The Counterfeit jew.  
IT would fill to much Paper to describe all the Lies, Forgeries, Hypocrisies, Slights of this miserable wretch, who Writ himself Josephus Ben Israel. Hebr. Mantu. which part so long as he Acted, he did it so handsomely, and with so much exquisite hypocrisy, relating the Customs, Ceremonies, Genealogies of the Jews, that he easily got beyond those who are Novices to those Depths of Satan. He was of an acute wit, an excellent Linguist, (spoke most Languages, and Hebrew perfectly) a ready Scholar, a great Travellar, and came from Hambrough to Newcastle, calling himself Horseley. Before his discovery, he could carry himself very smoothly, suit himself to any humour, company, discourse very accurately, by his ready subtle Wit and Tongue he could transform himself easily into what shapes he pleased, and act any Part; he could command his Eyes, his Countenance, his Tongue; could speak Orthodoxly, Spiritually, Learnedly, Practically. Ask him why he called himself Horseley? Why; he was a Jew, and feared to be known, in regard so many of their Nation have suffered in England; and by their Talmud, in danger of Life, any thing is allowed, but Idolatry and Murder. He was than in Judaisme, but now a Christian. But why came he over into England? Why; He heard of the Fame of the Christians of England above all others; He had seen Papists, Lutherans, Calvenists, they were all full of Ceremonies and Traditions; He had conversed with some Anabaptists in Germany, (and they told him of the English Christians) but they held , and such points, and he desired to worship God in the purest way, without mixtures of men's inventions, therefore he came to the people of Hexham, and there (like a child of the Devil, full of all subtlety and guile, extraordinary endued with power and art from Hell, abusing all the Ordinances of God, and mocking him to his face) he made his Declaration and Confession of Christ in the public Assembly before all the People, and afterwards went and was Baptised, so joining himself to that People there, but did not receive the Lords Supper with them, somewhat in his Conscience starlting at that; so to avoid it, he feigned on purpose indisposition, discontents, as he confessed afterwards, all this while using in his private Devotion, his Popish Prayers to Saint Benedict, Cross, etc.  
Upon the twentieth Day, the fourth Month, he came to Newcastle, (being thereunto formerly engaged) to clear himself of form particulars, (whereof warning was given to some of the Magistrates) and the next day appeared with some friends boldly before the Magistrates, and some Ministers, ready to receive all charges, all which he put off with horrible impudent lying, till one came, who partly knew him, and had lately received a Letter from his Mother at Leith. This came close, and moved his Countenance; when he saw he was like to the unmasked, he was strangely smitten with fear, and amazement, ready now to confess any thing; and confessed he was Master Alexander Ramsey his Son, a Scottish Gentleman, 
* The Inquisition-house, one of the Devils highest Courts.  was a Papist, sent over by the Inquisition, (those bloody monsters of men whose Hellish methods in murdering poor Protestants is most execrable, fit to be abominated in all Common wealths. Turks and Heathens would blush at such cruelties) who employed him (as a notable Mercurized spirit, an Ambassador extraordinary of the 
* Odi etenim seu claustra arebi, etc.  Devil, Dolis instructus, & Arte Pelasgâ) to promote Divisions; and ordered him to feign himself a Jew, with other instructions; and hearing that the Sect of Anabaptists were a very praevailing Sect, his first business was to be Baptised, and get the Testimonial of a Church; and so (after he had blown up them with Notions about , etc. which he intended presently to broach) to make his way through to the Army, where he thought he could do well enough. An Errand of Hell all along in its methods. In his perplexed fits he would say, Ah, I have a Head fit for any purpose; but what shall I do, I am afraid of the Army; but notwithstanding all this, my heart is not moved more than a stone. When he was told he had loving Parents, he professed, he cared nor if he never saw their 
* An unnatural Son is fittest for the Devils worst employment.  Faces. When asked, how he could so dissemble, and be Baptised? He said, He laughed in his Sleeve to see how he gulled those men. He said, He durst never read the Gospel much, for fear of dulling his spirit; Devotion was only for Blockeheads, and dull 
* A State-Iesuite must have no Genius, no fancy for Devotion.  Souls. Being asked, What gift in Prayer he had, whether he could. Pray as the Puritans? he said, If he had been put to that he had made mad work. But what cannot Scholarship. Art, Hypocrisy counterfeit? At first he complained, he found no remorse of spirit for any thing he had done, but a fear of despair; but being afterwards put in hope to live, he grew more composed, and said; The consideration of the Blood of Christ did quiet his Conscience. He seems to have a Conscience full of all sorts of guilt; one drop of the blood of Christ will heal all, and make him repent. If not, some notorious spectacle of wrath he will prove at one time or other.  
Many snares and gins, Providence hath to catch such Vipers, such Incendiaries, though they may long escape. Desperate Heretics, and seducers, that practice only upon Churches, ought only to be cut off by the Spiritual Sword of Excommunication, (if they be Members of Churches) and the Temporal Sword doth not at all reach them. True, such as are merely devout Papists, ought not to be harmed or molested. But such as come to practise any ways upon States, Armies, sent from any of the Seminaties or Colleges of Inquisition beyond the Seas, with instructions from them to poison, pistol, stiletto (and such as have any relation to the wicked, bloody Inquisition house, are fitted for such purposes, being used to and hardened in blood and cruelties) and have received the holy Oil and Benediction of the Pone, and his absolution for the perpetrating of all horrid murders, etc. pro propaganda fide; such Jesuits and Jesuited Romanists (whose Principles are Murders, Poisons, &c) that come over, and renouncing their Religion, take up another for State-designes only, and creep in to get testimonials, that they may become Spies in Armies, and work Divisions, merit to suffer as Traitors, Rebels, Incendiaries of the State.  
Omitting those many inferences, that are, and will be made by the Vulgar from this strange Discovery, as that, Ergo, all Anabaptists are jesuits, will turn Papists, etc. (a new Doctrine to me) though this Counterfeit confessed, that only the Anabaptists or Swinkefeldians, (who hold  indeed) were Burnt, Persecuted in Germany at this time; whilst Lutherans, Calvenists only, had toleration, per Publicum bannum Imperatoris. What worse is Baptism, Church-fellow-ship, etc. for a judas, a Simon Magus, a notorious Hypocrite abusing them? The Devil will make notable use of this, and possess the World, that Sheep are Wolves, and fit to be destroyed, because Wolves appear in Sheep's cloarning, one of his old fetches to raise up Persecution, at least Tongue-Persecution, which hath already too fare pruvailed upon this occasion: Brethren should not strive. Let us convert it to more holy uses, and see the wonderful goodness of God, and his especial care over his poor People in answering Prayers, and so soon discovering (as Simon Magus was) this miscreant, taking this Fox (that intended to have spoilt the Vines that hath tender Grapes; and one trick was, to have blown up Churches with Notions above Ordinances, if not that, then to try what  could do, etc.) in his own net, not suffering him to go any further. Churches as they have their Commission immediately from Christ; so their Protection also: his Banners of Love are over them, their Comforts, their Graces, their Privileges, their Ordinances. All the judasses', Annaniasses, Simon Magusses, alexander's, Hermogenesses, Hymeneuses; all the poison of Heretics, Pesecution of Magistrates, and Rulers were never able to do the least harm to the Churches of Christ. They multiplied, flourished in despite of all the malice of Hell. Never any design the Devil had upon them, but they gained by it; and shortly Christ will tread Satan under the feet of his Churches; and the Devil. Antichrist, Hypocrites shall pay for all the wrongs they have done Christ, his Saints, his Ordinances. Think not somewhat is befallen, which hath no precedent in the Primitive Churches; thousands of glorious Hypocrites there are, though its very rare to find one so gross, so desperately profane as this Counterfeit, so every way resembling the Devil. Church's must look for fiery Trials, not only from without, but from within; from Hypocrites, Seducers in their own bosoms; but they shall lose nothing by all, even such occurrences as these; they shall serve only to Polish them, provoke them to more holiness, love, watchfulness, humility. Oh take heed of stumbling at the stumbling-stone; Blessed are those that are not offended at Christ, his Truths, his Ordinances in these days. We are like to see more of these things. Christ hath soretold us. The Devil will suit himself into all shapes, appear in all forms to undermine Christ; he is the Master Hypocrite, the Master Politician. Quum pellis leonina non sufficit, vulpina est assumenda, Machi. What need had we to beware of men (especially men of Parts, curious Wits, who can turn themselves into any likeness, easily disguising themselves; we are apt to be taken with Gifts and Parts) suspecting lest we be deceived. Churches had need be very wary, circumspect in these times, when looked upon as a prevailing Party, a way to preferment, as Christianity was in Constantine's Court. There had need be trying, searching to purpose, ransacking men's hearts, turning them over and over, before a close. Nimia cautela non nocet. sudden actings in Churches are dangerous. He that suspects not, will be 
* Qui cito credit facile fallitu●  deceived; fear every man whom we do not throughly know: without much wariness in these days, Churches will be filled with Hypocrites; and the most glorious Churches will harbour the greatest deceivers. The World is full of 
* Melin ote● fill in cord●  Deceivers. The Devil is mightily busy, extraordinary bestirrs himself in these last and perilous days. He will raise up spirits on purpose, who shall affront, disgrace, blaspheme the good ways of God; his Plots against the Saints, the Churches; all the Ordinances thereof are exceeding deep, fairly guilded over. He will foment jealousies, raise up slanders, backbitings, censurings, judge, reproachings one another, to divide, to weaken, to destroy. He can set Saints against Saints, Churches against Churches, put fire to Churches and Commonwealths. He hath variety of Instruments, Engines fit for every work. The Devil and the Pope make use of no Fools, they are not for their turn; they choose the most sublimated Wits, the choy cest pieces of Art and Learning, men compounded of the nimblest spirits, full fraught with the policy, audacity of the Devil, that have drunk in the very quintesscence of Hell; who having lost all sense and ceiling in their Consciences, in Stew-houses, Inquisition-houses, are on purpose trained up to dare to do any 
* Illis felix seclus, pietas est.  wickedness, Poison Stab. Murder, etc. things that the thoughts of would affright any spirit that is but commonly wicked, Cunning Artists, deceitfully Workers, who are Ingeniosissime nequam, Ingenious Inventors of mischiefs; Scelerum molitores egregii, free to act all wickedness, (for Jesuitis Diaboloque quaelibet audendi conceditur aequa potestat) yet can transform themselves into an Angel of Light. Alas, how easily are poor Lambs and Doves oft deceived before they be ware, by such Foxes, sawning Simons. Honest, simple, wellmeaning souls, (ignari scelerum tantorum, artisque Pelasgae) how easily are they circumvented? Therefore Christ's command is to be Serpents as well as Doves. Rare where both Graces meet, Amare & sapore. What need had Saints to keep close to Jesus Christ, to Read, Study the blessed Word of God much, to walk close in the order of the Gospel (as an Army with Banners) which would be as a Wall of Fire and Brass against Deceivers. What little cause of boasting in Ordinances, Privileges, when a Devil, a Witch may be under the most precious Ordinances? Church-membership may be without true Saintship; men may get into Churches, that shall be excluded Heaven at the last, with the five Foolish Virgins, and carry Baptism and all Ordinances to Hell with them, whose Flames of all others shall be the hottest there. Prize grace in every Saint, and love him for his grace merely, not his Opinion, whatever it be. When Judas is abroad, when the Devil is playing all his pranks, trudging up and down to deceive; what need had Saints to Watch and Pray, to watch one over another, exhort one another, continually examining their own hearts, to find out the sophistries, subtleties that are there; there may be seen the greatest Devils, Jesuits, Impostures in the world acting their parts. The more we fear, suspect ourselves, others the safer from being deceived. Look round about us, within, and without us, and we shall see the hypocrite acting every where, in Courts, in Churches, in Glosets, in Pulpits, in Shops, no place free. Many State-hypocrites, Church-hypocrites, must yet be unmasked in England. Blessed are poor, humble sincere souls, such only will he able to endure this day of the Lord, this day of burning that is upon England. Men of all forts, of all Professions will be tried. None more Devill-like than an hypocrite: he hath his designs in all that he doth, but so closely, cunningly laid, (as Vaux, a Romish Emissary too, laid his Powder-barrels under the Parliament House) that none can possibly discern him, till God himself discover him; he can varnish over the greatest wickedness, with the greatest shows of godliness, cast sand and dust in the eyes of all that come near him, and blind them. How many such are hugged, kissed, embraced in the arms of Saints (as once it may be Phlygellus, Alexander, Philetus, etc. was of holy Paul) who shall ere long be turned into the blackest Devils in Hell. Oh, who can fathom hearts, who knows those mysteries of Iniquity, exceeding all those wickednesses that are done in the Cloisters of Monks, the Colleges of Jesuits, the Conclaves of Popes? A singular piece of their wickedness was this counterfeit Iew, (a select Commissioner of Hell. In utrumque paratus, seu versare dolos sau certe occumbere morti.) sent from the Inquisition, house to try his fidelity (in order to Priesthood) by some notable attempt upon the State, Army, by Division, Intelligence, poison, any way (to which his acting at Hexham was but the Introduction) to propagate the Catholic ends; being empowered by the Pope's Indulgence, to do any thing, swear any thing, sergeant any thing, put off, put on any Religion, etc. Oh the blood of bodies, souls, that Man of sin, is guilty of, (who rejoiceth so much to hear of any Martyr, as he calls him. though he be a wicked Rogue, a Blasphemous wretch, suffer for the Catholic cause) the Lord jesus will judge him shortly. The strange discovery of this counterfeit, did exceedingly take the hearts of all there present, and made them fall down, and adore, and bless God in this great Providence. Greatly would they have rejoiced to see any the least true compuction of spirit, such as flows from sights of Christ, and sense of pardon. Pray that all those Emissaries of Hell may be discovered every where: Prayer had a strange influence upon the discovery of this Counterfeit; it will yet find out more of those lying spirits of Devils, which come forth of the mouth of the Beast and the false Prophet, (drunk with the blood of Saints and Martyrs of jesus) who notwithstanding all his glorious, splended Troop of Cardinals and jesuits (those Cardines Diaboli, those Engines of wickedness daily attending him) and their boasting of the Conquest of Chinah, (the Atlas Romanae Ecclesia) shall be tumbled down, and made to drink of the Cup of the wrath of the Lord. Let the Pope use all his cunning to divide, distract, (as Balaam did) he shall not be able to escape the Sword of the Lord, which is now drawn, and set to his breast, and will assuredly enter into his bowels. Let him look from his high Prinacle of worldly glory, and scorn the Army of England; mock and laugh at the glorious providences of God among us (as the actings of a giddy-headed people) curse all our proceed; yet let him know, Christ is making great preparations against him here in England, and whetting the Arrows of his indignation, to destroy him and his Adherents. Christ is undermining all the mountains of his Power and greatness upon which he sits. Babylon the great shall fall, and not one stone left upon another of all her stately Structure, (her Ecclesiastical pomp, and civil Power) which shall become a place of Limb & Zim, the abomination of the Earth. In that day, the redeemed of the Lord shall rejoice, the Saints shall sing, yea, even now we are begun to sing our Hallelujahs, Rev. 19 The Saints of England (a Land of Victories, of Ordinances, of all sorts of glories) have first begun to set the Tune of the Songs of Zion, which shall be sung through all Nations, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty, just and true are thy ways, oh King of Saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy Name, for thou only art holy. For all Nations shall come and Worship before thee, for thy judgement are made manifest, Rev. 15.  
An Anabaptist can never be a Papist, nor a Papist an Anabaptist: He that holds Infant-Baptisme (as a Papist must) is no Anabaptist. A Papist may take up Baptism upon a State-designe, (as this Counterfeit) but he is a Papist still, and holds Infant-Baptisme. They differ in all Points, Baptism, Supper, Singing, Sabbath, Ministry, impossible to reconcile them.  
23. june 1653.