           
             Benedict
             ,
          
           of
           
             Francis
          
           and
           
             Austin
             ,
          
           and
           the
           like
           and
           of
           several
           Ordinances
           instituted
           by
           their
           Mother
           to
           perform
           ;
           but
           I
           never
           heard
           of
           any
           such
           as
           a
           Political
           order
           of
           Officers
           and
           Ordinances
           before
           ,
           and
           this
           may
           be
           called
           an
           Image
           indeed
           ,
           and
           nothing
           in
           the
           world
           but
           deceit
           ,
           and
           is
           no
           
             Hetrodoxy
             ;
          
           that
           ever
           such
           a
           blind
           fellow
           as
           thou
           should
           put
           pen
           to
           Paper
           ,
           who
           hath
           
           crept
           so
           into
           the
           mudd
           and
           dirt
           ,
           that
           grosse
           Ignorance
           and
           darkness
           is
           in
           all
           thy
           words
           ;
           But
           the
           least
           of
           the
           children
           of
           light
           will
           see
           thy
           Ignorance
           ,
           so
           that
           I
           need
           not
           say
           much
           .
        
         
           Concerning
           the
           magistrate
           ,
           they
           own
           none
           are
           lawful
           Magistrates
           who
           are
           not
           of
           their
           way
           ,
           their
           non-acknowledgement
           of
           the
           Magistrate
           ,
           as
           now
           established
           ,
           in
           all
           Christian
           States
           is
           more
           then
           nanifest
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           If
           thy
           Aspersion
           were
           full
           proof
           no
           more
           need
           be
           said
           ,
           but
           the
           Judicious
           will
           not
           easily
           believe
           thee
           ;
           that
           there
           is
           a
           State
           of
           Magistracy
           is
           granted
           by
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           true
           Magistrate
           that
           Rules
           well
           ,
           and
           Rules
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           and
           is
           a
           terror
           to
           evil
           doers
           ,
           and
           a
           praise
           to
           them
           that
           do
           well
           ,
           and
           are
           as
           nursing
           Fathers
           ,
           who
           preserves
           mens
           Persons
           and
           Estates
           from
           devourers
           ,
           as
           a
           Father
           preserves
           a
           Child
           from
           injury
           ,
           these
           are
           Ordained
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           such
           we
           are
           subject
           unto
           for
           the
           Lords
           sake
           and
           for
           Conscience
           sake
           ,
           and
           to
           every
           Ordinance
           of
           man
           which
           is
           consistant
           with
           the
           honour
           of
           God
           and
           a
           pure
           Conscience
           ,
           but
           I
           believe
           you
           have
           few
           of
           them
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           who
           are
           rather
           like
           Beares
           and
           Lyons
           tearing
           and
           rending
           their
           Estates
           ,
           and
           rends
           and
           tears
           their
           flesh
           ,
           and
           gnawes
           it
           like
           Evening
           Wolves
           that
           the
           Prophet
           speaks
           of
           ,
           and
           would
           thou
           have
           this
           counted
           as
           Gods
           Authority
           ?
           and
           we
           tell
           thee
           and
           all
           the
           World
           in
           singleness
           of
           heart
           and
           unfeignedness
           ,
           that
           our
           way
           is
           Christ
           the
           way
           to
           the
           Father
           ,
           the
           Truth
           and
           the
           Life
           ,
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           and
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           Rule
           not
           in
           his
           Power
           rule
           in
           the
           Devils
           power
           ,
           in
           the
           Dragons
           power
           ,
           in
           the
           Beasts
           power
           ,
           who
           made
           War
           with
           the
           Lamb
           and
           killed
           the
           Saints
           ,
           and
           compelled
           them
           to
           worship
           ,
           and
           herein
           they
           that
           Rule
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           and
           for
           God
           are
           manifest
           ,
           and
           them
           that
           rule
           in
           the
           Dragon
           and
           Beasts
           power
           ,
           for
           they
           that
           Rule
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           answereth
           Gods
           witness
           in
           every
           man
           ,
           and
           reaches
           to
           that
           by
           his
           Act
           of
           Justice
           in
           the
           transgressor
           ,
           and
           he
           restraineth
           the
           evil
           doer
           within
           ,
           and
           limiteth
           that
           ,
           and
           preserves
           the
           Creature
           as
           much
           as
           him
           lies
           from
           harm
           ,
           and
           his
           Estate
           from
           destruction
           ,
           and
           also
           saveth
           the
           Innocent
           ,
           meek
           and
           harmless
           from
           the
           violence
           ,
           and
           from
           beating
           and
           fighting
           ,
           and
           from
           them
           that
           would
           destroy
           their
           Persons
           and
           Estates
           ;
           and
           herein
           the
           Magistrate
           that
           Rules
           in
           the
           Dragons
           power
           and
           in
           the
           Beasts
           power
           ,
           he
           is
           also
           made
           manifest
           ,
           he
           
           reacheth
           not
           Gods
           witness
           by
           his
           Governing
           ,
           he
           lests
           the
           transgressor
           live
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           a
           terrour
           to
           evil
           works
           and
           workers
           ,
           but
           a
           terrour
           to
           them
           that
           do
           well
           and
           exercise
           a
           pure
           Conscience
           towards
           God
           and
           man
           ,
           and
           may
           be
           cannot
           go
           into
           the
           House
           of
           
             Rimmon
             ,
          
           neither
           can
           bow
           to
           
             Baal
             ,
          
           nor
           be
           subject
           to
           that
           which
           another
           may
           set
           up
           in
           his
           will
           and
           in
           his
           pride
           ,
           then
           he
           afflicts
           the
           body
           ,
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           mars
           Gods
           Workmanship
           and
           defaces
           it
           ,
           and
           doth
           violence
           to
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           rends
           away
           his
           outward
           subsistance
           ,
           and
           sayes
           for
           his
           Authority
           
             It
             was
             so
             ordered
             at
             our
             General
             Court
             .
          
           I
           must
           tell
           thee
           ,
           the
           false
           Church
           ,
           the
           Mother
           of
           Harlots
           has
           ridden
           long
           upon
           the
           Scarlet-coloured
           Beast
           ,
           which
           has
           been
           made
           drunk
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           ,
           whose
           Garments
           have
           been
           red
           with
           Scarlet
           colour
           ;
           and
           I
           know
           no where
           in
           any
           Christian
           State
           (
           so
           called
           )
           where
           he
           reigns
           in
           more
           power
           then
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           and
           you
           ride
           upon
           the
           Beast
           which
           hath
           risen
           out
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           which
           is
           amongst
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           beast
           carries
           you
           ,
           your
           Church
           ,
           on
           his
           back
           bears
           it
           up
           ,
           for
           all
           your
           Weapons
           are
           but
           carnal
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           wrestles
           with
           flesh
           and
           blood
           ,
           which
           the
           true
           Church
           wrestles
           not
           with
           ,
           nor
           with
           Creatures
           ,
           but
           with
           spiritual
           wickedness
           and
           principalities
           and
           powers
           of
           darkness
           in
           the
           Creature
           ,
           and
           threw
           that
           down
           and
           saved
           the
           Creature
           alive
           ,
           and
           redeemed
           it
           who
           was
           in
           Captivity
           .
           Oh
           sottish
           Children
           ,
           when
           will
           you
           learn
           Wisdom
           ,
           and
           when
           will
           you
           hearken
           to
           reproof
           of
           instruction
           which
           is
           the
           way
           to
           life
           ?
           but
           remember
           this
           ,
           the
           beast
           shall
           be
           taken
           alive
           with
           the
           false
           Prophet
           ,
           and
           them
           that
           have
           wrought
           Miracles
           before
           him
           ,
           and
           then
           shall
           be
           cast
           into
           the
           Lake
           of
           fire
           .
        
         
           They
           pretend
           to
           act
           from
           an
           Infallible
           light
           within
           them
           ,
           and
           professes
           perfection
           in
           degrees
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           publish
           smart
           invectives
           against
           Ministers
           who
           teach
           the
           contrary
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           We
           pretend
           to
           nothing
           but
           to
           that
           which
           God
           hath
           given
           us
           through
           his
           free
           mercy
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           a
           true
           right
           unto
           ,
           having
           received
           him
           as
           the
           Father
           hath
           tendered
           him
           to
           be
           a
           light
           to
           open
           our
           eyes
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           a
           Leader
           unto
           us
           and
           all
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           Gods
           Salvation
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           ends
           of
           the
           earth
           to
           them
           that
           receive
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           that
           Infallible
           light
           which
           the
           Father
           sent
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           all
           men
           
           through
           him
           might
           believe
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           the
           true
           light
           that
           lightneth
           every
           man
           ,
           though
           every
           man
           hath
           not
           received
           him
           ,
           the
           fault
           is
           not
           in
           the
           Giver
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           gift
           ,
           but
           in
           them
           that
           will
           not
           receive
           ,
           and
           he
           that
           is
           the
           life
           of
           all
           men
           ,
           hath
           lighted
           every
           man
           that
           comes
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           in
           us
           our
           Hope
           ,
           and
           our
           Glory
           ,
           the
           riches
           of
           the
           
             Gentiles
             ,
          
           and
           the
           riches
           of
           all
           them
           that
           do
           believe
           ,
           he
           is
           our
           Way
           and
           our
           Life
           and
           Peace
           ,
           I
           say
           all
           Glory
           unto
           him
           for
           ever
           ,
           though
           thou
           debase
           him
           &
           set
           him
           thus
           at
           naught
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           sake
           we
           can
           bear
           reproaches
           and
           become
           fools
           ,
           in
           that
           we
           have
           obtained
           that
           in
           which
           true
           Wisdom
           stands
           and
           life
           Eternal
           ;
           And
           what
           is
           this
           
             Hetrodox
          
           to
           profess
           perfection
           of
           degrees
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           is
           not
           this
           Orthodox
           ?
           used
           not
           you
           and
           do
           not
           you
           generally
           hold
           perfection
           in
           part
           or
           parts
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           in
           parts
           perfect
           in
           degrees
           ?
           He
           that
           feels
           victory
           over
           one
           sin
           by
           Christ
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           hath
           not
           he
           some
           part
           in
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           ,
           and
           of
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           ?
           And
           if
           he
           witness
           victory
           over
           more
           ,
           is
           he
           not
           come
           to
           a
           greater
           degree
           or
           degrees
           of
           the
           life
           which
           is
           perfect
           ?
           And
           he
           that
           knows
           the
           blood
           that
           cleanseth
           from
           all
           sin
           ,
           is
           not
           he
           perfect
           and
           compleat
           in
           him
           who
           hath
           made
           him
           so
           ?
           But
           art
           thou
           so
           offended
           at
           perfection
           that
           thou
           dost
           not
           admit
           of
           any
           part
           or
           parts
           ,
           degree
           or
           degrees
           thereof
           ,
           that
           thou
           sets
           this
           down
           as
           a
           Blasphemy
           ?
           And
           its
           time
           indeed
           to
           reprove
           you
           sharply
           who
           are
           puffed
           up
           in
           pride
           and
           knows
           nothing
           ,
           who
           teaches
           contrary
           to
           the
           perfect
           life
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           any
           degree
           or
           degrees
           thereof
           to
           be
           attained
           unto
           ;
           thou
           art
           perfect
           in
           wickednesse
           ,
           and
           a
           perfect
           Minister
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           a
           perfect
           Heathen
           ,
           and
           its
           time
           to
           bear
           Testimony
           against
           you
           and
           lay
           you
           open
           ,
           and
           your
           deceit
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Sun
           ,
           that
           them
           that
           have
           but
           the
           least
           glimring
           of
           the
           Light
           may
           behold
           you
           ;
           a
           pitiful
           Church
           is
           that
           like
           to
           be
           which
           thou
           art
           Pastor
           of
           ,
           
             by
             appointment
             of
             the
             General
             Court
             ,
          
           who
           cryes
           out
           against
           any
           degree
           of
           the
           perfect
           life
           of
           Christ
           in
           this
           life
           to
           be
           obtained
           or
           enjoyed
           ,
           a
           Minister
           of
           sin
           ,
           a
           Minister
           of
           Sathan
           and
           unrighteousness
           ,
           that
           is
           thy
           name
           ,
           own
           it
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           ninth
           page
           thou
           art
           going
           about
           to
           prove
           thy
           
             Trinity
             ,
          
           as
           thou
           calls
           it
           ,
           and
           thou
           saist
           ,
           
             The
             Father
             is
             a
             distinct
             subsistance
             ,
             and
             the
             Son
             a
             distinct
             subsistance
             ,
             and
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             is
             a
             distinct
             subsistance
             ,
          
           
           and
           thou
           brings
           
             John
             5.
          
           there
           is
           
             another
          
           bears
           witness
           likewise
           ,
           speaking
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           he
           calls
           him
           
             another
             ,
          
           and
           this
           
             another
          
           thou
           sayes
           ,
           
             Is
             Intel
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             of
             the
             Essence
             ,
          
           and
           then
           saith
           ,
           
             What
             is
             more
             manifest
             then
             another
             subsistance
             ,
             and
             another
             subsistance
             speaks
             distinct
             subsistances
             ,
          
           and
           thou
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             Spirit
             is
             called
             the
             hand
             of
             Trinity
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
             Another
          
           is
           not
           understood
           of
           another
           being
           of
           another
           life
           or
           another
           substance
           ,
           but
           is
           understood
           of
           
             another
             Manifestation
          
           or
           Operation
           of
           the
           same
           God
           who
           subsists
           in
           the
           same
           Power
           in
           which
           the
           Father
           the
           Son
           and
           the
           Spirit
           subsisteth
           ,
           as
           I
           said
           unto
           thee
           before
           ,
           
             another
             ,
          
           as
           to
           distinguish
           of
           the
           Operation
           and
           Work
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Son
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           refuse
           ;
           but
           to
           make
           three
           distinct
           essences
           and
           beings
           is
           ignorance
           and
           errour
           ,
           as
           thou
           saith
           ,
           
             Another
             is
             intel●gible
             of
             the
             Essence
             ,
          
           and
           so
           thou
           hast
           made
           
             three
             Essences
             ,
             three
             Subsistances
             ,
             three
             Persons
             and
             three
             Gods
             ;
          
           but
           we
           say
           there
           is
           but
           one
           God
           ,
           
             and
             there
             is
             three
             that
             bears
             record
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Father
             ,
             the
             Word
             and
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             these
             three
             are
             one
             .
          
           Now
           as
           for
           Subsistance
           and
           Essence
           ,
           they
           are
           unsound
           words
           coyned
           of
           your selves
           ,
           from
           your
           dark
           imaginations
           ,
           in
           which
           there
           is
           no
           truth
           at
           all
           ,
           but
           to
           cast
           a
           mist
           ;
           Now
           where
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           is
           called
           
             a
             Person
          
           in
           the
           Scripture
           I
           have
           never
           read
           ,
           and
           where
           it
           is
           called
           
             the
             hand
             of
             Trinity
          
           I
           have
           never
           heard
           of
           before
           thee
           ,
           and
           so
           thy
           blind
           ignorant
           conclusions
           and
           Sophistical
           arguing
           will
           have
           little
           place
           with
           them
           that
           are
           come
           to
           know
           the
           Teachings
           with
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           also
           keep
           to
           a
           form
           of
           sound
           words
           ,
           which
           thou
           cannot
           .
        
         
           
             And
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           He
           that
           sendeth
           and
           he
           that
           is
           sent
           are
           distinct
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           Father
           sending
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           the
           Son
           sent
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           sending
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           sent
           by
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           are
           distinct
           subsistances
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           He
           that
           sends
           and
           he
           that
           is
           sent
           may
           be
           distinguished
           ,
           but
           he
           that
           sendeth
           and
           him
           that
           is
           sent
           is
           not
           so
           distinct
           &
           afar
           off
           one
           another
           ,
           but
           that
           him
           that
           sendeth
           is
           with
           him
           that
           is
           sent
           ;
           and
           so
           God
           was
           in
           Christ
           reconciling
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           then
           how
           were
           they
           distinct
           one
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           and
           by
           him
           was
           all
           things
           made
           ,
           and
           Christ
           was
           not
           so
           distinct
           or
           afar
           off
           at
           a
           distance
           when
           the
           Heavens
           and
           the
           Earth
           was
           made
           ;
           so
           that
           it
           is
           truly
           said
           ,
           without
           him
           nothing
           was
           made
           that
           was
           
           made
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           which
           may
           be
           distinguished
           in
           regard
           of
           its
           Operation
           ,
           yet
           it
           was
           not
           absent
           or
           distinct
           from
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           in
           the
           Creation
           ,
           neither
           is
           absent
           from
           the
           Son
           in
           the
           Regeneration
           ,
           or
           work
           of
           Redemption
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           in
           thy
           Answer
           to
           an
           Objection
           which
           thou
           makest
           thy self
           ,
           
             How
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             life
             was
             Communicated
             vocally
             by
             the
             Patriarchs
             ,
             but
             it
             is
             not
             so
             now
             ;
          
           and
           in
           thy
           Answer
           thou
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             Scripture
             is
             not
             necessary
             ,
             absolutely
             ,
          
           but
           it
           being
           Gods
           Will
           to
           Communicate
           life
           through
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           hence
           the
           Scripture
           is
           necessary
           ;
           and
           then
           thou
           sayes
           ,
           
             Not
             the
             letter
             without
             the
             mind
             of
             the
             Authour
             ,
             nor
             the
             Spirit
             without
             the
             Scripture
             ;
          
           and
           that
           the
           words
           in
           the
           17th
           of
           
             John
             22.
             
             That
             they
             may
             be
             one
             as
             we
             are
             one
             ;
             these
             words
             give
             an
             uncertain
             sound
             ,
          
           thou
           saist
           ;
           and
           further
           thou
           saist
           ,
           
             Surely
             ,
             they
             are
             under
             a
             Rule
             of
             live
             who
             hare
             not
             the
             Spirit
             since
             the
             Canon
             of
             the
             Scripture
             is
             closed
             ,
             so
             far
             is
             the
             Spirit
             from
             being
             a
             Rule
             of
             life
             ,
             that
             to
             us
             it
             is
             not
             the
             Spirit
             ,
             except
             it
             move
             in
             the
             written
             word
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           Gross
           darkness
           is
           thy
           dwelling-place
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           thick
           darkness
           all
           this
           pitiful
           confusion
           cometh
           ,
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           life
           was
           Communicated
           according
           to
           the
           will
           and
           mind
           of
           God
           ,
           sometime
           by
           Dream
           ,
           sometime
           by
           Vision
           ,
           sometime
           by
           Revelation
           to
           the
           Patriarchs
           and
           Believers
           from
           
             Abel
          
           till
           
             Moses
             ,
          
           and
           by
           Faith
           they
           were
           followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           doubtless
           they
           did
           Communicate
           in
           their
           Generation
           those
           things
           that
           were
           manifest
           unto
           them
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           then
           Rule
           and
           Guide
           to
           the
           feet
           of
           the
           upright
           in
           the
           way
           of
           Peace
           before
           any
           Scripture
           was
           written
           ,
           and
           if
           the
           Scripture
           be
           not
           necessary
           absolutely
           ,
           thou
           hast
           said
           as
           much
           as
           we
           say
           ,
           therefore
           we
           '
           speak
           of
           a
           Rule
           and
           a
           Way
           which
           is
           absolute
           necessary
           ,
           without
           which
           no
           man
           can
           know
           the
           Father
           or
           the
           Son
           ,
           nor
           the
           way
           of
           Peace
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           truth
           which
           gave
           forth
           the
           Words
           of
           truth
           ,
           which
           may
           manifest
           and
           doth
           manifest
           it self
           as
           it
           will
           ,
           when
           it
           will
           ,
           where
           it
           will
           ,
           and
           how
           it
           will
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           unlimitted
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           not
           be
           limitted
           by
           its
           own
           words
           as
           to
           sound
           ,
           but
           may
           speak
           words
           which
           it
           never
           spoke
           before
           ,
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           by
           the
           Spirit
           said
           ,
           
             The
             second
          
           Adam
           
             the
             Lord
             from
             Heaven
             is
             a
             quickning
             Spirit
             ,
          
           which
           none
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           before
           written
           speaks
           in
           these
           very
           words
           ,
           and
           
           if
           the
           Spirit
           be
           not
           Spirit
           without
           the
           Letter
           ,
           then
           where
           the
           Letter
           is
           wanting
           the
           Spirit
           is
           wanting
           ,
           and
           consequently
           them
           that
           have
           the
           Scripture
           have
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           were
           no
           less
           then
           ignorance
           and
           darkness
           to
           say
           ,
           and
           what
           Rule
           are
           they
           under
           who
           have
           not
           the
           Spirit
           or
           no
           measure
           of
           it
           ,
           there
           is
           but
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           and
           the
           spirit
           of
           errour
           ,
           and
           they
           that
           are
           not
           ruled
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Truth
           ,
           they
           are
           ruled
           by
           the
           spirit
           of
           errour
           ,
           though
           they
           may
           have
           the
           words
           to
           fight
           with
           and
           quarrel
           about
           without
           the
           life
           ;
           But
           last
           of
           all
           thou
           hast
           in
           plain
           words
           set
           the
           dead
           letter
           before
           the
           living
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Spirit
             is
             no
             Spirit
             except
             it
             speak
             by
             the
             Scripture
             ;
          
           and
           if
           the
           words
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           17th
           of
           
             John
          
           give
           an
           uncertain
           sound
           ,
           it
           is
           but
           to
           thy
           deaf
           ear
           and
           to
           thy
           blind
           understanding
           ,
           for
           he
           spoke
           soundly
           and
           certainly
           ,
           and
           prayed
           to
           the
           Father
           that
           as
           the
           Father
           and
           he
           was
           one
           ,
           so
           they
           also
           might
           be
           one
           ,
           being
           guided
           by
           the
           one
           Spirit
           of
           the
           Father
           in
           the
           Son
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           might
           live
           in
           the
           Unity
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           have
           Unity
           one
           with
           another
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           with
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           .
        
         
           
             In
             thy
             15th
          
           page
           ,
           
             though
             thou
             hast
             set
             up
             the
             Letter
             for
             a
             perfect
             Rule
             of
             life
             ,
             yet
             here
             thou
             throws
             it
             down
             again
             ,
             and
             saith
             ,
          
           It
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           as
           including
           consequences
           ,
           for
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           Scripture
           is
           consequences
           ,
           and
           the
           Scripture
           cannot
           be
           true
           without
           consequences
           ,
           for
           
             Thomas
          
           and
           
             Mary
          
           are
           neither
           commanded
           obedience
           or
           forbidden
           disobedience
           ,
           for
           we
           no where
           read
           thou
           
             Thomas
          
           or
           thou
           
             Mary
          
           are
           therein
           commanded
           obedience
           or
           forbidden
           disobedience
           ,
           such
           a
           one
           by
           name
           do
           this
           or
           that
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           I
           told
           thee
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           is
           unlimitted
           ,
           and
           whether
           it
           speaks
           of
           degrees
           or
           measures
           of
           a
           greater
           or
           less
           thing
           ,
           or
           whether
           it
           speaks
           the
           greater
           first
           and
           the
           lesser
           after
           ,
           whether
           it
           speaks
           from
           
             Major
          
           to
           
             Minor
             ,
          
           or
           from
           
             Minor
          
           to
           
             Major
             ,
          
           or
           what
           may
           truly
           follow
           either
           from
           the
           greater
           to
           the
           less
           or
           from
           the
           less
           to
           the
           greater
           it
           is
           all
           truth
           ,
           but
           thy
           Consequences
           is
           no
           part
           of
           this
           ,
           the
           Spirit
           still
           demonstrates
           its
           own
           mind
           by
           what
           words
           and
           terms
           and
           expressions
           it
           pleaseth
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           be
           limitted
           or
           confined
           to
           this
           or
           that
           form
           of
           words
           ,
           and
           thou
           errs
           grosly
           ,
           neither
           knowing
           the
           Scripture
           nor
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           thy
           
           Consequences
           are
           false
           ,
           for
           there
           are
           the
           individual
           persons
           or
           names
           of
           
             Thomas
          
           and
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           both
           commanded
           obedience
           and
           forbidden
           disobedience
           ,
           and
           if
           thou
           have
           never
           read
           this
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           I
           inform
           thee
           and
           instruct
           thee
           ,
           thou
           may
           read
           the
           20th
           of
           
             John
          
           16
           ,
           17.
           where
           Jesus
           saith
           unto
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           she
           turned
           herself
           and
           said
           unto
           him
           
             Rabboni
             ,
          
           which
           is
           to
           say
           Master
           ,
           Jesus
           said
           unto
           her
           ,
           
             Touch
             me
             not
             ,
             for
             I
             am
             not
             yet
             ascended
             ;
          
           here
           is
           a
           Prohibition
           ,
           and
           forbidding
           that
           she
           should
           not
           touch
           him
           ,
           secondly
           here
           is
           a
           command
           of
           obedience
           ,
           
             But
             go
             unto
             my
             Brethren
             and
             say
             unto
             them
             I
             ascend
             to
             my
             Father
             and
             your
             Father
             ,
             to
             my
             God
             and
             your
             God
             ;
          
           and
           in
           the
           same
           Chapter
           thou
           may
           read
           in
           the
           27th
           where
           Christ
           spoke
           unto
           
             Thomas
          
           by
           name
           (
           after
           his
           Resurrection
           )
           
             then
             said
             he
             to
          
           Thomas
           ,
           
             reach
             hither
             thy
             finger
             and
             behold
             my
             hands
             ,
             and
             reach
             hither
             thy
             hand
             and
             thrust
             it
             into
             my
             side
             ;
          
           here
           was
           a
           Command
           to
           be
           obeyed
           ,
           and
           
             be
             not
             faithless
             ,
          
           there
           is
           a
           prohibition
           or
           a
           forbidding
           of
           unbelief
           ,
           and
           so
           thy
           foolishness
           is
           manifest
           and
           ignorance
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           some
           of
           it
           thou
           sayes
           is
           an
           uncertain
           sound
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           fore-mentioned
           thou
           hast
           denied
           or
           else
           never
           hast
           read
           it
           ,
           and
           so
           art
           unacquainted
           with
           thy
           Rule
           which
           thou
           quarrels
           and
           fights
           so
           much
           about
           .
        
         
           
             And
             then
             thou
             comes
             and
             sayes
             ,
          
           Thou
           wilt
           vindicate
           some
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             and
             cites
             1
          
           John
           9.
           
           That
           this
           was
           the
           true
           light
           which
           lighteth
           every
           man
           that
           comes
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           hence
           they
           affirm
           that
           there
           is
           a
           light
           in
           every
           man
           ,
           which
           being
           followed
           is
           an
           Infallible
           guide
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           light
           which
           lighteth
           every
           man
           is
           the
           Rule
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           written
           word
           ;
           
             thy
             Answer
             is
             ,
          
           The
           sence
           of
           the
           Text
           is
           notoriously
           false
           
             and
             thy
             reason
             is
          
           if
           Christ
           the
           true
           light
           that
           lighteth
           every
           man
           be
           the
           Rule
           ,
           then
           righteousnesse
           should
           be
           by
           the
           Law
           ;
           for
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           every
           man
           is
           not
           Gospel
           light
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           a
           natural
           light
           or
           the
           light
           of
           Nature
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           be
           construed
           in
           opposition
           to
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           of
           Nature
           and
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           are
           contradistinct
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           light
           of
           Nature
           there
           is
           a
           difference
           put
           betwixt
           that
           which
           is
           good
           and
           bad
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           teach
           us
           not
           to
           lye
           nor
           steal
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           lead
           to
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           one
           God
           ,
           and
           yet
           it
           is
           in
           opposition
           to
           one
           spirit
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           lead
           to
           know
           Eternity
           omnipotency
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           lead
           to
           know
           
           the
           Creator
           ,
           yet
           it
           is
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           spirit
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           The
           Scripture
           needs
           none
           of
           thy
           Vindication
           ,
           for
           thou
           hast
           defamed
           it
           and
           sayes
           Christs
           words
           is
           an
           uncertain
           sound
           ,
           and
           thou
           hast
           said
           that
           neither
           
             Mary
          
           nor
           
             Thomas
          
           was
           commanded
           obedience
           ;
           thou
           may
           look
           back
           of
           thy
           lyes
           and
           repent
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           why
           is
           the
           sence
           of
           the
           Text
           utterly
           false
           ,
           that
           Christ
           was
           the
           true
           light
           that
           lighteth
           every
           man
           that
           cometh
           into
           the
           world
           without
           exception
           ,
           and
           why
           is
           this
           utterly
           false
           ,
           if
           he
           be
           followed
           ,
           that
           he
           who
           is
           the
           true
           light
           is
           an
           Infallible
           guide
           ,
           and
           the
           Rule
           of
           life
           ,
           hath
           he
           not
           enlighted
           every
           man
           that
           comes
           into
           the
           world
           ?
           if
           thou
           make
           exceptions
           where
           the
           Spirit
           makes
           none
           ,
           then
           thou
           perverts
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           doth
           not
           he
           say
           I
           am
           the
           light
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           the
           world
           in
           the
           Scriptures
           account
           is
           set
           in
           opposition
           to
           believers
           ,
           for
           believers
           are
           not
           of
           this
           world
           ,
           but
           are
           redeemed
           out
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           for
           example
           ,
           God
           so
           loved
           the
           world
           that
           he
           sent
           his
           Son
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           did
           believe
           in
           him
           might
           not
           perish
           ,
           but
           have
           Everlasting
           life
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           manifest
           that
           the
           Saints
           and
           Believers
           had
           life
           given
           already
           that
           followed
           Christ
           and
           were
           his
           sheep
           ,
           and
           saith
           Christ
           ,
           
             I
             put
             them
             forth
             and
             go
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             give
             unto
             them
             Eternal
             life
             ;
          
           and
           he
           said
           to
           them
           who
           had
           not
           Eternal
           life
           ,
           
             While
             you
             have
             the
             light
             believe
             in
             it
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             be
             the
             Children
             of
             it
             ;
          
           and
           is
           not
           Christ
           Gods
           Righteousness
           ,
           who
           is
           given
           for
           a
           Covenant
           of
           light
           to
           the
           blind
           ,
           and
           dead
           ,
           and
           lame
           ,
           &
           to
           the
           dumb
           to
           open
           their
           eyes
           ,
           to
           quicken
           them
           ,
           to
           make
           them
           leap
           as
           a
           Hart
           ,
           and
           their
           tongue
           to
           sing
           and
           utter
           forth
           praise
           ;
           we
           say
           Righteousness
           is
           not
           by
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           by
           Christ
           that
           lighteth
           every
           man
           who
           is
           the
           end
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           why
           is
           not
           the
           light
           which
           lighteth
           every
           man
           Gospel
           light
           ,
           seeing
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             Go
             Preach
             the
             Gospel
             in
             every
             Creature
             under
             Heaven
             ;
          
           go
           learn
           what
           that
           means
           ,
           and
           if
           natural
           light
           must
           be
           construed
           in
           opposition
           to
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           of
           Nature
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           then
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           sinful
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           opposeth
           spiritual
           light
           &
           is
           set
           in
           opposition
           against
           its
           leading
           ,
           must
           needs
           be
           sinful
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           
             contra
          
           or
           against
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           must
           needs
           be
           sinful
           ;
           and
           then
           if
           it
           be
           as
           
           thou
           hast
           said
           ,
           and
           if
           this
           must
           be
           the
           true
           sence
           of
           that
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           it
           must
           be
           understood
           of
           natural
           light
           ,
           and
           that
           natural
           light
           thou
           construes
           in
           opposition
           to
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           saith
           it
           is
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           in
           opposition
           unto
           it
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           against
           the
           Spirits
           light
           or
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           must
           needs
           be
           darkness
           ,
           sinful
           and
           evil
           ,
           and
           yet
           thou
           hast
           confessed
           it
           will
           teach
           that
           none
           ought
           to
           lye
           or
           steal
           ,
           and
           to
           know
           one
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Creator
           ,
           and
           Eternity
           and
           Omnipotency
           ,
           and
           yet
           it
           must
           be
           taken
           in
           opposition
           to
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           contradistinct
           from
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           that
           which
           leads
           to
           know
           the
           Creator
           and
           Eternity
           and
           Omnipotency
           is
           that
           Spirit
           of
           God
           ,
           through
           which
           God
           and
           the
           things
           of
           God
           are
           revealed
           ,
           and
           that
           that
           teaches
           that
           a
           man
           should
           not
           lye
           ,
           that
           is
           truth
           ,
           and
           that
           that
           leads
           from
           sin
           ,
           and
           accuses
           for
           evil-doing
           and
           convicts
           ,
           that
           is
           the
           Spirits
           light
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           written
           ,
           he
           shall
           convince
           the
           world
           of
           sin
           ;
           and
           so
           thou
           like
           a
           man
           who
           hath
           lost
           all
           aim
           ,
           rambles
           up
           and
           down
           in
           every
           by-path
           ,
           and
           like
           a
           blind
           man
           gropes
           ,
           but
           cannot
           enter
           into
           the
           Treasure-house
           of
           Wisdom
           ,
           thou
           hast
           called
           the
           light
           that
           every
           one
           is
           lighted
           with
           ,
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           no
           Gospel
           light
           ,
           and
           in
           opposition
           to
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           word
           hath
           made
           at
           it
           at
           the
           best
           construction
           but
           bad
           and
           evil
           ,
           and
           then
           when
           thou
           hast
           done
           thou
           confesseth
           that
           it
           will
           put
           a
           difference
           between
           good
           &
           evil
           ,
           and
           shew
           that
           God
           is
           to
           be
           worshipped
           ,
           and
           Eternity
           is
           known
           and
           Omnipotency
           ;
           And
           are
           not
           these
           the
           deep
           things
           of
           God
           ?
           And
           so
           
             B●bylon
          
           is
           the
           Land
           of
           thy
           nativity
           ,
           and
           thou
           reels
           and
           staggers
           up
           and
           down
           like
           a
           drunken
           man
           ,
           and
           would
           be
           a
           Teacher
           ,
           and
           knows
           not
           whereof
           thou
           affirms
           ,
           nor
           of
           what
           thou
           speaks
           .
        
         
           
             Further
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           That
           this
           little
           light
           there
           is
           ,
           is
           much
           miscarried
           ,
           and
           thy
           Reason
           is
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           managed
           by
           the
           reigning
           power
           of
           darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           judgement
           of
           man
           is
           corrupt
           ,
           
             and
             then
             thou
             goes
             on
             ,
          
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           since
           the
           fall
           is
           not
           to
           be
           compared
           
             (
             saist
             thou
             )
          
           with
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           before
           the
           fall
           ,
           and
           it
           hath
           no
           proportion
           with
           Gospel
           light
           ,
           but
           is
           gross
           darkness
           ,
           nay
           ,
           is
           worse
           then
           gross
           darkness
           .
        
         
         
           
             Answ.
          
           And
           how
           did
           the
           light
           miscarry
           thou
           blind-man
           ,
           and
           when
           did
           the
           Reigning
           power
           of
           darkness
           manage
           it
           ,
           seeing
           that
           there
           is
           no
           fellowship
           betwixt
           light
           and
           darkness
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           which
           every
           man
           is
           lighted
           with
           hath
           born
           witness
           against
           darkness
           and
           the
           Reigning
           power
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           though
           the
           judgment
           of
           man
           be
           corrupt
           ,
           his
           miscarriage
           is
           because
           he
           hath
           not
           minded
           the
           light
           ,
           and
           because
           he
           hath
           turned
           his
           back
           on
           it
           ,
           and
           then
           sin
           entred
           ,
           and
           then
           came
           to
           Reign
           in
           the
           power
           of
           darkness
           ,
           and
           corrupted
           the
           heart
           ,
           and
           this
           hath
           made
           man
           miscarry
           ;
           and
           though
           thou
           say
           that
           the
           light
           which
           lighteth
           every
           man
           is
           not
           compared
           with
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           before
           the
           fall
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           proportion
           ,
           I
           'le
           tell
           thee
           a
           riddle
           go
           learn
           what
           it
           means
           ,
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           before
           the
           fall
           is
           the
           same
           in
           it self
           after
           the
           fall
           ,
           and
           holds
           its
           proportion
           ,
           and
           is
           no
           whit
           lessned
           or
           deminished
           in
           its
           purity
           in
           its
           self
           ,
           although
           fallen
           man
           do
           not
           see
           it
           neither
           can
           behold
           it
           ,
           because
           sin
           hath
           entred
           and
           death
           by
           sin
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           it
           which
           obscureth
           the
           Image
           of
           God
           from
           man
           ,
           and
           its
           light
           ,
           yet
           the
           light
           shined
           in
           darkness
           ,
           but
           thou
           concludes
           it
           is
           darkness
           ,
           yea
           worse
           then
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           and
           thou
           brings
           a
           proof
           to
           prove
           it
           ,
           
             ye
             were
             darkness
             ,
          
           the
           Apostle
           doth
           not
           say
           that
           the
           light
           which
           shined
           in
           darkness
           was
           darkness
           or
           worse
           then
           grosse
           darknesse
           as
           thou
           ignorantly
           saith
           ,
           but
           he
           said
           the
           
             Ephesians
          
           or
           the
           men
           of
           
             Ephesus
          
           were
           darkness
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           light
           in
           them
           which
           shined
           in
           darkness
           ,
           though
           the
           darkness
           comprehended
           it
           not
           ;
           but
           how
           now
           
             John
             Norton
             ,
          
           what
           will
           the
           General
           Court
           of
           
             Boston
          
           say
           when
           they
           see
           thy
           confusion
           laid
           open
           ,
           and
           the
           deceit
           made
           manifest
           to
           thine
           and
           their
           shame
           and
           ignorance
           ,
           thou
           confest
           in
           the
           16.
           page
           ,
           
             that
             it
             would
             lead
             to
             know
             God
             and
             the
             worship
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             Teach
             not
             to
             lie
             and
             steal
             ,
             and
             so
             forth
             ,
             and
             to
             discover
             some
             of
             Gods
             Attributes
             ,
             as
             Eternity
             ,
             omnipotency
             ,
             and
             the
             like
             ,
          
           here
           was
           some
           good
           in
           it
           in
           thy
           own
           account
           ,
           but
           now
           it
           s
           become
           
             grosse
             darkness
             ,
          
           in
           the
           18.
           page
           
             and
             worse
             then
             grosse
             darkness
             ,
          
           and
           so
           hath
           made
           as
           bad
           if
           not
           worse
           then
           any
           Principle
           that
           is
           in
           a
           Beast
           ;
           and
           it
           may
           truely
           be
           said
           of
           thee
           even
           in
           thy
           own
           phrase
           .
        
         
         
           
             —
             Quanta
             sub
             nocte
             Jacebat
          
           
             Nostra
             dies
             —
          
        
         
           
             But
             now
             thou
             comes
             to
             a
             further
             interpretation
             of
          
           1
           Job
           .
           9.
           
             and
             thou
             saith
          
           the
           light
           which
           we
           are
           enlightned
           with
           it
           is
           either
           the
           light
           of
           nature
           the
           light
           of
           reason
           or
           the
           light
           of
           saving
           Grace
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           enlightning
           is
           either
           the
           Word
           considered
           as
           the
           second
           Person
           or
           Christ
           the
           Son
           considered
           as
           Incarnate
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           It
           seems
           that
           thou
           knowes
           not
           which
           it
           is
           ,
           but
           gueses
           like
           a
           blind
           man
           ,
           and
           like
           a
           wild
           Archer
           shootes
           at
           random
           ;
           and
           why
           dost
           thou
           make
           such
           distinction
           betwixt
           the
           Word
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Christ
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           thou
           made
           but
           three
           Persons
           in
           the
           Trinity
           before
           ,
           but
           it
           seems
           by
           thy
           arguing
           thou
           would
           now
           make
           four
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           thy
           
             Collective
          
           and
           
             distributive
             light
             ,
          
           the
           distinctions
           is
           that
           which
           would
           cast
           a
           mist
           before
           People
           eyes
           ,
           and
           thou
           brings
           the
           Judgement
           of
           
             Calvin
             ,
             Besar
             ,
          
           and
           
             Piscator
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           that
           as
           concerning
           man
           endued
           onely
           with
           the
           light
           remaining
           since
           the
           fall
           ,
           they
           conclude
           him
           to
           be
           darkness
           and
           unable
           to
           comprehend
           the
           light
           or
           to
           improve
           it
           to
           salvation
           ,
           their
           judgements
           is
           more
           sound
           then
           thine
           ,
           though
           thou
           would
           bring
           them
           to
           strengthen
           thee
           that
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           hath
           not
           enlightned
           every
           man
           ,
           they
           confesse
           ,
           the
           man
           in
           the
           fall
           is
           in
           darkness
           ,
           and
           darkness
           is
           over
           him
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           he
           is
           not
           able
           to
           comprehend
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           as
           to
           the
           improvement
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           the
           darkness
           man
           hath
           not
           power
           to
           improve
           it
           to
           salvation
           ,
           but
           what
           doth
           this
           invalidate
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           darkness
           ,
           the
           power
           of
           improving
           is
           in
           the
           light
           being
           turned
           to
           again
           and
           received
           ;
           and
           what
           if
           I
           say
           it
           is
           the
           light
           of
           Life
           in
           its
           self
           though
           thou
           deny
           it
           ,
           I
           know
           what
           I
           speak
           ;
           for
           in
           him
           was
           life
           and
           is
           life
           ,
           and
           that
           life
           is
           the
           light
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           so
           that
           light
           which
           every
           man
           is
           lighted
           with
           ,
           is
           of
           the
           life
           and
           from
           the
           life
           ,
           and
           so
           may
           truely
           be
           said
           to
           be
           the
           light
           of
           life
           in
           it self
           ,
           though
           man
           in
           the
           transgression
           doth
           not
           feel
           it
           so
           as
           to
           him
           ,
           but
           may
           truely
           say
           it
           is
           the
           light
           of
           condemnation
           ,
           because
           he
           feels
           it
           so
           in
           the
           operation
           thereof
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           transgression
           ,
           it
           convicteth
           ,
           reproveth
           ,
           accuseth
           and
           condemneth
           for
           evil
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           cannot
           be
           the
           light
           of
           life
           to
           
           him
           ,
           till
           it
           be
           received
           closed
           with
           obeyed
           and
           followed
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           back
           is
           turned
           upon
           the
           transgression
           ,
           and
           man
           is
           come
           out
           of
           the
           darkness
           ;
           and
           therefore
           the
           Apostle
           spoke
           well
           and
           understandingly
           according
           to
           knowledge
           ,
           that
           which
           was
           ordained
           for
           life
           wrought
           death
           in
           him
           ,
           that
           was
           because
           the
           Law
           was
           against
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           in
           the
           contrary
           nature
           to
           it
           ,
           the
           ignorance
           of
           many
           wise
           men
           (
           so
           accounted
           )
           in
           this
           generation
           is
           such
           ,
           that
           when
           they
           see
           or
           feel
           contrary
           effects
           ,
           they
           judge
           there
           must
           needs
           be
           contrary
           subjects
           or
           objects
           because
           there
           are
           different
           effects
           ;
           for
           now
           the
           same
           light
           which
           shewes
           evil
           and
           accuses
           for
           it
           ,
           and
           judges
           for
           it
           ,
           there
           is
           one
           operation
           ,
           and
           excuses
           him
           that
           loves
           it
           and
           obeyes
           it
           ,
           here
           is
           another
           operation
           ,
           that
           which
           convinceth
           the
           world
           of
           sin
           ,
           of
           Righteousness
           &
           of
           Judgement
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           consolates
           and
           gives
           peace
           to
           the
           believer
           is
           the
           self
           same
           spirit
           ;
           so
           here
           is
           not
           two
           spirits
           or
           two
           lights
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           which
           kindles
           a
           fire
           in
           the
           Earth
           ,
           and
           appears
           in
           flames
           of
           fire
           ,
           and
           rendreth
           vengeance
           upon
           all
           them
           that
           obey
           not
           the
           Gospel
           which
           is
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           here
           is
           one
           work
           or
           operation
           of
           Christ
           ,
           the
           same
           bringeth
           Peace
           ,
           Joy
           and
           gladness
           ,
           and
           refreshment
           ,
           and
           makes
           the
           springs
           of
           life
           to
           buble
           up
           in
           them
           that
           believe
           ,
           here
           is
           another
           operation
           yet
           the
           same
           Christ
           ;
           these
           things
           I
           write
           to
           inform
           thee
           and
           all
           where
           this
           may
           come
           ,
           that
           that
           is
           truely
           an
           appearance
           of
           Christ
           which
           sheweth
           sin
           and
           condemns
           it
           in
           any
           measure
           ,
           and
           he
           alone
           is
           the
           Judge
           of
           the
           quick
           and
           the
           dead
           ,
           and
           if
           all
           Judgement
           be
           committed
           to
           the
           Son
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           Judged
           for
           lying
           for
           stealing
           ,
           and
           for
           wronging
           any
           man
           ,
           it
           is
           the
           work
           of
           Christ
           and
           the
           work
           of
           the
           Son
           .
           Oh
           man
           thou
           hast
           much
           to
           repent
           of
           ,
           and
           thy
           ignorance
           is
           great
           ,
           which
           hath
           called
           Christ
           the
           light
           or
           the
           light
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           the
           light
           of
           life
           darkness
           ,
           and
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           worse
           then
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           so
           this
           is
           thy
           conclusion
           against
           the
           first
           of
           
             John
          
           and
           the
           9.
           that
           Christ
           hath
           not
           enlightned
           every
           man
           or
           all
           men
           that
           come
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           but
           all
           men
           so
           qualified
           of
           every
           sort
           ,
           so
           then
           by
           thy
           conclusion
           the
           first
           of
           
             John
          
           and
           the
           9.
           verse
           gives
           an
           uncertain
           sound
           ,
           like
           the
           17.
           of
           
             John
          
           and
           22
           ▪
           so
           then
           its
           qualifications
           
           of
           men
           that
           procures
           light
           from
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           s
           not
           of
           Grace
           but
           of
           debt
           ,
           but
           if
           it
           be
           of
           debt
           ,
           which
           is
           owing
           unto
           a
           Person
           so
           qualified
           ,
           then
           it
           is
           not
           of
           gift
           ,
           but
           thou
           errs
           in
           thy
           Judgement
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           by
           the
           gift
           of
           righteousness
           that
           Justification
           comes
           upon
           all
           that
           believes
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           this
           or
           that
           qualification
           before
           their
           conversion
           which
           is
           any
           cause
           of
           Gods
           enlightning
           them
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           the
           free
           love
           of
           God
           unto
           man
           without
           exceptions
           ,
           or
           respect
           of
           Persons
           that
           he
           hath
           lighted
           every
           man
           ,
           to
           the
           intent
           that
           all
           and
           every
           man
           might
           see
           his
           Error
           and
           depart
           from
           it
           ,
           and
           turn
           to
           him
           that
           shewes
           him
           it
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           all
           men
           saved
           and
           come
           to
           the
           knowledge
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           such
           is
           the
           large
           love
           of
           God
           unto
           whole
           man-kind
           ,
           which
           thou
           wouldst
           restrict
           and
           bind
           up
           to
           such
           and
           such
           Persons
           so
           qualified
           ,
           as
           though
           qualifications
           of
           Persons
           were
           a
           Meritorious
           cause
           wherefore
           Christ
           was
           bound
           to
           give
           them
           light
           ,
           this
           is
           rank
           Popery
           ,
           and
           not
           according
           to
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           godliness
           .
        
         
           
             And
             thou
             citest
             the
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             19.
             
          
           We
           have
           a
           more
           sure
           word
           of
           prophesie
           ,
           where
           unto
           you
           do
           well
           that
           you
           take
           heed
           as
           unto
           a
           light
           that
           shineth
           in
           a
           dark
           place
           ,
           untill
           the
           day
           dawn
           and
           the
           day
           Star
           arise
           in
           your
           hearts
           ,
           hence
           it
           is
           inferred
           ,
           
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           that
           after
           the
           reception
           of
           the
           Spirit
           there
           is
           no
           need
           to
           attend
           to
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           
             and
             so
             thou
             goes
             on
             and
             sayes
          
           the
           word
           of
           prophesie
           is
           the
           Scripture
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           that
           thou
           art
           to
           take
           heed
           unto
           untill
           the
           day
           dawned
           and
           the
           day
           Star
           arised
           in
           their
           hearts
           ;
           and
           that
           untill
           signifies
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           
             Asw.
          
           And
           here
           thou
           art
           in
           confusion
           ,
           I
           know
           none
           that
           makes
           any
           such
           inference
           but
           thy self
           ,
           for
           the
           Scripture
           is
           seen
           most
           clearly
           ,
           who
           know
           the
           day
           dawn
           and
           the
           day-star
           arisen
           in
           their
           hearts
           ;
           and
           first
           thou
           sayes
           ,
           we
           are
           to
           understand
           the
           Word
           of
           Prophecy
           the
           whole
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           then
           in
           the
           same
           page
           saith
           ,
           that
           
             Peter
          
           expounds
           the
           word
           prophesie
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           onely
           ,
           so
           then
           
             Peters
          
           Exposition
           by
           thy
           account
           ,
           and
           thine
           is
           different
           ,
           thou
           sayes
           he
           spoke
           of
           the
           Old
           Testament
           ,
           and
           thy
           interpretation
           is
           of
           the
           whole
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           thou
           hast
           mist
           it
           ,
           both
           of
           
             Peter
          
           and
           thy self
           ,
           for
           
             Peter
          
           wrote
           unto
           People
           in
           that
           
           Epistle
           in
           several
           States
           ,
           yet
           they
           all
           might
           be
           said
           to
           be
           believers
           ,
           according
           to
           a
           proportion
           of
           faith
           given
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           which
           thou
           hast
           cited
           2
           
             P●t.
             1.
             19.
          
           we
           have
           also
           a
           more
           sure
           word
           of
           Prophesie
           ,
           Here
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           first
           a
           sure
           word
           ,
           Secondly
           a
           more
           sure
           word
           ,
           for
           the
           Apostle
           in
           that
           Chapter
           speaking
           of
           their
           diligence
           towards
           them
           that
           did
           believe
           ,
           and
           declared
           unto
           them
           that
           they
           had
           not
           followed
           devised
           fables
           ,
           when
           we
           made
           known
           unto
           you
           the
           Power
           and
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           but
           are
           eye
           witnesses
           of
           his
           Majesty
           ,
           verse
           16.
           and
           heard
           the
           voice
           from
           this
           excellent
           glory
           ,
           
             this
             is
             my
             beloved
             Son
             in
             whom
             I
             am
             well
             pleased
             ,
          
           when
           we
           were
           with
           him
           in
           the
           Mount
           ,
           this
           was
           as
           sure
           a
           word
           to
           the
           Apostles
           as
           any
           that
           ever
           the
           Prophets
           had
           spoken
           before
           was
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           Old
           Testament
           could
           not
           be
           more
           sure
           then
           this
           which
           they
           had
           from
           the
           excellent
           glory
           ,
           but
           this
           was
           not
           so
           sure
           unto
           them
           to
           whom
           
             Peter
          
           wrote
           ,
           and
           this
           was
           only
           the
           Apostles
           Declaration
           ,
           but
           the
           word
           of
           prophesie
           unto
           which
           he
           exhorted
           them
           unto
           was
           nearer
           them
           then
           any
           of
           the
           Prophets
           words
           or
           the
           Apostles
           Testimony
           of
           what
           they
           had
           heard
           in
           the
           Mount
           ,
           the
           testimony
           of
           Jesus
           is
           the
           Spirit
           of
           prophesie
           ,
           to
           wit
           that
           which
           bears
           witness
           against
           sin
           and
           to
           righteousness
           ,
           from
           this
           the
           Prophets
           spoke
           ,
           and
           this
           was
           that
           publike
           thing
           or
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           they
           that
           speak
           not
           from
           it
           speak
           from
           a
           private
           spirit
           of
           their
           own
           ,
           and
           this
           word
           of
           Prophesie
           or
           that
           wherein
           they
           could
           see
           or
           foresee
           things
           to
           come
           ,
           they
           were
           to
           take
           heed
           unto
           as
           unto
           a
           light
           which
           shined
           in
           a
           dark
           place
           ,
           and
           this
           was
           the
           more
           sure
           word
           which
           he
           directed
           to
           ,
           which
           in
           all
           thy
           Book
           thou
           quarels
           against
           ,
           and
           through
           this
           they
           saw
           the
           appearance
           ,
           and
           knew
           the
           coming
           of
           our
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           in
           Power
           and
           great
           Glory
           ,
           and
           did
           see
           the
           day
           dawn
           and
           the
           day
           Star
           arise
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           to
           attend
           to
           this
           not
           onely
           before
           ,
           but
           also
           after
           ,
           for
           by
           the
           Word
           of
           his
           Testimony
           the
           Saints
           did
           overcome
           ,
           and
           so
           all
           thy
           Interpretations
           are
           false
           ,
           and
           thine
           is
           the
           private
           Interpretation
           ,
           and
           not
           from
           that
           sure
           word
           of
           prophesie
           which
           the
           Prophets
           and
           believers
           
           took
           heed
           unto
           ,
           and
           through
           which
           they
           interpreted
           things
           truely
           according
           to
           the
           mind
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           
             As
             for
             the
             story
             of
          
           false
           Teachers
           arising
           and
           prevailing
           among
           People
           ,
           and
           what
           the
           signal
           nature
           is
           ,
           
             and
             thou
             sayest
          
           they
           are
           sent
           as
           scourges
           and
           as
           judgements
           to
           them
           who
           have
           not
           received
           the
           Truth
           in
           the
           love
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           thou
           brings
           a
           Scripture
           ,
           I
           came
           in
           my
           Fathers
           Name
           and
           ye
           received
           me
           not
           ,
           
             John
             5.
          
           but
           if
           another
           shall
           come
           in
           his
           own
           Name
           him
           you
           will
           receive
           .
        
         
           It
           s
           manifest
           that
           thou
           comes
           not
           in
           his
           name
           nor
           in
           Christs
           Name
           ,
           and
           if
           not
           so
           ,
           in
           thy
           own
           name
           thou
           comes
           by
           the
           appointment
           of
           the
           General
           Court
           at
           
             Boston
             ,
          
           and
           so
           there
           will
           few
           believe
           thy
           fabulous
           stories
           which
           are
           not
           worth
           rehearsal
           ,
           which
           will
           cast
           a
           mist
           before
           the
           eyes
           of
           them
           who
           cannot
           see
           through
           thy
           deceit
           ,
           and
           the
           sum
           is
           ,
           thou
           sayest
           ,
           of
           all
           that
           the
           Doctrines
           of
           Devils
           audatiously
           deseminated
           ,
           pretending
           themselves
           to
           be
           sent
           of
           God
           ,
           are
           signal
           signs
           of
           evil
           times
           .
        
         
           The
           Doctrine
           of
           Devils
           hath
           long
           been
           seminated
           audaciously
           by
           numerous
           false
           teachers
           and
           false
           Prophets
           ,
           as
           Christ
           foretold
           in
           
             Mat.
             23.
          
           and
           24.
           which
           
             John
          
           saw
           come
           
             1
             John
          
           18.
           little
           Children
           it
           is
           the
           last
           times
           ,
           ye
           have
           heard
           that
           Antichrists
           should
           come
           and
           even
           now
           there
           are
           many
           ,
           and
           they
           have
           Ruled
           long
           in
           most
           parts
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           that
           
             John
          
           said
           the
           whole
           World
           wondred
           after
           the
           Beast
           ,
           and
           this
           hath
           been
           a
           sad
           time
           these
           13.
           or
           14.
           hundred
           years
           wherein
           the
           true
           Church
           ,
           the
           Woman
           cloathed
           with
           the
           Sun
           hath
           been
           in
           the
           wilderness
           ,
           in
           a
           solitary
           place
           exiled
           because
           of
           the
           Beasts
           power
           ,
           and
           the
           Dragons
           Power
           and
           the
           false
           Prophets
           Miracles
           ,
           and
           because
           of
           the
           Doctrines
           of
           Devils
           ,
           has
           made
           it
           a
           sad
           time
           and
           an
           evil
           time
           ,
           such
           as
           thou
           hast
           taught
           (
           
             viz.
          
           )
           that
           the
           light
           which
           every
           man
           is
           lightned
           with
           is
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           and
           worse
           then
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           and
           that
           Christ
           left
           Political
           Officers
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           is
           a
           visible
           Political
           Church
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           that
           Baptism
           is
           a
           visible
           Political
           Church
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           that
           it
           is
           blasphemy
           to
           hold
           perfection
           of
           degrees
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           that
           none
           can
           be
           cleansed
           from
           sin
           while
           upon
           Earth
           ,
           these
           and
           
           the
           like
           Doctrines
           of
           Devils
           hath
           been
           sown
           which
           thou
           now
           audatiously
           Seminates
           by
           the
           appointment
           of
           the
           General
           Court
           at
           
             Boston
             ,
          
           but
           the
           time
           drawes
           near
           an
           end
           ,
           the
           night
           is
           far
           spent
           ,
           and
           the
           day
           is
           at
           hand
           when
           the
           Beast
           shall
           be
           taken
           alive
           ,
           and
           the
           old
           Dragon
           laid
           hold
           on
           ,
           and
           the
           Mother
           of
           Harlots
           burned
           with
           fire
           ,
           and
           the
           false
           Prophets
           which
           have
           wroughts
           miracles
           before
           the
           Beast
           ,
           and
           has
           cryed
           as
           thou
           cryest
           him
           up
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           who
           is
           able
           to
           make
           War
           with
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           shed
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           Saints
           of
           the
           most
           high
           God
           which
           will
           lie
           as
           a
           stain
           upon
           your
           Political
           Church
           as
           thou
           calls
           it
           ,
           which
           will
           not
           easily
           be
           washed
           away
           ,
           the
           time
           of
           your
           mirth
           in
           
             Sodom
          
           and
           
             Egypt
          
           is
           near
           an
           end
           ,
           though
           you
           strengthen
           one
           another
           and
           make
           merry
           ,
           yet
           wo
           will
           come
           when
           all
           these
           before
           mentioned
           goes
           down
           alive
           into
           the
           pit
           together
           ,
           and
           when
           the
           Sea
           is
           dried
           up
           that
           your
           traffique
           will
           not
           go
           off
           ,
           then
           
             alas
          
           shall
           be
           the
           note
           of
           her
           Merchants
           ,
           who
           have
           traded
           with
           her
           Sorceries
           and
           witchcrafts
           ,
           and
           have
           made
           People
           drunk
           that
           they
           have
           reeled
           and
           staggered
           and
           have
           been
           all
           like
           a
           Sea
           unstable
           ,
           and
           have
           not
           known
           the
           Rock
           of
           Ages
           upon
           whom
           all
           that
           do
           believe
           a●●
           established
           .
        
         
           
             Thou
             sayes
          
           the
           Gospel
           is
           a
           constitution
           or
           effect
           tempered
           of
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           and
           of
           the
           blood
           of
           Christ
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           The
           Gospel
           thou
           knowes
           not
           ,
           but
           builds
           with
           thy
           untempered
           morter
           ,
           and
           unseasoned
           words
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           the
           Gospel
           an
           effect
           of
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           onely
           an
           effect
           of
           an
           operation
           ,
           but
           it
           is
           that
           which
           operates
           and
           is
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           will
           confound
           all
           this
           mudd
           and
           all
           these
           muddy
           traditions
           which
           you
           mix
           with
           the
           Scriptures
           and
           calls
           them
           Gospel
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           thou
           comes
           to
           the
           distructiveness
           of
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Quakers
           ,
           to
           Religion
           ,
           the
           Churches
           of
           Christ
           and
           Christian
           States
           ,
           because
           thou
           sayst
           
             i●
             appears
             in
             this
             from
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             object
             they
             single
             out
             to
             fight
             against
             ,
             as
             the
             Trinity
             ,
             Christ
             ,
             the
             Script●re
             ,
             Order
             both
             Civil
             and
             Ecclesiastical
             as
             instituted
             in
             〈◊〉
             Gospel
             .
          
        
         
           As
           to
           tho●e
           Principles
           I
           have
           answered
           before
           in
           part
           ,
           but
           dost
           thou
           〈◊〉
           of
           civil
           order
           in
           your
           state
           or
           in
           your
           Political
           
           Church
           as
           thou
           calls
           it
           ,
           is
           that
           to
           be
           counted
           a
           civil
           State
           ,
           who
           destroyes
           the
           Creatures
           Gods
           workmanship
           ,
           and
           destroyes
           mens
           Estates
           and
           sells
           their
           free-born
           Children
           as
           bond-slaves
           ?
           dost
           thou
           Judge
           that
           these
           Rules
           well
           according
           to
           the
           appointment
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           terror
           to
           them
           that
           do
           well
           ,
           and
           an
           encourager
           of
           violence
           and
           cruelty
           ?
           as
           your
           late
           actions
           hath
           sufficiently
           evinced
           ,
           and
           as
           for
           the
           order
           of
           your
           Political
           Church
           ,
           we
           have
           heard
           of
           it
           that
           you
           are
           as
           a
           company
           of
           wild
           Beares
           ,
           rending
           and
           tearing
           ,
           and
           stops
           gloves
           and
           napkins
           ,
           and
           binds
           keys
           over
           their
           mouthes
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           speak
           the
           Word
           of
           Truth
           amongst
           you
           ,
           contrary
           to
           Primitive
           order
           ,
           and
           as
           for
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           the
           Quakers
           ,
           many
           who
           knowes
           it
           better
           then
           thee
           ,
           knowes
           it
           to
           he
           distructive
           to
           nothing
           ,
           but
           to
           the
           Doctrine
           of
           Antichrist
           and
           such
           ungodly
           Doctrines
           as
           thou
           hast
           laid
           down
           in
           this
           Book
           ,
           as
           that
           that
           light
           which
           Christ
           hath
           enlightned
           every
           one
           withall
           is
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           and
           worse
           then
           grosse
           darkness
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Supper
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           a
           visible
           Political
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           such
           black
           doctrines
           as
           these
           our
           Doctrines
           are
           distructive
           unto
           .
        
         
           
             And
             further
             thou
             goes
             on
             and
             tells
             ,
          
           the
           work
           against
           order
           is
           policy
           against
           policy
           ,
           the
           pollicy
           of
           Hell
           against
           the
           pollicy
           of
           Heaven
           .
        
         
           It
           seems
           your
           order
           stands
           in
           pollicy
           both
           in
           your
           Church
           and
           State
           ,
           and
           in
           craft
           fraud
           and
           deceit
           ,
           and
           thou
           Judges
           that
           Heaven
           stands
           in
           policy
           to
           ,
           but
           he
           that
           sits
           in
           Heaven
           laughes
           you
           to
           scorn
           with
           all
           your
           deceit
           and
           pollicy
           .
        
         
           
             And
             now
             thou
             comes
             to
             thy
             proof
             and
             saith
             ,
          
           that
           Doctrine
           that
           denyes
           obedience
           to
           Magistracy
           in
           his
           due
           Subject
           ,
           in
           effect
           denyes
           the
           order
           of
           Magistracy
           ,
           but
           their
           Doctrine
           denyes
           obedience
           to
           Magistracy
           in
           its
           due
           Subject
           ,
           therefore
           their
           Doctrine
           denyes
           the
           order
           of
           Magistracy
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           The
           
             Major
          
           and
           
             Minor
          
           is
           both
           false
           ,
           for
           we
           own
           Magistracy
           in
           its
           due
           subject
           which
           stands
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           and
           in
           the
           higher
           Power
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           leads
           into
           order
           and
           out
           of
           confusion
           and
           distruction
           ;
           and
           thou
           must
           not
           think
           to
           fasten
           
             Stork
          
           and
           
             Muncer
          
           upon
           us
           for
           thy
           proof
           ,
           what
           as
           they
           did
           stands
           upon
           their
           account
           and
           not
           upon
           ours
           ,
           and
           
           that
           mischievous
           spirit
           of
           thine
           is
           that
           which
           presseth
           on
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           abuse
           his
           Power
           ,
           and
           to
           intrude
           into
           those
           things
           which
           belongs
           not
           to
           him
           ,
           to
           keep
           up
           your
           confused
           
             Babel
          
           which
           thou
           calls
           a
           Political
           Church
           ,
           which
           must
           all
           be
           scattered
           with
           the
           breath
           of
           his
           mouth
           and
           with
           the
           brightness
           of
           his
           coming
           ,
           whom
           thou
           yet
           Judges
           to
           be
           gross
           darkness
           .
        
         
           
             In
             thy
             18th
             page
             ,
             &
             in
             the
             44th
             page
             thou
             speaks
          
           That
           visible
           Political
           Church
           ,
           Church-Officers
           and
           Church-Ordinances
           are
           Gospel
           Institutions
           appointed
           by
           Christ
           to
           continue
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           that
           Command
           which
           
             Paul
          
           gave
           to
           
             Timothy
          
           is
           to
           be
           kept
           ,
           and
           that
           visible
           Political
           Church
           Estate
           is
           to
           continue
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           I
           see
           thou
           art
           ignorant
           of
           God
           ,
           Christ
           ,
           Heaven
           ,
           Church
           ,
           Church-Officers
           ,
           Ordinances
           and
           Institutions
           ,
           the
           Churches
           of
           Christ
           were
           established
           by
           and
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Ministers
           thereof
           ministred
           ,
           walked
           and
           ruled
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           Ordinances
           and
           Institutions
           of
           the
           true
           Church
           of
           God
           are
           pure
           and
           spiritual
           ,
           but
           the
           Church
           that
           thou
           art
           pleading
           for
           the
           continuation
           thereof
           ,
           is
           a
           Political
           Church
           ,
           Political
           Ordinances
           ,
           Political
           Officers
           ,
           Political
           Institutions
           ,
           Political
           Pastors
           and
           Teachers
           ,
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           a
           Political
           Ordinance
           ,
           Baptism
           a
           Political
           Ordinance
           ,
           the
           spiritual
           Councel
           which
           
             Paul
          
           gave
           to
           
             Timothy
          
           about
           the
           Elders
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           about
           the
           Holy
           Practise
           which
           they
           were
           to
           walk
           in
           ,
           and
           the
           godly
           conversation
           this
           thou
           calls
           Political
           ;
           nay
           ,
           furthermore
           thou
           saist
           ,
           
             Heaven
             stands
             in
             Policy
             ;
          
           and
           in
           thy
           fourth
           Chap.
           saith
           ,
           
             To
             Christ
             belongs
             the
             prerogative
             of
             being
             the
             onely
             Politician
             ;
          
           these
           and
           the
           like
           damnable
           doctrines
           and
           heresies
           thou
           hast
           uttered
           forth
           ,
           and
           these
           must
           be
           proved
           from
           the
           first
           of
           
             Tim.
             3.
             1●
             .
          
           and
           Chap.
           3.
           did
           
             Paul
          
           when
           he
           wrote
           to
           
             Timothy
          
           when
           he
           gave
           him
           direction
           about
           Elders
           and
           such
           as
           took
           care
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           ,
           did
           he
           say
           a
           Bishop
           is
           a
           Political
           Officer
           ,
           and
           must
           be
           blameless
           ?
           or
           did
           he
           say
           a
           Deacon
           is
           a
           Polical
           Officer
           and
           must
           be
           grave
           ?
           And
           therefore
           Reader
           thou
           may
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           ;
           
             1
             Tim.
             6.
             14.
             1
             Cor.
             14.
             33.
          
           and
           thou
           maist
           see
           this
           Sophister
           ,
           and
           this
           
           man
           that
           is
           void
           of
           understanding
           ,
           who
           cryeth
           up
           the
           Scripture
           for
           a
           Rule
           of
           life
           ,
           and
           yet
           holds
           such
           a
           Church
           ,
           such
           Pastors
           ,
           such
           Officers
           ,
           such
           Ordinances
           ,
           such
           Institutions
           which
           the
           Scripture
           makes
           no
           mention
           of
           ,
           and
           therefore
           this
           man
           having
           made
           a
           Monstrous
           body
           ,
           a
           Politick
           Church
           ,
           he
           imagines
           a
           head
           like
           it
           ,
           and
           therefore
           blasphemously
           saith
           ,
           Christ
           is
           the
           greatest
           Politician
           ;
           much
           I
           need
           not
           say
           unto
           this
           black
           dark
           stuff
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           be
           confounded
           ,
           which
           is
           imaginary
           and
           deceit
           ,
           which
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           must
           scatter
           ;
           but
           this
           I
           say
           to
           thee
           ,
           there
           was
           no
           Officers
           in
           the
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           they
           were
           Ministers
           made
           so
           by
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           were
           made
           so
           by
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           and
           were
           Ministers
           of
           the
           Spirit
           and
           not
           of
           the
           Letter
           ,
           and
           some
           were
           Elders
           and
           Ruled
           in
           the
           Church
           and
           Churches
           ,
           which
           was
           sanctified
           by
           God
           the
           Father
           and
           preserved
           in
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           these
           were
           spiritual
           ,
           and
           not
           Political
           ;
           but
           thou
           hast
           cleared
           and
           quitted
           your selves
           from
           being
           any
           such
           Church
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           you
           call
           the
           Sacrament
           which
           thou
           calls
           visible
           and
           Political
           ,
           and
           brings
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           12.
           for
           thy
           proof
           ,
           did
           
             Paul
          
           say
           as
           often
           as
           ye
           eat
           this
           Political
           bread
           ,
           and
           drink
           this
           visible
           Political
           Cup
           you
           shew
           forth
           the
           Lords
           death
           till
           he
           come
           ?
           and
           did
           Christ
           when
           he
           sent
           forth
           his
           Disciples
           to
           preach
           and
           to
           Baptize
           in
           the
           28th
           of
           
             Matth.
             19.
          
           which
           thou
           pleads
           must
           continue
           until
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           ?
           did
           he
           send
           them
           and
           say
           ,
           go
           and
           Teach
           and
           Preach
           the
           visible
           &
           Politick
           Word
           of
           the
           kingdom
           ,
           and
           Baptize
           them
           with
           visible
           Political
           water
           ,
           and
           that
           this
           should
           continue
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           ?
           And
           little
           marvel
           if
           the
           Throne
           of
           Sathan
           be
           exalted
           among
           you
           ,
           and
           such
           Ministers
           as
           thou
           who
           Ministers
           deceit
           ,
           and
           unrighteousness
           and
           ungodliness
           ,
           art
           set
           to
           be
           a
           Teacher
           ,
           and
           appointed
           so
           by
           the
           General
           Court
           ,
           who
           cannot
           speak
           a
           form
           of
           sound
           words
           ,
           but
           like
           a
           Phylosopher
           ,
           a
           Star-ga●er
           ,
           an
           Astrologian
           or
           a
           Stage-player
           ,
           which
           them
           that
           reads
           thy
           book
           will
           see
           thy
           tract
           frothed
           with
           such
           black
           dark
           sentences
           which
           are
           like
           Enchantments
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           
             Beckold
          
           and
           
             Knipperdolling
             ,
          
           and
           
             Quintinius
          
           and
           
             Poquius
             ,
          
           thou
           might
           have
           taken
           up
           thy
           Pen
           ere
           now
           ,
           and
           not
           have
           brought
           all
           this
           rambling
           stuff
           out
           of
           the
           History
           of
           
           the
           
             Germans
             ,
          
           which
           thou
           wouldst
           cast
           upon
           our
           backs
           ;
           the
           Bishops
           used
           to
           cast
           it
           upon
           your
           backs
           ,
           and
           you
           upon
           the
           Baptists
           backs
           ;
           but
           now
           we
           must
           bear
           all
           ,
           and
           ●●ou
           in
           envy
           unto
           us
           ,
           that
           thereby
           thou
           might
           represent
           us
           odious
           to
           the
           world
           hath
           made
           them
           all
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           and
           saith
           ,
           they
           are
           our
           Predecessours
           ,
           take
           them
           to
           thy self
           and
           joyn
           them
           to
           your
           Political
           Church
           ,
           and
           your
           Political
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           your
           Politick
           Doctrines
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           the
           same
           nature
           with
           theirs
           ,
           which
           you
           maintain
           and
           uphold
           with
           carnal
           weapons
           ,
           as
           they
           did
           theirs
           .
        
         
           
             And
             last
             of
             all
             thou
             art
             coming
             to
             the
             Magistrates
             power
             in
             matters
             of
             Religion
             under
             the
             Gospel
             ,
             and
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           Notwithstanding
           manifold
           evils
           prevails
           ,
           and
           the
           wiles
           of
           the
           Devil
           are
           great
           and
           malignant
           ,
           and
           heresie
           which
           is
           a
           horrid
           aspect
           ;
           
             yet
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           There
           is
           Balm
           in
           
             Gilead
             ,
          
           and
           a
           Physician
           there
           ;
           
             and
             the
             Balm
             and
             the
             Physician
             is
             that
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           God
           hath
           armed
           the
           Magistrate
           with
           Civil
           power
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           Religion
           ,
           through
           the
           Concurrences
           of
           Devine
           Benediction
           ,
           and
           the
           Magi●trate
           is
           to
           vindicate
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           also
           exercise
           his
           Power
           for
           curing
           the
           Offenders
           ,
           
             and
             for
             his
             proof
             he
             brings
             1
          
           Tim.
           1.
           2●
           .
           
             of
             whom
             is
          
           Hymenius
           
             and
          
           Alexander
           ,
           
             whom
             I
             have
             delivered
             up
             unto
             Sathan
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ans
          
           It
           seems
           your
           Gospel
           that
           you
           preach
           hath
           not
           power
           in
           it
           to
           prevail
           against
           Heresie
           ,
           neither
           your
           weapons
           are
           able
           to
           prevail
           which
           are
           but
           carnal
           ;
           and
           so
           the
           Power
           to
           suppress
           Heresie
           and
           Convince
           Gain-sayers
           is
           wholly
           without
           you
           ,
           and
           though
           you
           Censure
           and
           Excommunicate
           ,
           and
           deliver
           up
           to
           Sathan
           ,
           as
           you
           say
           ,
           yet
           you
           being
           in
           Sathans
           power
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           against
           you
           hath
           Power
           over
           you
           ;
           and
           therefore
           you
           are
           fain
           to
           cry
           up
           the
           Beasts
           power
           ,
           which
           alwayes
           made
           War
           with
           the
           Saints
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Hereticks
           ,
           and
           you
           say
           ,
           that
           in
           exercising
           of
           his
           Power
           is
           but
           defensive
           ,
           I
           say
           yes
           it
           is
           offensive
           and
           distructive
           to
           the
           Government
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Prerogative
           ,
           unto
           whom
           all
           Power
           belongs
           both
           in
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           and
           the
           Government
           lies
           upon
           his
           shoulders
           ,
           who
           is
           a
           wonderful
           Councellor
           ,
           of
           whose
           Government
           there
           is
           no
           end
           ;
           and
           he
           is
           able
           to
           defend
           his
           Church
           ;
           and
           further
           more
           to
           take
           away
           thy
           objection
           is
           willing
           ,
           
           and
           furthermore
           hath
           promised
           to
           keep
           his
           Church
           that
           the
           gates
           of
           Hell
           shall
           not
           prevail
           against
           it
           ;
           and
           therefore
           thou
           who
           would
           have
           the
           civil
           Magistrate
           to
           intrude
           into
           those
           things
           which
           belongs
           not
           to
           him
           ,
           would
           have
           them
           Usurpers
           and
           Traytors
           unto
           Christ
           the
           Prince
           of
           Peace
           ,
           and
           the
           King
           of
           his
           People
           and
           head
           of
           the
           Church
           his
           body
           ,
           unto
           whom
           absolute
           Power
           and
           Soveraignity
           belongeth
           and
           Glory
           ,
           which
           he
           will
           not
           give
           to
           another
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           all
           the
           proofs
           which
           thou
           brings
           of
           the
           Magistrates
           under
           the
           first
           Covenant
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           invalid
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           second
           Covenant
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           Kings
           and
           Magistrates
           in
           the
           first
           Covenant
           what
           as
           they
           did
           in
           and
           about
           Religion
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           punishment
           of
           the
           false
           prophets
           ,
           and
           them
           that
           had
           familiar
           spirits
           and
           wizards
           ,
           they
           were
           but
           Typical
           as
           in
           reference
           unto
           Christ
           the
           second
           ,
           Covenant
           who
           hath
           another
           way
           to
           kill
           the
           false
           Prophets
           and
           to
           make
           War
           against
           Heresie
           and
           blasphemy
           ,
           and
           against
           all
           Sorcerers
           ,
           Deceivers
           and
           Antichrists
           ,
           by
           the
           two-edged
           sword
           which
           proceeds
           out
           of
           his
           mouth
           ,
           with
           which
           his
           enemies
           shall
           be
           slain
           who
           will
           not
           that
           he
           should
           Rule
           and
           exercise
           his
           spiritual
           Power
           against
           his
           spiritual
           enemies
           ;
           Is
           not
           Heresie
           an
           Errour
           ,
           an
           inbred
           thing
           ?
           And
           is
           an
           outward
           sword
           like
           to
           reach
           to
           that
           ?
           Therefore
           though
           thou
           may
           press
           the
           Magistrates
           or
           them
           whom
           thou
           calls
           so
           by
           their
           Coersive
           power
           ,
           as
           thou
           calls
           it
           ,
           and
           promise
           to
           them
           devine
           Benediction
           ,
           like
           the
           
             Pope
             ,
          
           for
           making
           of
           Laws
           against
           that
           which
           thou
           and
           others
           may
           Judge
           Blasphemy
           and
           Heresie
           ,
           and
           execute
           them
           with
           Whips
           and
           Ropes
           and
           cutting
           off
           Ears
           ,
           and
           destroying
           the
           Creature
           ,
           yet
           this
           doth
           not
           reach
           to
           Heresie
           and
           Blasphemy
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Balm
           and
           Physick
           that
           you
           have
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           wherein
           your
           hope
           standeth
           ,
           as
           hath
           yet
           appeared
           ,
           are
           your
           knotted
           Whips
           and
           pitched
           Ropes
           ,
           banishment
           and
           death
           ;
           here
           is
           Balm
           and
           Physick
           indeed
           which
           destroys
           the
           Creation
           ;
           And
           what
           ,
           
             was
             Paul
          
           a
           Magistrate
           who
           Censured
           
             Hym●nius
          
           and
           
             Alexander
             ?
          
           or
           else
           what
           dost
           thou
           bring
           this
           for
           ?
        
         
           
             Thou
             frames
             an
             Objection
             ,
             and
             also
             an
             Answer
             ,
          
           That
           the
           int
           〈◊〉
           〈◊〉
           of
           A●thority
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           is
           violation
           of
           Liberty
           
           of
           Conscience
           ;
           
             thy
             Answer
             is
             ,
          
           Church
           Authority
           is
           Authority
           ,
           were
           this
           Objection
           good
           ,
           the
           Church
           may
           not
           then
           ,
           
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           Authoritatively
           deal
           with
           any
           of
           her
           Members
           ,
           for
           holding
           forth
           or
           teaching
           of
           false
           doctrine
           ,
           contrary
           to
           
             Gal.
             5.
             12.
             and
             Rev.
             2.
             2●
             .
          
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           The
           Objection
           is
           good
           enough
           ,
           the
           interposing
           of
           Civil
           Authority
           in
           matters
           of
           Religion
           is
           a
           leading
           them
           beyond
           their
           line
           ,
           for
           that
           which
           is
           ordained
           for
           the
           ordering
           of
           Civil
           things
           is
           not
           to
           intrude
           into
           that
           which
           is
           beyond
           its
           Sphere
           ;
           And
           why
           may
           not
           the
           true
           Church
           Authoritatively
           deal
           with
           any
           of
           her
           Members
           for
           holding
           forth
           false
           doctrine
           ?
           What
           dost
           thou
           think
           that
           
             Paul
          
           in
           the
           fifth
           of
           the
           
             Galatians
             ,
          
           when
           he
           wished
           that
           they
           were
           even
           cut
           off
           that
           troubled
           them
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           have
           had
           them
           killed
           or
           beat
           with
           pitched
           Robes
           ?
           or
           would
           he
           have
           had
           the
           
             Galatians
          
           to
           have
           denied
           them
           ,
           and
           have
           them
           exercised
           their
           Authority
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           Christ
           ?
           And
           dost
           thou
           bring
           
             Rev.
             2.
             20.
          
           to
           prove
           that
           
             Thyatira
          
           had
           not
           Power
           in
           the
           Authority
           of
           God
           to
           have
           thrown
           out
           and
           Judged
           
             Jezebel
             ?
          
           This
           was
           their
           fault
           ,
           because
           they
           suffered
           her
           ,
           who
           called
           her self
           a
           Prophetess
           ,
           to
           teach
           and
           seduce
           ,
           and
           to
           eat
           things
           sacrificed
           to
           Idols
           ,
           or
           thou
           Judges
           they
           wanted
           some
           Magistrate
           to
           kill
           her
           Authoritatively
           ;
           And
           if
           the
           Church
           may
           not
           deal
           with
           the
           Members
           Authoritatively
           ,
           who
           makes
           defection
           from
           the
           Faith
           ,
           why
           have
           you
           Excommunicated
           and
           thrown
           out
           so
           many
           for
           Hereticks
           in
           
             New
             England
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Thou
             saith
             ,
          
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           and
           liberty
           for
           Errour
           and
           Heresie
           are
           two
           things
           ;
           and
           the
           Error
           of
           Conscience
           is
           a
           Liberty
           to
           Bondage
           ,
           
             and
             thou
             brings
             ,
          
           They
           shall
           put
           you
           out
           of
           the
           Synagogues
           ,
           
             John
             16.
          
           and
           to
           think
           to
           murther
           the
           Saints
           was
           service
           unto
           God
           ,
           was
           not
           from
           Conscience
           but
           Errour
           of
           Conscience
           ;
           
             but
             the
             Ob●ect
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           Subjected
           to
           the
           Coersive
           Power
           must
           be
           some
           Act
           of
           the
           outward
           man
           ;
           
             and
             further
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           There
           is
           a
           difference
           between
           quiet
           Heresie
           and
           turbulent
           Heresie
           ,
           Schism
           and
           Sedition
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           and
           liberty
           of
           Errour
           and
           Heresie
           are
           two
           things
           ,
           but
           these
           lyes
           both
           without
           the
           Power
           and
           the
           Line
           of
           any
           Civil
           Power
           ,
           as
           Civil
           Power
           to
           reach
           unto
           ,
           the
           one
           he
           should
           encourage
           ,
           that
           is
           to
           say
           ,
           them
           who
           exercise
           a
           pure
           Conscience
           towards
           God
           and
           towards
           man
           ;
           and
           as
           for
           the
           other
           Errour
           in
           Judgement
           ,
           it
           s
           beyond
           the
           Power
           of
           the
           Civil
           Magistrate
           to
           rectifie
           ,
           but
           as
           it
           puts
           forth
           it self
           in
           outward
           Acts
           of
           wickedness
           ,
           as
           to
           kill
           ,
           steal
           ,
           murther
           ,
           adultery
           ,
           
           defrauding
           ,
           cozening
           and
           cheating
           in
           outward
           things
           ,
           then
           the
           sword
           reaches
           to
           the
           Act
           outward
           ,
           but
           can
           reach
           no
           further
           ;
           And
           as
           for
           Heresie
           ,
           Schism
           ,
           Sedition
           ,
           turbulent
           and
           quiet
           ,
           as
           thou
           makes
           distinctions
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           one
           in
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           you
           have
           had
           too
           many
           such
           thoughts
           in
           your
           hearts
           as
           that
           you
           did
           God
           service
           with
           all
           your
           Whipping
           ,
           cutting
           off
           Ears
           ,
           bearing
           with
           Ropes
           ,
           casting
           out
           of
           your
           Assemblies
           ,
           and
           not
           onely
           so
           ,
           but
           out
           of
           your
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           banishing
           them
           from
           their
           Wives
           and
           Children
           ,
           and
           all
           this
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           thinks
           you
           have
           done
           God
           good
           service
           ,
           and
           have
           cast
           them
           out
           and
           said
           (
           as
           the
           Prophet
           spoke
           of
           your
           Generation
           whose
           hearts
           were
           hardned
           )
           
             Let
             the
             Lord
             be
             glorified
             ;
          
           these
           things
           you
           have
           to
           repent
           of
           before
           you
           know
           or
           will
           feel
           remission
           of
           sins
           from
           the
           Lord
           ,
           though
           thou
           say
           you
           know
           it
           belongs
           not
           to
           the
           Magistrate
           to
           compel
           any
           man
           to
           be
           a
           Believer
           ,
           nor
           to
           punish
           any
           for
           not
           Believing
           ,
           but
           Hereticks
           ,
           turbulent
           Hereticks
           ,
           we
           believe
           belongs
           unto
           him
           to
           punish
           ,
           and
           who
           must
           be
           Judge
           of
           turbulent
           Hereticks
           ;
           Is
           not
           a
           Heretick
           an
           Unbeliever
           ?
           And
           if
           the
           Magistrate
           ought
           not
           to
           punish
           an
           Unbeliever
           ,
           then
           not
           a
           Heretick
           ,
           for
           a
           Heretick
           is
           an
           Unbeliever
           ;
           and
           they
           which
           are
           in
           the
           Power
           and
           Authority
           of
           God
           ,
           can
           deny
           such
           a
           one
           and
           Judge
           him
           out
           by
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ,
           there
           is
           his
           punishment
           according
           to
           that
           which
           thou
           calls
           Gospel
           Institution
           ,
           and
           beyond
           that
           or
           any
           further
           Act
           upon
           such
           a
           one
           ,
           we
           do
           not
           read
           of
           in
           all
           that
           which
           is
           called
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           neither
           that
           Christ
           ,
           his
           Apostles
           or
           any
           of
           the
           true
           Churches
           or
           Officers
           or
           Believers
           ever
           Commanded
           or
           Commended
           or
           Exhorted
           any
           to
           stretch
           forth
           their
           hand
           against
           the
           person
           of
           any
           who
           were
           Hereticks
           really
           so
           ,
           and
           Blasphemers
           really
           so
           ;
           and
           therefore
           see
           there
           is
           neither
           Command
           ,
           Precept
           nor
           Example
           ;
           Doth
           not
           thou
           wretchedly
           err
           in
           pressing
           on
           them
           which
           thou
           calls
           Believers
           to
           Act
           such
           wretched
           Acts
           of
           cruelty
           as
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           and
           thou
           vindicates
           them
           in
           it
           as
           their
           Duty
           ?
           It
           's
           true
           ,
           we
           read
           of
           the
           Beast
           and
           of
           the
           Dragon
           ,
           who
           made
           War
           against
           the
           Saints
           and
           killed
           them
           ,
           and
           of
           mystery
           
             Babylon
             ,
          
           and
           of
           
             Sodom
          
           and
           
             Egypt
          
           where
           Christ
           was
           slain
           ,
           and
           the
           witnesses
           slain
           ;
           Now
           if
           thou
           wilt
           take
           these
           for
           proofs
           and
           for
           a
           ground
           thou
           may
           ,
           and
           so
           all
           thy
           twisting
           and
           twining
           ,
           and
           vain
           Arguments
           falls
           to
           the
           ground
           ;
           And
           doth
           not
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           account
           all
           you
           as
           Hereticks
           ?
           and
           is
           not
           their
           Judgement
           that
           
           they
           ought
           to
           punish
           you
           with
           corporal
           punishment
           ?
           and
           is
           not
           this
           your
           Judgement
           also
           page
           78
           that
           the
           Magistrate
           ought
           to
           proceed
           gradually
           ?
           That
           is
           ,
           to
           inflict
           punishment
           by
           degrees
           with
           lingring
           tortures
           ,
           like
           their
           Inquisitions
           ;
           And
           wherein
           doth
           thy
           doctrine
           differ
           from
           theirs
           in
           this
           ?
           Take
           them
           to
           thee
           and
           thy
           doctrine
           ,
           for
           thou
           art
           but
           a
           stem
           sprung
           out
           of
           the
           same
           Root
           ,
           and
           acts
           from
           the
           same
           Principle
           ,
           and
           yet
           I
           tell
           thee
           and
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           pleading
           for
           any
           matter
           of
           fact
           or
           for
           breakers
           of
           the
           Law
           which
           is
           Righteous
           ,
           for
           the
           Law
           is
           good
           if
           a
           man
           use
           it
           lawfully
           ,
           it
           is
           against
           murtherers
           ,
           man-stealers
           ,
           and
           stealers
           of
           the
           Creatures
           ,
           for
           Idolaters
           and
           defrauders
           ,
           and
           cheaters
           ,
           and
           every
           Act
           or
           Fact
           deserves
           punishment
           suitable
           to
           the
           transgression
           ;
           Now
           had
           it
           not
           been
           more
           reasonably
           done
           of
           thee
           to
           have
           produced
           the
           Fact
           of
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           in
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           which
           hath
           deserved
           all
           these
           barbarous
           tortures
           ,
           then
           to
           Declare
           them
           and
           Publish
           them
           as
           Offenders
           in
           matter
           of
           Fact
           ,
           and
           hath
           none
           to
           lay
           to
           their
           charge
           ;
           and
           I
           challenge
           thee
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           thy
           Adherents
           to
           produce
           some
           matters
           of
           Fact
           which
           the
           
             Quakers
          
           hath
           done
           ,
           which
           is
           contrary
           to
           any
           Righteous
           Law
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           else
           own
           your
           Condemnation
           and
           repent
           ;
           and
           thou
           must
           not
           think
           that
           this
           poor
           Tract
           of
           thine
           which
           is
           full
           of
           deceit
           and
           confusion
           ,
           errour
           ,
           blasphemy
           and
           madness
           ,
           though
           thou
           Publish
           it
           by
           the
           Appointment
           of
           the
           General
           Court
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           cover
           your
           wickedness
           or
           hide
           you
           from
           being
           discovered
           to
           moderate
           People
           ,
           neither
           will
           shelter
           you
           in
           the
           Day
           of
           the
           Lord
           .
        
         
           
             And
             thou
             saith
             ,
          
           It
           concerneth
           
             New
             England
          
           awayes
           to
           remember
           ,
           that
           originally
           they
           are
           a
           Plantation
           Religious
           ,
           the
           Profession
           of
           purity
           of
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Discipline
           is
           written
           upon
           your
           fore-heads
           ,
           that
           after
           
             New
             England
          
           hath
           now
           shined
           20
           years
           ,
           should
           now
           go
           out
           in
           the
           snuff
           of
           Morallianism
           .
        
         
           
             Answ.
          
           There
           was
           something
           amongst
           some
           of
           you
           ,
           but
           you
           fled
           the
           Cross
           as
           I
           told
           you
           before
           ,
           and
           so
           that
           spirit
           that
           persecuted
           you
           in
           the
           Bishops
           time
           got
           up
           in
           your selves
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           once
           you
           had
           while
           you
           were
           under
           affliction
           here
           ,
           you
           have
           lost
           ,
           not
           onely
           the
           Power
           of
           godliness
           but
           the
           Form
           thereof
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           sound
           words
           ;
           And
           now
           as
           to
           matter
           of
           Religion
           ,
           its
           rather
           become
           a
           place
           of
           Ostridges
           and
           Owles
           and
           Satyrs
           ;
           and
           for
           purity
           of
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Discipline
           written
           in
           your
           fore-heads
           ,
           if
           it
           must
           be
           tryed
           by
           your
           Rule
           ,
           and
           if
           it
           be
           
           the
           same
           20
           years
           that
           it
           is
           now
           ,
           I
           have
           not
           heard
           of
           more
           unsoundness
           in
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Discipline
           which
           I
           have
           read
           on
           in
           many
           ages
           ,
           but
           especially
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           truly
           your
           shining
           now
           is
           turned
           into
           blackness
           ,
           and
           your
           Sun
           is
           set
           ,
           and
           your
           day
           is
           darkness
           ,
           and
           your
           light
           is
           gone
           out
           as
           the
           snuff
           of
           a
           Candle
           ,
           because
           this
           man
           boasts
           of
           their
           Doctrine
           ,
           Worship
           and
           Discipline
           ,
           take
           a
           few
           things
           out
           of
           many
           and
           behold
           them
           in
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           compare
           them
           with
           the
           Scripture
           ;
           and
           so
           I
           leave
           them
           to
           thy
           Judgement
           .
        
         
           1
           First
           speaking
           of
           the
           
             Trinity
             ,
          
           he
           saith
           ,
           God
           is
           a
           distinct
           subsistance
           from
           the
           Son
           and
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Son
           is
           a
           distinct
           subsistance
           from
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Spirit
           in
           the
           9th
           page
           ;
           and
           because
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           the
           Father
           shall
           give
           you
           another
           Comforter
           ;
           this
           another
           he
           saith
           ,
           is
           Intelligible
           of
           the
           Essence
           ;
           so
           then
           the
           Son
           is
           a
           distinct
           Subsistance
           and
           Essence
           from
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           the
           Spirit
           is
           a
           distinct
           Subsistance
           and
           Essence
           from
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           ;
           so
           here
           is
           three
           distinct
           Essences
           .
        
         
           2
           And
           that
           the
           Spirit
           of
           God
           without
           the
           Letter
           is
           no
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           which
           obligeth
           a
           man
           to
           obey
           a
           Command
           of
           God
           is
           one
           Power
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           strengthens
           him
           and
           enables
           him
           to
           obey
           is
           another
           Power
           ,
           page
           12.
           and
           that
           Christs
           words
           in
           the
           17th
           of
           
             John
             21.
          
           gives
           an
           uncertain
           sound
           (
           which
           are
           these
           ,
           
             That
             they
             may
             be
             one
             as
             we
             are
             one
             .
          
           )
        
         
           3
           That
           Scripture
           is
           a
           perfect
           Rule
           of
           Life
           ,
           but
           not
           without
           Consequences
           .
        
         
           4
           That
           
             Thomas
          
           and
           
             Mary
          
           is
           no where
           mentioned
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           neither
           are
           commanded
           obedience
           nor
           forbidden
           disobedience
           ,
           contrary
           to
           
             John
             20.
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             27.
             
          
        
         
           5
           That
           that
           light
           which
           teaches
           a
           man
           there
           is
           a
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           Worship
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           Parents
           are
           to
           be
           honoured
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           man
           shall
           not
           lye
           nor
           steal
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           discovers
           the
           Creator
           his
           Eternity
           and
           Omnipotency
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           construed
           in
           opposition
           to
           spiritual
           light
           ,
           and
           contradistinct
           to
           the
           light
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           page
           16.
           
        
         
           6
           That
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           every
           man
           ,
           hath
           much
           miscarried
           whilst
           that
           it
           is
           managed
           by
           the
           reigning
           power
           of
           darkness
           ,
           page
           17.
           
        
         
           7.
           
           That
           that
           which
           lets
           a
           man
           see
           that
           he
           should
           not
           do
           to
           others
           what
           he
           would
           not
           have
           others
           do
           unto
           him
           ,
           and
           shewes
           a
           man
           ought
           not
           to
           steal
           nor
           to
           lye
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           discovers
           Eternity
           
           and
           Omnipotency
           ;
           this
           indeed
           ,
           saith
           he
           ,
           is
           darkness
           ,
           it
           is
           worse
           then
           gross
           darkness
           ,
           page
           18.
           
        
         
           8
           Christ
           enlightens
           no
           man
           with
           the
           light
           of
           life
           ,
           but
           them
           that
           are
           so
           and
           so
           qualified
           .
        
         
           9
           That
           the
           Gospel
           is
           a
           Con●●icution
           or
           Effect
           ,
           tempered
           of
           the
           Grace
           of
           God
           and
           the
           blood
           of
           Christ
           .
        
         
           10
           That
           the
           visible
           Political
           Churches
           ,
           Political
           Officers
           ,
           Political
           Worship
           and
           Administrations
           are
           Gospel
           Institutions
           or
           appointed
           by
           Christ
           ,
           page
           41.
           
        
         
           11
           That
           there
           is
           Policy
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           page
           42.
           
        
         
           12
           Pastors
           and
           Teachers
           are
           Political
           Church
           Officers
           .
        
         
           13
           That
           the
           Lords
           Supper
           is
           a
           visible
           Political
           Ordinance
           ,
           page
           48.
           
        
         
           14
           That
           Baptism
           is
           a
           visible
           Political
           Church
           Ordinance
           .
        
         
           15
           That
           to
           Christ
           belongs
           the
           Prerogative
           of
           being
           the
           onely
           Politician
           .
        
         
           16
           That
           there
           is
           much
           darkness
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           Children
           of
           light
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           page
           42.
           
        
         
           Likewise
           at
           a
           Lecture
           at
           
             Boston
             John
             Norton
          
           taught
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Justice
             of
             God
             is
             the
             Armour
             of
             the
             Devil
             .
          
        
         
           Take
           a
           view
           of
           thy
           doctrines
           again
           ,
           and
           be
           ashamed
           and
           blush
           ,
           and
           repent
           of
           thy
           deceit
           and
           false
           doctrines
           and
           lying
           stories
           ,
           and
           cease
           to
           pervert
           the
           way
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           all
           this
           which
           thou
           hast
           waded
           through
           will
           little
           advantage
           your
           Kingdom
           ,
           neither
           all
           this
           covering
           which
           thou
           hast
           made
           will
           not
           vindicate
           your
           wicked
           practices
           ,
           nor
           shelter
           you
           from
           the
           storms
           and
           thunders
           ,
           and
           plagues
           ,
           and
           terrour
           ,
           and
           wrath
           which
           is
           to
           be
           poured
           upon
           all
           his
           enemies
           ,
           and
           then
           thy
           order
           from
           the
           General
           Court
           will
           stand
           thee
           but
           in
           little
           stead
           ,
           when
           the
           terrour
           of
           God
           comes
           upon
           thee
           ,
           and
           when
           the
           witness
           of
           God
           is
           awakened
           in
           thee
           to
           bring
           all
           thy
           iniquities
           to
           remembrance
           ,
           and
           thy
           deceit
           that
           hath
           been
           hid
           to
           the
           light
           ,
           then
           shalt
           thou
           see
           that
           thou
           hast
           not
           set
           thy self
           onely
           against
           man
           but
           also
           against
           God
           and
           his
           dear
           servants
           whom
           he
           hath
           redeemed
           by
           his
           pretious
           blood
           ,
           who
           knows
           a
           habitation
           unto
           which
           you
           cannot
           reach
           with
           your
           Clubs
           ,
           Whips
           and
           Ropes
           ,
           and
           their
           Habitation
           is
           as
           the
           Munition
           of
           Rocks
           ,
           their
           Bread
           is
           sure
           ,
           and
           their
           Water
           doth
           not
           fail
           ,
           and
           happy
           are
           they
           who
           suffer
           for
           the
           truths
           sake
           ,
           for
           they
           shall
           receive
           Honour
           and
           Glory
           and
           Immortality
           ,
           and
           the
           Crown
           of
           Life
           which
           he
           hath
           laid
           up
           for
           all
           them
           
           that
           endure
           the
           Cross
           and
           dispise
           the
           shame
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           given
           in
           the
           day
           of
           his
           glorious
           appearance
           to
           them
           that
           keeps
           the
           Word
           of
           his
           patience
           ,
           and
           the
           word
           of
           his
           Testimony
           committed
           to
           them
           unto
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           
             
               London
               ,
            
             
               the
               12th
               day
               of
               the
               11th
               Month
               ,
               1659.
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
           OH
           !
           
             New
             England
          
           whose
           heart
           is
           unbroken
           ,
           and
           is
           as
           hard
           as
           a
           stone
           ,
           thy
           fruits
           declares
           it
           ,
           and
           thy
           Iuhabitants
           are
           Rebellious
           against
           God
           ,
           thy
           Teachers
           and
           People
           are
           filled
           with
           enmity
           against
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           and
           they
           have
           not
           known
           sorrow
           ,
           nor
           are
           they
           acquainted
           with
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           Judgements
           ,
           but
           the
           Rebellious
           ,
           and
           stiff-necked
           lives
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           they
           are
           covered
           with
           a
           Profession
           of
           Gospel
           ,
           but
           are
           as
           the
           Wolves
           in
           sheeps
           clothing
           ,
           who
           is
           covered
           with
           the
           Saints
           words
           and
           Practices
           ,
           but
           are
           destroying
           the
           Lambs
           of
           Christ
           ;
           oh
           !
           
             New
             England
             ,
          
           what
           hast
           thou
           done
           ?
           how
           thou
           hast
           greedily
           run
           in
           the
           way
           that
           is
           not
           good
           ,
           how
           hast
           thou
           opposed
           the
           way
           of
           thine
           own
           peace
           ,
           and
           rejected
           the
           loving
           kindness
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           we
           have
           heard
           ,
           and
           we
           have
           seen
           ,
           and
           we
           have
           been
           sencible
           of
           thy
           wickedness
           ,
           of
           thy
           mercilesness
           and
           thy
           cruelty
           which
           abounds
           in
           thee
           ,
           and
           art
           without
           respect
           to
           God
           and
           his
           Eternal
           Power
           which
           is
           over
           you
           ,
           though
           you
           oppose
           it
           ;
           yet
           you
           are
           comprehended
           with
           it
           ,
           and
           it
           shall
           Eternally
           Judge
           you
           ;
           your
           Church
           hath
           brought
           forth
           bad
           fruits
           ,
           even
           of
           
             Sodom
          
           and
           spiritual
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           streets
           is
           the
           Lamb
           slain
           ,
           and
           the
           just
           crucified
           ,
           and
           ye
           are
           the
           People
           that
           have
           done
           it
           ,
           doth
           not
           your
           dealing
           towards
           the
           People
           of
           God
           called
           Quakers
           evidence
           this
           unto
           all
           the
           World
           ?
           and
           Nations
           do
           hisse
           at
           you
           ;
           what
           ,
           ye
           a
           gathered
           People
           ?
           what
           ye
           a
           seperated
           People
           ?
           and
           brings
           forth
           persecution
           in
           such
           a
           manner
           ,
           exceeding
           the
           very
           cruelty
           of
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           and
           the
           chief
           Priests
           ,
           this
           Nation
           hath
           wondered
           at
           your
           hard
           heartedness
           ,
           &
           sober
           People
           are
           grieved
           at
           their
           hearts
           for
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           should
           so
           far
           indanger
           your
           souls
           to
           everlasting
           loss
           ,
           as
           to
           go
           on
           in
           this
           way
           as
           you
           have
           done
           for
           years
           together
           ,
           every
           day
           as
           it
           were
           heighthening
           your
           malice
           and
           your
           fury
           against
           the
           Lamb
           and
           his
           followers
           ;
           Oh
           you
           Teachers
           and
           Professors
           which
           hath
           openly
           appeared
           under
           the
           Dragons
           ;
           Collours
           ,
           who
           hath
           Warred
           under
           
           his
           Banner
           ,
           even
           the
           Dragon
           which
           sought
           to
           devour
           the
           man-child
           ,
           and
           by
           him
           do
           you
           make
           War
           against
           the
           Lamb
           and
           his
           followers
           ,
           with
           the
           Dragons
           weapons
           ,
           Prisons
           ,
           houses
           of
           correction
           ,
           whippings
           ,
           banishments
           ,
           cutting
           off
           the
           ears
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           cruel
           dealing
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           the
           Dragon
           his
           weapons
           ,
           and
           not
           the
           weapons
           of
           the
           Lamb
           ;
           oh
           what
           have
           you
           done
           ,
           is
           there
           not
           a
           wise
           man
           among
           you
           ,
           are
           you
           all
           besotted
           ,
           and
           inchanted
           ,
           are
           you
           all
           blind
           ,
           is
           there
           none
           among
           you
           that
           considers
           these
           things
           ,
           hath
           not
           your
           own
           doings
           pierced
           your
           hearts
           ?
           hath
           not
           the
           innocent
           blood
           that
           you
           have
           shed
           yet
           struck
           terrour
           upon
           your
           consciences
           ?
           can
           nothing
           awaken
           you
           ,
           will
           not
           your
           own
           doings
           reprove
           you
           ?
           oh
           consider
           ,
           for
           you
           are
           not
           hid
           from
           the
           Eternal
           eye
           of
           God
           ,
           it
           beholds
           you
           ,
           and
           you
           are
           naked
           and
           bare
           before
           it
           ;
           and
           your
           filthiness
           and
           wretchedness
           is
           open
           before
           it
           ,
           oh
           what
           floods
           of
           wickedness
           do
           you
           cast
           out
           ?
           and
           what
           wicked
           practices
           do
           you
           bring
           forth
           ?
           we
           are
           wounded
           in
           our
           spirits
           for
           you
           because
           you
           have
           lost
           all
           feeling
           and
           sence
           ,
           and
           are
           void
           of
           understanding
           ,
           your
           ears
           dull
           ,
           your
           eyes
           blind
           ,
           and
           your
           hearts
           hardned
           ,
           and
           hath
           neither
           Religion
           nor
           pure
           humanity
           ;
           but
           do
           you
           think
           to
           prevail
           against
           the
           Lord
           by
           your
           doings
           ?
           do
           you
           think
           to
           weary
           him
           out
           from
           among
           you
           ?
           No
           he
           is
           stronger
           and
           his
           Kingdom
           and
           Government
           of
           more
           force
           ,
           and
           though
           he
           is
           long
           suffering
           ,
           yet
           he
           can
           dash
           you
           to
           pieces
           ,
           and
           take
           your
           breath
           from
           you
           ,
           and
           cause
           you
           to
           melt
           away
           ,
           and
           sink
           you
           into
           confusion
           ,
           and
           destruction
           ,
           and
           his
           truth
           will
           prevail
           over
           you
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           a
           seed
           which
           you
           cannot
           quench
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           root
           which
           will
           bring
           forth
           though
           you
           choak
           it
           never
           so
           much
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           your
           glory
           you
           shall
           wither
           and
           pine
           away
           ,
           and
           your
           flower
           shall
           be
           cut
           down
           ,
           and
           your
           strength
           shall
           become
           weak
           as
           water
           ,
           and
           your
           Authority
           shall
           sink
           into
           the
           bottomless
           pit
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           no
           vision
           unto
           you
           of
           peace
           and
           prosperity
           in
           your
           way
           ;
           but
           you
           shall
           fall
           with
           no
           small
           weight
           of
           dishonour
           and
           affliction
           which
           shall
           be
           your
           portion
           ,
           for
           God
           is
           just
           and
           all
           Power
           is
           with
           him
           to
           break
           you
           to
           pieces
           ,
           and
           he
           can
           make
           you
           know
           ,
           that
           he
           can
           do
           whatsoever
           he
           will
           ,
           and
           you
           are
           but
           as
           the
           pot-sheards
           of
           the
           Earth
           which
           he
           will
           break
           ,
           and
           his
           heritage
           shall
           be
           increased
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           not
           be
           wanting
           to
           it
           ,
           his
           People
           shall
           have
           peace
           when
           you
           shall
           have
           trouble
           ,
           his
           People
           shall
           have
           joy
           when
           you
           shall
           have
           mourning
           ,
           he
           shall
           appear
           to
           their
           joy
           but
           you
           shall
           be
           ashamed
           ;
           for
           your
           portion
           
           shall
           not
           be
           like
           unto
           theirs
           ,
           but
           the
           wrath
           of
           the
           Lamb
           shall
           torment
           you
           ,
           even
           the
           long
           suffering
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           hath
           been
           great
           towards
           you
           ,
           shall
           be
           turned
           into
           a
           devouring
           fire
           ,
           and
           into
           fury
           to
           consume
           you
           ,
           this
           shall
           doubtless
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           for
           the
           Lord
           hath
           said
           it
           ;
           wherefore
           repent
           ye
           Rulers
           ,
           repent
           ye
           Teachers
           ,
           repent
           ye
           hypocrites
           ,
           and
           if
           there
           be
           any
           among
           you
           that
           will
           be
           saved
           ,
           let
           him
           deliver
           himself
           by
           turning
           to
           the
           Lord
           .
        
         
           But
           besides
           all
           that
           you
           have
           done
           ,
           by
           way
           of
           persecution
           ,
           imprisonment
           ,
           lies
           and
           slanders
           ,
           cutting
           off
           ears
           ,
           banishment
           and
           whippings
           and
           such
           like
           ,
           yet
           after
           all
           this
           here
           is
           a
           Book
           come
           over
           ,
           Called
           the
           
             Heart
             of
             New
             England
             Rent
          
           filled
           with
           false
           reproaches
           ,
           with
           slanders
           ,
           with
           false
           Doctrines
           ,
           and
           misinterpretations
           o●
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           stuff
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           taken
           notice
           of
           and
           viewed
           over
           ,
           and
           returned
           Answer
           ;
           what
           is
           this
           your
           best
           Divinity
           in
           
             New
             England
             ?
          
           we
           have
           heard
           of
           your
           wicked
           practices
           towards
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           now
           we
           have
           seen
           the
           wickedness
           of
           your
           Profession
           ,
           and
           the
           emptiness
           of
           your
           Religion
           and
           Doctrines
           ,
           and
           we
           cannot
           but
           turn
           them
           back
           to
           you
           again
           that
           if
           possible
           the
           Lord
           may
           open
           your
           eyes
           that
           you
           may
           be
           converted
           ,
           and
           live
           ;
           and
           what
           do
           we
           fear
           your
           revilings
           and
           threatnings
           and
           your
           persecutions
           ,
           in
           the
           immortal
           Life
           is
           our
           victory
           ,
           which
           Life
           you
           cannot
           Reach
           ,
           for
           the
           Devil
           hath
           not
           power
           given
           over
           it
           ;
           though
           you
           may
           have
           power
           over
           the
           body
           ,
           and
           over
           the
           goods
           ,
           yet
           the
           immortal
           Life
           you
           cannot
           touch
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           Eternal
           victory
           ,
           and
           that
           Life
           is
           our
           God
           bringing
           forth
           more
           and
           more
           ,
           and
           he
           can
           deliver
           if
           he
           will
           ,
           but
           if
           he
           will
           not
           ,
           we
           cannot
           bow
           to
           your
           Image
           ;
           nor
           say
           we
           have
           done
           you
           wrong
           in
           what
           we
           write
           and
           speak
           to
           you
           ;
           for
           this
           is
           our
           Religion
           ,
           that
           our
           Conscience
           may
           be
           kept
           clear
           ,
           and
           our
           zeal
           for
           God
           is
           in
           this
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           keep
           void
           of
           offence
           towards
           God
           and
           towards
           you
           ;
           by
           warning
           of
           you
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           and
           though
           we
           are
           far
           distant
           in
           the
           outward
           man
           ,
           yet
           we
           have
           a
           witness
           in
           your
           consciences
           ;
           and
           in
           that
           we
           know
           you
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           shall
           be
           answered
           in
           the
           dreadful
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           that
           day
           is
           coming
           upon
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           Judgements
           of
           the
           Lord
           the
           wicked
           shall
           not
           ●scape
           .
        
         
           O
           have
           you
           forgotten
           since
           you
           were
           sufferers
           your selves
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           was
           well
           with
           you
           ,
           far
           better
           then
           now
           ;
           for
           you
           are
           at
           ease
           in
           the
           flesh
           and
           have
           forgotten
           God
           ,
           and
           lost
           that
           sincerity
           which
           once
           was
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           spirit
           of
           the
           old
           Bishops
           which
           once
           persecuted
           you
           it
           is
           entered
           into
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           now
           li●es
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           acts
           you
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           your
           prosperity
           you
           are
           exalted
           ,
           and
           have
           forgotten
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           you
           requite
           him
           evil
           for
           his
           love
           ,
           and
           seem
           ,
           to
           be
           a
           people
           given
           up
           to
           do
           wickedly
           till
           the
           time
           of
           your
           distruction
           ,
           and
           like
           Rulers
           ,
           like
           Teachers
           ,
           all
           in
           the
           hard-heartedness
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           pathes
           of
           death
           and
           destruction
           ,
           your
           Church
           ,
           your
           Ministry
           ,
           your
           Religion
           is
           all
           of
           it
           a
           weariness
           ,
           and
           abomination
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           while
           that
           spirit
           of
           murder
           ,
           and
           ●alice
           lodges
           in
           you
           ;
           wherefore
           repent
           ,
           least
           you
           perissh
           ,
           the
           day
           of
           God
           Almighty
           is
           approaching
           ;
           the
           terrible
           day
           of
           the
           Lord
           is
           at
           hand
           ;
           
             I
             am
             a
             lover
             of
             righteousness
             and
             a
             friend
             to
             the
             Seed
             of
             God
             throughout
             the
             world
             ,
             and
             that
             waits
             for
             the
             Redemption
             thereof
             .
          
        
         
           
             E.
             BVRROVGH
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .