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           A
           Plain
           TESTIMONY
           TO
           THE
           Antient
           Truth
           AND
           
             Work
             of
             God
          
           ;
           AND
           Against
           the
           CORRUPTION
           of
           the
           CLERGY
           ,
           And
           their
           Upholders
           .
        
         
           By
           
             T.
             G.
          
           
        
         
           Jer.
           5.
           30
           ,
           31.
           
        
         
           A
           Wonderful
           and
           Horrible
           Thing
           is
           committed
           in
           the
           Land
           ;
           The
           Prophets
           prophesie
           falsly
           ,
           and
           the
           Priests
           bear
           Rule
           by
           their
           Means
           ,
           and
           my
           People
           love
           to
           have
           it
           so
           ;
           And
           what
           will
           ye
           do
           in
           the
           End
           thereof
           ?
        
         
           Printed
           ,
           and
           Sold
           by
           
             T.
             Sowle
          
           ,
           at
           the
           Crooked-Billet
           in
           Holywell-Lane
           ,
           in
           Shoreditch
           ,
           1691.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           Plain
           Testimony
           to
           the
           Antient
           Truth
           and
           Work
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           against
           the
           Corruption
           of
           the
           Clergy
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           FRiends
           and
           People
           every
           where
           ,
           in
           all
           Places
           where
           this
           may
           come
           ,
           this
           is
           to
           let
           you
           know
           ,
           there
           is
           something
           in
           my
           Heart
           and
           Mind
           for
           to
           publish
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           manifest
           unto
           all
           People
           that
           profess
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           Salvation
           by
           Christ
           ,
           what
           the
           Clergy-Men
           of
           the
           World
           hold
           forth
           ,
           both
           the
           
             Popish
             Clergy
          
           and
           the
           
             Protestant
             Clergy
          
           ,
           both
           in
           Doctrine
           ,
           Principles
           and
           Practices
           ;
           and
           also
           their
           manner
           of
           Doings
           and
           Practices
           ,
           as
           touching
           the
           Worship
           and
           Service
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           also
           their
           Persecutions
           and
           Cruelties
           which
           they
           and
           their
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Churches
           have
           acted
           and
           done
           against
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           scorn
           called
           Quakers
           ,
           and
           will
           undertake
           by
           the
           help
           and
           assistance
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           to
           prove
           these
           things
           to
           be
           true
           ,
           which
           is
           ,
           or
           may
           be
           herein
           ,
           and
           hereafter
           expressed
           and
           declared
           against
           them
           ,
           which
           are
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           I
           do
           affirm
           ,
           that
           neither
           the
           
             Popish
             Clergy
          
           ,
           nor
           the
           
             Protestant
             Clergy
          
           ,
           nor
           their
           Hearers
           that
           are
           Members
           of
           their
           Churches
           ,
           neither
           can
           ,
           nor
           never
           shall
           know
           Jesus
           Christ
           experimentally
           to
           be
           their
           Saviour
           and
           Redeemer
           from
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           ,
           as
           the
           true
           Ministers
           and
           People
           of
           God
           did
           know
           him
           formerly
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           true
           Ministers
           and
           People
           of
           God
           know
           him
           now
           in
           this
           our
           Age
           and
           Generation
           ,
           to
           their
           and
           our
           Souls
           true
           peace
           ,
           joy
           ,
           comfort
           and
           satisfaction
           in
           God
           ;
           neither
           can
           they
           ever
           know
           the
           Mystery
           of
           Godliness
           by
           experience
           revealed
           in
           them
           ,
           nor
           they
           cannot
           have
           a
           true
           belief
           in
           Christ
           ,
           as
           the
           Ministers
           and
           People
           of
           God
           had
           ,
           and
           have
           now
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           they
           live
           and
           act
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ,
           and
           plead
           for
           a
           continuance
           in
           Sin
           so
           long
           as
           they
           live
           upon
           the
           Earth
           .
           And
           it
           is
           the
           Doctrine
           and
           Belief
           of
           the
           Clergy-Men
           ,
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           and
           the
           
           People
           that
           are
           their
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Churches
           ,
           
             That
             none
             can
             be
             set
             free
             from
             Sin
             ,
             nor
             be
             made
             perfect
             from
             it
             in
             this
             Life
          
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           preach
           against
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           ,
           which
           God
           and
           Christ
           commanded
           that
           People
           should
           be
           perfect
           and
           holy
           ;
           and
           are
           God
           and
           Christ
           such
           hard
           Masters
           as
           to
           command
           that
           of
           People
           for
           them
           to
           do
           ,
           which
           cannot
           be
           done
           nor
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ?
           But
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           never
           preached
           any
           such
           Doctrine
           ,
           but
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           they
           preached
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           ,
           and
           exhorted
           the
           People
           to
           press
           after
           Perfection
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           gave
           Gifts
           unto
           men
           ,
           and
           he
           made
           some
           Apostles
           ,
           and
           some
           Evangelists
           ,
           and
           some
           P●●ph●●●
           ,
           and
           some
           Pastors
           and
           
             Teachers
             ,
             for
             the
             perfecting
             of
             the
             Saints
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Work
             of
             the
             Ministry
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Edifying
             of
             the
             Body
             of
             Christ
             ,
             until
             they
             all
             came
             into
             the
             unity
             of
             the
             Faith
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             Knowledge
             of
             the
             Son
             of
             God
             unto
             a
             Perfect
             Man
             ,
             unto
             the
             measure
             of
             the
             Stature
             ●f
             the
             fulness
             of
             Christ
             .
          
           And
           many
           of
           the
           People
           of
           God
           did
           attain
           to
           
             Perfection
             from
             Sin
          
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           and
           they
           did
           know
           an
           Overcoming
           of
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           by
           the
           help
           and
           assistance
           of
           the
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           working
           in
           them
           :
           And
           no
           Man
           nor
           Woman
           can
           be
           perfect
           from
           Sin
           of
           themselves
           ,
           nor
           by
           any
           Works
           of
           Righteousness
           which
           they
           can
           do
           of
           themselves
           ,
           nor
           by
           their
           own
           Wills
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           help
           and
           assistance
           of
           the
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           working
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           so
           all
           things
           are
           possible
           with
           God
           ,
           which
           may
           seem
           impossible
           to
           men
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           is
           the
           same
           that
           he
           was
           then
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           as
           able
           ,
           and
           sufficient
           ,
           &
           willing
           to
           do
           the
           like
           for
           us
           ,
           &
           to
           work
           the
           same
           Works
           in
           our
           Hearts
           by
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           in
           the
           Hearts
           of
           his
           People
           formerly
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           but
           truly
           believe
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           willing
           for
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           him
           ,
           by
           taking
           up
           a
           daily
           Cross
           to
           our
           own
           Wills
           ,
           and
           Thoughts
           ,
           and
           Desires
           ,
           and
           Inclinations
           of
           nature
           ,
           and
           so
           thereby
           we
           must
           deny
           our selves
           from
           doing
           any
           thing
           that
           will
           please
           our selves
           ,
           if
           it
           do
           offend
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           displease
           him
           ,
           we
           must
           not
           do
           it
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           the
           love
           and
           friendship
           of
           any
           people
           ,
           nor
           for
           the
           gaining
           of
           any
           outward
           Thing
           ,
           or
           Treasure
           that
           is
           in
           the
           World
           :
           And
           we
           are
           required
           and
           commanded
           by
           the
           Lord
           for
           to
           put
           our
           whole
           trust
           and
           confidence
           in
           him
           ,
           who
           hath
           promised
           ,
           that
           
             he
             will
             never
             leave
             nor
             forsake
             them
             that
             puts
             their
             whole
             trust
             &
             confidence
             in
             him
             .
          
           And
           these
           things
           the
           Lord
           commanded
           and
           required
           ●is
           people
           for
           to
           do
           formerly
           ,
           which
           they
           did
           in
           Love
           and
           in
           Obedience
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           was
           with
           them
           ,
           and
           in
           them
           ,
           by
           
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           he
           did
           help
           and
           〈…〉
           Spirit
           for
           to
           do
           and
           perform
           those
           things
           〈…〉
           required
           of
           them
           for
           to
           do
           ;
           and
           this
           he
           〈…〉
           d
           truly
           believe
           and
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           for
           all
           them
           〈…〉
           fear
           and
           love
           him
           with
           all
           their
           Hearts
           ,
           above
           all
           〈…〉
           gs
           .
           And
           now
           the
           Lord
           commands
           and
           requires
           us
           for
           to
           do
           the
           〈◊〉
           things
           ;
           and
           if
           we
           be
           willing
           and
           obedient
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           fear
           and
           love
           him
           with
           all
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           above
           all
           visible
           things
           ,
           I
           do
           verily
           believe
           ,
           and
           I
           am
           confident
           in
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           will
           help
           and
           assist
           us
           by
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           for
           to
           do
           and
           perform
           all
           things
           which
           he
           commands
           and
           requires
           of
           us
           for
           to
           do
           and
           perform
           ,
           now
           in
           this
           our
           Age
           and
           Generation
           ;
           but
           all
           them
           that
           do
           not
           truly
           believe
           in
           Christ
           ,
           nor
           is
           not
           willing
           for
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           him
           ,
           nor
           to
           deny
           themselves
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           counts
           God
           a
           hard
           Master
           ,
           by
           commanding
           and
           requiring
           more
           of
           them
           then
           they
           are
           able
           to
           do
           ,
           or
           can
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           as
           they
           say
           ;
           it
           is
           manifest
           unto
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           that
           all
           such
           are
           slothful
           Servants
           ,
           and
           hide
           their
           Talents
           in
           their
           earthly
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           are
           disobedient
           to
           him
           ,
           such
           neither
           fear
           nor
           love
           the
           Lord
           as
           they
           ought
           to
           do
           ,
           nor
           as
           ●e
           commands
           them
           for
           to
           do
           ;
           and
           no
           such
           slothful
           ,
           idle
           ,
           careless
           people
           can
           believe
           that
           
             Perfection
             from
             Sin
          
           is
           to
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           neither
           are
           they
           willing
           to
           press
           after
           such
           a
           good
           State
           and
           Condition
           ;
           and
           so
           he
           who
           they
           love
           and
           serve
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Enemy
           of
           their
           Souls
           in
           them
           ,
           prevails
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           teacheth
           them
           for
           to
           preach
           and
           speak
           against
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           read
           the
           Scriptures
           following
           ,
           
             Gen.
             6.
             9.
             17.
             1.
             
             Job
          
           1.
           1.
           
           
             Luke
             1.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
             Mark
             6.
             20.
             
             Mat.
             1.
             19.
             
             Acts
             10.
             22.
             2
             
             Pet.
             1.
             21.
             2
             
             King.
          
           20.
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.
           
           
             Mat.
             5.
             48.
             
             Ephes
             .
             4.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
             Heb.
             6.
             1.
             
             Heb.
          
           13.
           20
           ,
           2●
           .
           
             Rev.
             14.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             1
             
             John
          
           2.
           14.
           
           Chap
           3.
           4.
           to
           vers
           .
           11.
           
           And
           further
           I
           do
           affirm
           ,
           that
           all
           that
           preach
           and
           speak
           against
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           That
           
             there
             is
             no
             Perfection
             from
             Sin
             can
             be
             attained
             unto
             in
             this
             Life
          
           ;
           all
           such
           Persons
           and
           People
           do
           encourage
           People
           for
           to
           live
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           they
           do
           discourage
           people
           from
           pressing
           after
           perfection
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           a
           means
           to
           beget
           people
           into
           Unbelief
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           not
           believe
           that
           such
           a
           good
           state
           and
           condition
           is
           to
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           and
           all
           such
           deny
           the
           sufficiency
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           his
           coming
           in
           Spirit
           ,
           into
           the
           Hearts
           and
           Souls
           of
           all
           true
           Christians
           ,
           and
           true
           Believers
           in
           him
           ;
           which
           end
           was
           ,
           and
           is
           ,
           for
           to
           mortifie
           ,
           and
           to
           kill
           ,
           and
           crucifie
           Sin
           ,
           and
           to
           
           destroy
           the
           Works
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           which
           is
           Sin
           and
           Iniquity
           in
           people
           ;
           and
           every
           evil
           Plant
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           not
           planted
           ,
           which
           hath
           taken
           deep
           Root
           in
           people's
           hearts
           ,
           the
           Lord
           will
           pluck
           up
           by
           the
           working
           of
           his
           own
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           true
           Christians
           ,
           and
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           who
           truly
           love
           and
           obey
           him
           ;
           and
           this
           great
           Work
           of
           Christ
           must
           be
           known
           and
           witnessed
           for
           to
           be
           done
           and
           wrought
           by
           him
           in
           every
           true
           Christian
           ,
           before
           Christ
           can
           be
           known
           experimentally
           for
           to
           reign
           and
           rule
           in
           the
           hearts
           and
           souls
           of
           people
           :
           And
           these
           things
           are
           a
           mystery
           unto
           all
           that
           live
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ,
           and
           unto
           all
           the
           proud
           and
           covetous
           Clergy
           that
           are
           in
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           that
           preach
           for
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           ,
           and
           are
           hired
           by
           people
           to
           preach
           for
           so
           much
           Money
           by
           the
           Year
           ,
           which
           the
           true
           Apostle
           Paul
           said
           ,
           
             That
             the
             love
             of
             Money
             was
             the
             Root
             of
             all
             Evil
          
           ;
           And
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           hated
           all
           such
           covetous
           Practices
           ,
           and
           declared
           against
           them
           ;
           and
           Paul
           said
           ,
           
             I
             have
             coveted
             no
             man's
             Silver
             ,
             or
             Gold
             ,
             or
             Apparel
             ;
             ye
             your selves
             know
             ,
          
           said
           he
           ,
           
             that
             these
             Hands
             have
             ministred
             unto
             my
             Necessities
             ,
             and
             to
             them
             that
             were
             with
             me
             :
          
           Who
           was
           a
           Tent-maker
           ,
           he
           was
           not
           brought
           up
           at
           any
           Schools
           of
           Learning
           for
           to
           be
           made
           a
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ;
           nor
           none
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           brought
           up
           at
           any
           Schools
           of
           Learning
           ,
           to
           be
           made
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           several
           of
           them
           were
           ignorant
           and
           unlearned
           men
           ,
           as
           to
           outward
           Learning
           and
           Scholarship
           ,
           which
           people
           do
           so
           much
           boast
           of
           ;
           but
           they
           were
           brought
           up
           at
           Christ's
           School
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           taught
           of
           him
           by
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           they
           were
           endued
           with
           Power
           from
           on
           High
           ;
           and
           they
           were
           led
           and
           guided
           by
           Christ's
           Spirit
           into
           all
           Truth
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           all
           the
           wicked
           &
           ungodly
           Ways
           and
           Practices
           ,
           which
           many
           of
           the
           Clergy-Men
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           Hearers
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           live
           and
           walk
           in
           now
           .
           And
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           said
           ,
           That
           the
           Gospel
           which
           he
           preached
           ,
           be
           neither
           received
           of
           Man
           ,
           neither
           was
           he
           taught
           it
           of
           Man
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           Revelation
           of
           Jesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           he
           preached
           not
           unto
           any
           people
           with
           inticing
           Words
           of
           man's
           Wisdom
           ,
           nor
           of
           man's
           Learning
           ;
           but
           he
           preached
           and
           spoke
           unto
           the
           people
           in
           the
           Demonstration
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           &
           with
           Power
           ,
           that
           their
           Faith
           should
           not
           stand
           in
           the
           Wisdom
           of
           Men
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           Power
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           Christ
           made
           them
           able
           Ministers
           of
           the
           New
           Testament
           ,
           not
           of
           the
           Letter
           ,
           but
           of
           the
           Spirit
           ;
           for
           the
           Letter
           killeth
           ,
           but
           the
           Spirit
           giveth
           Life
           unto
           the
           Soul
           :
           And
           so
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           never
           
           preached
           such
           a
           Doctrine
           ,
           as
           these
           covetous
           Clergy-Men
           do
           now
           :
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             Galatians
             .
             1.
             11
             ,
             12.
             
             Acts
          
           2●
           33
           ,
           34.
           2
           
           
             Cor.
             3.
             6.
             1
             
             Cor.
             2.
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5.
             1
             
             Tim.
          
           6.
           6
           ,
           7
           ,
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           And
           you
           that
           preach
           and
           speak
           against
           
             Perfecti●n
             〈…〉
             Sin
          
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             none
             can
             be
             set
             free
             from
             Sin
             in
             this
             Life
             ,
          
           can
           you
           not
           believe
           that
           Christ
           Jesus
           is
           as
           able
           ,
           and
           sufficient
           ,
           and
           willing
           to
           save
           people
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           to
           bring
           them
           to
           a
           perfect
           state
           from
           Sin
           ,
           according
           as
           God
           created
           Man
           and
           Woman
           in
           the
           beginning
           ,
           as
           the
           Devil
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           all
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           who
           makes
           his
           Children
           and
           Servants
           perfect
           in
           Sin
           and
           Wickedness
           ,
           who
           continue
           to
           the
           end
           of
           their
           days
           ,
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           him
           ,
           and
           are
           led
           and
           guided
           by
           his
           spirit
           into
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           and
           his
           evil
           Fruits
           are
           brought
           forth
           ,
           and
           acted
           and
           done
           daily
           by
           his
           Children
           and
           Servants
           ,
           to
           the
           great
           dishonour
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           made
           Man
           and
           Woman
           for
           to
           love
           ,
           fear
           ,
           serve
           and
           honour
           ,
           and
           obey
           him
           ,
           in
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           to
           live
           and
           walk
           before
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           a
           
             holy
             ,
             godly
             ,
             righteous
             Life
             ,
          
           in
           all
           manner
           of
           Holiness
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           in
           our
           holy
           Lives
           and
           godly
           Conversations
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           the
           Lord
           is
           pleased
           that
           we
           shall
           live
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           that
           so
           God
           Almighty
           may
           be
           honoured
           and
           glorified
           in
           us
           ,
           and
           by
           us
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           answer
           the
           end
           for
           which
           he
           hath
           made
           and
           created
           us
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           fear
           and
           love
           him
           with
           all
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           which
           if
           we
           do
           so
           in
           Truth
           ,
           then
           we
           shall
           be
           made
           willing
           by
           the
           Lord
           for
           to
           obey
           him
           ,
           and
           keep
           his
           commands
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           duty
           of
           every
           one
           so
           to
           do
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           ,
           all
           you
           that
           do
           not
           believe
           that
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           can
           be
           attained
           unto
           ,
           and
           that
           not
           any
           can
           be
           set
           free
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           doth
           not
           your
           Faith
           and
           Belief
           stand
           in
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           all
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           wicked
           Spirit
           ?
           And
           your
           faith
           and
           belief
           stands
           not
           in
           Christ
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           Author
           of
           
             Perfection
             from
             Sin
          
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           good
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           saves
           his
           People
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           but
           not
           in
           their
           Sins
           ;
           and
           Christ
           said
           ,
           
             Whosoever
             committeth
             Sin
             ,
             is
             the
             Servant
             of
             Sin.
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           said
           ,
           
             Know
             ye
             not
             to
             whom
             ye
             yield
             your selves
             Servants
             to
             obey
             ,
             his
             Servants
             ye
             are
             to
             whom
             ye
             do
             obey
             ,
             whether
             of
             Sin
             that
             leads
             to
             Death
             and
             Destruction
             ,
             or
             of
             Obedience
             unto
             Righteousness
             ,
             which
             leads
             to
             Life
             and
             Peace
             with
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           so
           long
           as
           People
           live
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           are
           Servants
           to
           it
           ,
           they
           are
           free
           from
           Righteousness
           ;
           and
           the
           Apostle
           John
           said
           ,
           
             He
             that
             commiteth
             Sin
             is
             of
             the
             Devil
             :
          
           and
           he
           said
           ,
           
             He
             that
             is
             born
             of
             God
             sinneth
             not
             .
          
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             John
             8.
             34.
             
             Rom.
          
           6.
           16
           ,
           17.
           
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           1
           John
           3.
           4.
           to
           vers
           .
           11.
           
           And
           all
           that
           believe
           that
           they
           cannot
           be
           set
           free
           from
           Sin
           so
           long
           as
           they
           live
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           they
           know
           nothing
           of
           the
           New
           Birth
           experimentally
           ,
           no
           more
           than
           Nicodemus
           did
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           Ruler
           of
           the
           Jews
           ;
           nor
           no
           such
           persons
           nor
           people
           that
           plead
           for
           living
           in
           Sin
           term
           of
           Life
           ,
           they
           know
           nothing
           by
           expe●●ence
           what
           it
           is
           for
           to
           be
           Regenerated
           ,
           and
           Born
           again
           of
           Water
           and
           the
           Spirit
           ,
           without
           which
           inward
           spiritual
           knowledge
           they
           cannot
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           they
           that
           are
           born
           of
           God
           by
           the
           Water
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Life
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           Servants
           to
           Sin
           ,
           neither
           will
           any
           such
           plead
           for
           Sin
           ,
           nor
           for
           a
           continuance
           in
           it
           as
           long
           as
           they
           live
           ;
           but
           all
           such
           Persons
           and
           People
           that
           are
           born
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           they
           hate
           Sin
           ,
           and
           every
           appearance
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           Thoughts
           ,
           Words
           and
           Actions
           ,
           both
           in
           themselves
           and
           in
           all
           other
           people
           ,
           where
           they
           see
           Sin
           committed
           ,
           acted
           or
           done
           ;
           and
           those
           that
           are
           born
           of
           God
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           they
           are
           in
           Christ
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           in
           them
           spiritually
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           made
           new
           Creatures
           by
           the
           working
           of
           Christ's
           spirit
           in
           their
           hearts
           and
           souls
           ;
           and
           all
           old
           things
           that
           are
           evil
           ,
           which
           is
           Sin
           and
           Iniquity
           ,
           comes
           to
           be
           taken
           away
           and
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           are
           made
           new
           by
           the
           workings
           of
           the
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           all
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           who
           are
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           through
           the
           Spiritual
           Warfare
           ,
           and
           through
           great
           Tribulations
           ,
           and
           Tryals
           ,
           and
           Exercises
           ,
           which
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Lord
           come
           to
           know
           ,
           and
           to
           pass
           through
           ,
           before
           they
           attain
           to
           Perfection
           from
           all
           their
           Sins
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             That
             many
             are
             the
             Troubles
             of
             the
             Righteous
             ,
          
           and
           
             through
             many
             Tribulations
             must
             they
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
          
           ;
           but
           the
           Lord
           is
           all-sufficient
           for
           to
           help
           his
           People
           out
           of
           all
           their
           Troubles
           and
           Tryals
           ,
           both
           inward
           and
           outward
           ,
           those
           that
           puts
           their
           whole
           trust
           and
           confidence
           in
           him
           :
           And
           he
           hath
           done
           great
           things
           for
           many
           of
           his
           people
           now
           in
           our
           Age
           and
           Generation
           ,
           which
           have
           been
           under
           great
           Troubles
           ,
           Sufferings
           and
           Tryals
           ,
           both
           inward
           and
           outward
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           have
           just
           cause
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           bound
           in
           duty
           to
           bless
           and
           praise
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           to
           return
           unto
           him
           all
           Honour
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           Praise
           ,
           Thanks
           ,
           Fear
           ,
           Reverence
           and
           true
           Obedience
           ;
           for
           unto
           the
           Lord
           alone
           it
           doth
           belong
           ,
           both
           from
           me
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           that
           knows
           him
           ,
           who
           have
           tasted
           of
           his
           Love
           and
           Mercies
           ,
           blessed
           and
           praised
           be
           his
           great
           and
           glorious
           ,
           and
           heavenly
           Name
           ,
           both
           now
           ,
           henceforth
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           John
           3.
           1.
           to
           
           vers
           .
           11.
           2
           
           
             Cor.
             5.
             17.
             
             Acts
             14.
             22.
             2
             
             Cor.
          
           1.
           3.
           44.
           
           Chap.
           10.
           3.
           4.
           1.
           45.
           
           And
           so
           the
           true
           Way
           that
           leads
           to
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Heaven
           ,
           is
           a
           strait
           and
           narrow
           way
           ,
           for
           it
           is
           a
           way
           of
           Holiness
           ,
           Righteousness
           and
           Purity
           ,
           and
           a
           way
           wherein
           all
           people
           must
           deny
           themselves
           of
           doing
           any
           evil
           thing
           that
           will
           offend
           the
           Lord
           ,
           or
           displease
           him
           ,
           and
           therefore
           there
           are
           but
           a
           few
           that
           find
           it
           ,
           and
           walk
           in
           it
           :
           and
           Christ's
           Flock
           is
           but
           a
           little
           Flock
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           the
           multitude
           of
           people
           that
           are
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           but
           the
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           Hell
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           and
           so
           into
           everlasting
           Torment
           and
           Misery
           which
           shall
           never
           come
           to
           an
           end
           ;
           this
           is
           a
           broad
           and
           wide
           way
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           easie
           ,
           and
           delightful
           ,
           and
           pleasant
           ,
           to
           all
           fleshly
           carnal
           minded
           people
           for
           to
           walk
           in
           :
           And
           all
           those
           people
           that
           live
           and
           act
           in
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ,
           and
           deny
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           all
           such
           persons
           and
           people
           are
           going
           on
           in
           the
           broad
           and
           wide
           way
           ,
           that
           will
           lead
           them
           into
           everlasting
           Wo
           and
           Misery
           ,
           unless
           they
           repent
           .
           And
           therefore
           it
           is
           my
           Advice
           and
           Counsel
           unto
           all
           people
           that
           now
           live
           and
           delight
           in
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           as
           you
           tender
           the
           glory
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           good
           and
           well-being
           of
           your
           Immortal
           Souls
           ,
           come
           out
           of
           all
           your
           ungodly
           ways
           and
           doings
           ,
           and
           Repent
           and
           forsake
           the
           Evil
           of
           your
           ways
           and
           doings
           ,
           and
           desire
           the
           Lord
           to
           pardon
           you
           for
           all
           your
           Sins
           and
           Transgressions
           ,
           which
           yon
           have
           acted
           and
           done
           against
           him
           ;
           and
           turn
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           fear
           and
           love
           him
           with
           all
           your
           hearts
           ,
           and
           hate
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           and
           every
           appearance
           of
           it
           ,
           both
           in
           your selves
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           others
           ,
           that
           thereby
           you
           may
           come
           to
           know
           a
           Change
           ,
           and
           a
           Reformation
           to
           be
           wrought
           in
           your
           hearts
           by
           the
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           you
           ,
           and
           this
           is
           the
           only
           way
           and
           means
           for
           you
           to
           find
           Forgiveness
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           Acceptance
           with
           the
           Lord
           for
           your
           poor
           Souls
           ;
           which
           if
           you
           so
           do
           ,
           and
           find
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           of
           more
           worth
           and
           value
           to
           you
           that
           find
           it
           ,
           then
           all
           the
           outward
           injoyments
           of
           Honour
           ,
           or
           Riches
           ,
           or
           Pleasures
           that
           are
           in
           the
           World.
           
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           mention
           ,
           and
           lay
           before
           you
           some
           of
           the
           Cruelties
           and
           bloody
           Persecutions
           of
           these
           Clergy-men
           ,
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           Hearers
           ,
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Churches
           ,
           which
           have
           joyned
           with
           them
           in
           their
           Cruelties
           ,
           and
           bloody
           Persecutions
           ,
           and
           shall
           begin
           with
           the
           
             Popish
             Clergy
          
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           the
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           ;
           first
           ,
           It
           is
           well
           known
           to
           many
           People
           what
           their
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Practices
           are
           ,
           and
           what
           it
           leads
           and
           guides
           them
           for
           to
           do
           and
           act
           ,
           in
           those
           Places
           and
           Countries
           where
           they
           
           have
           the
           Rule
           and
           Power
           in
           outward
           things
           ;
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           They
           do
           believet
           at
           all
           people
           which
           are
           not
           of
           their
           Faith
           and
           Religion
           are
           Sectaries
           and
           Hereticks
           ,
           though
           they
           be
           called
           Christians
           ,
           as
           I
           can
           make
           appear
           by
           their
           own
           Books
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           set
           forth
           ;
           and
           then
           this
           hath
           followed
           by
           their
           practices
           ,
           that
           the
           more
           Hereticks
           they
           kill
           and
           destroy
           ,
           many
           of
           them
           think
           they
           do
           God
           more
           service
           ,
           and
           count
           it
           a
           Meritorious
           Work
           ,
           although
           the
           people
           which
           they
           have
           killed
           and
           murthered
           were
           no
           Hereticks
           ,
           but
           good
           Christians
           ,
           many
           of
           them
           ,
           and
           were
           faithful
           to
           God
           in
           what
           he
           manifested
           and
           made
           known
           unto
           them
           in
           their
           Age
           and
           Time
           ;
           As
           for
           instance
           ,
           How
           many
           of
           these
           good
           people
           aforesaid
           ,
           have
           these
           
             Popish
             bloody
             Clergy-Men
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           caused
           for
           to
           be
           but
           and
           destroyed
           in
           
             Queen
             Mary's
          
           Reign
           ,
           because
           they
           could
           not
           for
           good
           Conscience-sake
           submit
           and
           conform
           to
           their
           Idolatrous
           Ways
           and
           Worships
           ,
           which
           were
           never
           ordained
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           never
           such
           a
           Doctrine
           nor
           Practice
           was
           ever
           preached
           ,
           nor
           practised
           by
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           .
           And
           so
           this
           Doctrine
           and
           Practice
           ,
           which
           was
           and
           is
           preached
           and
           practised
           by
           the
           
             Popish
             Clergy
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           was
           ordained
           and
           set
           up
           by
           the
           Devil
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           Christ
           nor
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           as
           appears
           plainly
           by
           their
           Wicked
           Actions
           and
           Practices
           ,
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           I
           shall
           mention
           more
           of
           their
           Cruelties
           and
           Murders
           ,
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           How
           many
           Thousands
           of
           Protestants
           did
           they
           kill
           and
           murder
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           even
           at
           such
           a
           time
           when
           the
           Protestants
           were
           peaceable
           and
           quiet
           ,
           and
           did
           not
           lift
           up
           a
           hand
           against
           them
           ;
           and
           the
           Devil
           in
           those
           Murderers
           did
           invent
           such
           Cruel
           Tortures
           and
           Punishments
           to
           put
           them
           to
           Death
           ,
           as
           scarce
           hath
           been
           heard
           of
           amongst
           the
           Heathens
           ,
           which
           are
           no
           Christians
           ;
           and
           yet
           notwithstanding
           they
           have
           the
           boldness
           and
           confidence
           ,
           for
           to
           call
           themselves
           Christians
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           Christ
           is
           their
           Saviour
           :
           but
           Christ
           hates
           and
           abhors
           all
           such
           Murders
           and
           Cruelties
           ,
           as
           are
           found
           acted
           and
           done
           amongst
           them
           :
           And
           Christ
           came
           not
           to
           destroy
           men's
           Lives
           ,
           but
           to
           save
           them
           .
           And
           here
           people
           may
           see
           that
           these
           aforesaid
           ,
           are
           not
           acted
           nor
           guided
           by
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           spirit
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           who
           was
           a
           Lyar
           and
           a
           Murderer
           from
           the
           beginning
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           mention
           and
           lay
           before
           you
           some
           of
           the
           Cruelties
           and
           great
           Persecutions
           of
           the
           
             Presbyterian
             Clergy
          
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           Hearers
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           ,
           both
           in
           
             Old
             England
          
           ,
           and
           in
           New-England
           ,
           which
           they
           have
           acted
           and
           done
           against
           the
           People
           of
           
           God
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           scorn
           called
           by
           the
           World
           Quakers
           ;
           first
           ,
           they
           have
           cast
           many
           of
           us
           into
           Prisons
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           have
           kept
           several
           until
           they
           dyed
           ,
           and
           by
           their
           means
           and
           doings
           they
           have
           taken
           away
           the
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           of
           many
           of
           our
           Friends
           ,
           both
           Rich
           and
           Poor
           ,
           to
           the
           value
           of
           many
           Thousands
           of
           Pounds
           ;
           and
           this
           they
           did
           in
           Oliver
           Cromwell's
           time
           ,
           and
           they
           proceeded
           against
           us
           for
           not
           paying
           of
           them
           Tythes
           ,
           and
           Money
           for
           Preaching
           ,
           by
           a
           Law
           which
           gave
           them
           trebble
           Damage
           ;
           and
           they
           caused
           evil
           men
           for
           to
           come
           into
           our
           Houses
           and
           Grounds
           for
           to
           distrain
           our
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           ,
           which
           they
           did
           several
           times
           ,
           and
           sold
           our
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           ,
           and
           gave
           the
           Money
           to
           those
           
             Tything
             Hireling-Priests
          
           ;
           and
           they
           sold
           our
           Goods
           &
           Chattels
           at
           an
           undervalue
           ;
           and
           they
           took
           many
           times
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           from
           us
           ,
           which
           were
           worth
           above
           five
           times
           more
           than
           they
           call'd
           their
           due
           ;
           &
           thus
           they
           have
           done
           to
           many
           of
           us
           .
           And
           they
           have
           cast
           several
           into
           Prisons
           for
           less
           than
           
             eighteen
             Pence
             a
             piece
          
           ,
           at
           their
           own
           valuation
           ,
           which
           they
           said
           was
           their
           due
           ;
           and
           thus
           they
           have
           ruinated
           several
           of
           our
           Friends
           ,
           and
           their
           Families
           aforesaid
           ,
           in
           their
           Estates
           ,
           besides
           the
           Cruelties
           which
           they
           have
           Inflicted
           upon
           our
           Bodies
           ,
           in
           casting
           many
           of
           us
           into
           Prisons
           ,
           and
           there
           they
           kept
           many
           until
           they
           dyed
           ;
           and
           thus
           Cruelly
           ,
           with
           much
           more
           Cruelties
           ,
           which
           are
           here
           too
           tedious
           to
           mention
           ,
           have
           they
           acted
           and
           done
           against
           us
           ,
           because
           we
           could
           not
           for
           good
           Conscience
           sake
           uphold
           them
           in
           their
           ungodly
           Ways
           and
           Practices
           ,
           as
           to
           pay
           them
           Tythes
           ,
           and
           Money
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           as
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           as
           they
           and
           the
           people
           that
           hear
           them
           ,
           call
           and
           account
           them
           to
           be
           :
           but
           Christ
           came
           to
           put
           an
           end
           to
           that
           Law
           ,
           and
           Priest-hood
           ,
           and
           Covenant
           ,
           by
           which
           Tythes
           were
           paid
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Law
           and
           first
           Covenant
           ,
           and
           hath
           abolished
           it
           ;
           read
           Heb.
           7.
           8
           ,
           9
           ,
           10.
           
           And
           where
           do
           ye
           find
           ,
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           took
           Tythes
           ,
           or
           Money
           for
           their
           preaching
           ?
           Or
           did
           ever
           any
           of
           the
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           pay
           Tythes
           ?
           And
           whosoever
           they
           be
           that
           either
           take
           Tythes
           ,
           or
           pay
           Tythes
           ,
           denys
           Christ
           to
           be
           come
           ,
           and
           the
           end
           of
           his
           coming
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           yield
           obedience
           unto
           him
           ,
           by
           doing
           that
           which
           he
           requires
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           something
           more
           to
           mention
           of
           the
           Wickedness
           ,
           and
           Cruelties
           ,
           and
           Murders
           of
           the
           
             Presbyterian
             Clergy
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Professors
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           in
           New-England
           ,
           against
           the
           
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           called
           in
           scorn
           Quakers
           ;
           first
           ,
           they
           cast
           many
           in
           Prison
           ,
           and
           they
           Whipped
           many
           in
           a
           
             cruel
             manner
          
           ,
           both
           Men
           and
           Women
           ,
           
             〈◊〉
             their
             naked
             Bodies
          
           ;
           and
           they
           took
           away
           the
           Goods
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           many
           of
           the
           people
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           
             they
             Branded
             and
             Burnt
             them
             with
             Hot
             ●●ons
             ,
          
           and
           they
           
             Cut
             off
             the
             Ears
          
           of
           some
           ,
           and
           B●nished
           them
           ;
           And
           all
           these
           Cruelties
           ,
           with
           much
           more
           ,
           which
           are
           not
           here
           mentioned
           ,
           which
           they
           acted
           and
           did
           against
           the
           people
           aforesaid
           ,
           would
           not
           sati●fie
           their
           blood-thirsty
           Spirit
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           desire
           all
           true
           Christians
           ,
           who
           are
           true
           Believers
           and
           Lovers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           to
           consider
           and
           take
           notice
           of
           all
           these
           Cruelties
           and
           Murders
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           see
           if
           these
           Clergy-Men
           and
           People
           aforesaid
           ,
           be
           not
           acted
           and
           guided
           by
           the
           same
           Spirit
           now
           that
           the
           High-Priests
           ,
           and
           
             Chief
             Priests
          
           ,
           and
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           were
           ,
           when
           Christ
           was
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ;
           and
           they
           had
           a
           form
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           and
           professed
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           they
           made
           long
           Prayers
           ,
           and
           made
           clean
           the
           outside
           ,
           and
           appeared
           righteous
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           men
           ,
           but
           their
           hearts
           were
           deceitful
           ,
           and
           full
           of
           Hypocrisie
           and
           Iniquity
           ,
           as
           many
           of
           the
           Priests
           and
           Professors
           of
           Religion
           are
           found
           to
           be
           now
           ,
           by
           their
           evil
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           in
           this
           world
           :
           And
           was
           there
           any
           greater
           Enemies
           to
           Christ
           Jesus
           ,
           when
           he
           was
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           then
           those
           High-Priests
           and
           
             Chief
             Priests
          
           ,
           and
           Scribes
           and
           Pharisees
           were
           then
           ?
           And
           they
           sought
           every
           way
           they
           could
           for
           to
           destroy
           Christ
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           sought
           false
           Witness
           against
           them
           for
           to
           have
           them
           put
           to
           Death
           :
           and
           Christ
           and
           some
           of
           his
           Ministers
           were
           put
           to
           death
           by
           means
           of
           such
           wicked
           ungodly
           Priests
           and
           Professors
           of
           Religion
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           which
           had
           a
           form
           of
           Godliness
           ,
           but
           they
           were
           absolute
           Enemies
           to
           thse
           that
           lived
           in
           the
           Life
           and
           Power
           of
           Godliness
           ;
           as
           these
           Priests
           ,
           and
           Professors
           ,
           and
           People
           are
           now
           ;
           &
           many
           of
           these
           now
           are
           absolute
           Enemies
           to
           the
           Children
           of
           Light
           ,
           and
           all
           that
           do
           truly
           believe
           and
           own
           the
           Spiritual
           Appearance
           of
           Christ
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           as
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           it
           ,
           who
           was
           and
           is
           the
           true
           Light
           and
           Life
           of
           all
           true
           Christians
           ,
           and
           true
           Believers
           in
           him
           in
           all
           Ages
           &
           Generations
           that
           are
           past
           &
           gone
           ;
           and
           all
           such
           Christians
           and
           true
           Believers
           in
           him
           ,
           who
           do
           obey
           &
           follow
           the
           Light
           &
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           they
           do
           ,
           and
           will
           receive
           power
           daily
           for
           to
           forsake
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           ;
           and
           the
           same
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           will
           beget
           a
           perfect
           hatred
           in
           their
           Hearts
           against
           all
           Sin
           ,
           and
           every
           appearance
           of
           it
           ,
           both
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           others
           ,
           where
           they
           
           see
           Sin
           acted
           or
           done
           :
           And
           whosoever
           doth
           truly
           love
           and
           〈…〉
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           themselves
           ,
           which
           shews
           them
           Sin
           ,
           and
           reproves
           them
           for
           it
           in
           secret
           ,
           when
           they
           either
           think
           ,
           speak
           or
           act
           any
           thing
           that
           is
           Evil
           ,
           it
           will
           teach
           and
           help
           them
           to
           forsake
           Sin
           ,
           and
           every
           appearance
           of
           Sin
           ,
           according
           as
           the
           Lord
           doth
           manifest
           Sin
           unto
           them
           :
           And
           whosoever
           doth
           truly
           believe
           in
           this
           Light
           and
           good
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           shews
           people
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           reproves
           them
           in
           their
           own
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           when
           they
           do
           sin
           against
           God
           ,
           if
           they
           do
           truly
           love
           ,
           and
           obey
           ,
           and
           follow
           this
           Light
           and
           good
           Spirit
           in
           them
           ,
           it
           is
           sufficient
           in
           its
           self
           ,
           without
           the
           help
           of
           vain
           sinful
           men
           ,
           which
           preach
           against
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           I
           say
           again
           ,
           it
           is
           sufficient
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           help
           and
           power
           enough
           in
           it
           ,
           for
           to
           lead
           and
           guide
           all
           people
           out
           of
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           them
           power
           to
           forsake
           all
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           by
           degrees
           ,
           all
           that
           are
           willing
           to
           deny
           themselves
           of
           all
           their
           
             sinful
             Ways
          
           and
           Pleasures
           ,
           and
           so
           become
           obedient
           to
           this
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           this
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           the
           Lord
           hath
           given
           a
           measure
           of
           it
           freely
           to
           every
           one
           for
           to
           profit
           withal
           ;
           and
           it
           is
           sufficient
           for
           to
           teach
           all
           People
           that
           truly
           believe
           in
           it
           ,
           and
           obey
           it
           ,
           and
           is
           willing
           to
           be
           taught
           by
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           teach
           them
           to
           deny
           all
           
             ungodly
             Thoughts
             ,
             Words
          
           and
           Actions
           ;
           and
           it
           will
           teach
           them
           to
           live
           
             soberly
             ,
             justly
             ,
             godly
          
           ,
           and
           righteously
           in
           this
           present
           world
           ;
           and
           it
           will
           teach
           them
           for
           
             to
             do
             unto
             all
             People
             ,
             as
             they
             would
             be
             done
             unto
             themselves
          
           ;
           and
           it
           will
           teach
           them
           for
           
             to
             deal
          
           ,
           and
           
             to
             do
             justly
             to
             all
             men
             ,
          
           and
           
             to
             love
             and
             shew
             mercy
             unto
             all
             People
             ,
          
           and
           
             to
             walk
             in
             Lowliness
             ,
             and
             in
             true
             Humility
             before
             the
             Lord
          
           ;
           and
           these
           things
           the
           Lord
           requires
           of
           every
           one
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           the
           duty
           of
           every
           one
           so
           to
           do
           .
           And
           now
           if
           this
           good
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           did
           bear
           rule
           in
           every
           ones
           Heart
           ,
           it
           would
           lead
           and
           guide
           them
           in
           all
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           it
           would
           lead
           and
           bring
           them
           out
           of
           all
           the
           wicked
           and
           
             ungodly
             Ways
          
           ,
           and
           Worships
           ,
           and
           
             evil
             Practices
          
           which
           are
           acted
           and
           done
           amongst
           all
           the
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           men
           ,
           which
           are
           now
           in
           the
           fall
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           Sin
           and
           Transgression
           against
           God
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           found
           to
           be
           in
           the
           unregenerate
           state
           ,
           and
           such
           are
           dead
           in
           their
           Sins
           and
           Trespasses
           ,
           tho'
           their
           Bodies
           be
           alive
           in
           this
           World
           :
           and
           if
           this
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           aforesaid
           did
           bear
           rule
           in
           every
           Heart
           ,
           there
           would
           not
           be
           that
           Killing
           nor
           Destroying
           one
           another
           ,
           neither
           about
           Religion
           ,
           nor
           no
           earthly
           thing
           whatsoever
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           would
           have
           all
           People
           to
           take
           notice
           ,
           that
           there
           are
           two
           Spirits
           ,
           a
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           ,
           and
           an
           
             evil
             Spirit
          
           ;
           and
           
           the
           good
           Spirit
           comes
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           evil
           Spirit
           comes
           from
           the
           Devil
           ;
           and
           the
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           leads
           People
           up
           to
           God
           ,
           to
           have
           fellowship
           &
           communion
           with
           him
           in
           spirit
           ,
           in
           their
           hearts
           &
           souls
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           the
           only
           Communion
           which
           is
           spiritual
           ,
           that
           is
           alone
           necessary
           and
           needful
           for
           every
           one
           to
           know
           in
           truth
           ,
           as
           to
           their
           Everlasting
           Happiness
           with
           the
           Lord
           ,
           when
           time
           here
           in
           this
           World
           shall
           be
           no
           more
           to
           them
           .
           And
           the
           
             evil
             Spirit
          
           draws
           and
           leads
           people
           from
           God
           ,
           into
           all
           manner
           of
           Sin
           and
           Wickedness
           ,
           some
           into
           one
           kind
           of
           Sin
           ,
           and
           some
           into
           other
           kind
           of
           Sin
           ;
           so
           that
           all
           People
           upon
           the
           Earth
           are
           Sinners
           ,
           and
           live
           in
           Sin
           so
           long
           as
           this
           
             evil
             Spirit
          
           guides
           and
           bears
           rule
           in
           their
           hearts
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           is
           a
           Servant
           to
           whether
           of
           these
           two
           Spirits
           he
           doth
           obey
           ;
           and
           to
           whether
           of
           these
           two
           Spirits
           be
           yields
           his
           Members
           servants
           unto
           ,
           his
           Servants
           they
           are
           to
           whom
           they
           do
           obey
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           unto
           that
           spirit
           which
           leads
           them
           into
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           wicked
           Spirit
           ,
           or
           it
           be
           that
           they
           do
           obey
           the
           good
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           leads
           and
           guides
           all
           them
           that
           are
           led
           and
           guided
           by
           it
           ,
           into
           all
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           all
           Sin
           and
           Iniquiry
           ;
           
             And
             whosoever
             hath
             not
             the
             Spirit
             of
             Christ
             ,
             they
             are
             none
             of
             his
             ,
          
           let
           them
           profess
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           or
           be
           of
           what
           Judgment
           or
           Religion
           soever
           ,
           if
           they
           have
           not
           the
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           for
           to
           teach
           ,
           and
           instruct
           ,
           and
           counsel
           them
           ,
           they
           are
           none
           of
           Christ's
           Servants
           nor
           Ministers
           ;
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           Rom.
           8.
           6.
           to
           vers
           .
           15.
           
           Rom.
           6.
           12.
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           1
           John
           3.
           4.
           to
           vers
           .
           11.
           
           Tit.
           2.
           11.
           to
           the
           end
           ,
           John
           1.
           1.
           to
           vers
           .
           13.
           1
           
           Cor.
           12.
           7.
           
           And
           all
           them
           that
           do
           love
           and
           believe
           in
           the
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           shews
           them
           Sin
           ,
           and
           reproves
           them
           in
           their
           own
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           many
           times
           when
           they
           do
           sin
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           I
           have
           heard
           several
           people
           say
           ,
           when
           they
           have
           sinned
           ,
           
             I
             pray
             God
             forgive
             me
          
           ;
           when
           as
           at
           that
           time
           no
           Person
           outwardly
           did
           speak
           to
           them
           ;
           but
           it
           was
           the
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           shewed
           them
           that
           they
           had
           sinned
           against
           the
           Lord
           at
           that
           time
           ;
           and
           whosoever
           minds
           and
           takes
           heed
           to
           that
           Light
           and
           
             Spirit
             of
             Christ
          
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           believes
           in
           it
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           not
           only
           shew
           them
           their
           Sins
           and
           evil
           Deeds
           which
           they
           have
           done
           and
           committed
           against
           the
           Lord
           ;
           but
           it
           will
           beget
           a
           perfect
           hatred
           against
           all
           Sin
           in
           them
           ,
           that
           do
           truly
           love
           and
           believe
           in
           this
           Light
           and
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           aforesaid
           ,
           and
           it
           will
           beget
           secret
           crys
           and
           breathings
           unto
           the
           Lord
           ,
           in
           their
           hearts
           and
           souls
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           pardon
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           give
           them
           power
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           to
           forsake
           the
           evil
           of
           
           their
           Ways
           and
           Doings
           ;
           that
           they
           might
           never
           sin
           against
           the
           Lord
           any
           more
           ;
           and
           this
           hath
           been
           my
           state
           and
           con●●●ion
           ,
           and
           many
           more
           of
           the
           People
           of
           God
           ;
           and
           now
           we
           can
           say
           in
           truth
           ,
           to
           the
           praise
           and
           glory
           of
           the
           Lord
           it
           is
           spoken
           ,
           that
           we
           that
           were
           Sinners
           and
           Unbelievers
           ,
           and
           were
           dead
           in
           Sins
           &
           Trespasses
           in
           days
           &
           years
           that
           are
           past
           and
           gone
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           others
           ;
           and
           then
           at
           that
           time
           when
           we
           were
           in
           that
           sad
           and
           miserable
           state
           and
           condition
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           out
           of
           his
           infinite
           love
           ,
           mercy
           &
           goodness
           ,
           for
           to
           reveal
           and
           make
           known
           himself
           unto
           us
           ,
           even
           at
           that
           time
           when
           we
           were
           Enemies
           ,
           Aliens
           and
           Strangers
           unto
           him
           by
           wicked
           Works
           ,
           which
           we
           had
           done
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           our
           Profession
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           fair
           pretences
           which
           we
           made
           ,
           that
           we
           did
           love
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           believe
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           did
           worship
           and
           serve
           him
           ,
           as
           we
           thought
           then
           ;
           but
           it
           pleased
           the
           Lord
           of
           his
           great
           love
           and
           kindness
           to
           us
           to
           appear
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           by
           his
           Light
           and
           good
           Spirit
           ,
           which
           he
           manifested
           and
           revealed
           in
           us
           at
           that
           time
           ;
           and
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           by
           his
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           for
           to
           search
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           to
           let
           us
           see
           the
           deceit
           and
           the
           evil
           that
           was
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           Sin
           and
           Iniquity
           ,
           which
           the
           Enemy
           of
           our
           Souls
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           the
           wicked
           spirit
           )
           had
           wrought
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           we
           knew
           it
           not
           ,
           when
           we
           lived
           in
           our
           sins
           ,
           and
           took
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ;
           and
           so
           instead
           of
           denying
           our selves
           from
           doing
           those
           things
           ,
           which
           did
           offend
           and
           displease
           the
           Lord
           ,
           we
           did
           those
           things
           which
           did
           offend
           him
           and
           grieve
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           ,
           as
           too
           many
           do
           now
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           did
           those
           things
           which
           grieved
           the
           Lord
           ,
           we
           did
           not
           then
           walk
           in
           the
           strait
           and
           narrow
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           Life
           and
           Peace
           with
           the
           Lord
           ;
           but
           we
           were
           then
           walking
           in
           the
           broad
           and
           wide
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           Hell
           and
           Destruction
           ,
           which
           many
           Thousands
           are
           now
           walking
           in
           ,
           that
           live
           in
           their
           sins
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ;
           but
           now
           the
           Lord
           out
           of
           his
           free
           love
           ,
           and
           grace
           ,
           and
           mercy
           hath
           called
           us
           out
           of
           the
           evil
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           the
           vain
           Conversation
           that
           people
           live
           and
           walk
           in
           ,
           both
           Professors
           and
           Prophane
           ,
           and
           he
           hath
           revealed
           and
           made
           known
           his
           Mind
           and
           Will
           unto
           us
           ,
           what
           he
           would
           have
           us
           for
           to
           do
           ,
           and
           what
           he
           requires
           of
           us
           ,
           which
           is
           
             to
             live
             the
             Lord
             with
             all
             our
             Hearts
             ,
             above
             all
             visible
             things
             that
             are
             in
             the
             World
          
           ;
           and
           also
           
             to
             fear
             ,
             serve
             ,
             honour
             and
             obey
             him
             in
             Truth
             and
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           and
           
             to
             do
             justly
             with
             all
             men
             ,
          
           and
           
             to
             love
             Mercy
             and
             walk
             Humbly
             with
             God
          
           ;
           and
           now
           we
           find
           that
           the
           Lord
           hath
           made
           a
           Remnant
           of
           us
           freely
           willing
           for
           to
           serve
           and
           obey
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           do
           
           his
           Will
           in
           what
           he
           makes
           known
           unto
           us
           ,
           in
           all
           things
           which
           he
           commands
           and
           requires
           of
           us
           for
           to
           do
           .
           And
           this
           great
           Work
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           already
           wrought
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           the
           great
           things
           which
           he
           hath
           done
           for
           us
           ,
           and
           in
           us
           ,
           by
           his
           Power
           and
           Spirit
           ,
           he
           hath
           not
           done
           it
           for
           any
           goodness
           ,
           or
           worthiness
           ,
           or
           any
           deserts
           which
           he
           saw
           in
           us
           ,
           nor
           for
           any
           Works
           of
           Righteousness
           which
           we
           have
           done
           ,
           whereby
           to
           move
           ,
           or
           to
           ingage
           the
           Lord
           for
           to
           do
           these
           great
           things
           ,
           either
           for
           us
           ,
           or
           in
           us
           ;
           but
           he
           hath
           done
           all
           these
           things
           for
           his
           own
           Name
           sake
           ,
           and
           in
           love
           to
           our
           immortal
           Souls
           ,
           and
           out
           of
           his
           free
           Love
           ,
           and
           Mercy
           ,
           and
           Kindness
           to
           us
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           are
           bound
           in
           duty
           ,
           and
           are
           ingaged
           to
           return
           unto
           the
           Lord
           all
           Honour
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           Praise
           ,
           Thanks
           ,
           Love
           ,
           Fear
           ,
           Reverence
           and
           Obedience
           ;
           for
           unto
           him
           alone
           it
           doth
           belong
           ,
           both
           from
           me
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           that
           know
           how
           good
           and
           gracious
           he
           is
           ,
           and
           hath
           been
           unto
           them
           ,
           who
           is
           God
           over
           and
           above
           all
           ,
           blessed
           and
           praised
           be
           his
           great
           ,
           holy
           ,
           and
           heavenly
           Name
           ,
           both
           now
           henceforth
           ,
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           for
           evermore
           ;
           Amen
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           would
           have
           all
           People
           to
           take
           notice
           ,
           where
           this
           may
           come
           ,
           that
           all
           Persons
           and
           People
           that
           despise
           and
           reject
           the
           Light
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           ,
           which
           shews
           them
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           reproves
           them
           in
           secret
           when
           they
           do
           evil
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             It
             is
             but
             a
             natural
             Light
             ,
          
           and
           that
           it
           is
           not
           sufficient
           ,
           nor
           hath
           power
           to
           save
           people
           from
           their
           sins
           ,
           nor
           to
           keep
           and
           preserve
           them
           out
           of
           sin
           ,
           all
           such
           are
           Unbelievers
           ,
           and
           hate
           Christ
           ,
           and
           love
           their
           evil
           Deeds
           ;
           for
           Christ
           is
           that
           Light
           and
           good
           Spirit
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           he
           hath
           given
           a
           measure
           of
           it
           freely
           to
           every
           one
           to
           profit
           withal
           :
           and
           all
           them
           that
           truly
           love
           and
           believe
           in
           this
           Light
           and
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           is
           willing
           for
           to
           obey
           and
           follow
           it
           ,
           all
           such
           will
           come
           to
           know
           Salvation
           and
           Redemption
           by
           Christ
           from
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           ;
           but
           all
           those
           that
           hate
           ,
           and
           despise
           ,
           and
           reject
           the
           Counsel
           and
           Teaching
           of
           this
           Light
           and
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           in
           them
           ,
           and
           so
           slight
           and
           undervalue
           it
           ,
           and
           count
           it
           a
           thing
           of
           nought
           ,
           it
           will
           be
           the
           Condemnation
           of
           all
           such
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           will
           be
           found
           just
           when
           he
           comes
           to
           judge
           them
           ;
           and
           this
           Light
           and
           
             good
             Spirit
          
           in
           them
           will
           bear
           witness
           against
           them
           when
           they
           come
           to
           Judgment
           ,
           which
           will
           be
           more
           than
           a
           hundred
           Witnesses
           outwardly
           ;
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           John
           1.
           9
           ,
           10
           ,
           11
           ,
           12.
           chap.
           8.
           12.
           chap.
           12.
           46.
           chap.
           3.
           19
           ,
           20
           ,
           21.
           2
           
           
             Cor.
             13.
             5.
             
             Col.
          
           3.
           11.
           
           Chap.
           1.
           27
           ,
           28.
           
           And
           I
           do
           verily
           believe
           ,
           that
           there
           is
           and
           shall
           be
           a
           Resurrection
           ,
           both
           of
           the
           Just
           and
           Unjust
           
           without
           respect
           of
           Persons
           ,
           w
           〈…〉
           just
           God
           of
           Heaven
           and
           Earth
           ,
           for
           to
           give
           〈…〉
           all
           their
           Deeds
           and
           Actions
           which
           they
           have
           〈…〉
           time
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           shall
           receive
           a
           Reward
           from
           God
           ,
           〈…〉
           their
           Deeds
           which
           they
           have
           done
           in
           their
           Bodies
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           good
           or
           evil
           .
           And
           now
           it
           concerns
           both
           me
           ,
           and
           every
           one
           for
           to
           prise
           our
           time
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           is
           pleased
           to
           give
           to
           us
           to
           live
           upon
           the
           Earth
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           walk
           circumspectly
           and
           wisely
           ,
           in
           the
           wisdom
           of
           God
           ,
           before
           the
           Evil
           day
           come
           ,
           which
           will
           certainly
           come
           upon
           the
           Wicked
           and
           Ungodly
           ,
           that
           live
           and
           dye
           in
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           :
           And
           it
           is
           the
           true
           desire
           of
           my
           Heart
           and
           Soul
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           all
           spend
           our
           time
           which
           the
           Lord
           gives
           us
           to
           live
           upon
           the
           Earth
           to
           Gods
           honour
           and
           glory
           ,
           by
           bringing
           forth
           good
           Works
           and
           Actions
           in
           our
           holy
           Lives
           and
           godly
           Conversations
           ,
           to
           the
           praise
           and
           honour
           of
           his
           great
           and
           worthy
           Name
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           answer
           the
           end
           for
           which
           God
           hath
           made
           and
           created
           us
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           love
           him
           with
           all
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           and
           to
           fear
           ,
           serve
           ,
           honour
           and
           obey
           him
           in
           Truth
           and
           Righteousness
           ,
           whereby
           God
           Almighty
           may
           be
           honoured
           and
           glorified
           ,
           both
           in
           us
           and
           by
           us
           ,
           who
           is
           worthy
           to
           have
           all
           the
           Honour
           ,
           Glory
           ,
           Praise
           ,
           Thanks
           ,
           Fear
           and
           true
           Obedience
           ,
           for
           unto
           him
           alone
           it
           doth
           belong
           ,
           both
           from
           me
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           that
           know
           the
           Lord
           how
           good
           he
           is
           to
           them
           ,
           both
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           ,
           and
           for
           evermore
           ;
           Amen
           .
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           Rom.
           14.
           12.
           2
           
           
             Cor.
             5.
             10.
             
             Rev.
          
           22.
           12.
           
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           come
           to
           mention
           something
           of
           the
           Cruelties
           and
           Persecutions
           of
           the
           
             Episcopal
             Clergy
          
           ,
           who
           are
           Teachers
           of
           the
           People
           of
           the
           
             Church
             of
             England
          
           ,
           so
           called
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           their
           Hearers
           and
           Members
           of
           their
           Church
           that
           assisted
           them
           in
           their
           Cruelties
           ;
           first
           ,
           they
           Imprisoned
           many
           Hundreds
           of
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           called
           in
           scorn
           Quakers
           ;
           and
           by
           their
           means
           we
           were
           put
           into
           nasty
           Holes
           and
           Dungeons
           amongst
           Thieves
           and
           Murderer
           ;
           and
           some
           of
           us
           were
           Fettered
           and
           Chained
           with
           Irons
           on
           both
           Legs
           as
           they
           do
           to
           the
           worst
           of
           Malefactors
           ;
           and
           our
           Friends
           and
           Acquaintance
           were
           not
           suffered
           for
           to
           come
           to
           see
           us
           ,
           although
           some
           of
           our
           Friends
           did
           come
           a
           Hundred
           Miles
           or
           more
           ,
           for
           to
           see
           us
           ,
           and
           neither
           they
           nor
           we
           could
           be
           suffered
           to
           see
           one
           another
           ;
           and
           they
           have
           gone
           away
           without
           seeing
           of
           us
           ;
           nor
           there
           was
           not
           any
           suffered
           to
           come
           to
           relieve
           us
           ,
           nor
           to
           help
           us
           to
           such
           things
           for
           our
           Money
           as
           we
           stood
           in
           great
           need
           of
           ;
           nor
           we
           were
           not
           suffered
           to
           have
           any
           manner
           of
           Bedding
           brought
           in
           ,
           not
           so
           much
           as
           a
           little
           Straw
           to
           lie
           upon
           ,
           to
           
           keep
           us
           off
           the
           cold
           Ground
           ,
           although
           we
           would
           have
           paid
           for
           it
           :
           and
           this
           was
           worse
           Cruelty
           than
           many
           use
           to
           their
           Dogs
           and
           Swine
           :
           And
           so
           the
           Goalers
           would
           force
           us
           to
           buy
           Victuals
           of
           them
           at
           their
           own
           rate
           ,
           or
           else
           we
           must
           have
           none
           ,
           which
           was
           dearer
           by
           half
           then
           we
           might
           have
           had
           it
           of
           other
           People
           ,
           if
           we
           could
           have
           been
           suffered
           to
           buy
           it
           at
           best
           hand
           ;
           and
           there
           many
           were
           kept
           in
           Prisons
           until
           they
           dyed
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           such
           Cruel
           Usage
           as
           aforesaid
           .
           And
           these
           Clergy-Men
           caused
           many
           of
           our
           Houses
           to
           be
           rifled
           ,
           and
           they
           went
           into
           the
           Grounds
           ,
           and
           took
           and
           carried
           away
           out
           of
           our
           Houses
           and
           Grounds
           much
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           several
           times
           ,
           which
           they
           sold
           at
           an
           undervalue
           ,
           less
           by
           half
           than
           they
           were
           worth
           :
           And
           they
           took
           away
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           from
           many
           of
           us
           ,
           which
           were
           worth
           above
           five
           times
           more
           than
           they
           could
           prove
           to
           be
           their
           due
           ;
           and
           they
           distrained
           all
           the
           Goods
           in
           some
           Houses
           ,
           and
           left
           them
           not
           a
           Bed
           to
           lie
           upon
           ,
           neither
           for
           the
           Man
           of
           the
           House
           ,
           nor
           his
           Wife
           ,
           Children
           nor
           Servants
           ,
           although
           some
           of
           the
           men's
           Wives
           ,
           which
           had
           their
           Houses
           so
           rifled
           and
           plundred
           ,
           was
           but
           newly
           delivered
           of
           a
           Child
           ,
           or
           Children
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           took
           no
           Pitty
           ,
           nor
           shewed
           no
           Mercy
           neither
           to
           Men
           ,
           Women
           or
           Children
           ,
           that
           were
           in
           such
           a
           state
           and
           condition
           as
           aforesaid
           :
           And
           thus
           they
           have
           Ruinated
           several
           Persons
           and
           their
           Families
           ,
           by
           taking
           away
           their
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           ,
           which
           they
           and
           their
           Families
           should
           have
           lived
           upon
           :
           They
           did
           live
           very
           well
           &
           comfortably
           before
           these
           wicked
           ungodly
           Clergy-Men
           ,
           and
           the
           Upholders
           of
           them
           came
           upon
           them
           thus
           to
           destroy
           them
           .
           And
           they
           have
           taken
           away
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           from
           us
           worth
           many
           Thousands
           of
           Pounds
           .
           And
           all
           these
           Cruelties
           and
           Wickedness
           they
           have
           done
           and
           acted
           against
           us
           ,
           is
           only
           because
           we
           could
           not
           for
           good
           Conscience-sake
           pay
           them
           Tythes
           ,
           and
           Money
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           as
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           we
           know
           in
           our
           own
           Hearts
           and
           Consciences
           ,
           and
           also
           by
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           ,
           that
           neither
           Christ
           ,
           nor
           his
           true
           Ministers
           ,
           never
           ordained
           any
           such
           wages
           ,
           nor
           they
           never
           practiced
           any
           such
           things
           ,
           nor
           never
           took
           Tythes
           nor
           Money
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           nor
           never
           preached
           such
           a
           Doctrine
           as
           these
           
             Tything
             Hireling-Priests
          
           do
           now
           :
           But
           on
           the
           contrary
           ,
           they
           denyed
           all
           such
           ungodly
           ways
           and
           practices
           ,
           and
           spoke
           against
           them
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           That
           
             Covetousness
             is
             Idolatry
             ,
             and
             the
             love
             of
             Money
             is
             the
             Root
             of
             all
             Evil
          
           ;
           And
           ,
           that
           these
           things
           ought
           not
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           nor
           practiced
           amongst
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           as
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           said
           ,
           so
           say
           we
           ,
           
             If
             any
             one
             Preach
             any
             other
             Gospel
             ,
             or
             any
             other
             Doctrine
             ,
             than
             that
             which
             the
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             preached
             unto
             the
             People
             formerly
             ,
             let
             him
             
             be
             accursed
             .
          
           And
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           
             endued
             with
             Power
             f●●●
             on
             High
             ,
          
           and
           they
           were
           
             taught
             of
             Christ
          
           ;
           and
           the
           
             Gospel
             which
             they
             preached
             ,
             they
             neither
             received
             is
             of
             man
             ,
             neither
             were
             they
             taught
             it
             of
             man
             ,
          
           neither
           did
           they
           learn
           it
           at
           any
           outward
           Schools
           of
           humane
           Learning
           ;
           neither
           did
           they
           buy
           it
           for
           Money
           ;
           but
           
             the
             Lord
             did
             reveal
             it
             unto
             them
             by
             his
             holy
             Spirit
             ,
          
           which
           
             He
             gave
             unto
             them
             freely
          
           ;
           and
           so
           they
           
             Preached
             freely
          
           without
           any
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           :
           neither
           did
           they
           go
           to
           Law
           ,
           nor
           compel
           ,
           nor
           cast
           any
           sort
           of
           People
           into
           Prison
           ,
           because
           they
           gave
           them
           not
           Tythes
           nor
           Money
           for
           their
           preaching
           .
           And
           therefore
           I
           do
           affirm
           ,
           that
           all
           the
           Priests
           and
           Clergy-Men
           that
           ,
           are
           in
           the
           whole
           World
           ,
           that
           either
           preach
           or
           teach
           to
           any
           sort
           of
           People
           for
           either
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           they
           are
           all
           guilty
           before
           the
           Lord
           of
           that
           great
           Sin
           of
           Covetousness
           ,
           and
           the
           
             love
             of
             Money
             ,
             which
             is
             the
             Root
             of
             all
             Evil
          
           ;
           besides
           many
           other
           great
           Sins
           which
           they
           are
           guilty
           of
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           :
           And
           the
           Wicked
           and
           the
           Unrighteous
           shall
           not
           inherit
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           ,
           nor
           any
           
             Covetous
             Man
          
           ,
           who
           is
           an
           Idolater
           ,
           hath
           any
           Inheritance
           in
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           of
           God.
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           1
           
             Cor.
             6.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             Eph.
          
           5.
           3
           ,
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6.
           
           
             Col.
             3.
             5.
             6.
             
             Heb.
             13.
             5.
             
             Luke
          
           12.
           15.
           
        
         
           And
           whereas
           many
           of
           you
           Clergy-Men
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           have
           falsly
           accused
           us
           ,
           in
           saying
           ,
           
             That
             we
             deny
             Authority
             ,
             and
             will
             not
             be
             subject
             nor
             obedient
             to
             Authority
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           To
           which
           
             I
             Answer
          
           ,
           not
           only
           for
           my self
           but
           in
           the
           behalf
           of
           my
           Friends
           ,
           who
           are
           in
           scorn
           called
           Quakers
           ;
           And
           this
           I
           can
           certainly
           say
           ,
           and
           declare
           unto
           all
           sorts
           of
           People
           ,
           that
           we
           do
           really
           own
           and
           honour
           Authority
           in
           our
           Hearts
           ,
           such
           who
           are
           Men
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           hate
           Covetousness
           ,
           and
           all
           such
           as
           punish
           Evil-Doors
           ,
           and
           incourage
           them
           that
           do
           Well
           ;
           and
           all
           such
           Magistrates
           as
           these
           I
           do
           believe
           are
           ordained
           and
           appointed
           of
           God
           to
           be
           a
           Terror
           to
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           and
           them
           that
           do
           Evil
           :
           and
           such
           are
           a
           means
           to
           hinder
           the
           Wicked
           form
           acting
           such
           gross
           Wickedness
           as
           many
           of
           them
           would
           do
           ,
           if
           it
           were
           not
           for
           fear
           of
           an
           outward
           Law
           ,
           and
           of
           such
           Magistrates
           as
           they
           know
           will
           punish
           them
           for
           their
           Offences
           ;
           and
           such
           Magistrates
           as
           those
           ,
           that
           are
           a
           means
           for
           to
           incourage
           and
           strengthen
           people
           in
           doing
           that
           which
           is
           good
           ,
           and
           to
           suppress
           Vice
           ,
           We
           are
           willing
           for
           to
           be
           subject
           and
           obedient
           to
           them
           in
           all
           things
           that
           are
           Temporal
           ,
           which
           is
           lawful
           and
           expedient
           to
           be
           done
           :
           And
           all
           those
           Magistrates
           which
           now
           bear
           Rule
           ,
           or
           may
           hereafter
           come
           to
           bear
           Rule
           amongst
           us
           ,
           we
           can
           promise
           and
           ingage
           unto
           them
           ,
           That
           we
           will
           never
           Plot
           ,
           nor
           Contrive
           any
           Evil
           thing
           
           against
           them
           ,
           nor
           any
           of
           them
           ,
           whereby
           to
           hurt
           or
           wrong
           them
           any
           manner
           of
           way
           :
           We
           shall
           never
           rise
           up
           in
           Rebellion
           against
           any
           Governour
           or
           Government
           whatsoever
           ,
           as
           to
           sight
           against
           them
           with
           any
           Carnal
           Weapon
           ;
           and
           if
           they
           should
           be
           su●fered
           to
           make
           Laws
           against
           us
           ,
           as
           many
           have
           done
           formerly
           ,
           and
           command
           us
           to
           d●●
           at
           which
           we
           know
           is
           a
           Sin
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           if
           we
           do
           it
           ;
           or
           if
           they
           should
           require
           any
           thing
           of
           us
           ,
           which
           we
           cannot
           do
           for
           Conscience
           sake
           ,
           yet
           notwithstanding
           we
           shall
           not
           resist
           them
           by
           force
           of
           Arms
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           help
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           we
           shall
           be
           made
           willing
           by
           him
           for
           to
           give
           up
           our
           Bodies
           and
           Estates
           to
           suffer
           for
           Christ's
           sake
           ,
           whatsoever
           the
           Lord
           may
           suffer
           them
           to
           do
           against
           us
           .
           And
           this
           the
           People
           of
           God
           did
           in
           all
           Ages
           ,
           that
           were
           and
           are
           faithful
           and
           obedient
           to
           him
           in
           what
           he
           manifested
           unto
           them
           ;
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           Did
           not
           the
           Rulers
           Imprison
           Peter
           and
           John
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           they
           threatened
           to
           punish
           them
           ,
           and
           commanded
           them
           ,
           That
           
             they
             should
             not
             speak
             nor
             teach
             to
             any
             man
             in
             the
             Name
             of
             Jesus
          
           ;
           And
           they
           answered
           ,
           and
           said
           unto
           them
           ,
           
             Whether
             it
             be
             right
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             to
             hearken
             unto
             you
             more
             than
             unto
             God
             ,
             judge
             ye
             ?
          
           And
           they
           said
           further
           ,
           
             We
             cannot
             but
             speak
             the
             things
             which
             we
             have
             seen
             and
             heard
             :
          
           And
           they
           departed
           from
           the
           presence
           of
           the
           Council
           ,
           rejoycing
           that
           they
           were
           worthy
           to
           suffer
           shame
           for
           the
           Name
           of
           Christ
           ;
           and
           daily
           in
           the
           Temple
           ,
           and
           in
           every
           House
           where
           they
           came
           ,
           they
           ceased
           not
           to
           Teach
           and
           Preach
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           .
           And
           the
           Rulers
           ,
           and
           Chief
           Priests
           and
           Pharisees
           ,
           and
           such
           like
           wicked
           People
           ,
           persecuted
           many
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           did
           imprison
           and
           abuse
           them
           exceedingly
           ;
           and
           some
           they
           killed
           ,
           only
           for
           preaching
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           speaking
           against
           their
           ungodly
           Ways
           and
           evil
           Practices
           which
           they
           lived
           and
           walked
           in
           ;
           yet
           notwithstanding
           they
           could
           not
           put
           them
           to
           silence
           by
           all
           their
           Cruelties
           and
           Persecutions
           which
           they
           inflicted
           upon
           them
           ,
           neither
           could
           they
           hinder
           them
           that
           were
           living
           from
           preaching
           the
           Gospel
           .
           And
           so
           it
           is
           good
           for
           every
           one
           of
           us
           to
           be
           faithful
           unto
           the
           Lord
           in
           what
           he
           makes
           known
           unto
           us
           ,
           and
           trust
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           willing
           to
           give
           up
           to
           suffer
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           if
           he
           calls
           us
           thereunto
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           appear
           in
           his
           own
           good
           time
           for
           our
           deliverance
           ,
           out
           of
           all
           our
           Troubles
           and
           Tryals
           ,
           both
           inward
           and
           outward
           ,
           wherein
           we
           shall
           have
           cause
           to
           bless
           and
           praise
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           for
           his
           great
           love
           and
           kindness
           to
           us
           ,
           who
           is
           worthy
           to
           have
           all
           the
           Honour
           Glory
           ,
           Praise
           and
           Thanks
           ;
           for
           unto
           him
           alone
           it
           doth
           belong
           ,
           both
           from
           me
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           that
           know
           him
           experimentally
           ,
           both
           now
           
           and
           for
           evermore
           .
           Read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           〈…〉
           and
           Chap.
           〈…〉
           .
           Acts
           4.
           
           &
           Chap.
           6.
           8.
           vers
           .
           to
           the
           end
           .
           Ac●
           7.
           
           5●
           .
           vers
           .
           to
           the
           end
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           men●ion
           something
           concerning
           false
           Prophets
           ,
           who
           they
           are
           ,
           an●
           now
           they
           may
           be
           known
           ,
           because
           such
           things
           have
           been
           cast
           upon
           〈◊〉
           that
           have
           spoken
           in
           our
           Meetings
           ,
           that
           
             They
             were
             false
             Prophets
             ,
             and
             if
             it
             were
             possible
             ,
             they
             would
             deceive
             the
             very
             Elect
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           To
           which
           
             I
             Answer
          
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           not
           any
           Person
           or
           People
           that
           live
           and
           walk
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ,
           and
           plead
           for
           a
           continuance
           in
           it
           〈◊〉
           term
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             That
             there
             is
             none
             can
             be
             set
             free
             from
             Sin
             in
             this
             Life
             .
          
           that
           can
           witness
           any
           thing
           of
           their
           Election
           by
           the
           working
           of
           Christ's
           Spirit
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           all
           such
           are
           deceived
           already
           by
           the
           deceitfulness
           of
           Sin
           ,
           which
           bears
           rule
           in
           the
           Hearts
           of
           all
           the
           
             Children
             of
             Disobedience
          
           ,
           who
           are
           disobedient
           to
           the
           Light
           and
           
             Spirit
             of
             Christ
          
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           suell
           are
           in
           the
           broad
           way
           that
           leads
           to
           Destruction
           ,
           and
           are
           in
           the
           state
           of
           Reprobation
           and
           Condemnation
           :
           But
           the
           true
           Prophets
           which
           the
           Lord
           sent
           ,
           prophesied
           freely
           ,
           without
           either
           taking
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           ,
           and
           they
           prophesied
           truly
           that
           which
           came
           to
           pass
           ;
           and
           they
           bore
           witness
           against
           the
           
             false
             Prophets
          
           and
           
             false
             Shepherds
          
           ,
           that
           prophesied
           for
           Money
           and
           Hire
           ;
           as
           for
           instance
           ,
           read
           Isa
           .
           55.
           1.
           2
           ,
           3.
           
           Chap.
           56.
           10
           ,
           11.
           
           And
           Isaiah
           was
           a
           true
           Prophet
           ,
           and
           sent
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           he
           did
           (
           as
           I
           may
           say
           )
           comparatively
           ,
           make
           as
           it
           were
           a
           Proclamation
           ,
           and
           saith
           ,
           
             Ho
             ,
             every
             ●re
             that
             thirsteth
             ,
             come
             ye
             to
             the
             Waters
             ,
             and
             he
             that
             hath
             no
             Money
             ,
             come
             ye
             ,
             buy
             and
             eat
             ;
             yea
             ,
             come
             buy
             Wine
             and
             Milk
             without
             Money
             and
             without
             Price
             .
          
           And
           he
           saith
           unto
           the
           People
           ,
           
             Wherefore
             do
             ye
             spend
             Money
             for
             that
             which
             is
             not
             Bread
             ,
             and
             your
             Labour
             for
             that
             which
             satisfieth
             not
             ;
             Hearken
             diligently
             unto
             me
             ,
             saith
             the
             Lord
             ,
          
           (
           by
           that
           true
           Prophet
           )
           
             and
             eat
             ye
             that
             which
             is
             good
             ,
             and
             let
             your
             Soul
             delight
             it self
             in
             Fatness
             .
          
           Here
           People
           may
           see
           how
           the
           Lord
           by
           his
           true
           Prophet
           invites
           every
           one
           for
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Waters
           ,
           and
           buy
           and
           eat
           freely
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           good
           for
           their
           Souls
           ,
           without
           Money
           and
           without
           Price
           ;
           and
           he
           exhorts
           them
           that
           they
           should
           not
           spend
           their
           Money
           for
           that
           which
           is
           not
           Bread
           ,
           and
           their
           Labour
           for
           that
           which
           would
           not
           satisfie
           their
           thirsty
           Souls
           .
           And
           now
           the
           generality
           of
           people
           are
           spending
           and
           giving
           their
           Money
           for
           that
           which
           is
           not
           the
           Bread
           of
           Life
           ,
           neither
           will
           it
           satisfie
           any
           hungry
           thirsty
           Soul
           that
           truly
           hungers
           and
           thirsts
           after
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           .
           And
           this
           true
           Prophet
           called
           the
           false
           Prophets
           and
           false
           Shepherds
           ,
           which
           spoke
           and
           prophesied
           for
           Money
           ,
           
             dumb
             Dogs
             ,
             
             greedy
             Dogs
             ,
             which
             can
             never
             have
             enough
             ,
             and
             they
             all
             look
             to
             their
             own
             way
             ,
             every
             one
             for
             his
             Gain
             from
             his
             Quarter
             :
          
           And
           he
           told
           them
           that
           they
           were
           blind
           and
           ignorant
           ,
           and
           so
           they
           did
           not
           understand
           the
           things
           of
           God.
           And
           now
           if
           people
           be
           not
           wilfully
           blind
           and
           ignorant
           ,
           you
           may
           see
           that
           there
           is
           as
           much
           difference
           between
           the
           true
           Prophets
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           false
           Prophets
           and
           false
           Minstors
           ,
           that
           either
           preach
           or
           prophesie
           for
           Tythes
           ,
           or
           Money
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           betwixt
           Light
           and
           Darkness
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           something
           to
           propound
           unto
           all
           you
           Clergy-Men
           ,
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           which
           do
           profess
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             that
             you
             are
             true
             Believers
             and
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ,
          
           and
           
             that
             you
             follow
             Christ
             and
             his
             Ministers
             for
             your
             Example
          
           ;
           and
           
             that
             the
             Scriptures
             are
             your
             Rule
             and
             Guide
             for
             to
             walk
             by
          
           ;
           first
           ,
           Where
           do
           ye
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ever
           went
           to
           any
           Schools
           of
           outward
           Learning
           ,
           and
           staid
           several
           Years
           there
           ,
           and
           did
           commence
           from
           one
           degree
           of
           Learning
           unto
           another
           ,
           for
           to
           be
           made
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           as
           you
           Clergy-Men
           did
           ,
           and
           do
           now
           ?
           And
           when
           you
           have
           been
           several
           Years
           at
           such
           Schools
           or
           Colledges
           ,
           until
           you
           think
           that
           you
           are
           Artists
           ,
           and
           are
           sufficient
           for
           to
           preach
           to
           People
           ,
           then
           you
           get
           an
           Order
           to
           Preach
           :
           And
           so
           you
           come
           from
           those
           Schools
           into
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           inquire
           where
           there
           is
           a
           vacant
           place
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           no
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           then
           you
           endeavour
           to
           get
           that
           place
           for
           to
           Preach
           at
           ,
           if
           you
           like
           their
           Wages
           ;
           but
           if
           not
           ,
           then
           you
           inquire
           for
           to
           get
           a
           better
           place
           ,
           where
           there
           is
           most
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           ,
           which
           is
           worth
           so
           much
           by
           the
           Year
           ;
           and
           this
           is
           your
           Call
           to
           your
           Ministry
           ▪
           But
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           never
           called
           nor
           made
           Ministers
           after
           such
           a
           way
           and
           manner
           as
           yours
           is
           .
           And
           is
           not
           this
           way
           of
           yours
           ,
           in
           being
           made
           Ministers
           ,
           like
           unto
           a
           man
           that
           binds
           his
           Son
           to
           be
           an
           Apprentice
           with
           a
           Trades-man
           for
           several
           Years
           to
           learn
           him
           his
           Trade
           ,
           and
           gives
           him
           so
           much
           Money
           for
           so
           doing
           ;
           &
           when
           his
           time
           is
           expiered
           ,
           his
           Master
           gives
           him
           his
           Indentures
           ,
           and
           then
           he
           becomes
           a
           free
           man
           to
           set
           up
           his
           Trade
           ,
           and
           to
           trade
           for
           himself
           without
           any
           opposition
           ?
           But
           these
           Clergy-Men
           before
           mentioned
           ,
           exceed
           all
           the
           Trades-men
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           that
           have
           any
           Principle
           of
           Honesty
           ruling
           in
           them
           ;
           for
           when
           an
           honest
           Trades-man
           sells
           his
           Commodity
           ,
           he
           delivers
           it
           to
           them
           ,
           (
           or
           some
           for
           them
           )
           that
           buys
           it
           and
           pays
           for
           it
           :
           But
           these
           
             Covetous
             Clergy-Men
          
           aforesaid
           ,
           sell
           their
           Sermons
           for
           Tythes
           ,
           or
           Money
           ,
           or
           both
           ,
           and
           keeps
           them
           still
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           deliver
           them
           to
           those
           that
           pay
           for
           them
           :
           
           And
           when
           they
           have
           a
           mind
           to
           go
           to
           another
           Town
           to
           Preach
           ,
           they
           may
           have
           some
           of
           their
           
             old
             Sermons
          
           still
           for
           to
           preach
           to
           that
           people
           ;
           and
           if
           that
           people
           do
           not
           give
           them
           any
           Money
           for
           that
           Sermon
           ,
           yet
           notwithstanding
           they
           are
           paid
           for
           it
           by
           their
           own
           Hearers
           ,
           which
           pay
           them
           so
           much
           every
           Year
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           which
           may
           amount
           to
           ten
           Shillings
           ,
           or
           more
           ,
           for
           every
           Sermon
           they
           preach
           throughout
           the
           whole
           year
           :
           Did
           ever
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           do
           any
           such
           things
           as
           these
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           took
           either
           Tythes
           or
           Money
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           or
           went
           to
           Law
           with
           any
           sort
           of
           People
           ,
           and
           took
           away
           their
           Goods
           and
           Chattels
           ,
           and
           cast
           them
           into
           Prisons
           for
           not
           paying
           of
           them
           Tythes
           ,
           or
           Money
           for
           their
           Preaching
           ,
           as
           these
           ungodly
           covetous
           Clergy-Men
           have
           done
           unto
           as
           these
           many
           Years
           ,
           and
           still
           continues
           and
           goes
           on
           in
           these
           wicked
           ungodly
           Practices
           against
           us
           ,
           as
           is
           before
           mentioned
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           ye
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           when
           they
           went
           to
           preach
           ,
           took
           a
           Text
           of
           other
           Mens
           Words
           ,
           and
           from
           those
           words
           raised
           Doctrines
           ,
           Reasons
           ,
           Motives
           ,
           Uses
           and
           Applications
           ,
           as
           you
           Clergy-Men
           do
           now
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           baptized
           Infants
           ,
           and
           had
           Sureties
           to
           stand
           up
           for
           them
           ,
           and
           to
           promise
           
             that
             they
             shall
             forsake
             the
             Devil
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             Works
             ,
             the
             vain
             Pomp
             and
             Glory
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             with
             all
             Covetous
             Desires
             of
             the
             same
             ,
             the
             Carnal
             Desires
             of
             the
             Flesh
             ,
          
           so
           that
           
             they
             will
             not
             follow
             nor
             be
             led
             by
             them
             .
          
           And
           all
           this
           the
           Witnesses
           promise
           in
           the
           behalf
           of
           that
           Child
           ,
           or
           Children
           that
           they
           stand
           up
           for
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           Priest
           asketh
           those
           Witnesses
           ,
           whether
           they
           do
           forsake
           the
           Devil
           and
           all
           his
           Works
           ,
           and
           all
           things
           above
           expressed
           ,
           they
           say
           ,
           that
           
             They
             do
             forsake
             them
             all
          
           ;
           which
           is
           a
           Lye
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           and
           his
           People
           .
           And
           these
           Persons
           and
           People
           which
           do
           so
           promise
           and
           say
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           they
           are
           such
           as
           live
           and
           act
           in
           sin
           and
           evil
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           the
           Devil
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           all
           sin
           and
           evil
           that
           is
           committed
           against
           God
           by
           all
           the
           Sons
           and
           Daughters
           of
           men
           in
           the
           fall
           ,
           who
           are
           unregenerated
           ,
           and
           not
           born
           again
           of
           the
           Water
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Life
           :
           and
           these
           people
           which
           do
           thus
           say
           and
           promise
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           they
           are
           such
           as
           do
           not
           believe
           that
           
             Perfection
             from
             Sin
          
           can
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           and
           that
           none
           shall
           be
           set
           free
           from
           Sin
           so
           long
           as
           they
           live
           in
           this
           World
           ;
           such
           as
           these
           take
           upon
           them
           to
           be
           called
           Godfathers
           ,
           and
           Godmothers
           ;
           and
           the
           Children
           which
           these
           
           people
           stand
           up
           for
           and
           promise
           so
           on
           their
           behalf
           ,
           are
           taught
           to
           ask
           them
           Blessing
           ,
           and
           to
           call
           them
           Godfathers
           and
           Godmothers
           ;
           which
           thing
           is
           unwarrantable
           in
           the
           fight
           of
           God
           ,
           the
           Maker
           and
           Creator
           of
           all
           mankind
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           other
           Creatures
           whatsoever
           .
           And
           how
           dare
           any
           People
           be
           so
           bold
           and
           wicked
           ,
           as
           to
           take
           upon
           them
           for
           to
           be
           so
           called
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           did
           Marry
           any
           People
           ,
           or
           did
           say
           Prayers
           over
           the
           Dead
           ,
           or
           Churched
           any
           Women
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           called
           ;
           and
           all
           these
           things
           the
           Clergy-Men
           aforesaid
           ,
           do
           ,
           and
           practice
           for
           Money
           ,
           besides
           their
           Tithes
           and
           Money
           for
           Preaching
           .
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           ye
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           true
           Bishops
           and
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           were
           ordained
           and
           appointed
           by
           him
           ,
           did
           assume
           to
           themselves
           ,
           and
           did
           take
           upon
           them
           such
           high
           Names
           and
           Titles
           ,
           as
           to
           be
           called
           Lord
           and
           Masters
           ,
           as
           these
           Bishops
           and
           Clergy-Men
           do
           ●ow
           ?
           And
           where
           do
           ye
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           ●●at
           Timothy
           and
           Titus
           were
           called
           
             Lord
             Bishops
          
           ,
           which
           were
           true
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           ordained
           of
           God
           ?
           And
           where
           had
           they
           any
           Bishopricks
           ,
           and
           many
           hundreds
           of
           Pounds
           by
           the
           Year
           ,
           as
           these
           Bishops
           have
           now
           ?
           And
           are
           not
           these
           great
           Names
           and
           Titles
           ,
           and
           these
           rich
           Bishopricks
           ,
           which
           they
           own
           and
           have
           gotten
           to
           themselves
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           mind
           and
           will
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           true
           Bishops
           which
           were
           ordained
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           contrary
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           be
           not
           a
           means
           to
           beget
           them
           into
           Pride
           and
           Highmindedness
           ,
           and
           Self-exaltation
           ,
           and
           not
           into
           Humility
           and
           Lowliness
           of
           Heart
           ;
           so
           as
           to
           be
           gifted
           and
           qualified
           as
           the
           true
           Bishops
           were
           ,
           that
           were
           ordain'd
           of
           God
           ?
           And
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           ever
           any
           of
           the
           true
           Prophets
           or
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           called
           Master
           ,
           as
           a
           Name
           or
           Title
           to
           set
           up
           Self
           above
           the
           common
           sort
           of
           People
           ?
           And
           did
           not
           Christ
           cry
           Wo
           against
           all
           such
           that
           went
           in
           long
           Robes
           ,
           and
           had
           the
           uppermost
           Room
           at
           Feasts
           ,
           and
           love
           Greetings
           in
           the
           Markets
           ,
           and
           the
           Chief
           Seats
           in
           the
           Synagogues
           ,
           and
           are
           called
           of
           men
           Rabbi
           ,
           which
           is
           Master
           ?
           And
           Christ
           said
           unto
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           
             Be
             not
             ye
             called
             Masters
             ,
             for
             one
             is
             your
             Master
             ,
             even
             Christ
             ,
             and
             ye
             are
             Brethren
             ;
             and
             be
             that
             is
             the
             greatest
             among
             you
             ,
             shall
             be
             your
             Servant
             .
          
           And
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           who
           was
           a
           true
           Minister
           of
           Christ
           ,
           said
           ,
           
             That
             though
             I
             be
             free
             from
             all
             Men
             ,
             yet
             I
             have
             made
             my self
             Servant
             unto
             all
             ,
             that
             I
             might
             gain
             the
             more
             .
          
           And
           so
           he
           was
           not
           called
           Lord
           ,
           nor
           Master
           ,
           as
           a
           flattering
           Title
           amongst
           men
           ,
           which
           upholds
           Pride
           and
           Highmindedness
           ,
           as
           
           these
           Bishops
           and
           Clergy-Men
           are
           now
           ?
           And
           did
           ever
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           demand
           ten
           Shillings
           for
           a
           Mortuary
           ,
           and
           take
           it
           ,
           as
           these
           Clergy-Men
           do
           now
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           set
           People
           to
           sing
           
           David's
           Psalms
           ,
           which
           are
           put
           into
           Rhime
           and
           Meter
           ,
           by
           Hopkins
           and
           S●erhould
           ,
           and
           others
           ?
           And
           whether
           they
           that
           sing
           
           David's
           Psalms
           now
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           in
           his
           state
           and
           condition
           that
           he
           was
           in
           ,
           when
           he
           spoke
           those
           Words
           ,
           which
           are
           recorded
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Psalms
           ?
           do
           not
           such
           sing
           Lyes
           in
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           yea
           or
           nay
           ?
           For
           though
           those
           Sayings
           were
           true
           in
           David
           ,
           because
           he
           was
           in
           that
           condition
           which
           he
           spoke
           of
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           when
           he
           spoke
           those
           Words
           ;
           but
           those
           Sayings
           are
           not
           true
           in
           them
           that
           know
           nothing
           of
           his
           condition
           ;
           for
           he
           was
           in
           several
           conditions
           ,
           as
           may
           be
           seen
           in
           the
           Book
           of
           Psalms
           :
           And
           how
           can
           people
           sing
           so
           long
           as
           their
           Souls
           are
           in
           Captivity
           ,
           and
           they
           themselves
           in
           bondage
           to
           Sin
           ;
           and
           so
           people
           must
           come
           to
           know
           Salvation
           and
           Redemption
           wrought
           by
           Christ
           in
           them
           from
           their
           Sins
           and
           Iniquities
           ,
           before
           they
           can
           sing
           in
           Truth
           ?
           And
           further
           ,
           where
           do
           you
           find
           or
           read
           that
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           had
           a
           
             Book
             of
             Common-Prayer
          
           ,
           or
           a
           Mass-Book
           provided
           for
           them
           ,
           for
           to
           read
           to
           people
           for
           Money
           ,
           as
           these
           Clergy-Men
           do
           now
           ?
           Or
           where
           do
           ye
           find
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           People
           ,
           that
           were
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           did
           ever
           read
           and
           say
           their
           Prayers
           in
           a
           Book
           ,
           when
           the
           Lord
           moved
           them
           by
           his
           holy
           Spirit
           to
           pray
           unto
           him
           ;
           
             but
             they
             waited
             upon
             the
             Lord
             until
             they
             were
             endued
             with
             Power
             from
             on
             High
          
           ;
           and
           then
           they
           preached
           and
           prayed
           according
           as
           the
           Lord
           by
           his
           Spirit
           in
           them
           did
           help
           and
           assist
           them
           ,
           and
           gave
           them
           utterance
           for
           to
           do
           and
           perform
           what
           the
           Lord
           did
           require
           of
           them
           ,
           as
           appertaining
           to
           the
           Worship
           and
           Service
           of
           God.
           And
           now
           I
           shall
           propound
           one
           thing
           more
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           great
           Concernment
           ;
           Where
           do
           ye
           find
           or
           read
           in
           all
           the
           Scriptures
           ,
           that
           ever
           any
           of
           the
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           or
           any
           true
           Christians
           or
           Saints
           ,
           who
           were
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           any
           of
           them
           did
           compel
           or
           demand
           any
           Money
           of
           any
           sort
           of
           People
           ,
           for
           mending
           and
           repairing
           those
           Houses
           and
           Places
           where
           the
           true
           Ministers
           and
           People
           of
           God
           meet
           for
           to
           worship
           him
           in
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           something
           more
           to
           declare
           unto
           all
           that
           profess
           
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           Salvation
           by
           Christ
           ,
           which
           do
           say
           and
           believe
           ,
           that
           they
           are
           already
           Saved
           ,
           and
           Redeemed
           ,
           and
           Justified
           by
           Christ
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           without
           them
           ,
           although
           they
           be
           of
           that
           Faith
           and
           Perswasion
           ,
           that
           
             They
             must
             live
             in
             Sin
             as
             long
             as
             they
             live
             upon
             the
             Earth
          
           ;
           and
           
             that
             none
             can
             be
             set
             free
             from
             Sin
             in
             this
             Life
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           To
           which
           I
           Answer
           ;
           That
           all
           that
           are
           of
           that
           Faith
           and
           Perswasion
           are
           deceived
           by
           the
           Deceiver
           ,
           and
           that
           Faith
           and
           Perswasion
           was
           never
           begotten
           by
           the
           Lord
           ,
           but
           by
           the
           evil
           one
           ,
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           all
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           :
           For
           I
           do
           affirm
           ,
           that
           all
           People
           that
           know
           Christ
           spiritually
           and
           experimentally
           to
           be
           their
           Saviour
           and
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           that
           he
           hath
           already
           saved
           ,
           and
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           justified
           them
           ;
           then
           no
           such
           ,
           persons
           nor
           〈◊〉
           will
           any
           more
           plead
           for
           Sin
           ,
           nor
           a
           continuance
           in
           〈◊〉
           term
           of
           Life
           ;
           but
           all
           such
           people
           do
           believe
           that
           Freedom
           from
           Sin
           is
           to
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           :
           and
           all
           such
           People
           that
           are
           truly
           saved
           ,
           and
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           justified
           by
           Christ
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           they
           hate
           Sin
           and
           every
           appearance
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           Thoughts
           ,
           Words
           end
           Actions
           ,
           both
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           in
           all
           others
           where
           they
           see
           Sin
           〈…〉
           ed
           ,
           acted
           and
           done
           against
           the
           Lord
           ;
           But
           mark
           what
           followes
           ,
           That
           before
           any
           can
           come
           to
           know
           experimentally
           that
           Christ
           hath
           saved
           and
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           justified
           them
           ,
           they
           must
           first
           come
           to
           know
           Sin
           to
           be
           mortified
           ,
           killed
           ,
           and
           destroyed
           in
           their
           Hea●●
           by
           the
           working
           of
           the
           Power
           ,
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           in
           them
           ;
           and
           also
           they
           must
           come
           to
           know
           Sanctification
           to
           be
           wrought
           in
           their
           Hearts
           by
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Lord
           in
           them
           ,
           before
           that
           they
           can
           come
           to
           know
           ,
           or
           to
           witness
           Justification
           by
           Christ
           ,
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           :
           For
           all
           that
           are
           or
           shall
           be
           truly
           saved
           and
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           justified
           by
           Christ
           ,
           they
           are
           and
           shall
           be
           saved
           ,
           and
           redeemed
           ,
           and
           justified
           by
           Christ
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           from
           their
           Iniquities
           ;
           but
           not
           in
           their
           Sins
           ,
           nor
           in
           their
           Iniquities
           ;
           for
           Christ
           Jesus
           neither
           saves
           ,
           nor
           redeems
           ,
           nor
           justifieth
           any
           Man
           or
           Woman
           is
           their
           Sins
           ,
           but
           from
           their
           sins
           ;
           and
           whosoever
           he
           ,
           she
           ,
           or
           they
           are
           ,
           that
           live
           and
           act
           in
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           and
           takes
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ,
           and
           pleads
           for
           a
           continuance
           in
           Sin
           term
           of
           Life
           ,
           and
           believes
           that
           there
           is
           none
           that
           can
           be
           set
           free
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           their
           is
           no
           such
           persons
           nor
           people
           that
           are
           already
           say
           〈◊〉
           nor
           redeemed
           ,
           not
           justified
           by
           Christ
           and
           his
           Righteousness
           .
           But
           some
           may
           object
           ,
           and
           say
           ,
           
             Did
             not
             Christ
             come
             to
             save
             Sinners
             and
             to
             justifie
             〈…〉
             .
          
           It
           is
           true
           that
           he
           did
           so
           ;
           but
           he
           came
           not
           to
           save
           Sinners
           
           in
           their
           sins
           ,
           nor
           to
           justifie
           the
           Ungodly
           in
           their
           Ungodliness
           ,
           but
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           from
           their
           Ungodliness
           ;
           as
           they
           in
           love
           and
           obedience
           to
           God
           came
           to
           forsake
           their
           Sins
           and
           their
           Ungodliness
           .
           And
           there
           is
           no
           Man
           nor
           Woman
           upon
           the
           Earth
           that
           can
           know
           Christ
           in
           Truth
           ,
           and
           experimentally
           to
           be
           their
           Saviour
           and
           Redeemer
           ,
           and
           Justifier
           ,
           any
           further
           than
           he
           doth
           save
           ,
           and
           redeem
           ,
           and
           justifie
           them
           from
           their
           Sins
           ,
           and
           from
           their
           Ungodliness
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           mortifie
           and
           destroy
           Sin
           in
           them
           .
           But
           some
           may
           say
           ,
           
             That
             the
             Righteousness
             of
             Christ
             is
             imputed
             unto
             us
             .
          
           It
           is
           true
           ,
           it
           is
           so
           unto
           his
           people
           ,
           but
           the
           Righteousness
           of
           Christ
           is
           not
           imputed
           to
           any
           one
           that
           lives
           and
           walks
           in
           Unrighteousness
           ,
           and
           takes
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           ;
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             Mat.
             1.
             21.
             
             Tit.
          
           2.
           14.
           1
           
           
             John
             1.
             7.
             
             Rev.
             1.
             5.
             
             Gal.
             2.
             17.
             
             Psal
             .
             143.
             2.
             
             Exod.
          
           23.
           7.
           
        
         
           
             And
             now
             whereas
             I
             have
             heard
             many
             People
             say
             ,
          
           That
           the
           Quakers
           Religion
           is
           but
           a
           new
           upstart
           Religion
           ,
           and
           is
           but
           of
           a
           few
           Years
           standing
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           To
           which
           I
           Answer
           ;
           That
           I
           can
           make
           it
           appear
           by
           sufficient
           Grounds
           and
           Reasons
           ,
           that
           our
           Religion
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Doctrine
           which
           we
           preach
           and
           hold
           forth
           unto
           all
           people
           where
           we
           come
           ,
           it
           is
           of
           above
           sixteen
           Hundred
           Years
           standing
           ;
           and
           we
           are
           in
           the
           same
           Faith
           ,
           Hope
           and
           Belief
           of
           God
           and
           Christ
           ,
           and
           walk
           in
           the
           same
           Light
           ,
           Life
           ,
           and
           Spirit
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           same
           Way
           and
           Practice
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           Christ
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           Disciples
           did
           Preach
           ,
           and
           Teach
           ,
           and
           Practice
           ,
           and
           hold
           forth
           unto
           all
           people
           where
           they
           came
           ,
           above
           sixteen
           Hundred
           Years
           ago
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           all
           you
           Clergy-Men
           aforesaid
           ,
           that
           say
           you
           are
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           are
           your
           Rule
           to
           walk
           by
           ,
           Answer
           all
           these
           Things
           which
           are
           here
           laid
           to
           your
           Charge
           by
           plain
           Scriptures
           ,
           without
           wresting
           or
           perverting
           any
           of
           them
           to
           a
           wrong
           sence
           ,
           and
           answer
           in
           plainness
           ,
           without
           your
           Logick
           or
           Syllogisms
           ,
           or
           without
           using
           any
           of
           your
           
             Hebrew
             ,
             Greek
          
           or
           Latin
           ,
           which
           any
           carnal
           earthly-minded
           Men
           may
           have
           ,
           that
           are
           brought
           up
           Schollars
           at
           your
           Schools
           ,
           which
           are
           in
           capacity
           to
           learn
           humane
           Learning
           ,
           which
           may
           be
           bought
           for
           Money
           .
           And
           so
           it
           appears
           plainly
           ,
           both
           
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           his
           People
           ,
           by
           your
           wicked
           ungodly
           Actions
           and
           Practices
           ,
           which
           you
           have
           done
           and
           acted
           both
           against
           the
           Lord
           ,
           his
           Truth
           and
           People
           ,
           that
           you
           have
           received
           nothing
           from
           God
           ,
           as
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           did
           ,
           and
           doth
           row
           ;
           neither
           were
           you
           brought
           up
           at
           Christ's
           School
           ,
           nor
           never
           were
           taught
           of
           him
           ,
           as
           the
           true
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           were
           ,
           and
           are
           now
           ;
           and
           so
           what
           you
           have
           you
           and
           your
           Friends
           have
           bought
           with
           Money
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           sell
           it
           again
           for
           Money
           to
           those
           that
           are
           willing
           to
           be
           taught
           by
           you
           ,
           which
           knows
           no
           better
           teaching
           ,
           and
           so
           you
           are
           a
           means
           to
           bring
           up
           people
           that
           are
           your
           Hearers
           ,
           in
           Darkness
           ,
           Blindness
           and
           Ignorance
           ,
           as
           you
           your selves
           are
           in
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           all
           live
           without
           the
           true
           Knowledge
           and
           Injoyment
           of
           God
           in
           this
           world
           :
           And
           so
           the
           People
           of
           the
           Lord
           that
           are
           taught
           of
           him
           by
           his
           Holy
           Spirit
           ,
           cannot
           for
           good
           Conscience-sake
           buy
           any
           of
           your
           deceitful
           Wares
           ,
           nor
           cannot
           give
           you
           any
           Tythes
           ,
           nor
           Money
           for
           preaching
           ,
           which
           speak
           and
           preach
           against
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           ,
           and
           say
           that
           
             None
             can
             be
             set
             free
             from
             Sin
             in
             this
             Life
          
           ;
           and
           so
           you
           deny
           the
           sufficiency
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           his
           Commands
           ,
           and
           your
           Faith
           and
           Belief
           stands
           in
           him
           who
           is
           the
           author
           of
           all
           Sin
           and
           Evil
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           Devil
           ;
           and
           so
           your
           speaking
           and
           preaching
           ,
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           doth
           incourage
           and
           strengthen
           the
           Wicked
           in
           their
           Wickedness
           ,
           and
           you
           are
           a
           means
           to
           beget
           them
           into
           Unbelief
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           believe
           as
           you
           do
           ,
           that
           their
           is
           no
           Perfection
           from
           Sin
           in
           this
           Life
           :
           And
           so
           neither
           you
           ,
           nor
           they
           that
           are
           your
           Hearers
           ,
           do
           press
           after
           Perfection
           ,
           because
           you
           do
           not
           believe
           that
           such
           a
           good
           state
           and
           condition
           can
           be
           attained
           unto
           in
           this
           Life
           ;
           and
           so
           your
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Practices
           ,
           are
           all
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           Doctrines
           ,
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Practices
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           all
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           also
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           Scriptures
           of
           Truth
           in
           every
           thing
           that
           you
           do
           and
           practice
           concerning
           the
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           therefore
           you
           are
           to
           be
           disowned
           and
           denyed
           by
           all
           good
           Christians
           that
           truly
           fear
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           loves
           him
           in
           Truth
           and
           in
           Sincerity
           of
           heart
           ;
           and
           all
           your
           Preaching
           and
           Praying
           is
           abomination
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           and
           he
           will
           not
           hear
           nor
           answer
           the
           Prayers
           of
           the
           Wicked
           ,
           that
           live
           and
           delight
           in
           Sin
           and
           Wickedness
           ,
           and
           walk
           and
           act
           in
           such
           wicked
           Wayes
           and
           Practices
           as
           these
           Clergy-Men
           do
           now
           ,
           which
           is
           all
           quite
           contrary
           to
           the
           〈◊〉
           Way
           of
           God.
           
        
         
         
           And
           now
           I
           have
           something
           to
           mention
           and
           lay
           before
           you
           all
           ,
           that
           are
           called
           Christians
           ,
           of
           all
           sorts
           of
           Professions
           and
           Religions
           ,
           whether
           they
           be
           called
           Quakers
           ,
           or
           any
           other
           sort
           of
           Professions
           or
           Religions
           whatsoever
           ,
           that
           do
           say
           ,
           and
           believe
           that
           God
           is
           your
           Father
           ,
           and
           Christ
           is
           your
           Saviour
           ;
           I
           desire
           that
           every
           one
           would
           seriously
           weigh
           and
           consider
           their
           own
           Ways
           and
           Doings
           ,
           and
           meditate
           and
           ponder
           the
           things
           of
           God
           in
           our
           own
           Hearts
           and
           Souls
           ,
           that
           every
           one
           may
           come
           to
           see
           ,
           and
           to
           know
           what
           assurance
           they
           have
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           to
           their
           Immortal
           Souls
           ,
           and
           of
           their
           Eternal
           and
           Everlasting
           Inheritance
           with
           the
           Lord
           in
           his
           heavenly
           Kingdom
           for
           evermore
           ,
           when
           Time
           here
           in
           this
           World
           shall
           come
           to
           an
           End
           with
           us
           all
           :
           For
           it
           is
           not
           a
           bare
           outward
           Profession
           of
           any
           Religion
           whatsoever
           that
           will
           avail
           any
           of
           us
           ,
           as
           to
           our
           own
           Souls
           true
           Peace
           and
           Happiness
           with
           the
           Lord
           for
           ever
           ,
           but
           it
           must
           be
           a
           real
           Possession
           ,
           and
           an
           Enjoyment
           of
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           in
           our
           own
           Hearts
           ,
           that
           doth
           avail
           and
           satisfie
           our
           Souls
           ,
           which
           no
           Man
           nor
           Woman
           upon
           the
           face
           of
           the
           Earth
           can
           come
           to
           enjoy
           the
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           true
           Peace
           and
           Comfort
           in
           him
           ,
           (
           which
           is
           of
           more
           worth
           and
           value
           than
           all
           the
           outward
           Enjoyments
           that
           are
           in
           the
           whole
           World
           )
           so
           long
           as
           they
           live
           in
           Sin
           ,
           and
           take
           pleasure
           and
           delight
           therein
           :
           for
           God
           is
           pure
           ,
           holy
           and
           righteous
           ,
           and
           he
           is
           of
           purer
           Eyes
           than
           to
           behold
           Iniquity
           ,
           as
           to
           allow
           of
           it
           in
           any
           one
           ;
           and
           without
           Holiness
           no
           Man
           nor
           Woman
           can
           enjoy
           the
           Love
           and
           Presence
           of
           God
           to
           his
           Soul's
           Comfort
           and
           true
           Satisfaction
           in
           him
           ;
           
             For
             it
             is
             not
             every
             one
             that
             saith
             Lord
             ,
             Lord
             ,
             that
             shall
             enter
             into
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             Heaven
             ,
          
           but
           it
           is
           he
           and
           they
           ,
           
             that
             do
             the
             Will
             of
             God
          
           that
           shall
           enter
           into
           his
           Kingdom
           :
           And
           it
           is
           not
           the
           Hearers
           ,
           nor
           the
           fair
           Sayers
           ,
           nor
           them
           that
           have
           but
           an
           outward
           knowledge
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           Justified
           by
           the
           Lord
           ;
           but
           it
           is
           the
           
             Doers
             of
             the
             Will
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           
             them
             only
             that
             the
             Lord
             will
             Justifio
             ,
          
           and
           
             speak
             Peace
          
           unto
           their
           Immortal
           Souls
           .
           And
           so
           I
           desire
           that
           none
           would
           deceive
           their
           own
           Souls
           ,
           in
           thinking
           better
           of
           themselves
           then
           they
           are
           ;
           for
           the
           Apostle
           Paul
           saith
           ,
           
             Be
             not
             deceived
             ,
             for
             God
             will
             not
             be
             mocked
             ,
             for
             such
             as
             every
             one
             soweth
             ,
             such
             must
             they
             reap
             ,
             whether
             it
             be
             Good
             or
             Evil
             ▪
          
           And
           now
           I
           appeal
           to
           the
           Witness
           of
           God
           in
           every
           Heart
           and
           Conscience
           ,
           of
           what
           Name
           or
           Religion
           soever
           you
           are
           of
           ,
           Whether
           you
           are
           come
           so
           far
           into
           the
           true
           
           
             Christian
             Life
          
           ,
           as
           to
           believe
           and
           obey
           the
           first
           Principle
           of
           the
           true
           
             Christian
             Religion
          
           ?
           And
           whether
           you
           are
           come
           so
           far
           into
           the
           Life
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           into
           the
           practice
           of
           the
           holy
           Scriptures
           ,
           as
           to
           let
           your
           Yea
           be
           Yea
           ,
           and
           your
           Nay
           be
           Nay
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           alter
           nor
           change
           your
           Minds
           and
           Thoughts
           after
           you
           have
           said
           it
           ,
           but
           let
           Yea
           and
           Nay
           stand
           after
           you
           have
           spoken
           it
           ,
           and
           do
           and
           perform
           what
           you
           have
           said
           ?
           And
           so
           every
           one
           ought-to
           be
           watchful
           and
           careful
           how
           to
           speak
           and
           act
           ,
           before
           they
           either
           speak
           or
           act
           ,
           l●st
           they
           offend
           the
           Lord
           by
           so
           doing
           ;
           for
           the
           Apostle
           James
           saith
           ,
           
             If
             any
             man
             among
             you
             seem
             to
             be
             Religious
             ,
             and
             brid●eth
             not
             his
             Tongue
             ,
             but
             deceiveth
             his
             own
             Heart
             ,
             this
             man's
             Religion
             is
             vain
             .
          
           And
           whosoever
           they
           be
           that
           promise
           for
           to
           do
           such
           and
           such
           things
           ,
           which
           are
           just
           and
           lawful
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           and
           ought
           to
           be
           performed
           ;
           then
           if
           they
           that
           promise
           for
           to
           do
           such
           things
           ,
           do
           not
           mind
           nor
           regard
           to
           perform
           their
           Words
           and
           Promises
           which
           they
           have
           spoken
           and
           promised
           ,
           their
           Religion
           is
           vain
           ,
           let
           them
           profess
           what
           they
           will.
           For
           such
           Men
           and
           Women
           that
           make
           Promises
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           and
           do
           not
           mind
           nor
           regard
           to
           perform
           them
           ,
           no
           such
           persons
           ought
           to
           be
           believed
           ,
           nor
           trusted
           ,
           nor
           to
           be
           confided
           in
           ;
           and
           such
           have
           not
           a
           true
           Bridle
           for
           their
           Tongues
           ,
           and
           so
           their
           Religion
           is
           vain
           and
           naught
           ,
           and
           it
           is
           not
           the
           true
           
             Christian
             Religion
          
           ;
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           
             James
             1.
             26
             ,
             27.
             
             Gal.
             6.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             Matth.
          
           5.
           37.
           
        
         
           And
           now
           I
           desire
           all
           Civil
           ,
           Sober-minded
           people
           ,
           that
           profess
           Christianity
           ,
           and
           the
           Scriptures
           to
           be
           your
           Rule
           ,
           that
           you
           would
           be
           so
           moderate
           ,
           as
           to
           read
           these
           Scriptures
           herein
           set
           down
           ,
           and
           compare
           these
           Scriptures
           ,
           and
           the
           holy
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           and
           them
           that
           were
           true
           Believers
           and
           Followers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           with
           the
           Unholy
           Lives
           and
           Conversations
           of
           these
           Clergy-Men
           aforesaid
           ;
           and
           also
           their
           Cruelties
           and
           Persecutions
           against
           those
           that
           truly
           fear
           the
           Lord
           ;
           and
           also
           their
           Selfish
           Covetous
           Actions
           and
           Practices
           which
           they
           do
           and
           practice
           for
           Tythes
           and
           Money
           ,
           under
           pretence
           of
           being
           Ministers
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           Preachers
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ;
           And
           if
           you
           do
           understand
           those
           Scriptures
           in
           Truth
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           ,
           and
           be
           not
           partial
           in
           your
           Judgment
           ,
           then
           you
           may
           see
           that
           there
           it
           as
           much
           difference
           betwixt
           the
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Practices
           of
           Christ
           and
           his
           Ministers
           ,
           
           and
           the
           Doctrine
           ,
           and
           Principles
           ,
           and
           Practices
           of
           the
           Clergy-Men
           aforesaid
           ,
           as
           there
           is
           betwixt
           Light
           and
           Darkness
           :
           And
           therefore
           I
           would
           not
           have
           you
           for
           to
           speak
           any
           Evil
           against
           that
           Way
           which
           you
           know
           not
           what
           it
           is
           ;
           But
           I
           would
           have
           you
           first
           for
           to
           try
           all
           things
           ,
           and
           hold
           fast
           that
           which
           is
           good
           .
        
         
           
             Selby
             in
             Yorkshire
             ,
             
               the
               4th
               Day
               of
               the
               third
               Month
               ,
               1691.
               
            
          
           
             Thomas
             Goodaire
             .
          
        
         
           THE
           END
           .