TO ALL PEOPLE THAT SPEAKS OF AN OUTWARD BAPTISM; DIPPERS, SPRINKLERS, AND OTHERS. Also the Errors answered, holden forth by THOMAS LARKHAM Called by the World a Minister, at Wexford he was then With a reproof to the Offenders; And also some Que●ries to all people to be read within that ye may all know that, That which may be known of God is manifest within; Rom: 1: 19 WE are the Circumcision which worship God in the Spirit, & rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh Phillipians: 3: 3. For he is not a Jew which is one outwardly neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the flesh, but he is a Jew which is one inwardly; and Circumcision is that of the heart in the Spirit, and not in the Letter; whose praise is not of men but of God; Rom: 2: 28: 29. FRom a friend to all that breath after JESUS; known to the world by the Name, Humphrey Norton; Though amongst the Scorners called a QVAKER. WE are the Circumcision which worship God in the Spirit; and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh, Phillipians. 3: 3. For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly, neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly & Circuncision is that of the heart in the Spirit, & not in the letter, whose praise is not of men but of God; Rom. 2: 28: 29. To all you every where that goes under the Name of Baptists, Dippers, Sprinklers, and others, to the Light in all your consciences I speak, let it answer, which shows you that you are washing yourselves, remember the Scribes and Pharisees, who were compared to the Cup and Platter, washing the outside, but inwardly were Ravening Wolves; you wash yourselves, & one washing another, And you all dishonour Christ, and will neither come to him yourselves, nor suffer others; and except he wash you, ye have no part in him, Therefore I say leave that self washing, & take up the Cross to yourselves, that self may be crucified, & all self, & self Righteousness washed away; That the washing, and renewing, and regenerating, of the holy Ghost, ye may know and witness, as Paul did; who laboured to bring people to the same, and Peter and john: they were Baptised with the Holy Ghost, so that the chief Priests, and Scribes, and Pharisees took knowledge of them; that they had been with Christ after that he was Sacrificed up: And Aquilla and Priscilla, who taught Apollo's a more perfect way, than john's Baptism; Acts: 4: 8: 13. and Acts: 18: 25: 26. for that must decrease, as saith john: I must decrease, he must increase, john 3: 30. all that stands in water Baptism; you are not come to the increase, which hath no end, nor to the more perfect way (to wit) Christ Jesus, who saith I am the way, john: 14: 6. which Aquilla & Priscilla taught Appollas; although he were an Eloquent man: And Paul knew a more perfect Baptism, then that with water; when he thanked God that he Baptised none of them, save Crispus and Gaius etc. For he was not sent to Baptise but to Preach 1, Cor. 1: 14: 15: 16: 17. And Paul did the work given him to finish, and brought many up to perfection; and shown them a more perfect way then carnal things (to wit) Christ jesus, the sure foundation into which the Isralits' were Baptised, & eat & drank of the same Rock; 1: Cor: 2: 6. 1: Cor 10: 23: 4: 5. Come now ye that pleads, and Preaches up water Baptism, let us reason together; where is the cloud ye were Baptised into, is it yet removed; where is the Sea you passed through, which shall be no more? know ye such a thing? where is the Death witnessed, and Repentance, and Remission of Sin, amongst you? To that of God in all your Consciences I appeal, have not you water Baptised people yet to repent? when you are Quiet in spirit, is not your Sins brought fresh against you committed, before you were Baptised? & are you not yet living in Sin? you are not yet Dead with Christ, nor your old man is not yet crucified; nor the body of Sin is not destroyed; Rom: 6: 6: 7: that henceforth you should not serve it, (but come to our Baptism and henceforth you shall not serve Sin.) for being Dead with Christ, we are freed from Sin, as saith the Scripture, he that is dead, is freed from Sin, but ye yourselves are alive, making a fair show in the flesh, and would constrain others to be Baptised, that you might Glory in their flesh, lest you and they should suffer persecution, for the Cross of Christ etc. Gall: 6: from 12: to the end; I say this is fleshly Glory, the Jew outward; and the Circumcision that availeth not, being Strangers to the life of God, to the Jew inward, and the Circumcision of the heart with the Spirit of the living God, which is only witnessed through the Cross of Christ▪ And the pure water, whereby the Conscience is sprinkled from dead works, & the answer returned thou art good; but while you live in Pride, and Covetousness, Lusts, and uncleanness, a pure Conscience you know not, nor nothing that pure is; the light in your consciences is my witness, which will manifest unto you that outward water, nor no outward thing can take away one sin. Therefore take warning ye self washers, you dishonour God, whilst in these things you stand, which cannot perfect as pertaining to the conscience Heb: 9: 9: 10: But stand not there, for you cannot satisfy, that of God in your consciences, with an Imitation from the Letter; and with telling how Philip Baptised the Eunuch; it were well for you, if you could see yourselves, in the Eunuch's condition, that you have the Scriptures and understand not what you read; (Acts 8: from 30: to the end) but from simplicity of heart would confess as he did, for in plainness you understand not the Scriptures nor the power of God; who tells of being Baptised, and are yet alive in your sins; And hath to repent after you are Baptised; for which in Scripture you have neither presept nor example; but Philip shown the Eunuch from that Scripture; an example (Christ) how he was lead like a Lamb, and his life was taken up from the Earth &c: See if it be so with you, that you are taken up with him from the Earth, and all earthly things, for until you come to know Christ to Guide you and Led you to be Baptised; you have not learned the Doctrine of Baptism, Heb: 6: 2. for all men come unto him john. 3. 6. Then will you see that which lead the Eunuch to be Baptised, And that also which caught Philip away from Baptising, & was carried forth to preach through the Cities; The same spirit caught Paul from Baptising; And made him thank God, that he Baptised none of them, save Crispus and Gaius, etc. For he was not sent to Baptise but to Preach, and he also Preached through the Cities, and converted many to the one Lord, and to the one Faith; and the one Baptism, Eph. 4. 5. 6. And told them if you be Dead with Christ from the Rudiments etc. Why as though living in the world, are you subject unto Ordinances, touch not; taste not; handle not; they all perish with the useing, Coll. 2. 14. 20. 21. 22. And are only used amongst these who are in the perishing Nature, who are Enemies to the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and comes not to see yourselves and your sins; & your Rudiments, Nailed to the Cross; And therein is power to lay down your lives and take them up again, and to see the Scriptures fulfilled in you, as Paul did, who was crucified to the world, Heb. 9 9 10. And the world to him; his life was taken up from the earth; and no more he, but Christ lived in him; and was become an high Priest of a more perfect tabernacle, and a mediator of a better Covenant; then that which stands in Meats, and Drinks, and divers Washings, and carnal Ordinances imposed upon them, until the time of Reformation. Now these that stands in the divers washings, they are not come to the light, which brings to Reformation, and from amongst the divers washers, which are in the world where they lie in sin & wickedness, one sprinkling an Infant, others diping young people, (others goes in; and some are thrown in, and here are the divers washers; which washeth the outside, which stands in Meats, and Drinks, and carnal Ordinances, which cannot make the comers thereunto perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Therefore I say unto you all; to the light turn your minds; which leads up to the Life, to the measure and stature and fullness of Christ; to a perfect man in Christ Jesus Eph. 4. 12. 13. by him to know your hearts & consciences washed, and purged, and sprinkled from all evil; by his eternal spirit, and to see the Law of Commandments contained in Ordinances abolished in his flesh, Eph. 2. 15. and you drawing nigh unto him through the veil (that is to say) his flesh; he that readeth, let him understand, and an end put to all tips, and figures, and shadows; believing in the Light, obeying and following the Light the Day breaks forth, and the shadows flees away. And so comes to have fellowship with the Saints in the Light, and truly our fellowship is with the Father & with the Son; whilst you are all standing as shadows, who are from the Light in the way to the long home David speaks off, who was guided by the Light, & called him in spirit Lord; Math 22. 43. 44. Therefore all mind the Light; Christ Jesus, that you may come to witness him in spirit, to be your Lord; your bodies his Temple, And him Reigning and Ruleing therein, and not still to feed your fancies, in teling of a personal Reign, but examine yourselves with the Light, wherewith you are enlightened at this present, and see who Reigns; for if sin Reign, than Satan rules; if Christ Reign; then is the Devil chained, and cast out, and all his Armour wherein he trusted. Eph. 6. 11. And the whole Armour of Righteousness put on; That which Noah was a Preacher off, and was before Abraham; which David in Spirit called Lord; which in fullness of time was made manifest, and said that I, and my Father is one; and God is a Spirit; And is the same Yesterday, this day and for ever, 2. Cor: 5. 16. Heb. 13. 8: We are witnesses of it in our measure as Paul was, who said though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet henceforth know we no man after the flesh; but are Epistles written in one another's hearts, with the spirit of the Living God; by which spirit all the Sons of God were guided; and he that hath not this spirit is none of his. Rom. 8. 14. (he is not sealed.) Therefore to you all this is the word of the Lord God; Come forth of all your outside forms, you are not sealed, And come to the inward worship in spirit and in truth: (john 4. 25) Therewith to be Sealed and Girt about; ye that once had a true tenderness; come and renew your first love; that of God in your Consciences is my witness, you stand in slippery places; outward water being one of your foundamentalls as you call it; And the Light (the Rock) to you is an offence, which is coming in power & great Glory to crush all your dead forms, and outside worships, & filthy hypocrisy that you live in; the terrors of God will surprise all you blind Leaders; who by feigned words and fair speeches deceives the hearts of the simple; and keeps them from their teacher. (Christ Jesus.) Therefore all you tender hearted ones, turn away from them which have the form and not the power, 2. Timo. 3. 5. And you that have gone under the water for Conscience sake, such we condemn not: but that you still live in sin, that is condemned with the Light in all your Consciences; unto which you do well if you take heed 1. Pet. 1. 19 Until you be lead to the fear of the Lord God; that not an unsaviry word proceed out of your Mouths; and to take up the Cross daily, Luke 9 23. to all Covetousness, Pride, and Ambition, which abounds amongst you, who are called Baptists; Therefore mind the Light, that by it you may come to witness the Redemption of your Souls which all the world cannot purchase, & you awakened out of wickedness & all self seeking, that you may no longer seek self, but the Lord God; that your Souls may live, & whether you will hear or for-bear, that of God in your Consciences is my witness, that in word and writing, we have not spared to declare unto you the whole counsel of God, Without respect of Persons. Now unto all you that are tender and would hear, but dare not lest they should cast you out of their Church▪ (as they call it.) I say unto such mind the Lord our God, and try all things and hold fast that which is Good Thes. 5. 15. 21. And then wilt thou not need to be afraid of them. For the Church is in God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ 1. Thes. 11. And these that are alive in their Sins, are cast out of the Church already: Therefore return unto the Light, which shows unto you your Sins, and puts you in mind of a day of account, and will let you see, that the longer you live in it, the greater will your account be, and the sader your condemnation; Therefore believe in the Light, and it will lead you out of Sin, And bring you to the Church in which is no Sin; and into the I 〈◊〉! to know the Doctrine of his Son; to yea and nay; in all your communications: And not to swear at all, neither by Heaven, nor by the Earth, nor by any other Oath Math. 5. 34. 37. And to do unto all men as you would be done unto; & then the members of the Church of the first born you will know, which will not nor cannot harm one the other, but are Knit and United, and jointly and fully compacted and built together a spiritual house, where the spiritual man (to wit) Christ Jesus Dwells, Leads, Guides, and Rules; and therein is the peace withnessed, which passeth understanding, and the Faith unfeaigned; And the Love which is stronger than Death, in the Church, undefiled which he hath purchased with his Blood, Eph. 5. 25. THOMAS LARKHAMS' Erors called by the world a Minister. First. THat he hath not the infallible spirit; second that sin is nothing. Answer. GOD is a spirit & infallible, & he that hath not his spirit is none of his Rom. 8. 9 So that out of thine own mouth thou art Judged, to be none of his; having before many people, denied the Lord; And thyself Antichrist, for he that is not with him is against him; And such saith sin is nothing; for which Christ suffered the just for the unjust, and incourages the wicked, and saith Sin is nothing, than hast thou nothing to Preach against; Silence for shame and let thy mouth be stopped: hath God given his Son a Ransom for nothing? hath all the Saints declared against nothing? was the coming of Christ for the destruction of nothing? was it not to destroy the works of the Devil? And all Sin is of him, & herein thou hast fulfilled the Scripture, Fools makes a mock of Sin Prov. 14. 9 Now is the day wherein the World's Teachers is made manifest: and the blindness and wickedness of their hearts laid open: which hath taken Tithes or money (one or both) & pretended to Preach against Sin; and now in plain words saith that it is nothing; and then have they taken your money all this time for nothing; as that of God in your Consciences will me witness that nothing have they done for you that is good; for all the Sin that can be mentioned are you living in; and they in the like; and such was never sent of God; for he sent holy Men and they spoke against all Sin and said he that committed it, is of the Devil; 1. john 3: 8. And so say we; and herein is the Children of God known from the Children of the Devil who faith Sin is nothing, then may you live as you list; for shame, can the Ranters vent filthier things than these; be awarned and follow them no longer, but mind the Light wherewith you are enlighned and it will bring you to see the Vanity of all the world, and their Teachers; and with us to testify against them; And be sure I warn you all in the presence of the living God: Listen not to fleshly Liberty for it is Egyptian bondage; and leads to utter darkness forevermore. Thirdly. He affirmed; that the Devil is in the Church of Order. Answer. The Church is in God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Thes. 11. And to that of God in all your Consciences I appeal, if there can be a greater Blasphemer than this Man: Is the Devil in God? I say the Church is in God; where thou and the Devil cannot come, nor none who are not guided by the infallible Spirit, for God is pure and without spot or wrinkle; and so is his Church Eph. 5. 27. But thou denying God's Spirit; which is infallible, is given up to Blaspheme the Lord, Bitter is thy Portion think upon it in thy bed of Sorrows. Fourthly. He saith also that there is no Perfection in the World. Answer. Again he hath denied the Doctrine of Christ, Math. 5. 48. and the work of the Ministry: which is for the perfecting of the Saints, Eph. 4. 13. Coll. 1. 27. 28. And excluds all for coming into the Kingdom of heaven; where nothing that is imperfect can come; for none that is out of Christ can enter into the Kingdom of heaven; and they that are in Christ are in perfection; therefore let the honest hearted Judge, with that of God in you all; And if he knew but a Bridle to his Blasphemous Tongue, and Lips, he would then know that which makes a perfect Man. james 3. 2. and 14. And brings to know Faith which is perfect, till then your hearing is vain; as it hath been to this day; in hearing such as have not the spirit of God which is infallible, by which all the Sons of God were guided; Rom. 8. 14. And so your Leaders cause you to err, and they that are lead of them are dostroyed, Isaiah. 9: 16. And the fruits of his Lips was bitterness and cursing, Fool, and Ass▪ yea, he said, he would curse us in the name of the Lord; and had denied the infallible spirit; and herein is his confusion manifested. And whereas he accused us for denying Christ's Merits; I say that which can be Merited is of self: And that which is of Christ is freely given; but such a word is not in Scripture, as Christ's Merits, but is searched from the Whore at Rrome by them, And also charged us with denying that Christ that died at Jerusalem, which is false, and many such things as are not worth mentioning unto which I answer no other Christ we own, but him who is the only begotten Son of God, full of grace and truth, the brightness of his glory the express Jurage of his person: Heb. 1: 3: and 7. Who witnessed a good Confession before Pontius Pilate; 1 Tim: 6: 13. And was Crucified where it is called spiritually Sodam and Egypt Revel: 11: 8. And suffered the reproach of Sinuers the leaders of which was the Chief Priests, which hired Judas, read they example Math: 26: 14: 15. Math. 28: 11: 12. who denies the infallible Spirit denies both the Father and the Son, & concludes thyself a Reprobate, and a Blasphemer thou art out of thine own mouth Judged, and for the sake of the simple this we declare & give forth under our hands. Humphrey Norton. William Shame. A Reproof to the Offenders. Whoremongers and Addulterers God will Judge Heb. 13. 4. Search the Scriptures, your whorish heauts is gone from God and you are become the worst of all Creatures; for they by Nature doth but their kind, but you being departed from the living God, and out of the Covenant of Grace; are become abusers of yourselves with menkind, the Lord God abhors a whorish Woman for she is like to a deep Ditch; and a strange Woman is like to a narrow pit, their hearts are as snares and nets, and their hands as bands, who so pleaseth God shall escape from her, but the Sinner shall be takne by her, Prov. 23: 27. Eccle: 7: 26: all in whom there is any fear of God mind this, for going out of the fear of God, you join with Harlots, until your hearts be hardened, and the Devil seized upon it and your senses; and then are you laid as waste, then doth the Lord God suffer Satan to set you in fire Soul and body and so consume you and your lusts: or otherwise reserve you for examples to the wicked World; the Sin is so Loath some in his sight, for this ye know that no Whoremaster hath any Inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ, and of God Eph: 5: 5: for by means of a whoreish woman, a man is brought to a piece of Bread, and the Addultrous, will hunt for the precious life; Prov: 6: 26: and for the sake of the precious Life is this given forth; that you who have any Consolation in Christ Jesus, may all take warning, that you from your wickedness may return, if possibly to you may be found a place of Repentance, for under the heavy Curse of God is all whores and whoremongers, & filthy R●anters and Lustful ones who lives in the liberty of their fleshly lusts, Let the dread of the Lord God pierce your hearts ye private Harlots, for thus do you require the Lord for affording you plenty of the Creatures; Drunkards & Gluttons you are devourers of the Creatures, the pit is your Portion, the Light is your Condemnation. Queries unto all People to be read within. 1: What is that Innocent, which Sin slays? 2: What is that just, which they that lives in pleasures Kills? and whether they be not guilty of Innocent blood, yea, or nay▪ james 5: 5: 6. 3: What is the Righteous that suffers by the wicked? and where it is that it suffers, Gene: 18: 15. 4: What is that Abel whose blood cries for Vengeance to be taken upon Cain? which Abel the Lord hath respect unto; Gene: 4: 4. Heb: 12: 24. 5: What is that jocob: which is sound in a barren wilderness? & in the Land of great Drought, and where that wilderness is? and that Droughty Land; Deut: 32: 9: 10. 6. What Prisoners are these, which is brought out of the pit? by the blood of the Covenant? and where the pit● is? wherein is no water, Zacha: 9: 11: 7: What is that witness which a believer hath in himself? and what hope there is for him that saith that there is nothing of God in him? and makes him liare? 1: john: 5: 10: 8. And where the grace is, which teacheth the Saints if not within? which the wicked turns into wantonness, Titus: 2: 11: 12. 9 What Prick that was which Saul kicked against whilst he persecuted Christ in his Saints, Acts 9: 5. 10. What was that which when Peter Preached pricked them at their hearts? And made them cry out men and Brethren; what shall we do, Acts 2: 37. 11. What was that which convicted them in their Consciences that they could not Stone the waman that was taken in Adultery, john 8: 9 12. What is that truth, which the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against them that holds it, in unrighteousness Rom 1: 18. 13. And what seed is that, and where is it, which the Lord will power his spiret upon? spoken of in Isaiah; 44: 3. 14. And what is that seed of the Righteous and where is it? for whose sake, the wicked shall not go unpuoished; although they join hand, in hand, Prov: 11: 21: 15. What is that Righteous which perisheth and no man layeth it to heart Isaiah. 57: 1. 16. What Prisoners are these that sits in darkness? which Christ was sent to bring out of the Prisonhouse, Isaiah 42. 6. 7. 17. What is that Zion and where is it? which is redeemed through judgement Isaiah 1. 27. 18. And who it was? that answered and said I was wounded in the house of my friends, Zacha. 13. 6. And where his friend's house is. 19 And what is that which cyes out (Behold, I am) pressed under you as a Cart is pressed that is full of Sheaves, Amos 2. 13: 20. And what that whole Creation is that groaneth and traveleth in pain together until now, Rom. 8. 22. 21: And what Nature that was where by Christ suffered? & whether you are not in the same Nature now, that are living in Sin? and causeth him to suffer by you daily; seeing that he is the same yesterday, this day, and for ever, Heb. 13. 8. 22. What was theat which made Judas carry the thirty pieces of Silver to the chief Priests (which he had received of them to betray JESUS?) and to cry out, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the Innocent blood; Math. 27. 4. These are not given forth to the wise and Learned only; but also to the hungry and weary, and heavy Laden; to the foolish Ignorant & blind who are lead by the Blind, and both are going to the Ditch, Luke. 6 39 To all those that speaks of a Personal Reign. To all those that pretend to wait for that which they Immagin, and call a personal Reign, for which they have no Scripture, but makes themselves manifest to be these that neither knows the Scriptures, nor the power of God; for they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the World are come, 1. Cor. 10. 11. (Mark) they knew the end of the world come, at that time, where Sin was put away by the Sacrifice of himself, Heb. 9 26. Now unto all you this is the word of the Lord God, you that waits out the light wherewith you are enlightened, waits out of the way, and you can never come to God, whilst you live in Sin, your waiting is but a mocking of God, whilst your Tongues is at liberty, and knows not a stay for your minds, (Tell me) Have not many of your Brothers, and Sisters, pretended this waiting who are dead? (take warning) and said they looked as you do, for a Christ to come in another's person, and not your own; are you not looking a far ' off like fools with your Eyes abroad, Prov. 17. 24. and will not once look in, and see who Reigns at home, whether Sin Reign, and so Satan rule, or Grace Reign through Righteousness, and life through Jesus Christ (mark) Here was Sins Reign unto death, and here is Christ's Reign who through death, overcame him that had the power of death, which is the Devil, Rom: 5. 21. Heb. 2. 14. The light will let you see under whose Reign ye are, if Sin Reign, suffer it no longer to Reign in your mortal bodies, Rom. 6. 12. Let no man deceive you, He that commits Sin is of the Devil, and under his Reign, 1. john 3: 8. For Sin it is that hinders Christ's Reign, Light and Darkness hath no communion, nor fellowship, nor concord, for the Light testifies against all the works of Darkness, yea, and discovers Darkness itself, and no agreement is, nor can be betwixt them, but all unrighteousness must be casten out, and then the Temple of God is holy, which Temple ye are, wherein he dwells, 2: Cor. 6. 14: 15: 16. 1. Cor. 6: 15: 19 Now tell me, you that looks upon the Scriptures with a carnal eye, and would have a Christ like unto yourselves, what differs you from Antichrist, who cannot own him as he is, one with the Father, john 10: 30: the brightness of his glory, the express Image of his Person, (Behold) he is the express Image of his Person, and upholds all things by the word of his Power, Heb: 1: 3: he abideth a Priest continually, Heb: 7: 3: Now consider, How great this man is; which upholds all things, who was before Abraham, and is the same yesterday, to day, and for ever, Heb. 13: 8. And now ye Baptists, why stand ye gazing up into heaven▪ this same Jesus which is taken up from you into heaven, is the word which upholds all things, and is hid from your eyes, It is GOD! and GOD is a Spirit, john, 4. 24. Unto whom no mortal eye can approach, but by Faith was he, & is he seen, which Faith is a mystery held in a pure conscience, Heb. 11. 27. 1. Tim. 3. 9 And they that are of Faith, are of Abraham, and these sees Christ the same, yesterday, today, and for ever; And to all these that are the least sensible of the want of a Saviour, I say unto thee, whilst thou art living in Sin, thou waits not for the coming of Christ, for he was made manifest to take away Sin, and in him is no Sin, 1. john 3. 8. The Light which shows Sin being minded, the same leads to the end of the world, and brings to know a Saviour, one to save you from your Sins as it is written, they shall call his Name JESUS, for he shall save his people from their Sins, Math. 1. 21. The same teacheh to read and understand that which was written, for our admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come 1. Cor. 10. 11. Behold upon these was the ends of the world come, and so it is, upon us, who are not of the world, though living in it, yet testifying against it, that the deeds thereof are evil, that which shows you your cvill deeds, keep your mind to it, and it will bring you to know every day more and more of the appearance of Christ in you; the Son of Righteousness revealed in you, as it was in Paul, Gall: 1. 16: and Gall: 2. 20: the way is but one. Unto all you that are against this appearance to have Christ revealed in you, as he was in Paul, and in all the Sons and Daughters of God, Answer these Queries, and prove what you speak by plain Scripture. 1. Qu. Whether is not God and Christ one in every thing, yea or nay? or wherein do they differ in any thing? and whether in this generation is he not the same, that he hath been in all others, (I am) 2. Qu. Is not all Righteousness fulfilled in Christ? and is not God satisfied with this Righteousness where it is put on, as it is written, put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ Rom. 13. 14. 3. Qu. Whether any one man visibly can put on another, and therein satisfy God? or whether any one man's Righteousness will satisfy God for another man's Sin, yea or nay? or must not every Man and Woman put on the Lord jesus Christ? (and then no more a carnal Christ,) seeing it is written, woe unto him that is covered and not with my spirit? 4. Qu. And now all you that speaks of a personal Reign answer this, from whence must this Christ come which must Reign personally? seeing the promise of God was but one, and to one, and all the Prophets of God Prophesied but of one, and they declared of what Stock and family, and house, and Generation he should be of, Read Math: 1: and Luke 3. and also where he should be borne, and of whom, (to wit; a VIRGIN,) which things are fulfilled and come to pass, we are witnesses of it according to the Scriptures. 5. Qu. Now answer in plain words, from whence must this Christ you wait for come, and in what Generation, and of what family, and out of what Country, and of whom must he be borne, that they may no longer be deceived by you, who have kept them gazing after a false Christ, well may it be called gazing but leave it, and mind these in white apparel which reproves you for it; Acts 1: 10: 11. 6. Qu. And seeing this Christ you preach is uncome, give me an example out of all the Scriptures of any of the Ministers of Christ that preached him uncome, and what bread it is you break, if Christ be not come, seeing the Minister of Christ said, the bread which we break is the Lords body, and said he spoke this to wise men, that they might judge what he said, 1: Cor: 10: 15: 16: 17: So say I, Let that of God in your Consciences judge: And you that preach Christ to come, whether are not you false witnesses, yea or nay? and whether in the breaking of this Bread that you break; you do not you know not what, yea or nay? 7: Queen And why you drink wine at your meetings, seeing there is not any such thing spoken off in the Scripture, that ever was used at the Passover, and if you say, that it is the fruit of the Vine, which you drink fresh in the Kingdom of the Father why then do you look for his coming down, see ye him not there? of whose Kingdom and Dominion there is no end; sure you are blind: 8: Queen What is the Passover, and what is the fast which the Lord requires, seeing it is the Doctrine of Devils to forbid to Marry, and to abstain from Meats: Tim: 1. 4: 3? 9: Queen And what is the seed unto which he gives his own body, & where is, & how doth he give his own body to every seed, & whether you follow his example, yea or nay? and gives your bodies to be broken, for he gave his body to be broken &c: 1: Cor: 15: 38 10. Queen And what is the Body and Blood of Christ, which except you eat and drink, you have no life in you, or whether it be any carnal or visible thing, seeing the Scripture saith, that he is the express Image of his Person, Heb: 1. 3: and whether God and Christ be not one Spirit, and whether a spirit hath flesh and bones, yea, or nay? and see if all your wicked imaginations can divide the Father, and the Son; and their Kingdom, and them that are therein, from being all one, and in one, in whom is the union, and what the Union is, and wherein it stands? 11. Queen And whether the Apostle was not a true Minister of Christ, who said, though we have known Christ after the flesh, Yet now hence forth know we him no more, 2: Cor. 5. 16. 12: Queen And whether john did not see the Reign of Christ a thousand years since Rev: 20. 4. and whether he and his Reign be altered, or can alter or change, seeing the Scripture saith, I am the Lord, I change not, Mall. 3: 6▪ 13. Qu. What is it that leads you to preach & to pray, & whether it is not selfe yea, or nay? if Christ be not come, who sent you, and whether any can preach Christ except they be sent by him, & have him (what can a man preach that he hath not) who is it that follows him whithersoever he goes & hath no certain dweling place, nor no set maintenance, Woe be unto him that makes his Gospel chargeable, and cannot live of the Gospel, & whether the Gospel be Tithes or set maintenance, yea or nay? or what it is, Rom. 10: 15. 1. Cor. 9 18. 14. Qu. And whether it were not better for you who pretends to watch for the Soul and knows not what the Soul of man is, to be silent, then still to bring more blood upon your heads, and whilst you are sspeaking to others, you yourselves be found cast aways, therefore take warning, and let all flesh keep silence before the Lord until you can give an account what the Soul of man is, Zach. 2. 13. 15. Qu. And now ye Baptists, seeing that Christ is come, and hath Baptised us, and all men come unto him; Tell me, whether there be any Baptism but one, seeing the Apostle saith, One Lord one faith, one Baptism, Eph. 4. 5. 6. & whether Baptism be not a Doctrine yea, or nay? if you say an Ordinance, whether it be not abolished yea or nay? seeing the scripture saith having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the Law of Commandments contained in Ordinances, for to make in himself of twain one new Man, so making peace. Eph. 2. 15. 16. Qu. And seeing the Scriptures saith that Christ is the way to the Father, then is not this the Spirit of truth that leads into all truth, to the God of all truth; and doth not these that look for a Christ to come, deny the way to God, Tell me, what way must people go to God, if Christ be not come, seeing they die daily, John 14. 6. John: 16: 30. UNTO all you that say you would refrain such & such things▪ had you power (consider) what power are you under, is God unjust; Doth he require any thing of any Creature to be done, or not done, but he gives strength according to what he requires; his hand is not shortened, nor his power straitened; it is the same yesterday and for ever, for the same which reproves for Sin, gives strength against Sin: unto all that believe in it, for the Cross of Christ which is the power of God is to be taken up daily: so that you whose minds are turned tawards God take heed of slighting the Cross for in so doing thou flees the power of God; And such Spirits will say if it be his mind he will constrain me whether I will or not; I cannot resist him; I say in somuch as thou art not obedient to the least of his reproofs thou resists him; and art he that saith in heart I will none of thy reproofs; Unto such I say, the Lord God is just, and will be glorified in thy destruction; And contrary to thy will; will cut thee off, and give thy portion amongst the unbelievers; in the Lake; therefore take warning, and mind that which reproves you for your evil deeads, and believe in it, for in the same is the power of God unto Salvation received and enjoyed; Jsaiah 59: 1. 1. Cor. 1: 18. Math. 24: 51. HUMPHREY NORTON. FINIS.