An answer to (vindicate the cause of the nick-named Quakers of such scandalls and untruths as is falsly cast upon them in a lying pamphlet, otherwise called) A discourse concerning the Quakers set out by T.L., or, as I understand the signification of the letters, Tho.? Ledger / by Geo. Baiteman.
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             An answer to (vindicate the cause of the nick-named Quakers of such scandalls and untruths as is falsly cast upon them in a lying pamphlet, otherwise called) A discourse concerning the Quakers set out by T.L., or, as I understand the signification of the letters, Tho.? Ledger / by Geo. Baiteman.
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           AN
           ANSVVER
           To
           (
           Vindicate
           the
           Cause
           of
           the
           Nick-named
           Quakers
           of
           such
           scandalls
           and
           untruths
           as
           is
           falsly
           cast
           upon
           them
           in
           a
           lying
           Pamphlet
           ,
           otherwise
           called
           )
           
             A
             Discourse
             concerning
             the
          
           Quakers
           ;
           set
           out
           by
           
             T.
             L.
          
           or
           as
           I
           understand
           the
           signification
           of
           the
           Letters
           
             Tho
             :
             Ledger
             .
          
        
         
           
             By
          
           GEO
           :
           BAITEMAN
           .
        
      
       
       
       
         
           A
           Word
           to
           the
           Reader
           of
           this
           Booke
           .
        
         
           IT
           is
           common
           among
           the
           sonns
           of
           men
           ,
           every
           one
           to
           vindicate
           his
           own
           cause
           ,
           whether
           he
           be
           in
           the
           right
           or
           wrong
           ;
           For
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           Every
           man
           seems
           to
           be
           just
           in
           his
           own
           cause
           :
           And
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           every
           one
           will
           speake
           the
           best
           he
           can
           in
           his
           own
           behalfe
           .
           But
           Christian
           friend
           ,
           whatever
           thou
           art
           that
           Readeth
           these
           ensuing
           Lines
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           thee
           to
           understand
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           not
           written
           these
           Lines
           in
           my
           own
           defence
           ,
           or
           to
           vindicate
           my selfe
           of
           any
           aspersions
           that
           any
           can
           cast
           upon
           me
           in
           any
           kinde
           whatsoever
           ;
           for
           though
           I
           am
           a
           man
           who
           have
           undergone
           ,
           and
           at
           this
           day
           doe
           undergoe
           the
           heavy
           burthen
           of
           false
           aspersions
           ,
           cast
           upon
           me
           by
           the
           fools
           of
           the
           times
           ,
           who
           neither
           know
           me
           nor
           themselves
           ,
           yet
           to
           me
           they
           are
           no
           more
           then
           the
           barking
           of
           curs
           ,
           the
           which
           may
           affright
           children
           ,
           for
           my
           backe
           is
           broade
           enough
           to
           beare
           all
           the
           weight
           of
           these
           burthens
           ,
           and
           am
           possessed
           with
           a
           Spirit
           ,
           that
           maketh
           me
           easily
           passe
           by
           all
           the
           censures
           of
           men
           ;
           and
           had
           the
           cause
           been
           my
           own
           ,
           which
           is
           included
           in
           these
           Lines
           ,
           I
           thinke
           they
           had
           never
           come
           to
           the
           beholding
           ▪
           but
           my
           Spirit
           is
           such
           ,
           that
           it
           leadeth
           me
           out
           rather
           to
           justifie
           others
           then
           my selfe
           ;
           for
           I
           would
           have
           thee
           to
           know
           ,
           that
           my
           Sect
           or
           Profession
           ,
           Tenets
           or
           Religion
           ,
           call
           it
           what
           thou
           wilt
           ,
           is
           neither
           of
           that
           sort
           of
           People
           called
           Quakers
           ,
           neither
           am
           I
           Papist
           ,
           Prelacyan
           ,
           Presbyterian
           ,
           Independant
           ,
           Anabaptist
           ,
           Famelist
           ,
           Brownist
           ,
           Arryan
           ,
           Atheist
           ,
           Free-willer
           ,
           Free
           gracian
           ,
           Raunter
           ,
           Saduccy
           ,
           or
           Lihertine
           ,
           
           &c.
           then
           make
           of
           me
           what
           thou
           pleaseth
           ;
           yet
           such
           a
           one
           I
           am
           as
           knoweth
           my
           right
           hand
           from
           my
           left
           ,
           and
           that
           is
           enough
           for
           any
           man
           to
           know
           ;
           and
           by
           that
           light
           in
           me
           ,
           I
           am
           made
           in
           some
           measure
           to
           see
           what
           is
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           of
           man
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           of
           the
           spirit
           of
           darkenesse
           :
           I
           professe
           unto
           thee
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           the
           Enemy
           of
           any
           man
           ,
           neither
           doth
           any
           mans
           Forme
           ,
           or
           Religion
           trouble
           me
           ,
           but
           wish
           all
           men
           well
           in
           their
           way
           :
           yet
           I
           must
           tell
           thee
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           not
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           wyles
           of
           Satan
           ,
           in
           Formes
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           Formes
           ,
           and
           likewise
           of
           Gods
           working
           ,
           both
           in
           Formes
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           Formes
           ;
           and
           what
           I
           have
           found
           by
           experience
           ,
           I
           wish
           that
           all
           men
           had
           found
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           a●
           hundred
           times
           more
           .
           And
           I
           must
           tell
           thee
           ,
           
             I
          
           am
           led
           out
           to
           owne
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           ,
           where
           ever
           
             I
          
           see
           it
           ,
           in
           a
           Forme
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           a
           Forme
           ;
           but
           the
           purest
           truths
           is
           not
           manifested
           in
           Formes
           ,
           though
           Formes
           may
           have
           their
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           time
           is
           tollerable
           ,
           if
           not
           Idolized
           .
           And
           to
           give
           thee
           a
           true
           Reason
           why
           
             I
          
           was
           led
           out
           to
           draw
           these
           Lines
           ,
           it
           is
           to
           vindicate
           the
           truth
           in
           its
           appearing
           in
           some
           people
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           the
           which
           is
           disposed
           to
           the
           scandall
           and
           reproach
           of
           most
           people
           in
           these
           times
           ,
           some
           by
           wrong
           imprisonment
           ,
           some
           by
           beating
           ,
           some
           by
           threatning
           ,
           some
           by
           false
           accusations
           and
           scandalls
           ,
           some
           by
           Petitions
           ,
           and
           some
           by
           writing
           lying
           Pamphlets
           ,
           all
           of
           these
           arising
           from
           the
           very
           malice
           and
           instigation
           of
           the
           Devill
           ,
           who
           would
           have
           these
           poore
           people
           destroyed
           ;
           for
           he
           well
           knoweth
           ,
           that
           if
           these
           goe
           on
           ,
           his
           kingdome
           will
           fall
           .
           Amongst
           those
           whom
           the
           devill
           moveth
           to
           act
           and
           speake
           against
           these
           people
           ,
           one
           
             T.
             L.
          
           or
           
             Tho
             :
             Ledger
             ,
          
           hath
           written
           a
           lying
           Pamphlet
           ,
           the
           which
           
             I
          
           have
           here
           answered
           in
           some
           of
           his
           false
           accusations
           therein
           ;
           and
           if
           time
           would
           but
           have
           permitted
           ,
           
             I
          
           would
           have
           answered
           them
           more
           fully
           :
           but
           what
           is
           here
           
           spoken
           ,
           
             I
          
           hope
           may
           serve
           to
           give
           thee
           satisfaction
           of
           the
           truth
           in
           these
           people
           ;
           and
           if
           thou
           have
           but
           any
           light
           of
           God
           in
           thee
           ,
           thou
           wilt
           see
           ,
           and
           mayest
           easily
           judge
           ,
           that
           these
           people
           are
           no
           other
           ,
           then
           such
           as
           God
           hath
           marvailously
           called
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           to
           make
           the
           riches
           of
           his
           goodnesse
           knowne
           in
           their
           soules
           ;
           and
           what
           ever
           ,
           either
           Formalists
           ,
           or
           other
           say
           against
           these
           people
           take
           thou
           heed
           thou
           be
           not
           as
           one
           of
           them
           ,
           for
           better
           were
           it
           for
           thee
           to
           have
           a
           Mill-stone
           hung
           about
           thy
           necke
           ,
           and
           throwne
           into
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           then
           that
           thou
           shouldest
           offend
           one
           of
           these
           that
           beleeve
           in
           God
           ,
           in
           whom
           Christ
           liveth
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           him
           .
           And
           for
           thy
           better
           information
           in
           the
           truth
           ,
           
             I
          
           haue
           drawne
           these
           Lines
           ,
           the
           which
           
             I
          
           freely
           commit
           to
           thy
           Christian
           consideration
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           give
           thee
           a
           good
           understanding
           ,
           that
           thou
           mayest
           learne
           to
           have
           a
           good
           opinion
           of
           any
           People
           in
           whom
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           doth
           appeare
           .
           And
           my
           desire
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           God
           of
           Truth
           may
           make
           his
           Truth
           knowne
           to
           thee
           ,
           whereby
           thou
           mayst
           be
           made
           to
           know
           what
           evill
           is
           in
           thy selfe
           ,
           and
           the
           emptinesse
           of
           all
           things
           acted
           and
           created
           ,
           let
           thy
           Forme
           be
           what
           it
           will
           .
           This
           is
           the
           worst
           
             I
          
           wish
           thee
           ,
        
         
           
             Geo
             :
             Baiteman
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           An
           Answer
           to
           (
           vindicate
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           nicknamed
           Quakers
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           THere
           is
           two
           great
           monsterous
           evils
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           common
           among
           the
           sonns
           of
           men
           ;
           and
           from
           these
           two
           evills
           ,
           ariseth
           all
           other
           sinnes
           and
           wickednesse
           whatsoever
           ,
           acted
           ,
           spoken
           ,
           or
           thought
           ,
           either
           against
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           or
           against
           any
           appearance
           of
           God
           in
           his
           creature
           Man
           ;
           and
           by
           the
           venome
           which
           ariseth
           from
           these
           two
           evills
           ,
           one
           man
           is
           set
           against
           another
           in
           bitter
           envyings
           ,
           evill
           wishings
           ,
           evill
           speeches
           ,
           evill
           actings
           ,
           &c.
           
           Now
           these
           two
           great
           evills
           ,
           is
           the
           very
           ground
           and
           originall
           Rice
           of
           all
           other
           evill
           ,
           as
           is
           before-said
           ;
           the
           one
           of
           these
           hath
           its
           proper
           being
           in
           one
           of
           the
           chiefe
           faculties
           of
           the
           soule
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           
             Reason
             ,
          
           and
           by
           the
           operations
           from
           thence
           proceeding
           the
           sonnes
           of
           men
           becommeth
           much
           deprived
           of
           the
           pure
           understanding
           of
           the
           truth
           as
           it
           is
           in
           Jesus
           .
           And
           the
           other
           great
           evill
           hath
           its
           proper
           being
           in
           another
           chiefe
           faculty
           of
           the
           soule
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           
             Will
             ;
          
           from
           the
           operations
           of
           which
           evill
           ,
           ariseth
           all
           disobedience
           and
           rebellion
           against
           the
           Truth
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           in
           Jesus
           ;
           yet
           the
           difference
           between
           the
           sinns
           arising
           from
           these
           grounds
           is
           great
           ,
           though
           nothing
           that
           ariseth
           from
           either
           be
           good
           ;
           the
           evill
           effect
           proceeding
           from
           the
           ground
           ,
           or
           cause
           ,
           in
           the
           Reasonable
           part
           ,
           will
           be
           found
           inferiour
           to
           these
           which
           ariseth
           out
           of
           the
           
             Will
             ;
          
           Yet
           wise
           
             Solomon
          
           saith
           ,
           
             Without
             Knowledge
             ,
             the
             Soule
             is
             not
             good
             ,
          
           Prov.
           19.
           2.
           
           And
           God
           complaineth
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           That
           
             his
             People
             perished
             for
             want
             of
             knowledge
             ,
          
           Hos.
           4.
           6.
           
           And
           
             Solomon
             ,
          
           who
           knew
           how
           wicked
           the
           sonns
           of
           men
           were
           without
           knowledge
           (
           and
           how
           darke
           and
           blinde
           they
           were
           in
           the
           understanding
           the
           dictates
           of
           God
           ,
           without
           Knowledge
           )
           how
           oft
           doth
           he
           counsell
           men
           to
           seek
           
             W.
             sedome
             ,
             and
             prize
             her
             above
             Gold
             ?
          
           But
           who
           is
           that
           wise
           man
           that
           can
           truely
           distinguish
           
           between
           the
           Wisedome
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           Reason
           (
           which
           may
           be
           much
           increased
           by
           mans
           own
           industry
           )
           which
           seemingly
           may
           be
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           Reason
           ▪
           though
           never
           so
           much
           augmented
           by
           mans
           industry
           ,
           in
           Reading
           ,
           Hearing
           ,
           Studying
           ,
           or
           examination
           ,
           cannot
           finde
           out
           the
           darkenesse
           of
           it selfe
           :
           yet
           man
           in
           that
           light
           may
           walke
           very
           zealously
           ,
           and
           yet
           therein
           be
           the
           greatest
           enemy
           that
           God
           hath
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           doe
           more
           mischiefe
           against
           Christ
           and
           the
           Truth
           ▪
           then
           those
           who
           have
           no
           illumination
           at
           all
           ,
           neither
           act
           any
           thing
           in
           obedience
           to
           such
           light
           .
           Witnesse
           the
           Apostle
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           who
           from
           the
           obedience
           to
           such
           light
           ,
           
             Persecuted
             the
             Saints
             .
          
           And
           many
           of
           the
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           who
           upon
           the
           same
           account
           ,
           
             put
             Christ
             to
             death
             .
          
           Yea
           ,
           from
           the
           time
           that
           God
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           come
           neer
           the
           sonns
           of
           men
           (
           by
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           his
           Sonne
           in
           Flesh
           )
           hath
           this
           ignorant
           zeale
           manifested
           it selfe
           ;
           and
           the
           Prophesie
           of
           Christ
           hath
           been
           in
           fulfilling
           till
           now
           ,
           and
           as
           yet
           is
           not
           out
           of
           date
           ,
           nor
           shall
           be
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           men
           is
           hide-bound
           under
           Formes
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           creatures
           owne
           actings
           ;
           nor
           so
           long
           as
           men
           is
           heart
           ▪
           bound
           to
           any
           created
           thing
           whatsoever
           ;
           so
           long
           as
           these
           have
           residence
           in
           men
           ,
           the
           men
           who
           is
           inveigled
           in
           them
           ,
           shall
           alwayes
           be
           enemies
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           when
           ,
           or
           wheresoever
           the
           same
           becommeth
           truely
           to
           be
           manifest
           ;
           and
           yet
           none
           shall
           be
           greater
           pretenders
           of
           Truth
           ,
           no●
           greater
           contenders
           for
           Truth
           ,
           then
           those
           ,
           who
           be
           the
           greatest
           opposites
           thereof
           :
           And
           he
           that
           was
           the
           Truth
           it
           ▪
           selfe
           ,
           beareth
           witnesse
           hereof
           in
           his
           Prophesie
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             time
             shall
             come
             ,
             that
             those
             that
             Kill
             you
             ,
             shall
             thinke
             they
             doe
             God
             service
             ▪
          
           John
           ▪
           6.
           2.
           
           But
           some
           may
           say
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           there
           is
           no
           Persecuting
           of
           men
           for
           their
           judgement
           in
           matter
           of
           Worship
           ,
           seeing
           that
           Liberty
           of
           Conscience
           is
           countenanced
           by
           the
           present
           Authority
           ;
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           Persecution
           ,
           and
           Killing
           in
           a
           two-fold
           manner
           ;
           The
           one
           being
           acted
           by
           the
           Ignorant
           zeale
           of
           Papists
           ,
           Prelacians
           ,
           and
           Presbyterians
           ,
           and
           that
           Persecution
           was
           acted
           upon
           the
           bodies
           and
           states
           of
           men
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           Worship
           God
           in
           their
           way
           ;
           but
           that
           I
           confesse
           ,
           is
           much
           abated
           .
           But
           the
           second
           Persecution
           ,
           or
           Killing
           ,
           is
           yet
           untaken
           away
           ,
           but
           is
           in
           as
           full
           force
           and
           vigour
           ,
           as
           ever
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           the
           Persecution
           of
           the
           Tongue
           ,
           and
           Hand
           ,
           both
           being
           set
           on
           worke
           by
           the
           ignorant
           
           zeale
           of
           the
           hellish
           fire
           ,
           that
           is
           in
           the
           heart
           ,
           from
           which
           burning
           flame
           ,
           the
           Tongue
           is
           made
           to
           utter
           scandelizings
           ,
           and
           calumnious
           speeches
           ,
           against
           such
           persons
           as
           God
           doth
           marvailously
           make
           his
           truth
           to
           appeare
           
             in
             their
             soules
             ,
          
           because
           such
           soules
           is
           not
           made
           partakers
           of
           the
           truth
           under
           their
           good
           thinking
           rules
           ,
           and
           faire
           seeming
           Formes
           :
           and
           from
           the
           zeale
           of
           that
           fire
           ,
           their
           hands
           is
           set
           on
           worke
           to
           write
           ridiculous
           Pamphlets
           ,
           in
           villifying
           the
           names
           ,
           and
           actions
           ,
           and
           intentions
           ,
           and
           manifestations
           of
           such
           persons
           as
           have
           had
           a
           clearer
           sight
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           (
           and
           fuller
           possession
           of
           the
           same
           ,
           yea
           and
           live
           more
           in
           the
           power
           thereof
           )
           then
           any
           person
           who
           is
           so
           glewed
           and
           hinde-bound
           to
           any
           Forme
           ,
           though
           never
           so
           seeming
           holy
           in
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           wish
           that
           the
           Author
           of
           that
           Pamphlet
           ,
           called
           ,
           the
           
             Discourse
             concerning
             the
             Quakers
             ,
          
           be
           not
           one
           of
           these
           good
           thinking
           Proselytes
           ,
           who
           thinketh
           they
           have
           God
           hard
           tyed
           to
           them
           in
           the
           chaines
           of
           a
           faire-seeming
           Forme
           ,
           and
           through
           that
           great
           light
           he
           may
           imagine
           himselfe
           to
           have
           ,
           may
           become
           captived
           under
           a
           judgement
           ,
           whose
           gates
           may
           prove
           as
           narrow
           as
           the
           eye
           of
           a
           Needle
           ;
           and
           then
           it
           is
           no
           marvaile
           to
           me
           ,
           to
           see
           ,
           or
           heare
           such
           persons
           throw
           durt
           in
           the
           face
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           face
           of
           any
           in
           whom
           God
           doth
           more
           abundantly
           manifest
           himselfe
           to
           ,
           then
           he
           hath
           done
           to
           them
           .
        
         
           Yet
           however
           ,
           I
           will
           understand
           the
           Author
           of
           that
           Discourse
           in
           the
           better
           sence
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           say
           that
           he
           hath
           put
           out
           that
           Pamphlet
           by
           the
           power
           of
           the
           ground
           of
           the
           evill
           that
           is
           in
           his
           will
           ,
           but
           rather
           say
           (
           and
           make
           it
           good
           to
           )
           that
           he
           hath
           put
           it
           out
           from
           or
           by
           the
           power
           of
           the
           evill
           in
           his
           reason
           ;
           and
           these
           sins
           may
           happily
           be
           pardoned
           ,
           before
           these
           which
           ariseth
           out
           of
           the
           evill
           ground
           in
           the
           will
           ;
           for
           the
           Apostle
           
             Paul
          
           himselfe
           was
           received
           to
           mercy
           ,
           in
           as
           much
           as
           what
           he
           had
           done
           ,
           he
           did
           it
           in
           ignorance
           .
           But
           now
           I
           proceed
           to
           what
           is
           intended
           .
        
         
           The
           Authour
           beginneth
           his
           discourse
           with
           interpreting
           the
           words
           of
           such
           Scriptures
           ,
           as
           shew
           what
           great
           deceivers
           shall
           be
           in
           the
           last
           dayes
           ,
           and
           doth
           make
           his
           applications
           according
           as
           his
           good
           thinking
           inspireth
           him
           (
           in
           the
           understanding
           of
           th●se
           Scriptures
           quoted
           by
           him
           )
           but
           that
           spirit
           that
           is
           his
           guide
           herein
           ,
           I
           beleeve
           will
           not
           let
           him
           make
           the
           application
           of
           these
           
           Scriptures
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           his
           order
           ;
           but
           if
           judgement
           were
           but
           layd
           to
           the
           lyne
           ,
           and
           righteousnesse
           to
           the
           plummet
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           tempest
           of
           hayle
           had
           but
           swept
           away
           the
           lying
           refuge
           ;
           and
           if
           he
           would
           but
           weigh
           his
           own
           heart
           in
           the
           ballance
           of
           the
           Sanctuary
           ,
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           but
           he
           might
           have
           made
           a
           truer
           application
           neerer
           home
           ,
           for
           who
           is
           the
           greatest
           deceivers
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           have
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           of
           godlinesse
           ,
           and
           yet
           live
           not
           in
           the
           power
           of
           God
           himselfe
           ;
           and
           these
           are
           the
           greatest
           hypocrites
           amongst
           men
           ,
           for
           amongst
           such
           the
           white-devill
           hath
           his
           habitation
           ,
           and
           the
           well-favoured
           harlot
           hath
           her
           bed
           of
           whoredome
           most
           daintily
           decked
           ,
           whereon
           her
           lovers
           and
           she
           take
           their
           fill
           of
           pleasure
           ;
           O
           how
           well
           and
           subtilly
           doth
           she
           work
           ,
           when
           once
           she
           getteth
           her selfe
           covered
           over
           with
           the
           habit
           of
           Saint-like
           walkings
           ,
           in
           the
           outward
           form
           of
           a
           litterall
           Religion
           ,
           which
           seems
           to
           be
           the
           worship
           of
           God
           ,
           because
           of
           its
           newnesse
           ,
           and
           well
           regulated
           ,
           according
           as
           good-thinking
           hath
           invented
           ,
           carrying
           men
           into
           Scripture
           without
           them
           ,
           and
           yet
           unacquainted
           with
           the
           Scripture
           of
           truth
           which
           is
           within
           them
           .
           And
           from
           hence
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           the
           mother
           of
           harlots
           becommeth
           well
           decked
           ,
           and
           bravely
           mounted
           upon
           her
           searlet-coloured
           beast
           ,
           and
           drunke
           with
           the
           blood
           of
           the
           saints
           ;
           let
           all
           Formalists
           in
           England
           (
           of
           what
           Forme
           soever
           ,
           Brotherhood
           or
           Kirk-fellowship
           ,
           though
           their
           Forme
           may
           be
           the
           best
           in
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           come
           to
           the
           very
           point
           of
           example
           and
           command
           of
           Scripture
           in
           its
           outward
           requirings
           )
           take
           heed
           ▪
           for
           though
           they
           may
           blesse
           themselves
           in
           a
           fools
           Paradise
           ,
           and
           think
           because
           they
           have
           got
           at
           a
           great
           distance
           from
           the
           Pope
           ,
           and
           his
           fictions
           ,
           therefore
           they
           be
           sure
           that
           they
           have
           nothing
           to
           doe
           with
           the
           Mother
           of
           Harlots
           ,
           nor
           she
           with
           them
           ;
           yet
           they
           are
           but
           cheated
           ,
           for
           she
           cannot
           delight
           her selfe
           ,
           nor
           be
           more
           secure
           ,
           then
           where
           Formes
           is
           in
           fashion
           :
           For
           where
           there
           is
           not
           a
           Forme
           ,
           this
           Harlot
           may
           be
           entertained
           ,
           but
           yet
           not
           with
           such
           suptuousnesse
           as
           in
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           ▪
           for
           where
           there
           is
           no
           Forme
           ,
           she
           is
           forced
           to
           goe
           on
           Foot
           :
           but
           in
           a
           Forme
           she
           becommeth
           well-mounted
           .
           Our
           Saviour
           knew
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           ,
           which
           made
           him
           pronounce
           so
           many
           woes
           against
           the
           Formalists
           in
           his
           daies
           ,
           and
           told
           them
           it
           should
           be
           more
           tollerable
           for
           
             Sodom
          
           then
           for
           them
           ▪
           for
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           those
           be
           the
           greatest
           enemies
           of
           
           God
           and
           his
           Truth
           that
           possible
           can
           be
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           deceivers
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           and
           an
           hypocrite
           is
           not
           to
           be
           found
           anywhere
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           .
        
         
           And
           where
           the
           Authour
           (
           of
           the
           Discourse
           concerning
           the
           Quakers
           )
           is
           speaking
           of
           Atheists
           and
           Apostates
           ;
           it
           will
           be
           found
           that
           the
           greatest
           Atheists
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           is
           where
           there
           is
           a
           God
           most
           confessed
           with
           the
           Tongue
           ,
           and
           yet
           the
           heart
           walks
           contrary
           to
           the
           Tongue
           :
           It
           is
           not
           the
           confessing
           (
           and
           acknowledging
           )
           of
           a
           God
           with
           the
           Mouth
           ,
           that
           frees
           men
           from
           Atheisme
           ;
           no
           ,
           no
           ,
           the
           greatest
           Atheisme
           is
           in
           the
           Heart
           ,
           and
           there
           it
           is
           ;
           and
           it
           mattereth
           not
           what
           any
           talke
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           of
           Religion
           (
           or
           of
           fantasticke
           in
           coms
           of
           Christ
           into
           the
           soule
           )
           so
           long
           as
           men
           have
           not
           found
           out
           an
           Atheisme
           in
           his
           owne
           Heart
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           that
           be
           brought
           to
           have
           the
           true
           Knowledge
           of
           a
           God
           :
           that
           God
           which
           men
           come
           to
           know
           no
           other
           way
           but
           by
           Scripture
           relation
           ,
           will
           but
           prove
           a
           phanta
           sticke
           god
           ;
           for
           the
           fancy
           of
           Formalists
           shapeth
           him
           out
           in
           so
           many
           severall
           fashions
           ,
           that
           ost-times
           they
           fall
           out
           amongst
           themselves
           ,
           about
           the
           fashion
           of
           their
           relative
           god
           ;
           but
           when
           they
           can
           agree
           about
           the
           fashion
           of
           their
           god
           found
           out
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           then
           doe
           they
           busie
           themselves
           to
           patch
           up
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           ,
           and
           therein
           they
           worship
           their
           God
           ,
           with
           hand
           and
           foot
           ,
           tongue
           and
           eye
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           members
           ,
           at
           sometime
           .
           But
           yet
           I
           would
           know
           where
           the
           Heart
           is
           ,
           and
           what
           is
           the
           god
           thereof
           ,
           I
           much
           feare
           that
           its
           god
           ,
           is
           a
           creature
           ,
           not
           much
           unlike
           the
           gods
           of
           the
           Heathen
           (
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Jews
           )
           who
           was
           made
           of
           gold
           silver
           ,
           wood
           and
           stone
           ;
           Let
           but
           the
           Saint
           likest
           Formalist
           in
           England
           minde
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           ,
           and
           I
           beleeve
           he
           shall
           finde
           ,
           that
           such
           god
           are
           the
           gods
           of
           his
           heart
           ;
           let
           him
           or
           them
           ,
           but
           well
           consider
           ,
           and
           ponder
           ,
           but
           one
           day
           to
           mind
           seriously
           the
           wayes
           and
           out-goings
           of
           their
           heart
           ▪
           and
           they
           will
           finde
           ,
           that
           a
           creature
           of
           some
           kinde
           is
           the
           god
           thereof
           ▪
           and
           whatsoever
           they
           shall
           finde
           the
           heart
           to
           be
           led
           out
           to
           ,
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           that
           its
           god
           :
           For
           our
           Saviour
           saith
           ,
           
             Where
             your
             treasure
             is
             ,
             there
             is
             your
             heart
             ;
          
           and
           no
           man
           can
           any
           way
           know
           his
           owne
           heart
           ,
           but
           by
           its
           thoughts
           ,
           inelinations
           ,
           desires
           ,
           and
           intents
           ,
           &c.
           which
           be
           the
           effects
           thereof
           :
           And
           if
           the
           creature
           have
           the
           thoughts
           ,
           cares
           ,
           feares
           ,
           loves
           ,
           and
           desires
           ,
           that
           is
           its
           god
           
           for
           sure
           ;
           and
           look
           what
           god
           the
           heart
           confesseth
           ,
           and
           worshippeth
           ,
           and
           liveth
           in
           ,
           that
           god
           shall
           be
           the
           help
           of
           man
           ,
           or
           else
           his
           destroyer
           .
           It
           is
           no
           hard
           matter
           for
           men
           to
           conforme
           to
           any
           kinde
           of
           Kirke-fellowship
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           same
           to
           talke
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           
             walke
          
           in
           the
           literall
           obedience
           of
           that
           Forme
           ,
           (
           ●●
           what
           Scripture
           requireth
           )
           and
           yet
           for
           all
           that
           ,
           deny
           the
           God
           of
           Truth
           with
           their
           heart
           ;
           let
           but
           the
           Author
           of
           that
           Discourse
           look
           well
           about
           him
           ,
           or
           rather
           to
           within
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           he
           need
           not
           goe
           farre
           to
           finde
           Atheisme
           and
           Athests
           to
           purpose
           .
        
         
           But
           where
           he
           is
           speaking
           os
           Apostates
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           him
           to
           know
           ,
           that
           none
           can
           justly
           be
           so
           called
           ,
           except
           they
           have
           been
           first
           made
           partakers
           of
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           from
           that
           have
           turned
           away
           ,
           to
           love
           the
           world
           ;
           but
           man
           cannot
           be
           an
           Apostate
           ,
           in
           turning
           from
           one
           Forme
           to
           another
           ;
           neither
           if
           a
           man
           turne
           himselfe
           out
           of
           all
           Formes
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           not
           the
           falling
           from
           Formes
           ,
           that
           make
           an
           Apostate
           ,
           but
           a
           falling
           from
           the
           Truth
           and
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           maketh
           man
           an
           Apostate
           ;
           and
           a
           man
           cannot
           fall
           from
           ,
           or
           turne
           from
           that
           he
           never
           was
           possessed
           of
           :
           and
           if
           any
           have
           been
           made
           partakers
           of
           the
           love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           yet
           have
           turned
           therefrom
           ,
           and
           so
           become
           an
           Apostate
           ;
           yet
           such
           a
           one
           must
           be
           saved
           ,
           or
           else
           that
           Author
           must
           race
           out
           many
           Scriptures
           ,
           or
           else
           learne
           to
           understand
           them
           otherwise
           ,
           then
           they
           be
           understood
           amongst
           Formalists
           .
           For
           they
           say
           ,
           
             Whom
             God
             once
             loveth
             ,
             he
             loveth
             him
             to
             the
             end
             ;
          
           and
           if
           the
           Author
           doe
           not
           befoole
           his
           own
           judgement
           ,
           and
           the
           judgements
           of
           his
           Fellowes
           ,
           he
           cannot
           gaine-say
           it
           ,
           but
           that
           Apostates
           must
           goe
           to
           Heaven
           .
           But
           I
           beleeve
           the
           Author
           must
           goe
           to
           some
           other
           then
           himselfe
           (
           and
           to
           others
           then
           those
           amongst
           whom
           he
           hath
           his
           Fellowship
           )
           to
           
             seeke
          
           out
           Apostates
           ,
           for
           I
           assure
           him
           he
           is
           none
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           I
           beleeve
           they
           are
           very
           scarce
           where
           he
           liveth
           .
           I
           much
           doubt
           ,
           that
           neither
           himselfe
           ,
           nor
           his
           Fellow-worshippers
           as
           yet
           have
           been
           true
           partakers
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           then
           it
           is
           impossible
           for
           him
           or
           them
           ,
           to
           fall
           from
           ▪
           or
           turne
           from
           the
           thing
           they
           never
           had
           ▪
           so
           I
           will
           cleare
           both
           the
           Author
           and
           his
           Fellowes
           of
           the
           sinne
           of
           Apostacy
           .
           But
           what
           better
           are
           they
           that
           beleeve
           
           a
           Lye
           in
           stead
           of
           Truth
           ,
           then
           those
           who
           have
           known
           the
           Truth
           ,
           and
           yet
           turned
           from
           it
           .
        
         
           Seeing
           the
           Author
           hath
           taken
           paines
           to
           quote
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           time
           to
           apply
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           for
           the
           aspercing
           of
           a
           people
           more
           simple
           then
           himselfe
           ,
           (
           or
           any
           of
           his
           Fellowship
           )
           I
           would
           wish
           him
           to
           have
           a
           care
           ,
           that
           he
           be
           not
           like
           those
           ,
           that
           as
           yet
           have
           the
           Beame
           in
           their
           eye
           ,
           whereby
           they
           be
           blinded
           in
           beholding
           of
           themselves
           ,
           and
           so
           can
           quickly
           condemne
           others
           ,
           and
           yet
           justifie
           themselves
           .
           But
           I
           say
           ,
           Happy
           is
           he
           that
           is
           not
           condemned
           in
           the
           things
           he
           alloweth
           .
        
         
           It
           s
           true
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           speaketh
           of
           such
           Deceivers
           as
           should
           come
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Apostles
           (
           began
           such
           Deceivers
           to
           arise
           )
           but
           after
           their
           death
           ,
           they
           much
           more
           increased
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           ,
           the
           truth
           it selfe
           was
           over-shaddowed
           ;
           and
           in
           all
           Generations
           since
           that
           time
           ,
           untill
           these
           dayes
           ,
           the
           truth
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           said
           ,
           hath
           layd
           under
           Clods
           of
           Earth
           ;
           but
           now
           ,
           when
           it
           beginneth
           to
           shut
           up
           it selfe
           ,
           (
           and
           begin
           to
           spring
           )
           how
           wonderfull
           madd
           is
           the
           Foxes
           ,
           (
           Beares
           and
           Lyons
           ,
           Wolves
           and
           Owles
           ,
           Dogs
           and
           Swine
           )
           at
           the
           very
           appearance
           of
           it
           ;
           but
           it
           mattereth
           not
           for
           all
           their
           madnesse
           ,
           for
           a
           Stone
           cut
           out
           of
           the
           Mountaine
           ,
           without
           Hands
           ,
           shall
           dash
           in
           pieces
           all
           the
           faire
           Images
           of
           Humane
           Worship
           ;
           and
           a
           North
           Winde
           with
           a
           Tempest
           shall
           arise
           ,
           and
           rent
           asunder
           the
           Harlots
           Robes
           ,
           for
           the
           Lord
           himselfe
           will
           bring
           the
           same
           to
           passe
           ;
           For
           he
           hath
           said
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           last
           dayes
           ,
           
             He
             will
             powre
             out
             his
             Spirit
             upon
             all
             Flesh
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           in
           the
           last
           dayes
           ,
           the
           
             Mountaine
             of
             the
             Lord
             shall
             be
             established
             upon
             the
             top
             of
             the
             Mountaines
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           When
           this
           commeth
           to
           passe
           ,
           as
           sure
           it
           will
           ,
           then
           let
           all
           blind
           Priests
           ▪
           and
           good-thinking
           Formalists
           look
           to
           themselves
           ,
           for
           the
           day
           of
           their
           visitation
           is
           at
           hand
           .
        
         
           But
           to
           proceed
           ,
           I
           come
           to
           the
           Authors
           words
           in
           his
           Discourse
           ,
           where
           he
           singleth
           out
           two
           sorts
           of
           People
           ▪
           to
           be
           the
           objects
           of
           his
           applyed
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           especially
           the
           one
           of
           these
           be
           the
           very
           subject
           of
           his
           Discourse
           ;
           and
           these
           he
           calleth
           :
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           which
           ,
           saies
           he
           ,
           is
           
             either
             counterfeit
             ,
             or
             comes
             from
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Devill
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           If
           this
           Author
           himselfe
           ,
           have
           not
           undergone
           the
           powring
           out
           of
           the
           justice
           of
           God
           upon
           
           his
           soule
           ,
           in
           such
           a
           measute
           ,
           as
           hath
           made
           all
           his
           bones
           to
           
             quake
             ,
          
           let
           him
           not
           judge
           those
           who
           have
           been
           so
           dealt
           withall
           ;
           
             for
             before
          
           any
           soule
           be
           truely
           brought
           to
           live
           in
           the
           power
           
             of
             the
             life
             of
             God
             ,
          
           he
           shall
           undoubtedly
           passe
           through
           the
           justice
           
             of
          
           God
           in
           such
           a
           measure
           ,
           as
           shall
           make
           both
           his
           bones
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           faire
           prosession
           
             quake
             ;
          
           and
           though
           the
           Author
           have
           not
           knowne
           this
           by
           experience
           ;
           yet
           I
           marvaile
           that
           such
           a
           one
           as
           he
           ,
           who
           cryeth
           up
           Scripture
           so
           high
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           it
           no
           lesse
           then
           God
           himseife
           (
           as
           shall
           be
           shewed
           afterwards
           )
           should
           be
           so
           unacquainted
           with
           Gods
           dealing
           with
           some
           of
           his
           people
           in
           former
           time
           ;
           For
           sure
           if
           he
           had
           lived
           in
           those
           dayes
           ,
           he
           would
           have
           called
           
             Moses
          
           a
           
             Quaker
             ,
          
           and
           that
           his
           trembling
           proceeded
           from
           the
           Devill
           ,
           when
           the
           appearance
           of
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           (
           in
           the
           terrible
           giving
           out
           of
           the
           Law
           )
           was
           manifested
           to
           him
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           12.
           21.
           
           And
           sure
           he
           would
           have
           said
           that
           
             Ezekiel
          
           was
           a
           
             Quaker
             ,
          
           and
           his
           trembling
           was
           of
           the
           Devill
           ▪
           when
           he
           eate
           his
           bread
           with
           
             quaking
             ,
             Ezek.
          
           12.
           18.
           
           And
           
             of
             Daniel
             ,
          
           and
           those
           with
           him
           ,
           would
           he
           have
           said
           the
           same
           ,
           when
           the
           Majesty
           of
           God
           was
           
             manifested
          
           to
           to
           them
           ,
           
             Dan.
          
           10.
           7.
           
           And
           
             if
          
           this
           Author
           had
           been
           beside
           the
           Campe
           of
           the
           Israelites
           ,
           before
           the
           giving
           out
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           seen
           
             Quakers
          
           great
           store
           ,
           
             Exod.
          
           19.
           16.
           
           And
           
             if
          
           he
           had
           lived
           in
           
             Ezraes
          
           time
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           seen
           
             Quakers
          
           enough
           ,
           
             Ezra
          
           9.
           4.
           
           What
           would
           this
           Author
           have
           said
           ,
           
             if
          
           he
           had
           seen
           
             Habakkuk
          
           tremble
           at
           the
           appearance
           of
           the
           Majesty
           
             of
             God
             ,
          
           Hab.
           3.
           16.
           
        
         
           What
           doth
           this
           Author
           thinke
           
             of
             Mary
             ,
             James
             ,
          
           and
           
             Salome
             ,
          
           who
           
             trembled
          
           at
           the
           rising
           of
           Jesus
           ,
           
             Marke
          
           16.
           8.
           
           Or
           
             of
             David
             ,
          
           when
           his
           Flesh
           
             trembled
             for
             the
             feare
             of
             God
             ,
          
           Psal.
           119.
           120.
           
           And
           
             of
             Foelix
             ,
          
           who
           
             trembled
             at
             the
             words
             of
          
           Paul
           ,
           
             A
             &
             s
          
           24.
           25.
           
           And
           
             of
             Job
             ,
          
           who
           
             trembled
          
           at
           Gods
           dealing
           with
           him
           ,
           
             Job
             .
          
           4.
           14.
           
           &
           21.
           6.
           
           And
           is
           not
           
             trembling
          
           an
           evident
           symptome
           
             of
          
           the
           soules
           undergoing
           the
           wrath
           
             of
          
           God
           for
           sinne
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           seen
           in
           
             Esay
          
           51.
           17.
           22.
           
           Was
           not
           
             Ephraim
          
           exalted
           ,
           when
           he
           
             spake
             trembling
             ,
          
           Hos.
           13.
           1.
           
           What
           was
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           when
           he
           was
           converted
           to
           the
           Truth
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           9.
           6.
           
           From
           what
           spirit
           came
           the
           Jaylours
           
             trembling
             ,
             when
             he
             fell
             at
             the
             feet
             of
             the
             Apostles
             ?
          
           Is
           
             quaking
          
           such
           a
           strange
           thing
           ,
           and
           of
           such
           an
           
           evill
           nature
           ,
           when
           the
           Apostle
           commanded
           the
           People
           ,
           
             to
             worke
             out
             their
             Salvation
             with
             feare
             and
             trembling
             ,
          
           Phil.
           2.
           12.
           
           It
           were
           too
           tedious
           to
           rehearse
           all
           presidents
           in
           Scripture
           which
           is
           of
           like
           nature
           ,
           which
           beareth
           witnesse
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           
             quaking
             :
          
           but
           this
           Author
           layeth
           not
           to
           heart
           what
           People
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           should
           arise
           in
           the
           last
           time
           ,
           
             such
             as
             should
             be
             false
             accusers
             and
             mockers
             at
             the
             workings
             of
             God
             .
          
           But
           I
           would
           have
           this
           Author
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           of
           his
           Fellow
           Formalists
           ,
           to
           consider
           the
           Word
           of
           the
           Lord
           spoken
           by
           
             Esay
             ,
          
           in
           the
           66.
           
           Chapter
           ,
           for
           there
           are
           you
           all
           Pictured
           out
           ,
           and
           spoken
           to
           .
           And
           so
           are
           the
           poore
           despised
           People
           also
           ,
           whom
           you
           call
           
             Quakers
             ;
          
           I
           will
           not
           rehearse
           the
           words
           ,
           but
           wi●●
           you
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           accusers
           and
           mockers
           ,
           to
           reade
           the
           same
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           give
           you
           the
           true
           understanding
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           I
           wish
           ,
           that
           that
           Author
           ,
           may
           be
           better
           informed
           in
           his
           judgement
           concerning
           the
           workings
           of
           God
           in
           his
           creatures
           ;
           and
           I
           wish
           him
           to
           Pray
           ,
           that
           his
           lyes
           ,
           and
           the
           evill
           thought
           of
           his
           heart
           may
           be
           pardoned
           .
        
         
           Further
           ,
           this
           Author
           saith
           ,
           That
           these
           People
           are
           possessed
           with
           
             an
             aussere
             Devill
             ,
          
           because
           they
           take
           no
           more
           of
           the
           creatures
           then
           will
           serve
           necessity
           .
           And
           in
           opposition
           to
           them
           ,
           he
           is
           speaking
           of
           a
           People
           called
           
             Raunters
             ,
          
           who
           exceedeth
           in
           these
           things
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           such
           ,
           I
           have
           nothing
           to
           say
           for
           what
           they
           doe
           ,
           cxcept
           God
           let
           such
           a
           People
           rise
           ,
           to
           be
           a●
           signes
           of
           the
           pride
           and
           rich
           deckings
           of
           the
           Harlot
           ,
           in
           those
           ,
           and
           by
           those
           ▪
           who
           have
           a
           Forme
           of
           godlinesse
           ,
           and
           yet
           live
           not
           in
           the
           power
           of
           God
           .
           But
           as
           for
           these
           whom
           he
           calleth
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           my
           spirit
           is
           led
           out
           to
           justifie
           them
           in
           what
           they
           doe
           ,
           as
           concerning
           the
           bringing
           downe
           their
           pride
           of
           heart
           ,
           and
           mortifying
           the
           sences
           ;
           but
           such
           worke
           as
           this
           ,
           is
           not
           tollerable
           amongst
           Formalists
           ,
           who
           can
           have
           the
           liberty
           to
           feed
           their
           sences
           ,
           and
           uphold
           their
           pride
           ,
           and
           keep
           reputation
           amongst
           men
           ,
           and
           runne
           after
           profit
           as
           greedily
           as
           any
           in
           the
           world
           ;
           nay
           ,
           is
           not
           almost
           all
           knavery
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           masked
           with
           a
           Forme
           of
           Religion
           in
           these
           dayes
           .
           Formes
           of
           Religion
           is
           the
           fashion
           of
           the
           times
           ;
           and
           now
           adayes
           Priests
           ,
           and
           witty
           men
           ,
           and
           Taylors
           is
           all
           hard
           put
           to
           it
           ;
           the
           one
           to
           invent
           the
           finest
           Forme
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           to
           invent
           new
           Fashion
           of
           Apparell
           for
           these
           Formalists
           to
           weare
           .
           
           And
           when
           God
           is
           pleased
           to
           raise
           up
           a
           People
           of
           his
           owne
           accord
           ,
           to
           forsake
           the
           folly
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           and
           to
           cry
           out
           against
           the
           evill
           in
           these
           things
           ,
           O
           how
           doth
           the
           Harlot
           in
           the
           Formalist
           ,
           begin
           to
           stir
           her selfe
           ,
           and
           by
           all
           meanes
           possible
           ,
           seeke
           to
           scandalize
           ,
           or
           root
           out
           such
           people
           ,
           as
           would
           have
           her
           skirts
           turned
           over
           her
           Face
           ,
           that
           her
           nakednesse
           ▪
           and
           naughtinesse
           might
           appeare
           .
           But
           this
           is
           no
           strange
           thing
           to
           me
           ,
           for
           it
           hath
           alwayes
           been
           the
           fashion
           of
           the
           Sonns
           of
           the
           Bond-woman
           ,
           to
           persecute
           the
           Free-borne
           Sons
           ;
           and
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           but
           if
           Christ
           and
           
             John
             Baptist
          
           were
           both
           in
           Person
           among
           us
           ▪
           but
           that
           the
           one
           would
           be
           called
           a
           friend
           of
           the
           Publicans
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           that
           he
           had
           to
           doe
           with
           a
           Devill
           .
           For
           wheresoever
           there
           is
           a
           Forme
           of
           godlinesse
           ,
           and
           the
           power
           awanting
           ,
           these
           people
           cannot
           chuse
           but
           be
           the
           enemies
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           opposers
           of
           his
           
             Worke
             ,
          
           when
           he
           
             Worketh
          
           or
           bringeth
           any
           thing
           to
           passe
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           order
           they
           have
           limited
           fo●
           him
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Author
             in
             his
             proceeding
             ,
             takes
             it
             for
             a
             strange
             delution
             ,
             that
             these
             People
          
           live
           above
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           should
           have
           a
           light
           in
           them
           equall
           to
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           that
           that
           light
           should
           be
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           need
           not
           Scripture
           to
           be
           taught
           by
           ,
           because
           the
           same
           is
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           what
           they
           speake
           or
           write
           ,
           is
           equall
           to
           Scripture
           :
           
             And
             then
             bringeth
             in
             a
             saying
             of
             Christs
             ,
             to
             admonish
             People
          
           to
           take
           heed
           of
           such
           light
           ;
           
             the
             which
             he
             applyeth
             as
             truely
             ,
             as
          
           quaking
           and
           trembling
           comes
           by
           the
           Devill
           :
           
             the
             which
             is
             cleerely
             confuted
             before
             :
          
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           first
           of
           these
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           That
           
             People
             should
             be
             led
             to
             live
             above
             Ordinances
             ;
          
           I
           would
           know
           of
           the
           Author
           what
           Ordinances
           he
           meaneth
           of
           ;
           whether
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           Ordinances
           of
           men
           ;
           and
           I
           would
           have
           him
           to
           know
           what
           an
           Ordinance
           is
           ,
           and
           for
           what
           end
           Ordinances
           was
           ordained
           ;
           and
           I
           would
           have
           him
           to
           know
           a
           difference
           between
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           is
           but
           the
           Ordinance
           of
           men
           ;
           but
           I
           feare
           he
           cannot
           as
           yet
           see
           a
           difference
           between
           them
           ,
           and
           therefore
           maketh
           a
           humble
           jumble
           of
           both
           together
           .
           But
           for
           the
           clearing
           of
           the
           same
           ▪
           I
           would
           have
           both
           this
           Author
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           of
           his
           order
           ,
           to
           understand
           what
           shall
           be
           said
           concerning
           
           Ordinances
           .
           As
           for
           that
           which
           is
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           God
           ,
           we
           have
           commands
           for
           the
           observing
           of
           the
           same
           .
           And
           one
           of
           his
           chiefe
           and
           greatest
           Ordinances
           ,
           is
           his
           Sonne
           
             Christ
             ,
          
           one
           with
           himselfe
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           10.
           42.
           and
           in
           as
           much
           at
           he
           would
           have
           us
           obedient
           to
           that
           Ordinance
           ,
           he
           hath
           given
           out
           his
           Command
           ,
           
             To
             love
             the
             Lord
             our
             God
             with
             all
             our
             heart
             ,
             &c.
             and
             beleeve
             in
             his
             Sonne
             Jesus
             Christ
             whom
             he
             hath
             sent
             .
          
           Now
           the
           fulfilling
           of
           these
           commands
           in
           being
           obedient
           to
           that
           Ordinance
           ,
           it
           is
           out
           of
           the
           compasse
           of
           the
           power
           of
           every
           man
           ;
           and
           therefore
           God
           in
           stouping
           to
           the
           weakenesse
           of
           men
           ▪
           hath
           given
           out
           other
           inferiour
           Ordinances
           ,
           as
           Rules
           for
           men
           while
           they
           are
           in
           their
           weakenesse
           ;
           and
           those
           Ordinances
           are
           within
           the
           power
           of
           the
           creature
           man
           ,
           to
           be
           observed
           ;
           as
           Reading
           ,
           Hearing
           ,
           Praying
           ,
           Baptizing
           ,
           Breaking
           of
           Bread
           ,
           &c.
           
           Yet
           in
           these
           inferiour
           Ordinances
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           men
           to
           be
           so
           wise
           ,
           as
           to
           understand
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           intent
           ;
           or
           the
           cause
           ,
           and
           effect
           of
           these
           Ordinances
           .
           It
           will
           be
           found
           ,
           that
           sinne
           is
           the
           cause
           or
           ground
           of
           all
           Laws
           ,
           or
           Ordinances
           ;
           
             For
             the
             Law
             was
             added
             because
             of
             transgression
             ,
          
           Gal.
           3.
           19.
           
           And
           
             the
             Law
             is
             made
             for
             the
             ungodly
             .
          
           1.
           Tim.
           1.
           9.
           
           And
           Gods
           intent
           in
           giving
           out
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           is
           ,
           to
           be
           as
           a
           Line
           or
           Rule
           ,
           untill
           the
           effect
           be
           brought
           to
           passe
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           that
           a
           man
           be
           brought
           into
           that
           condition
           (
           by
           walking
           by
           these
           Rules
           )
           of
           the
           knowledge
           of
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           his
           owne
           weakenesse
           ,
           and
           the
           weakenesse
           of
           all
           those
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           that
           so
           the
           Soule
           may
           be
           made
           ●it
           to
           close
           with
           that
           which
           is
           the
           chiefe
           Ordinance
           of
           all
           ;
           and
           the
           soule
           once
           being
           truely
           brought
           to
           live
           under
           obedience
           of
           the
           chiefe
           Ordinance
           ,
           all
           those
           inferiour
           Ordinances
           is
           of
           little
           use
           :
           For
           
             there
             is
             a
             time
             for
             every
             thing
             ;
             a
             time
             to
             Plant
             ,
             and
             a
             time
             to
             plucke
             up
             that
             which
             was
             Planted
             For
             the
             Law
             was
             added
             because
             of
             transgressions
             ;
          
           so
           is
           all
           Ordinances
           :
           
             But
             the
             Law
             maketh
             nothing
             perfect
             ,
          
           Heb.
           7.
           29.
           no
           more
           doth
           the
           inferiour
           Ordinances
           .
           But
           when
           the
           Promised
           Seed
           is
           come
           ,
           the
           Law
           hath
           no
           more
           jurisdiction
           over
           man
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           which
           is
           perfect
           is
           come
           ,
           then
           that
           which
           is
           imperfect
           is
           done
           away
           ;
           The
           Law
           and
           Ordinances
           are
           not
           perfect
           ,
           but
           imperfect
           ;
           and
           yet
           not
           imperfect
           ,
           but
           perfect
           :
           But
           marke
           well
           what
           I
           say
           in
           defining
           my selfe
           ,
           for
           the
           Law
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           Gods
           Ordinances
           ,
           hath
           
           a
           perfection
           in
           them
           ;
           but
           their
           perfection
           tends
           to
           death
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           sinne
           that
           is
           in
           us
           ;
           and
           the
           greatest
           perfection
           that
           is
           in
           any
           Law
           or
           Ordinance
           ,
           is
           but
           to
           bring
           man
           to
           be
           perfectly
           made
           senceable
           of
           the
           sinne
           and
           selfenesse
           that
           is
           in
           him
           .
           And
           when
           man
           is
           brought
           thus
           farre
           ,
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           is
           but
           of
           little
           use
           ,
           for
           further
           man
           cannot
           be
           brought
           by
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           their
           perfection
           is
           at
           an
           end
           ;
           and
           what
           soule
           soever
           findeth
           not
           this
           to
           be
           true
           in
           observing
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           may
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           not
           been
           faithfull
           in
           walking
           close
           by
           the
           rule
           of
           the
           Ordinances
           ;
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           the
           Angell
           of
           darkenesse
           hath
           playd
           that
           soule
           a
           tricke
           of
           which
           it
           is
           little
           capable
           ,
           and
           so
           raiseth
           some
           certaine
           sweetnesse
           in
           the
           soule
           out
           of
           the
           walking
           in
           these
           Ordinances
           ;
           and
           the
           false
           fiend
           maketh
           the
           soule
           to
           beleeve
           that
           to
           be
           in
           comes
           of
           Christ
           ,
           when
           it
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           a
           life
           raised
           out
           of
           that
           whose
           nature
           is
           alwayes
           to
           produce
           death
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           false
           fiend
           hath
           got
           power
           to
           worke
           this
           worke
           ,
           no
           marvaile
           if
           such
           soules
           cry
           up
           Ordinances
           so
           fast
           ,
           and
           cry
           downe
           any
           appearance
           of
           God
           in
           others
           who
           are
           let
           see
           ,
           and
           led
           out
           ,
           from
           such
           delusions
           :
           but
           I
           let
           such
           passe
           with
           the
           saying
           of
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           
             Thou
             hast
             wearied
             thy selfe
             in
             the
             greatnesse
             of
             thy
             wayes
             ,
             yet
             saidest
             thou
             not
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             hope
             ;
             thou
             hast
             found
             the
             life
             of
             thine
             hands
             ,
             and
             therefore
             thou
             art
             not
             grieved
             ,
          
           Isay
           57.
           10.
           
        
         
           In
           every
           soule
           (
           which
           is
           rightly
           carried
           on
           into
           that
           which
           is
           the
           chiefe
           good
           )
           it
           will
           be
           truely
           made
           appeare
           ,
           that
           the
           perfection
           of
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           is
           fulfilled
           in
           bringing
           it
           into
           a
           perfect
           death
           :
           and
           the
           imperfection
           of
           Laws
           and
           Ordinances
           will
           appeare
           ,
           in
           that
           they
           cannot
           restore
           the
           pure
           life
           to
           the
           soule
           ;
           but
           that
           proceedeth
           from
           another
           Fountaine
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           chiefe
           Ordinance
           ;
           and
           when
           that
           which
           is
           chiefe
           and
           supreame
           ,
           is
           come
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           inferiour
           is
           out
           of
           date
           with
           that
           soule
           ,
           and
           so
           it
           is
           made
           to
           live
           in
           that
           which
           is
           chiefe
           ,
           above
           that
           which
           is
           inferiour
           ;
           for
           these
           inferiour
           Ordinances
           are
           but
           Childrens
           Tutors
           in
           their
           minority
           ,
           untill
           the
           time
           appointed
           of
           the
           Father
           ;
           though
           Children
           may
           sometimes
           ,
           for
           want
           of
           knowledge
           ,
           be
           led
           out
           to
           love
           their
           tutors
           better
           then
           their
           Father
           ;
           yea
           ,
           and
           thinke
           both
           their
           Fathers
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           enemies
           that
           would
           seeme
           to
           seperate
           them
           ,
           and
           their
           Tutors
           ▪
           
           though
           it
           were
           to
           carry
           them
           to
           live
           in
           the
           bosome
           of
           thei●
           naturall
           Fathers
           ;
           but
           these
           are
           but
           the
           foolish
           thoughts
           of
           Children
           ,
           and
           the
           Apostle
           was
           such
           a
           one
           at
           sometime
           himselfe
           ;
           but
           when
           he
           grew
           up
           to
           be
           a
           man
           ,
           he
           put
           away
           childish
           things
           ;
           meaning
           ,
           whatsoever
           was
           inferiour
           to
           the
           living
           ,
           in
           that
           which
           was
           the
           chiefe
           Ordinance
           ,
           even
           the
           love
           of
           God
           in
           Christ
           ,
           or
           Christ
           made
           truely
           knowne
           to
           his
           soule
           ;
           and
           was
           the
           Apostle
           condemned
           for
           saying
           so
           ,
           or
           dare
           any
           judge
           ,
           or
           question
           his
           light
           that
           led
           him
           into
           that
           condition
           ,
           or
           who
           dare
           say
           that
           he
           was
           in
           an
           error
           ,
           when
           he
           counted
           all
           his
           religious
           walking
           by
           the
           rules
           as
           dung
           and
           drosse
           ?
           
             Phil.
          
           3.
           or
           who
           dare
           say
           that
           he
           was
           guided
           by
           a
           false
           light
           ,
           when
           he
           counted
           Ordinances
           ,
           but
           as
           shaddowes
           ,
           and
           reproved
           the
           people
           for
           being
           subject
           to
           such
           things
           ?
           
             Col.
          
           2.
           20.
           
           But
           you
           may
           say
           ,
           That
           these
           was
           Ordinances
           Instituted
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           but
           now
           we
           live
           under
           Gospel-Ordinances
           ,
           and
           therfore
           none
           may
           live
           above
           them
           .
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           The
           Ordinances
           under
           the
           Law
           had
           their
           time
           ,
           and
           pointed
           out
           that
           which
           was
           the
           end
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           Christ
           appearing
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           ended
           :
           and
           the
           Ordinances
           under
           the
           Gospel
           hath
           their
           time
           ,
           and
           their
           end
           also
           ;
           and
           that
           is
           ,
           when
           Christ
           appeareth
           in
           the
           spirits
           of
           men
           ,
           for
           he
           is
           the
           end
           of
           all
           Ordinances
           whatsoever
           ,
           to
           them
           who
           live
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           But
           you
           may
           say
           ,
           That
           Beleevers
           in
           the
           Primitive
           time
           ,
           made
           use
           of
           Gospel-Ordinances
           ,
           whose
           Example
           it
           behooveth
           all
           men
           to
           follow
           .
           To
           which
           I
           say
           ,
           it
           was
           meet
           they
           should
           doe
           so
           ,
           at
           sometime
           especially
           ,
           when
           they
           were
           in
           their
           minority
           in
           beleeving
           ▪
           and
           so
           for
           all
           young
           Christians
           :
           For
           as
           I
           said
           before
           ,
           there
           is
           a
           time
           for
           every
           thing
           ;
           but
           even
           in
           the
           Primitive
           time
           there
           was
           degrees
           of
           Christians
           ;
           some
           Children
           ,
           some
           young-men
           ,
           some
           old-men
           ,
           or
           Fathers
           ;
           and
           it
           was
           the
           wisedome
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           to
           frame
           his
           discourse
           and
           behaviour
           to
           every
           ones
           condition
           ,
           and
           to
           feed
           Children
           with
           Childrens
           meate
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           to
           the
           stronger
           such
           as
           was
           suteable
           for
           them
           .
           And
           while
           the
           People
           was
           so
           contending
           about
           Orders
           and
           Ordinances
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           judged
           them
           but
           as
           carnall
           ,
           and
           was
           but
           to
           be
           fed
           with
           Childrens
           meate
           ▪
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           3.
           1.
           2.
           3.
           and
           while
           they
           were
           to
           be
           fed
           with
           such
           food
           ,
           they
           were
           not
           in
           a
           
           capacity
           of
           living
           of
           any
           other
           thing
           ;
           and
           such
           were
           these
           ,
           who
           could
           not
           see
           beyond
           the
           Ordinances
           ;
           which
           was
           but
           the
           first
           Principals
           of
           Religion
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           5.
           12.
           
           And
           who
           dare
           say
           that
           the
           Apostle
           was
           led
           with
           a
           false
           light
           ,
           when
           he
           seemed
           to
           slight
           Gospel-Ordinances
           ,
           and
           leave
           them
           ,
           as
           low
           things
           (
           being
           but
           as
           the
           Alphabet
           of
           Christians
           )
           and
           so
           reach
           out
           to
           higher
           ,
           even
           to
           that
           which
           is
           the
           substance
           of
           all
           things
           ,
           wherein
           perfection
           was
           to
           be
           attained
           ?
           
             Phil.
          
           3.
           13.
           15.
           for
           though
           the
           Apostle
           had
           to
           doe
           with
           Children
           in
           his
           time
           ;
           yet
           he
           had
           to
           doe
           with
           men
           ,
           who
           was
           more
           excellent
           ,
           and
           was
           not
           in
           bondage
           to
           weake
           and
           beggarly
           rudyments
           ,
           nor
           lived
           upon
           shaddowes
           ,
           nor
           was
           fed
           with
           Childrens
           meate
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           or
           busying
           themselves
           with
           the
           Principles
           of
           Religion
           ;
           but
           was
           men
           of
           full
           age
           ,
           who
           through
           the
           great
           mortification
           and
           selfe-denyall
           ,
           was
           brought
           to
           understand
           what
           was
           good
           ,
           and
           what
           was
           evill
           ,
           and
           would
           not
           take
           things
           for
           good
           because
           they
           seemed
           to
           be
           so
           ,
           
             Heb.
          
           5.
           13.
           
           And
           amongst
           such
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           could
           be
           understood
           ,
           when
           he
           spoke
           of
           the
           mystery
           of
           the
           Wisedome
           of
           God
           ,
           1
           
             Corinthians
          
           2.
           6.
           and
           these
           were
           of
           like
           spirit
           with
           him
           ,
           led
           out
           ,
           and
           beyond
           ,
           or
           above
           Ordinances
           ,
           Laws
           ,
           and
           inferiour
           Rules
           ,
           and
           aymed
           at
           nothing
           ,
           but
           the
           price
           of
           the
           high
           calling
           ,
           and
           the
           attaining
           to
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           the
           Dead
           ;
           and
           to
           him
           there
           was
           but
           one
           Rule
           to
           walke
           by
           ,
           and
           that
           was
           the
           Rule
           of
           the
           Crosse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           by
           which
           the
           world
           became
           Crucified
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           he
           to
           it
           ;
           and
           those
           that
           were
           perfect
           ,
           and
           aymed
           at
           perfection
           ,
           was
           to
           walke
           by
           the
           same
           Rule
           ,
           
             Phil.
          
           3.
           15.
           
           But
           now
           perfection
           is
           cryed
           downe
           ,
           and
           a
           man
           may
           almost
           as
           well
           speake
           blasphemy
           ,
           as
           speake
           of
           perfection
           ,
           and
           any
           rule
           or
           ordinance
           is
           highly
           esteemed
           ,
           bu●
           the
           chiefe
           Ordinance
           ,
           and
           the
           rule
           and
           imitation
           of
           that
           Ordinance
           ,
           
             viz.
             the
             Crosse
             of
             Christ
             :
          
           Nay
           ,
           the
           very
           appearance
           of
           this
           ,
           scareth
           all
           men
           in
           a
           Forme
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           a
           Forme
           ;
           For
           this
           rule
           of
           the
           Crosse
           is
           that
           which
           will
           try
           all
           hypocrites
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           abide
           it
           ,
           for
           it
           destroyeth
           all
           faire
           seeming
           holinesse
           ,
           and
           all
           worldly
           mindednesse
           ,
           and
           all
           pleasure
           ,
           prayse
           and
           reputation
           ;
           and
           therefore
           no
           marvaile
           if
           there
           be
           so
           few
           who
           dare
           take
           up
           that
           Crosse
           ,
           and
           walke
           by
           that
           Rule
           ;
           and
           that
           those
           who
           have
           closed
           with
           it
           ,
           should
           be
           
           the
           reproach
           of
           all
           men
           .
           The
           Apostle
           himselfe
           was
           not
           a
           little
           troubled
           with
           Professors
           ,
           who
           was
           the
           very
           Enemies
           of
           the
           Crosse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           with
           weeping
           Teares
           tould
           his
           beloved
           Hearers
           that
           sad
           story
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           were
           alive
           in
           these
           dayes
           ,
           he
           might
           have
           weeping
           enough
           ,
           for
           such
           Professors
           ,
           as
           are
           the
           enemies
           of
           the
           Crosse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           whose
           God
           is
           their
           belly
           ,
           who
           glory
           in
           that
           which
           should
           be
           their
           shame
           .
           who
           minde
           earthly
           things
           ,
           
             Phil.
          
           3.
           17.
           
           And
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           if
           the
           Apostle
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           and
           those
           to
           whom
           he
           spake
           the
           Mystery
           of
           the
           Wisedom
           of
           God
           unto
           ,
           were
           amongst
           us
           ,
           but
           that
           these
           Professors
           who
           pretend
           ordinances
           so
           much
           (
           and
           yet
           in
           these
           ordinances
           the
           very
           Enemies
           of
           the
           Crosse
           )
           would
           call
           them
           deluded
           men
           ,
           and
           carryed
           away
           by
           a
           false
           light
           .
           But
           I
           hope
           the
           Author
           will
           know
           hereafter
           ,
           what
           it
           is
           to
           live
           under
           ordinances
           ,
           and
           what
           life
           that
           is
           that
           is
           led
           above
           ordinances
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           am
           somewhat
           affraid
           ,
           that
           the
           Author
           is
           somewhat
           mistaken
           about
           the
           ordinances
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           taketh
           the
           ordinances
           of
           men
           ,
           for
           the
           ordinances
           of
           God
           :
           but
           at
           present
           I
           will
           not
           stand
           upon
           defining
           every
           ordinance
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           of
           God
           or
           Man
           ,
           but
           one
           onely
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           let
           him
           and
           all
           other
           judge
           the
           rest
           :
           I
           doubt
           he
           takes
           the
           Priests
           of
           these
           times
           for
           Gods
           Ministers
           ▪
           and
           so
           may
           call
           them
           an
           ordinance
           of
           God
           ;
           nay
           ,
           and
           amongst
           Fools
           ,
           they
           are
           accounted
           one
           of
           the
           chiefe
           ordinances
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           call
           themselves
           ;
           but
           if
           the
           Author
           thinks
           so
           ,
           he
           is
           mistaken
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           all
           other
           that
           take
           them
           so
           ,
           for
           they
           are
           none
           of
           the
           ordinances
           of
           God
           ,
           for
           he
           never
           sent
           them
           neither
           have
           they
           any
           Commission
           from
           him
           ;
           but
           they
           are
           an
           ordinance
           of
           men
           ,
           and
           by
           men
           were
           they
           sent
           out
           ,
           and
           of
           men
           have
           they
           learned
           their
           Ministery
           ,
           and
           of
           men
           they
           have
           their
           Commission
           ,
           and
           for
           gaine
           it
           is
           they
           seek
           ,
           and
           for
           prosit
           it
           is
           they
           Preach
           ,
           and
           runne
           as
           greedily
           after
           it
           ,
           as
           the
           hungry
           dog
           doth
           after
           his
           prey
           ;
           and
           if
           hire
           were
           but
           taken
           away
           from
           them
           ,
           all
           the
           world
           might
           see
           who
           ordained
           them
           ;
           and
           these
           have
           been
           the
           greatest
           enemies
           of
           the
           Crosse
           of
           Christ
           in
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           by
           them
           hath
           the
           eyes
           of
           men
           been
           blinded
           from
           the
           true
           beholding
           of
           the
           Truth
           ;
           but
           let
           but
           the
           Free
           borne
           Sonns
           have
           patience
           a
           while
           ,
           and
           they
           shall
           see
           that
           brought
           to
           passe
           ,
           which
           all
           the
           Preaching
           ,
           
           Praying
           Consultations
           and
           Petitions
           of
           all
           the
           Priests
           in
           England
           shall
           not
           be
           able
           to
           turne
           away
           ;
           their
           feare
           is
           upon
           them
           already
           ,
           and
           their
           fall
           is
           not
           farre
           off
           ,
           for
           God
           hath
           born
           fourteen
           hundred
           yeares
           with
           them
           ,
           but
           his
           patience
           is
           well-nigh
           at
           a
           period
           ▪
           their
           guilt
           beginneth
           to
           stir
           ,
           and
           their
           feare
           is
           such
           that
           they
           thinke
           every
           bush
           is
           a
           boggle
           ,
           this
           is
           truely
           apparant
           amongst
           them
           ,
           ●or
           the
           very
           name
           of
           these
           simple
           despised
           people
           ,
           called
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           doth
           scare
           them
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           runne
           together
           as
           so
           many
           Wolves
           ,
           which
           is
           scared
           by
           the
           bark
           of
           a
           dog
           ;
           and
           all
           their
           Consultations
           is
           ,
           how
           to
           get
           these
           poore
           people
           destroyed
           for
           their
           heart
           tells
           them
           ▪
           if
           these
           increase
           ,
           their
           Kingdom
           will
           be
           destroyed
           :
           but
           of
           that
           no
           more
           at
           present
           .
        
         
           The
           Author
           of
           that
           Discourse
           ,
           taketh
           it
           in
           high
           disdaine
           ,
           that
           these
           people
           should
           say
           ,
           
             they
             have
             a
             light
             in
             them
             equall
             to
             Scripture
             ,
             and
             that
             that
             light
             should
             be
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             ,
             and
             so
             need
             not
             Scripture
             ,
             because
             the
             same
             is
             fulfilled
             in
             them
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           If
           this
           Author
           had
           but
           taken
           good
           notice
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           he
           need
           not
           have
           slighted
           these
           sayings
           ;
           for
           in
           saying
           so
           ,
           they
           doe
           not
           vary
           from
           the
           truth
           of
           God
           declared
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           nor
           from
           the
           promise
           of
           Christ
           made
           out
           to
           those
           that
           are
           his
           followers
           ▪
           as
           may
           plainely
           appeare
           in
           these
           sayings
           ,
           
             When
             the
             spirit
             of
             truth
             is
             come
             ,
             he
             will
             guide
             you
             into
             all
             truth
             ,
          
           &c.
           John
           16.
           13.
           and
           further
           ,
           his
           promise
           was
           ,
           that
           when
           he
           was
           departed
           ,
           
             He
             would
             send
             the
             Comforter
             ▪
             even
             the
             spirit
             of
             truth
             ,
             which
             proceeded
             from
             the
             Father
             ,
             which
             should
             testifie
             of
             him
             ,
          
           John
           15.
           26.
           
           And
           moreover
           ,
           our
           Saviour
           saith
           againe
           ,
           
             When
             the
             Comforter
             ▪
             which
             is
             the
             holy
             Ghost
             is
             come
             ,
             whom
             the
             Father
             will
             send
             in
             my
             name
             ;
             he
             shall
             teach
             you
             all
             truth
             ,
             and
             bring
             all
             things
             to
             your
             remembrance
             ,
          
           &c.
           John
           14.
           26.
           
           I
           hope
           the
           Author
           will
           not
           deny
           the
           truth
           of
           these
           Scriptures
           ;
           and
           if
           these
           promises
           be
           fulfilled
           in
           any
           man
           ▪
           what
           need
           hath
           such
           of
           Scripture
           reaching
           without
           them
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           received
           the
           same
           spirit
           within
           them
           ,
           by
           which
           all
           true
           Scripture
           was
           written
           :
           and
           how
           much
           is
           the
           words
           ,
           proceeding
           from
           that
           spirit
           ,
           inferiour
           to
           Scripture
           ,
           except
           the
           holy
           Ghost
           have
           changed
           its
           nature
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           what
           it
           was
           formerly
           ;
           for
           it
           is
           not
           time
           and
           persons
           that
           make
           mens
           words
           differ
           ,
           or
           not
           be
           in
           equallity
           
           to
           the
           word
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           the
           spirit
           from
           whence
           they
           flow
           ?
           And
           doth
           not
           all
           ordinances
           point
           out
           ,
           or
           leade
           to
           that
           very
           end
           ,
           that
           God
           and
           Man
           should
           be
           united
           in
           one
           spirit
           ,
           that
           he
           that
           sanctifieth
           ,
           and
           they
           who
           are
           sanctified
           ,
           may
           be
           one
           ?
           And
           if
           any
           soule
           be
           so
           made
           
             one
          
           with
           God
           ,
           who
           dare
           deny
           but
           all
           true
           Scripture
           is
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           that
           such
           soules
           have
           no
           need
           of
           any
           to
           teach
           them
           ,
           because
           that
           anointing
           which
           they
           have
           received
           ▪
           is
           able
           to
           teach
           them
           all
           things
           ,
           1
           
             Iohn
          
           2.
           27.
           
           But
           I
           say
           no
           more
           to
           that
           ,
           because
           the
           truth
           of
           what
           they
           say
           herein
           is
           so
           largely
           amplified
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           except
           it
           be
           to
           poore
           blind
           iddeots
           ,
           whose
           envy
           against
           others
           ,
           have
           shut
           their
           eyes
           from
           seeing
           ,
           and
           their
           hearts
           from
           understanding
           the
           Truth
           of
           Scripture
           .
        
         
           The
           Author
           of
           that
           Discourse
           ,
           proceedeth
           still
           in
           questioning
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           these
           people
           ;
           and
           amongst
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           scandals
           east
           upon
           them
           ,
           would
           make
           people
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           these
           people
           deny
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           the
           which
           is
           a
           most
           false
           aspersion
           ;
           for
           there
           is
           not
           a
           people
           in
           England
           that
           is
           more
           conformable
           to
           the
           very
           outward
           requiring
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           then
           these
           people
           ,
           and
           that
           light
           within
           them
           doth
           leade
           them
           ,
           and
           causeth
           them
           to
           act
           according
           to
           what
           the
           Scripture
           requireth
           in
           the
           practicall
           part
           thereof
           in
           their
           obedience
           ,
           to
           which
           their
           very
           outward
           practice
           doth
           condemne
           all
           men
           in
           the
           Land
           ,
           both
           religious
           and
           irreligious
           ;
           for
           they
           follow
           the
           words
           of
           our
           Saviour
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             Take
             no
             thought
             for
             to
             morrow
             :
             And
             having
             Food
             and
             Rayment
             ,
             therewith
             be
             content
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Mat.
           6.
           26.
           27.
           
           And
           in
           mortifying
           their
           Sences
           and
           Members
           ,
           they
           follow
           the
           command
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           to
           divers
           of
           the
           people
           he
           taught
           ,
           which
           Rule
           he
           followed
           himselfe
           ,
           1
           
             Cor.
          
           9.
           27.
           and
           yet
           this
           Author
           saith
           ,
           
             They
             are
             possessed
             with
             an
             austere
             Devill
             ,
          
           and
           denyes
           Scripture
           for
           so
           doing
           ;
           but
           let
           but
           a
           wise
           man
           judge
           ,
           whether
           those
           who
           pretend
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           talke
           of
           Scripture
           ;
           or
           those
           that
           practice
           Scripture
           ,
           deny
           it
           most
           ;
           for
           every
           one
           that
           cryeth
           up
           Scripture
           with
           their
           Tongue
           ,
           are
           not
           those
           that
           confesse
           Scripture
           ;
           but
           those
           are
           they
           that
           truely
           confesse
           it
           ,
           that
           in
           their
           practice
           is
           conformable
           to
           it
           :
           for
           every
           one
           shall
           not
           enter
           into
           Heaven
           for
           talking
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           making
           discourses
           of
           God
           out
           of
           Scripture
           .
           
           nor
           that
           sayeth
           Lord
           ,
           Lord
           ;
           but
           they
           that
           doe
           the
           
             Will
             of
             the
             Father
             .
          
        
         
           But
           it
           is
           no
           marvaile
           to
           me
           if
           these
           people
           be
           so
           cryed
           out
           against
           with
           all
           people
           ,
           for
           their
           very
           outward
           life
           is
           a
           Witnesse
           against
           all
           sorts
           ,
           both
           Formalists
           ,
           and
           others
           ;
           For
           there
           is
           no
           difference
           between
           the
           Formalists
           ,
           and
           men
           who
           are
           not
           conformed
           ,
           for
           both
           are
           alike
           for
           pride
           and
           sensuality
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           love
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           for
           reputation
           amongst
           men
           ,
           all
           of
           them
           having
           hearts
           alike
           ,
           in
           the
           worship
           of
           the
           god
           of
           the
           World
           ;
           onely
           the
           Formalists
           differ
           from
           the
           other
           in
           their
           head
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           are
           carryed
           beyond
           the
           other
           into
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           ,
           in
           which
           they
           worship
           God
           according
           to
           their
           good-thinking
           ;
           but
           yet
           their
           Forme
           will
           admit
           their
           hearts
           to
           worship
           the
           gods
           of
           the
           Heathen
           ;
           I
           may
           speak
           it
           with
           sadnesse
           of
           heart
           ,
           seeing
           the
           truth
           hereof
           so
           clearely
           ,
           and
           cannot
           deny
           ,
           but
           all
           Formalists
           and
           unconformed
           ▪
           are
           but
           hornes
           springing
           out
           of
           the
           same
           head
           of
           the
           Beast
           which
           
             John
          
           saw
           in
           his
           
             Revelation
             .
          
        
         
           Further
           ,
           the
           light
           that
           is
           in
           these
           people
           ,
           is
           not
           at
           all
           contrary
           to
           what
           the
           Scripture
           holdeth
           out
           in
           the
           Mystery
           ,
           but
           the
           same
           being
           truely
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           they
           are
           made
           able
           to
           witnesse
           the
           truth
           in
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           no
           other
           way
           can
           any
           soule
           be
           a
           true
           witnesse
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           by
           having
           the
           same
           truely
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           ;
           for
           all
           other
           are
           but
           false
           witnesses
           ,
           and
           speaketh
           but
           of
           it
           from
           what
           they
           have
           heard
           or
           received
           from
           others
           ;
           and
           these
           people
           is
           made
           able
           by
           the
           light
           which
           is
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           witnesse
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           love
           of
           God
           made
           knowne
           to
           their
           soules
           ,
           and
           of
           other
           of
           Gods
           dealing
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           will
           not
           vary
           from
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           owne
           it
           ,
           and
           take
           it
           to
           witnesse
           the
           truth
           of
           what
           they
           doe
           declare
           to
           others
           .
           And
           I
           am
           sure
           ,
           that
           many
           of
           the
           Priests
           in
           England
           can
           witnesse
           the
           truth
           of
           what
           I
           say
           ,
           
             if
          
           their
           malice
           would
           but
           let
           them
           ;
           for
           the
           time
           hath
           been
           (
           and
           not
           long
           since
           )
           that
           some
           of
           the
           Priests
           made
           tryall
           of
           them
           ,
           thinking
           to
           confute
           them
           ,
           and
           make
           them
           appeare
           as
           erronious
           ;
           but
           it
           proved
           the
           contrary
           way
           :
           for
           not
           long
           had
           they
           dissoursed
           with
           them
           ,
           but
           the
           Priests
           was
           strucken
           dumbe
           before
           
           them
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           a
           word
           to
           say
           ,
           but
           was
           forced
           to
           fly
           ,
           like
           beaten
           Cockes
           ;
           in
           so
           much
           that
           the
           very
           vulgar
           people
           ,
           shouted
           at
           the
           beaten
           Priests
           ;
           and
           some
           did
           averre
           ,
           that
           they
           conceived
           ,
           that
           no
           fewer
           then
           an
           hundred
           soules
           was
           convinced
           of
           the
           truth
           at
           that
           time
           :
           And
           yet
           these
           beaten
           Priests
           deviseth
           all
           wayes
           possible
           ,
           to
           root
           out
           these
           people
           ;
           but
           they
           are
           but
           like
           the
           people
           ,
           with
           whom
           
             Steven
          
           conversed
           ,
           who
           was
           not
           able
           to
           resist
           the
           spirit
           he
           spake
           from
           ,
           yet
           they
           stoned
           him
           to
           death
           ,
           
             Acts
          
           7.
           ●7
           .
           &c.
           
        
         
           The
           Author
           of
           that
           Discourse
           ,
           proceedeth
           about
           the
           exhaltation
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           sayes
           ,
           
             whatsoever
             is
             essentiall
             to
             God
             ,
             the
             same
             is
             appropriated
             to
             Scripture
             :
          
           the
           which
           saying
           ,
           if
           well
           considered
           ,
           is
           no
           lesse
           then
           blasphemy
           ;
           Whether
           was
           it
           God
           ,
           or
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           that
           Created
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           things
           ?
           Or
           whether
           was
           it
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           Christ
           ,
           that
           suffered
           for
           the
           sinne
           of
           man
           ?
           or
           whether
           is
           it
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           Christ
           ,
           that
           reconcileth
           God
           to
           man
           ?
           or
           whether
           is
           it
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           God
           ,
           that
           maketh
           the
           Winde
           blow
           where
           it
           listeth
           ,
           and
           the
           Raine
           to
           fall
           in
           its
           appointed
           season
           ?
           &c.
           If
           that
           be
           true
           which
           he
           saith
           ,
           why
           is
           not
           every
           one
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           made
           holy
           ,
           that
           Heareth
           or
           Readeth
           Scripture
           ?
           Alas
           ,
           when
           men
           have
           no
           other
           light
           ,
           but
           the
           light
           of
           reason
           ,
           to
           beare
           witnesse
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           what
           soule
           mistakes
           doe
           they
           light
           on
           in
           medling
           with
           Scripture
           ;
           for
           as
           some
           being
           led
           by
           their
           wilde
           wandering
           wit
           ,
           make
           lesse
           of
           the
           Scripture
           then
           it
           is
           ;
           so
           this
           Author
           is
           carried
           by
           that
           light
           ,
           to
           make
           more
           of
           the
           Scripture
           then
           it
           is
           ;
           and
           to
           make
           good
           what
           he
           affirmeth
           ,
           he
           quoteth
           
             Gal.
          
           3.
           8.
           where
           the
           Apostle
           is
           speaking
           of
           things
           in
           the
           dayes
           of
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           which
           was
           before
           any
           Scripture
           was
           Written
           ;
           and
           because
           the
           Apostle
           sayes
           ,
           
             The
             Scripture
             foreseei●g
             such
             things
             ;
          
           therefore
           it
           is
           like
           God
           ,
           who
           fore-seeth
           all
           things
           .
           But
           I
           would
           have
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           to
           understand
           themselves
           better
           ,
           and
           then
           they
           shall
           understand
           Scripture
           better
           .
           I
           would
           know
           of
           the
           Author
           ,
           what
           Scripture
           it
           was
           that
           the
           Apostle
           meaneth
           of
           ,
           when
           the
           Scripture
           which
           we
           have
           at
           this
           day
           ,
           was
           not
           written
           many
           a
           yeare
           after
           the
           time
           of
           
             Abraham
             :
          
           but
           if
           the
           Author
           cannot
           tell
           ,
           I
           will
           declare
           to
           him
           what
           Scripture
           that
           was
           ;
           
           The
           Word
           Scripture
           is
           two-fold
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           understood
           in
           a
           two-fold
           sence
           ;
           the
           one
           Essencyall
           ,
           the
           other
           Declarative
           :
           Now
           the
           Scripture
           Declarative
           ,
           is
           written
           in
           Paper
           by
           men
           ,
           and
           had
           a
           time
           for
           its
           beginning
           ,
           and
           so
           there
           is
           a
           time
           for
           it
           to
           end
           ;
           but
           the
           Scripture
           Essenciall
           ,
           hath
           its
           being
           in
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           is
           Eternall
           ,
           and
           shall
           have
           no
           end
           ;
           and
           this
           Scriture
           is
           the
           true
           Essenciall
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           or
           his
           Sonne
           Christ
           ,
           by
           whom
           all
           things
           were
           Created
           ;
           and
           this
           Word
           was
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           and
           this
           Word
           was
           God
           ,
           and
           nothing
           was
           made
           or
           brought
           to
           passe
           ,
           but
           by
           this
           Word
           ,
           
             John
          
           1.
           1.
           2.
           and
           this
           Word
           was
           the
           Wisedome
           of
           God
           by
           which
           he
           spoke
           ,
           and
           acted
           ,
           and
           fore-seeth
           things
           to
           come
           :
           and
           it
           was
           this
           Word
           ,
           or
           Scripture
           that
           fore-saw
           ,
           by
           which
           God
           fore-told
           
             Abraham
          
           things
           to
           come
           ;
           and
           this
           Word
           ,
           or
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           God
           ,
           is
           all
           one
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           who
           knew
           the
           truth
           hereof
           ▪
           divers
           times
           useth
           the
           Word
           Scripture
           ;
           for
           the
           Word
           God
           ,
           when
           he
           is
           speaking
           of
           Gods
           fore-seeing
           ,
           speaking
           ,
           or
           acting
           ,
           as
           may
           plainely
           appeare
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             Scripture
             hath
             concluded
             all
             under
             unbeleife
             ,
          
           Gal.
           3.
           22.
           the
           which
           act
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           Declarative
           never
           could
           doe
           ;
           but
           the
           Scripture
           or
           Word
           Essenciall
           ,
           which
           is
           God
           :
           the
           truth
           of
           which
           is
           cleared
           by
           the
           same
           Apostle
           ,
           speaking
           of
           the
           same
           subject
           ,
           where
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             That
             God
             had
             concluded
             all
             under
             unbeleife
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Rom.
           11.
           32.
           
           And
           further
           ,
           in
           speaking
           of
           what
           the
           Scripture
           said
           to
           
             Pharaoh
             ,
             Even
             for
             this
             purpose
             have
             I
             raysed
             thee
             up
             ,
          
           &c
           ,
           Rom.
           9.
           17.
           which
           saying
           was
           not
           spoken
           to
           
             Pharaoh
             ,
          
           nor
           which
           worke
           was
           wrought
           upon
           him
           ,
           by
           the
           Scripture
           Declarative
           ;
           but
           by
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           Word
           Essentiall
           ,
           which
           was
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           seen
           in
           
             Exodus
             ,
          
           9.
           16.
           where
           it
           was
           plainly
           held
           out
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           God
           that
           spake
           these
           words
           ,
           and
           wrought
           that
           worke
           ▪
           upon
           
             Pharaoh
             .
          
        
         
           Now
           I
           would
           have
           that
           Author
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           ,
           to
           understand
           the
           true
           distinction
           between
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           Word
           Essentiall
           ,
           and
           the
           Scripture
           or
           word
           Declarative
           ;
           for
           if
           they
           doe
           not
           ,
           it
           is
           possible
           they
           will
           adde
           to
           the
           one
           ,
           and
           diminish
           the
           other
           ;
           and
           then
           let
           them
           take
           heed
           of
           the
           curse
           that
           
             John
          
           speaketh
           of
           ,
           at
           the
           end
           of
           the
           
             Revelation
             .
          
        
         
           But
           the
           Author
           goeth
           on
           in
           his
           Discourse
           in
           his
           blindnesse
           ▪
           
           and
           all
           along
           attributeth
           that
           to
           the
           word
           Declarative
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           proper
           worke
           of
           the
           word
           Essenciall
           ;
           and
           so
           brings
           to
           prove
           ,
           what
           he
           ●aies
           the
           saying
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           in
           
             Heb.
          
           4.
           12.
           where
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             The
             Word
             of
             God
             is
             quicke
             and
             powerfull
             ,
             and
             sharper
             then
             any
             two
             edged
             Sword
             ,
          
           &c.
           the
           which
           he
           falsly
           applyeth
           to
           the
           Scripture
           Declarative
           ,
           which
           in
           it selfe
           is
           as
           dead
           as
           a
           stone
           ,
           except
           the
           Essenciall
           word
           first
           move
           in
           the
           heart
           of
           man
           ;
           otherwise
           how
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           all
           mens
           thoughts
           and
           intents
           is
           not
           discovered
           by
           Hearing
           ,
           or
           Reading
           it
           ?
           but
           what
           the
           Apostle
           speaketh
           there
           ,
           is
           the
           very
           worke
           of
           the
           Essenciall
           word
           ,
           or
           God
           himselfe
           ,
           as
           the
           following
           verse
           of
           the
           same
           Chapter
           will
           truely
           witnesse
           ,
           where
           the
           Apostle
           doth
           more
           illustrate
           and
           lay
           open
           the
           property
           of
           the
           Essenciall
           word
           ,
           and
           saith
           ,
           
             Neither
             is
             there
             any
             creature
             that
             is
             not
             manifested
             in
             his
             sight
             ,
             but
             all
             things
             are
             naked
             ,
             and
             layd
             open
             before
             the
             eyes
             of
             him
             with
             whom
             we
             have
             to
             doe
             .
          
           And
           doth
           not
           God
           plainely
           declare
           by
           the
           Prophet
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           
             he
             himselfe
             that
             searcheth
             the
             heart
             ,
             and
             tryeth
             the
             reines
             ,
          
           Jer.
           17.
           9.
           10.
           
           O
           what
           blindnesse
           is
           amongst
           men
           (
           yea
           amongst
           Professors
           also
           )
           that
           they
           cannot
           see
           ,
           nor
           be
           made
           beleeve
           what
           is
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           but
           in
           their
           blindnesse
           ,
           taketh
           the
           Scripture
           Declarative
           ,
           for
           the
           word
           of
           God
           ▪
           for
           which
           they
           have
           neither
           example
           ,
           nor
           command
           in
           that
           Scripture
           they
           doe
           so
           much
           Idolize
           ,
           but
           onely
           as
           they
           have
           received
           that
           word
           by
           Tradition
           from
           their
           fore-Fathers
           ,
           who
           was
           blinded
           in
           their
           understanding
           ,
           and
           could
           not
           know
           any
           other
           word
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           gave
           that
           name
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           because
           they
           were
           not
           acquainted
           with
           the
           Essenciall
           word
           within
           them
           ,
           therefore
           their
           wit
           carryed
           them
           to
           Scripture
           without
           them
           ;
           and
           finding
           some
           saying
           in
           it
           which
           suited
           with
           their
           reason
           as
           such
           sayings
           as
           these
           ▪
           
             They
             spake
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             with
             boldnesse
             ,
          
           Acts
           4
           31.
           
           
             But
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             grew
             and
             multiplyed
             ,
          
           Acts
           12.
           24.
           
           
             Not
             handling
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             deceitfully
             ,
          
           Rom.
           4.
           2.
           
           
             Take
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Sword
             of
             the
             Spirit
             ,
          
           Ephes.
           6.
           17.
           
           
             It
             is
             sanctified
             by
             the
             Word
             of
             God
             and
             Prayer
             ,
          
           1
           Tim.
           4.
           5.
           and
           divers
           other
           speaking
           in
           Scripture
           to
           that
           purpose
           ,
           which
           all
           of
           them
           is
           the
           proper
           effects
           of
           the
           Eternall
           Word
           the
           
             Sonne
             of
             God
             ,
          
           the
           which
           but
           few
           of
           our
           wise
           ,
           learned
           Rabbies
           have
           knowne
           ;
           and
           therefore
           
           have
           they
           understood
           ,
           that
           these
           sayings
           which
           held
           out
           the
           property
           of
           the
           Eternall
           ,
           with
           its
           effects
           ,
           to
           be
           the
           property
           of
           the
           Scripture
           and
           its
           effects
           .
           But
           when
           our
           
             Saviour
          
           (
           who
           was
           the
           Word
           it selfe
           )
           had
           occasion
           to
           use
           Scripture
           ,
           he
           gave
           no
           such
           title
           to
           Scripture
           ,
           but
           said
           ,
           
             It
             is
             Written
          
           in
           such
           a
           Booke
           ;
           or
           
             Is
             it
             not
             Written
             in
             your
             Law
             ,
          
           John
           10.
           34.
           
           And
           when
           the
           Apostles
           had
           occasion
           to
           speake
           out
           of
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           did
           they
           not
           follow
           the
           same
           rules
           .
           And
           when
           the
           Apostle
           
             Peter
          
           would
           pronounce
           the
           Scripture
           by
           another
           name
           ,
           he
           calleth
           it
           ,
           
             A
             sure
             Word
             of
             Prophesie
             .
          
           But
           this
           epithite
           ,
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ,
           was
           not
           at
           all
           given
           to
           it
           ,
           untill
           the
           Eternall
           Word
           was
           hid
           ,
           and
           man
           wanted
           the
           life
           ,
           and
           power
           thereof
           ,
           within
           him
           ;
           and
           then
           his
           wit
           found
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           without
           him
           ;
           and
           to
           these
           dayes
           our
           wise
           Rabbies
           understand
           it
           so
           ▪
           and
           makes
           Fooles
           beleeve
           that
           what
           they
           say
           is
           true
           ;
           and
           under
           this
           pretence
           ,
           they
           take
           to
           themselves
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           that
           which
           they
           Preach
           is
           the
           Word
           of
           God
           ;
           when
           as
           they
           know
           not
           what
           the
           word
           of
           God
           is
           ,
           but
           what
           they
           gather
           out
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           which
           is
           nothing
           else
           but
           a
           Declaration
           of
           the
           word
           of
           God
           without
           a
           man
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           that
           which
           is
           the
           Word
           it selfe
           (
           the
           which
           should
           live
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           what
           that
           word
           spake
           in
           them
           ,
           to
           declare
           to
           others
           )
           alas
           ,
           they
           know
           not
           what
           it
           meaneth
           ,
           but
           busyeth
           themselves
           to
           persecute
           and
           scandalize
           these
           ,
           in
           whom
           the
           Essenciall
           word
           liveth
           ,
           and
           they
           in
           it
           :
           And
           that
           Author
           being
           of
           the
           Disciples
           of
           thefe
           Rabbies
           ,
           doth
           play
           his
           part
           on
           their
           side
           ,
           and
           in
           his
           Discourse
           runns
           himselfe
           stone
           blinde
           about
           advancing
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           Scripture
           ,
           to
           that
           end
           ,
           for
           which
           they
           were
           never
           intended
           ;
           but
           if
           the
           blind
           leade
           the
           blind
           ,
           they
           had
           best
           take
           heed
           of
           ditches
           .
           It
           would
           be
           too
           tedious
           ,
           and
           draw
           out
           too
           long
           a
           Volume
           to
           answer
           that
           Author
           in
           every
           perticular
           of
           his
           blind
           Discourse
           ,
           therefore
           I
           will
           passe
           by
           many
           things
           ,
           the
           which
           if
           time
           would
           have
           permitted
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           answered
           in
           order
           ;
           but
           what
           I
           have
           said
           already
           ,
           though
           in
           briefe
           ,
           will
           satisfie
           the
           wise
           ;
           and
           for
           the
           foolish
           ,
           there
           is
           too
           much
           said
           already
           ,
           for
           beate
           him
           in
           a
           morter
           ,
           and
           his
           folly
           will
           not
           depart
           from
           him
           :
           But
           before
           I
           conclude
           ,
           I
           cannot
           chuse
           but
           take
           notice
           of
           somewhat
           more
           he
           sayes
           concerning
           these
           People
           
           called
           
             Quakers
             ;
          
           where
           he
           telling
           of
           comming
           to
           these
           People
           
             in
             the
             power
             and
             evidence
             of
             Gods
             Word
             ,
          
           and
           tels
           them
           of
           
             admiring
             Christ
             ,
             holy
             walking
             with
             God
             ▪
             subjection
             to
             Ordinances
             ,
             Baptisme
             ,
             Kirkefellowship
             ▪
          
           &c.
           and
           they
           will
           tell
           you
           ,
           (
           or
           as
           he
           saith
           )
           that
           uncleane
           spirit
           in
           them
           ,
           will
           cry
           out
           ,
           and
           witnesse
           against
           you
           ,
           that
           you
           be
           but
           yet
           in
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           under
           the
           power
           of
           carnall
           reason
           ,
           &c.
           
           It
           s
           true
           ,
           they
           will
           do
           so
           to
           some
           people
           ,
           and
           wise
           men
           cannot
           but
           admire
           to
           see
           such
           a
           spirit
           of
           discerning
           in
           many
           of
           these
           people
           ,
           for
           an
           hypocrite
           can
           hardly
           beguile
           them
           ,
           though
           he
           may
           come
           with
           never
           so
           faire
           pretences
           to
           try
           them
           ;
           and
           let
           an
           hyhocrite
           arme
           himselfe
           as
           strongly
           with
           the
           Scripture
           (
           and
           his
           worship
           of
           God
           in
           Ordinances
           )
           as
           possibly
           he
           can
           ,
           and
           that
           light
           ,
           or
           eternall
           word
           in
           them
           ,
           will
           finde
           them
           out
           ,
           and
           discover
           these
           to
           the
           very
           bottome
           :
           And
           I
           know
           for
           a
           truth
           ,
           that
           no
           hypocrite
           is
           able
           to
           stand
           before
           them
           ;
           and
           I
           beleeve
           an
           hypocrite
           that
           once
           hath
           had
           discourse
           with
           them
           ,
           dare
           not
           appeare
           before
           them
           the
           second
           time
           ;
           and
           indeed
           ,
           they
           may
           the
           easilier
           discerne
           an
           hypocrite
           ,
           when
           they
           themselves
           are
           delivered
           from
           that
           great
           evill
           ,
           the
           which
           no
           doubt
           but
           many
           of
           them
           had
           in
           them
           ,
           while
           they
           were
           in
           their
           pretended
           close
           walking
           with
           God
           ,
           and
           in
           their
           admirings
           of
           a
           Christ
           without
           them
           ,
           and
           hide-bound
           under
           a
           faire
           seeming
           Forme
           ;
           and
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           while
           men
           live
           in
           such
           a
           condition
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           able
           to
           see
           how
           the
           Harlot
           is
           decked
           in
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           Author
           seemeth
           to
           take
           it
           for
           a
           strange
           (
           and
           delusive
           )
           saying
           ,
           
             That
             the
             people
             should
             say
             ,
             that
             they
             pray
             alwayes
             ;
             and
             that
             they
             have
             the
             Baptisme
             of
             Fire
             ▪
             and
             that
             they
             eate
             the
             Flesh
             and
             Blood
             of
             Christ
             continually
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Indeed
           I
           doe
           not
           marvaile
           at
           the
           Author
           for
           thinking
           so
           for
           I
           beleeve
           he
           little
           knoweth
           ,
           or
           is
           acquainted
           with
           the
           mystery
           of
           these
           things
           ,
           for
           I
           doubt
           he
           is
           too
           busie
           about
           these
           things
           without
           him
           ,
           so
           that
           he
           is
           but
           little
           acquainted
           with
           the
           mystery
           of
           these
           things
           within
           him
           :
           But
           at
           one
           thing
           I
           marvaile
           in
           the
           Author
           ,
           that
           he
           worshipping
           and
           idolizing
           the
           Scripture
           so
           much
           ,
           and
           yet
           should
           be
           unacquainted
           with
           what
           is
           written
           in
           it
           ;
           or
           otherwise
           why
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           the
           Scripture
           that
           he
           maketh
           no
           lesse
           then
           God
           should
           not
           reueale
           the
           truth
           of
           these
           sayings
           to
           him
           ;
           for
           if
           he
           doe
           
           but
           remember
           the
           Scripture
           ,
           it
           
             commands
             us
             to
             Pray
             alwayes
             ;
          
           but
           no
           command
           in
           it
           for
           set
           times
           ,
           and
           set
           Formes
           of
           Prayer
           .
           And
           for
           the
           Baptisme
           with
           Fire
           ,
           it
           was
           the
           Promise
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           was
           fore-told
           by
           
             John
             Baptist
             ,
          
           Mat.
           3.
           11.
           
           And
           for
           eating
           and
           drinking
           the
           Body
           and
           Blood
           of
           Christ
           continually
           ,
           that
           soule
           that
           doth
           not
           so
           ,
           is
           in
           the
           captivity
           of
           death
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           life
           in
           it
           ;
           and
           there
           is
           no
           abiding
           or
           living
           in
           the
           word
           of
           God
           or
           Christ
           ,
           but
           by
           eating
           his
           Flesh
           and
           drinking
           his
           Blood
           after
           that
           manner
           ;
           for
           he
           that
           eateth
           his
           Flesh
           ,
           and
           drinketh
           his
           Blood
           in
           this
           manner
           ,
           abideth
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Christ
           in
           him
           ,
           
             John
          
           6.
           56.
           
           It
           is
           not
           the
           outward
           act
           of
           Baptisme
           ,
           or
           the
           Bread
           and
           Wine
           ,
           eating
           and
           drinking
           ,
           that
           makes
           a
           Christian
           ,
           or
           bringeth
           the
           soule
           to
           live
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Christ
           in
           it
           :
           no
           ,
           no
           ,
           these
           are
           typpicall
           things
           under
           this
           dispensation
           in
           which
           we
           live
           ;
           and
           they
           hold
           it
           out
           in
           the
           mystery
           ,
           the
           dying
           with
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           living
           with
           Christ
           :
           For
           as
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           there
           was
           severall
           Ceremonies
           which
           poynted
           at
           the
           appearing
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ;
           so
           when
           he
           was
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           he
           left
           types
           of
           another
           nature
           ,
           and
           these
           pointed
           at
           Christs
           appearing
           in
           spirit
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           types
           under
           the
           Law
           ended
           when
           Christ
           appeared
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ;
           so
           the
           types
           under
           the
           Gospel
           end
           ,
           when
           Christ
           appeareth
           in
           the
           spirit
           .
           But
           none
           will
           beleeve
           the
           great
           Mystery
           herein
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           have
           found
           the
           same
           truely
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           yet
           those
           who
           have
           attained
           this
           Mystery
           ,
           and
           speaketh
           thereof
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           or
           to
           the
           out
           ▪
           side
           religious
           ,
           shall
           be
           accounted
           no
           lesse
           then
           Blasphemers
           because
           this
           crosseth
           their
           humane
           wisedome
           ,
           by
           which
           they
           understand
           God
           and
           his
           way
           ;
           and
           many
           of
           those
           people
           is
           able
           to
           make
           good
           the
           truth
           of
           this
           Mystery
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           witnesse
           the
           same
           by
           Scripture
           to
           ;
           yea
           ▪
           and
           some
           of
           them
           will
           witnesse
           the
           same
           by
           signes
           and
           wonders
           to
           ,
           if
           they
           be
           put
           to
           it
           :
           And
           yet
           this
           Author
           doth
           falsly
           accuse
           these
           people
           ,
           saying
           .
           
             That
             they
             can
             give
             no
             Scripture
             account
             for
             what
             they
             hold
             out
             ;
          
           and
           doth
           falsly
           say
           ,
           
             That
             they
             deny
             Scripture
             ,
          
           when
           no
           people
           in
           the
           world
           doth
           answer
           the
           Scripture
           (
           in
           its
           requiring
           )
           more
           then
           they
           .
           Other
           false
           accusations
           I
           omit
           ,
           because
           time
           will
           not
           give
           way
           to
           answer
           them
           ;
           for
           as
           he
           saith
           ,
           
             The
             mary
             absurd
             ,
             ridiculous
          
           
           
             practises
             of
             these
             Fantastickes
          
           (
           as
           he
           calls
           them
           )
           
             would
             be
             too
             much
             to
             relate
             ;
          
           so
           I
           say
           ,
           to
           answer
           all
           his
           false
           accusations
           ,
           would
           be
           too
           tedious
           .
        
         
           But
           as
           he
           goes
           on
           in
           his
           discourse
           ,
           he
           lighteth
           on
           a
           great
           hole
           in
           their
           Coate
           ,
           as
           he
           thinketh
           ,
           
             viz.
             That
             they
             will
             not
             put
             off
             their
             Hats
             to
             any
             ,
             no
             not
             to
             a
             Magistrate
             ;
          
           and
           where
           doth
           this
           Author
           finde
           in
           Scripture
           any
           command
           for
           so
           doing
           ;
           but
           if
           he
           minde
           Scripture
           well
           ,
           he
           shall
           finde
           something
           to
           the
           contrary
           ▪
           and
           that
           was
           a
           command
           of
           our
           Saviours
           ;
           who
           bad
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           That
           they
           should
           
             salute
             no
             man
             by
             the
             way
             ,
          
           Luke
           10.
           4.
           and
           for
           a
           Magistrate
           ,
           or
           other
           men
           in
           Authority
           ,
           what
           are
           they
           more
           then
           other
           men
           ;
           for
           if
           they
           would
           but
           well
           consider
           the
           originall
           root
           of
           Authority
           ,
           they
           shall
           finde
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           no
           just
           cause
           to
           look
           for
           more
           respect
           then
           other
           men
           ;
           for
           if
           sin
           had
           not
           bin
           brought
           out
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           one
           man
           had
           not
           ruled
           over
           another
           :
           And
           the
           Scripture
           saith
           ,
           the
           Devill
           brought
           sinne
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           sinne
           brought
           out
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           Lawes
           brought
           out
           Authority
           ;
           but
           as
           for
           Magistrates
           ,
           and
           men
           in
           Authority
           that
           are
           good
           men
           ,
           these
           looke
           but
           for
           little
           honour
           of
           men
           ,
           though
           there
           be
           an
           honour
           that
           is
           due
           to
           such
           ;
           but
           that
           honour
           consisteth
           not
           in
           putting
           off
           Hats
           to
           them
           ,
           for
           if
           it
           had
           ,
           the
           Scripture
           would
           have
           commanded
           such
           honour
           in
           some
           place
           of
           it
           .
        
         
           Likewise
           that
           Author
           findeth
           other
           great
           defects
           amongst
           these
           people
           ,
           because
           they
           will
           not
           call
           men
           
             Rabbies
          
           and
           
             Sirs
             ,
          
           and
           because
           they
           speake
           and
           write
           men
           
             Thou
          
           and
           
             Thee
             .
          
        
         
           I
           would
           know
           of
           the
           Author
           if
           he
           finde
           any
           command
           in
           Scripture
           for
           such
           Names
           ,
           or
           to
           give
           such
           epithites
           to
           men
           ;
           Nay
           ,
           is
           not
           the
           command
           of
           Scripture
           quite
           contrary
           ;
           For
           when
           our
           Saviour
           said
           ,
           
             Call
             no
             man
             Father
             upon
             Earth
             ,
          
           how
           can
           a
           man
           justly
           call
           another
           
             Master
             or
             Sir
             ?
          
           What
           man
           ,
           but
           Heathen
           or
           Fooles
           ;
           dare
           take
           that
           name
           to
           him
           ,
           seeing
           Christ
           gave
           in
           charge
           to
           his
           Disciples
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           not
           take
           the
           name
           Master
           upon
           them
           ,
           
             Mat.
          
           23.
           8.
           
           And
           what
           grounds
           or
           reasons
           can
           that
           Author
           shew
           ,
           that
           men
           should
           be
           called
           Yee
           and
           You
           ,
           seing
           all
           examples
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           New
           and
           Old
           ,
           calleth
           men
           by
           the
           name
           Thou
           and
           Thee
           ;
           yea
           ,
           if
           he
           were
           never
           
           so
           great
           a
           one
           ;
           and
           if
           the
           word
           You
           or
           Yee
           be
           any
           honour
           ,
           or
           respect
           ,
           why
           will
           not
           that
           Author
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           let
           God
           have
           that
           honour
           and
           respect
           also
           ?
           Nay
           ,
           are
           not
           all
           these
           traditionall
           complements
           crept
           in
           amongst
           men
           in
           the
           time
           of
           darkenesse
           ?
           and
           how
           is
           the
           hearts
           of
           Fooles
           glewed
           to
           these
           Traditions
           ?
           yea
           ,
           the
           very
           examples
           and
           commands
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           is
           made
           voyde
           by
           vaine
           Traditions
           ;
           and
           yet
           these
           men
           who
           leave
           Traditions
           ,
           and
           follow
           the
           example
           and
           command
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           how
           are
           they
           mocked
           and
           scandalized
           for
           it
           ▪
           and
           as
           this
           Author
           doth
           falsly
           accuse
           them
           ,
           that
           they
           walke
           not
           according
           to
           Scripture
           ;
           but
           may
           not
           even
           a
           very
           Ideot
           be
           judge
           ,
           whether
           they
           ,
           or
           the
           Author
           and
           his
           Fellowes
           be
           the
           greater
           denyers
           of
           Scriptures
           :
           Nay
           ,
           it
           is
           too
           plainely
           apparant
           ,
           that
           the
           Author
           and
           his
           Fellowes
           are
           the
           denyers
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           though
           they
           pretend
           or
           ▪
           cry
           
             Scripture
             ,
             Scripture
             ,
             Scripture
             ,
          
           but
           they
           will
           owne
           no
           more
           in
           Scripture
           ,
           then
           will
           sute
           and
           serve
           to
           please
           their
           good-thinking
           ,
           to
           patch
           up
           a
           Forme
           of
           Worship
           to
           their
           God
           ,
           under
           which
           they
           may
           hide
           all
           their
           pride
           ,
           and
           hypocrisie
           ,
           and
           coveteous
           practises
           ;
           but
           where
           the
           example
           and
           command
           in
           Scripture
           is
           against
           these
           things
           ,
           how
           little
           doe
           they
           heed
           it
           :
           O
           how
           well
           is
           Scripture
           liked
           ,
           and
           how
           swiftly
           is
           the
           worship
           carried
           on
           ,
           when
           it
           sutes
           with
           sence
           and
           reason
           !
           but
           ,
           O
           how
           harsh
           is
           Scripture
           ,
           and
           the
           worship
           of
           spirit
           in
           the
           way
           of
           bearing
           the
           Crosse
           ,
           of
           selfe-deniall
           :
           nay
           ,
           away
           with
           that
           Scripture
           and
           Worship
           ,
           that
           will
           part
           a
           man
           and
           his
           selfe
           ,
           for
           that
           ,
           for
           sure
           ,
           shall
           have
           the
           name
           of
           madnesse
           ,
           and
           delusion
           ,
        
         
           The
           Author
           is
           judging
           these
           people
           ,
           That
           
             they
             thinke
             the
             observing
             of
             these
             things
             ,
             is
             a
             great
             Badge
             of
             their
             Profession
             ;
          
           but
           let
           〈◊〉
           thoughts
           be
           what
           they
           will
           of
           these
           things
           ▪
           yet
           I
           will
           plainely
           tell
           that
           Author
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           of
           his
           Fellowes
           ,
           that
           to
           be
           brought
           to
           the
           profession
           of
           such
           things
           ,
           will
           be
           found
           an
           hundred
           times
           more
           harder
           worke
           ,
           then
           to
           be
           brought
           into
           Brother
           ▪
           hood
           ,
           or
           Kirke-fellowship
           ,
           or
           to
           performe
           all
           holy
           duties
           (
           so
           called
           )
           in
           the
           same
           Fellowship
           ;
           for
           in
           Brother
           ▪
           hood
           and
           Kirke-fellowship
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           performing
           of
           all
           holy
           duties
           (
           so
           called
           )
           included
           therein
           ,
           a
           man
           may
           keep
           his
           
           honour
           ,
           prayse
           ,
           pride
           ,
           and
           reputation
           amongst
           men
           ;
           but
           the
           profession
           of
           the
           other
           will
           kill
           these
           ;
           and
           therefore
           no
           marvaile
           if
           Formes
           have
           so
           many
           favorites
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           so
           few
           friends
           .
        
         
           Another
           thing
           I
           observe
           in
           the
           Authors
           Discourse
           is
           ,
           where
           he
           is
           saying
           ,
           That
           
             some
             of
             these
             people
             ,
             through
             Gods
             mercy
             ,
             have
             bin
             reduced
             ,
             and
             turned
             again
             into
             Church-Communion
             ,
             who
             have
             confessed
             ,
             while
             they
             were
             in
             that
             way
             ,
             they
             had
             no
             sence
             of
             God
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           I
           would
           have
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           to
           know
           the
           truth
           of
           that
           ,
           
             viz
             ▪
          
           That
           those
           that
           joyneth
           with
           these
           people
           ,
           with
           an
           hypocrites
           heart
           ,
           cannot
           long
           continue
           in
           their
           way
           ;
           for
           there
           they
           finde
           but
           little
           to
           please
           their
           pride
           ,
           or
           sensuality
           ,
           or
           their
           wit
           and
           reason
           ;
           and
           God
           doth
           justly
           answer
           those
           ,
           in
           not
           shewing
           his
           countenance
           to
           an
           hypocriticall
           heart
           ;
           and
           when
           such
           hypocrites
           can
           finde
           nothing
           amongst
           them
           that
           will
           please
           pride
           ,
           and
           sensuality
           ,
           then
           doe
           they
           start
           backe
           from
           them
           ,
           for
           they
           know
           well
           enough
           where
           to
           be
           entertained
           ,
           and
           get
           liberty
           for
           their
           sences
           ,
           and
           keepe
           up
           their
           pride
           ,
           &c.
           
           And
           where
           they
           may
           warme
           themselves
           at
           the
           fire
           of
           their
           owne
           kindling
           ,
           and
           walke
           in
           the
           light
           of
           these
           sparkes
           ,
           and
           have
           these
           to
           be
           called
           in
           ▪
           comes
           of
           Christ
           into
           the
           soule
           ,
           and
           where
           they
           may
           be
           Canonized
           with
           the
           name
           
             Saint
             ,
          
           &c.
           may
           not
           the
           Author
           hereby
           see
           the
           great
           blindenesse
           of
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           formall
           Fellowes
           ,
           that
           an
           hypocrite
           falling
           from
           these
           people
           ,
           should
           amongst
           them
           be
           accounted
           a
           
             Saint
             ;
          
           for
           the
           truth
           is
           ,
           Formes
           and
           Church-fellowship
           ,
           is
           the
           very
           refuge
           of
           hypocrites
           ;
           but
           amongst
           the
           other
           ,
           an
           hypocrite
           cannot
           long
           continue
           .
           It
           cannot
           be
           denyed
           ,
           but
           at
           this
           day
           there
           is
           hypocrites
           amongst
           them
           ;
           but
           time
           will
           discover
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           will
           fall
           off
           from
           amongst
           them
           ;
           but
           it
           maketh
           no
           matter
           ,
           for
           those
           that
           fall
           off
           will
           help
           to
           make
           Church-fellowship
           up
           well
           enough
           .
        
         
           That
           Author
           proceedeth
           on
           in
           his
           Discourse
           ,
           with
           an
           Advertisement
           to
           his
           Fellowes
           to
           blesse
           God
           for
           their
           faire
           Form
           and
           holy
           performances
           ;
           I
           make
           no
           doubt
           ,
           but
           it
           would
           have
           pleased
           him
           well
           ,
           if
           his
           Fellowes
           had
           met
           together
           upon
           his
           Advertisement
           ,
           for
           two
           houres
           ,
           and
           praysed
           God
           for
           the
           goodnesse
           
           of
           their
           faire
           Forme
           ,
           much
           like
           the
           people
           ,
           who
           cryed
           for
           two
           houres
           together
           ,
           
             Great
             art
             thou
             O
             Diana
             of
             the
             Ephesians
             .
          
           The
           Author
           containing
           still
           his
           spirit
           of
           scandall
           and
           rayling
           ,
           calleth
           these
           people
           
             Owles
             ,
          
           and
           sayes
           ,
           
             they
             dare
             not
             appeare
             where
             Church-fellowship
             is
             ;
          
           the
           which
           the
           very
           Priests
           and
           people
           in
           their
           naturalls
           will
           confute
           ;
           for
           they
           have
           appeared
           in
           open
           Congregations
           ,
           and
           have
           confuted
           ,
           and
           confounded
           the
           Priests
           in
           Preaching
           untruths
           to
           the
           people
           ;
           for
           which
           doing
           ,
           it
           is
           not
           unknowne
           ,
           that
           they
           have
           undergone
           long
           and
           tedious
           Imprisonments
           .
           Yea
           ,
           these
           people
           dare
           appeare
           ,
           and
           hath
           appeared
           in
           Publique
           Market
           Places
           ,
           to
           declare
           against
           the
           sinnes
           of
           the
           people
           in
           these
           times
           ;
           for
           which
           doing
           ,
           some
           of
           them
           have
           put
           their
           life
           in
           danger
           .
           And
           for
           other
           Church-fellowship
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           the
           Congregaeed
           way
           ,
           I
           I
           know
           not
           how
           one
           should
           devise
           to
           come
           to
           have
           the
           opportunity
           to
           appeare
           amongst
           them
           ,
           they
           keep
           so
           secret
           ;
           except
           a
           man
           have
           got
           on
           the
           hypocrites
           habit
           ,
           and
           make
           a
           friend
           of
           some
           of
           their
           Order
           to
           be
           admitted
           to
           appeare
           amongst
           them
           .
        
         
           He
           likewise
           sayes
           ,
           
             they
             are
             bred
             in
             darke
             places
             ;
          
           what
           these
           darke
           places
           is
           he
           meaneth
           of
           ,
           I
           cannot
           tell
           ,
           except
           he
           meaneth
           in
           some
           place
           of
           the
           Land
           which
           is
           Hills
           or
           Dales
           ,
           remote
           from
           the
           body
           of
           the
           Land
           ,
           where
           oft
           times
           the
           worst
           of
           the
           Priests
           of
           
             Baall
          
           hath
           their
           habitations
           ,
           and
           where
           Church-fellowship
           is
           not
           in
           fashion
           ;
           If
           these
           be
           the
           
             darke
             places
          
           he
           meaneth
           of
           ,
           I
           would
           have
           him
           to
           know
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           hard
           thing
           for
           God
           to
           raise
           up
           light
           in
           darkenesse
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           more
           of
           his
           goodnesse
           and
           truth
           appeare
           to
           some
           in
           such
           places
           ,
           then
           to
           those
           who
           live
           in
           Cities
           ,
           great
           Townes
           ,
           and
           Corporations
           ,
           where
           oft-times
           ,
           the
           great
           ,
           or
           chiefe
           Priests
           of
           
             Baall
             ,
          
           have
           their
           Places
           ,
           because
           of
           fat
           Benefits
           ,
           and
           have
           the
           good-thinking
           policy
           of
           making
           Congregations
           :
           But
           I
           would
           have
           the
           Author
           to
           remember
           ,
           that
           when
           Christ
           appeared
           in
           the
           Flesh
           ,
           that
           his
           naturall
           Parents
           ,
           and
           the
           most
           upright
           People
           ,
           lived
           the
           farthest
           off
           the
           Priests
           ,
           and
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           lived
           not
           in
           Cities
           and
           Corporations
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           body
           of
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           but
           
           in
           the
           Mountaines
           and
           Hilly
           part
           of
           the
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           in
           little
           by-Places
           and
           Villages
           .
        
         
           The
           Author
           runns
           on
           still
           in
           his
           censorious
           scandalls
           ,
           and
           sayes
           ,
           
             These
             people
             have
             been
             either
             slighters
             of
             Ordinances
             ,
             or
             slight
             under
             them
             ;
             great
             Duty-mungers
             ,
             yet
             wanted
             the
             spirit
             of
             their
             Duties
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           It
           s
           true
           ,
           a
           man
           may
           live
           under
           Ordinances
           and
           be
           slight
           ,
           and
           too
           loose
           under
           them
           ;
           but
           I
           warrant
           that
           soule
           for
           leaving
           the
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           such
           slight
           duties
           ,
           for
           taking
           up
           that
           which
           is
           an
           hundred
           times
           of
           more
           weight
           in
           the
           performing
           :
           And
           for
           slighting
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           I
           know
           ,
           when
           the
           spirit
           of
           judgement
           is
           come
           ,
           which
           reproveth
           man
           of
           sinne
           ,
           Righteousnesse
           and
           Judgement
           (
           under
           which
           man
           is
           made
           truely
           to
           know
           himselfe
           )
           it
           will
           make
           that
           soule
           truely
           to
           know
           the
           weakenesse
           of
           Ordinances
           ,
           and
           outward
           Formes
           ,
           and
           what
           Knavery
           lay
           in
           his
           heart
           hid
           under
           these
           ;
           and
           of
           how
           little
           helpe
           there
           is
           for
           him
           in
           these
           Ordinanees
           and
           Duties
           ;
           and
           when
           man
           is
           truely
           brought
           to
           know
           this
           ,
           I
           beleeve
           he
           will
           but
           stay
           himselfe
           a
           little
           upon
           Ordinances
           and
           Duties
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           no
           other
           worke
           for
           him
           to
           goe
           about
           ;
           and
           little
           will
           that
           soule
           care
           for
           the
           reproachfull
           speeches
           of
           Formalists
           .
        
         
           This
           Author
           is
           speaking
           of
           
             wanting
             the
             spirit
             of
             Duty
             ,
          
           I
           would
           he
           were
           so
           wise
           as
           to
           know
           what
           spirit
           it
           is
           that
           is
           most
           frequent
           in
           duty
           ,
           and
           I
           beleeve
           he
           should
           perceive
           it
           to
           be
           a
           Devill
           ,
           hiding
           himselfe
           under
           the
           habit
           of
           an
           Angell
           ,
           who
           can
           cunningly
           bring
           Promises
           to
           remembrance
           ,
           and
           hath
           power
           to
           rayse
           false
           joy
           in
           the
           soule
           ,
           out
           of
           these
           Promises
           ;
           and
           he
           can
           make
           Fooles
           beleeve
           ,
           these
           be
           the
           in
           ▪
           comes
           of
           Christ
           into
           the
           soule
           ,
           and
           the
           soules
           leading
           out
           to
           Christ
           in
           the
           Promises
           ;
           and
           if
           any
           under
           Ordinanees
           and
           Duty
           once
           ,
           be
           possessed
           with
           this
           spirit
           ,
           it
           is
           hard
           for
           any
           to
           make
           them
           beleeve
           otherwise
           ;
           and
           these
           I
           beleeve
           will
           not
           be
           sloathfull
           in
           Duty
           ,
           or
           slight
           Ordinances
           ,
           because
           of
           such
           good
           feeding
           ,
           as
           they
           imagine
           they
           get
           thereby
           ;
           for
           their
           Urim
           and
           their
           Thummim
           ▪
           answers
           them
           as
           they
           would
           have
           it
           .
           I
           will
           meddle
           no
           more
           at
           present
           with
           answering
           the
           rest
           of
           his
           scandalls
           ,
           
           but
           leave
           the
           thing
           to
           God
           ,
           who
           I
           hope
           in
           his
           time
           will
           cleare
           his
           owne
           truth
           ,
           and
           make
           it
           to
           flourish
           in
           despight
           of
           all
           opposers
           .
           Yet
           one
           thing
           I
           commend
           in
           that
           Author
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           That
           he
           wishes
           his
           Fellowes
           ,
           
             to
             worke
             out
             their
             salvation
             with
             feare
             and
             trembling
             ;
          
           If
           he
           have
           understood
           the
           truth
           of
           that
           saying
           ,
           I
           know
           he
           cannot
           but
           confesse
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           wished
           all
           his
           Fellowes
           to
           become
           
             Quakers
             ,
          
           for
           no
           People
           in
           the
           Land
           hath
           had
           that
           saying
           more
           fully
           fulfilled
           in
           them
           ,
           then
           these
           People
           ,
           whom
           all
           Formalists
           ,
           and
           almost
           all
           People
           else
           ,
           despise
           :
           But
           let
           the
           Author
           ,
           and
           all
           others
           ,
           take
           it
           for
           granted
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           see
           the
           time
           ,
           that
           they
           shall
           be
           made
           to
           
             tremble
             and
             quake
             ,
          
           and
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           evade
           it
           ,
           though
           at
           present
           they
           blesse
           themselves
           from
           such
           a
           thing
           ;
           and
           then
           faire
           Formes
           ,
           and
           fine
           Apparell
           ,
           and
           holy
           dutie
           (
           so
           called
           )
           riches
           ,
           prayse
           ,
           and
           reputation
           ,
           sensuality
           ,
           pleasures
           ,
           &c.
           shall
           but
           little
           prevaile
           ,
           but
           be
           dashed
           in
           pieces
           ,
           and
           the
           men
           who
           is
           found
           alive
           in
           these
           things
           ;
           but
           happy
           is
           that
           soule
           that
           is
           made
           truely
           acquainted
           with
           the
           evill
           that
           is
           in
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           who
           hath
           taken
           up
           the
           Crosse
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           followeth
           after
           him
           in
           the
           dayly
           denying
           and
           forsaking
           himselfe
           ;
           and
           who
           ever
           thou
           art
           that
           doth
           that
           ,
           I
           wish
           the
           God
           ,
           even
           the
           God
           of
           Gods
           ,
           to
           be
           with
           thee
           in
           thy
           worke
           ,
           that
           thou
           mayest
           be
           strengthened
           both
           inward
           and
           outward
           ,
           untill
           thy selfe
           be
           Crucified
           ,
           and
           made
           dead
           upon
           that
           Cro
           se
           ,
           so
           that
           thy
           soule
           may
           attaine
           to
           the
           perfection
           of
           the
           Resurrection
           of
           the
           Dead
           .
        
         
           
             
               
                 July
                 the
              
               16.
               1653.
               
            
          
           
             Geo
             :
             Baiteman
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .