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A46888	The strong man armed cast out and his goods spoiled, or, The poor man sitting at Jesus's feet clothed and in his right mind being a true convert's testimony of the power of the Lord in turning the soul from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God ... / formerly given forth in writing unto my relations and acquaintance the professors called Independents in Nottinghamshire, declaring the cause of my leaving their assemblies ... by James Jackson, formerly a parish priest and a teacher amongst the Independents and now ... made willing to take up the daily cross and walk with the despised followers of the Lamb in scorn called Quakers.	Jackson, James, fl. 1674-1708.	1674 (1674)	Wing J75; ESTC R34953	24,289	34

not ashamed to deny that Christ is come in the Flesh indeed both they and their Grandmother the Church of Rome are willing to confess that Christ was come but the Scripture is plain That every Soul that confesseth not that Christ is come in the Flesh the same is Antichrist 3. They fear not daily to Blaspheme the Holy Spirit of God but call it A Spirit of Delusion and A Spirit of Error and most presumptuously say of them that are sanctified guided taught and anointed by the Holy Ghost That they are led by the Spirit of the Devil 4. They trample under Foot the Blood of the Covenant counting it a Weak and Unholy Thing while they impudently affirm That the best of God's Saints yea if he had no purer Saints then they are cannot be free from sin whilst they breath upon Earth when the Scriptures witness that the Blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin 5. They preach another Gospel Now the Scripture is plain That if any man or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto us then what we have already received let him be accursed Gal. 1.9 Now how can ye believe that they are Ministers of the Gospel when they know not what the true Gospel is For saith Paul I certifie unto you Brethren that the Gospel which I preach is not after man for I neither received it neither was I taught it of man but by the Revelation of Jesus Christ But your Teachers deny any such Revelation in these dayes wherefore it is hereby evident that they are Thieves crept in some other wayes and bring another Gospel then that whereof Paul was a Minister as he witnessed to the Collossians Chap. 1.23 saying Be not moved from the Hope of the Gospel which ye have heard and which was preached IN EVERY CREATURE under Heaven 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 In universa creatura whereof I Paul am a Minister And this is the Word of Faith which we preach even Christ the Word who is in thy Heart and in thy Mouth saith Paul Rom. 10. which all have heard and the Sound thereof is gone through the whole World But these men labour to pervert the Gospel and turn men from it saying That the Light of Christ in every man's Conscience is not the Substance of the Gospel nor the Power of God to Salvation 6. They have indeed a Form of Godliness but want the Power and well for them if that was the worst But they magnifie and cry up a Form and utterly reject despise and deny the Power which is the immortal Seed Christ Jesus the Light within and from such we are commanded to turn away Their Prayers and Sermons are made contrived studied and composed in their own Time Wills and Wisdom but are Strangers to the Life Power and Spirit of Prayer and deny that Christ speaks in any which is evident that he doth not speak in them They cry up and plead earnestly for Water-Baptism which Christ never Administred Instituted or Commanded to be Administred and yet they call it Christ's Ordinance Some saying Without this no Salvation and the rest say With such as wilfully neglect this have no Communion But if they had ever undergone and felt the Powerful Lively Purifying and throughly cleansing Efficacy of the Spirit 's Baptism they would know it sufficient without the Help of their Dead Cold Idolized Water-Works They are greatly affected with that Bread and Wine which after breathing upon by the Pastor is not Common but Be-sainted and so comes to be called the Lord's Supper It is evident hereby that they never did eat of that Flesh which is Bread indeed nor drink of that Blood which is Drink indeed Now it is certain that all Pictures Images Shadows Resemblances Figures and Representations which any people live in and plead for do clearly argue That they are destitute of the Power Life and Substance yea who●ely ignorant of his Living Presence in whom is hid all the Treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge And as they believe in one at a great Distance from them out of their View and Knowledge so is it very convenient they think to necessitate these Carnal Ordinances to reduce their unmindful and forgetful Thoughts into more serious Remembrance till he come And yet these men will condemn the Papists though they be far short of their Devotion in this very Thing And so are they seen in the Light to be Wolves in Sheep's Cloathing ravened from the Life and Power of those Saints whom they are imitating upon the Stage of their Formal Profession Wherefore my dear Frieds Come out from amongst them and be ye separate lest ye be drunk with the Wine of their Fornication For verily the Lord is risen to plead his own Cause and be a swift Witness against these Sorcerers who are sporting themselves in the day time And as those Souldiers regarded not a Crucified Jesus so near them but their Minds were taken up in parting casting Lots for his Raiment so these men are so exercised in the Out-sides of Religion Ordinances so called and Worship that they are not at all concerned with the In-side which is the Life and Power of Godliness even Christ within the Hope of Glory Answ 5. And Lastly As I have plainly declared the Reasons of my departing from your Assemblies so shall I witness faithfully to the Truth as it is known and practised by the Holy People of God called Quakers with whom I now walk and of whom I declare and testifie First That they are built and rooted in upon the Right Foundation even Christ Jesus the Lord who is their Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption in whom alone they are justified by Faith and saved That Root from whence they receive Life Nourishment Power and Growth is the only Foundation of the Prophets and Apostles the Rock of Ages the Stone which your Builders and thei● Brethren the Priests ever rejected disallowed and set at nought which is Christ in us the Hope of Glory Whereupon it is evident that we differ in the Root from all the People in the World though of several Forms and Perswasions For plainly the Papists Prelates Presbyters Baptists and Independents though they all differ in their Forms Appearances and Circumstantial Opinions yet do they all agree and meet in one and the same Faith Foundation and Root The Words Writings Declarations and Testimonies of the Saints recorded in Scripture are the Foundation and Ground of all the Professing People in the World and all of them being Strangers to that one Spirit that gave forth the Scriptures are run into several Sects and Opinions as they do carnally understand and conceive they have Rule and Teaching in the Bible But however they will own no other Light Law Gospel Rule Revelation and Word of God but their Bibles But now this peculiar People whom the Lord hath gathered from amongst all the Babylonish Confusions and Divisions under Heaven are built upon the Foundation

THE Strong Man Armed CAST OUT And his GOODS SPOILED Or the Poor Man sitting at Jesus's Feet clothed and in his Right Mind Being a True Convert's Testimony of the Power of the Lord in turning the Soul from Darkness to Light and from the Power of Satan unto God Wherein is clearly manifested that there is Light in every Man and Woman which discovers their Conditions bears a faithful Testimony against Sin is the Reprover of all Unbelief and Unrighteousness both in Heart and Life and is the Mighty Power of God for Salvation to all that believe in it and obey it And herein it is evidently proved That they are none of the Ministers of Christ that Oppose this Doctrine with one infallible Character of the Real Gospel-Ministers and most of the weighty Objections answered Formerly given forth in Writing unto my Relations and Acquaintance the Professors called Independents in Notingham-shire declaring the just Cause of my leaving their Assemblies Together with a tender Invitation to all the Honest-hearted to come out of their dead Forms and walk in the Light of the Lord. By James Jackson formerly a Parish Priest and a Teacher amongst the Independents and now through the exceeding Riches of God's Love am made willing to take up the Daily Cross and walk with the despised Followers of the Lamb in Scorn called Quakers This is a Marvelous Thing O ye Priests and Professors that ye know not whence he is and yet he hath opened mine Eyes Was it ever known that ever any man opened the Eyes of one that was born blind Printed in the Year 1674. TO My Loving Friends Kindred AND ACQUAINTANCE The Tender Sober and Conscientious Professors amongst the People call'd Independents in the County of NOTTINGHAM THe Scriptures declare of a Man which had an Vnclean Spirit who had his dwelling among the Tombs and no man could bind him no not with Chains because he had been often bound with Chains and Fetters and the Chains had been plucked asunder by him and the Fetters broken in pieces And being driven of the Devil into the Wilderness he was so unruly and fierce tearing his Cloaths and cutting his Flesh that no man could tame him But after the Lord Jesus had healed this poor Creature and effected such an extraordinary Change as caused Astonishment and Admiration in the Beholders for it is said That when they who had known him before now saw such a palpable Alteration he that was called Legion Sitting and Cloathed and in his Right Mind they were afraid and Jesus said unto him Go home to thy Friends and tell them how Great Things the Lord hath done for thee and hath had Compassion on thee And truly Friends this day in my Particular is this Scripture fulfilled in your Eyes my Vngodly Dissolute Debauched and Extravagant Course of Life hath been known to most of you when I sinned after strong Convictions serious Admonitions and Reproofs Vows Promises and Resolutions against known Scripture-Rules Inward Light and Religious Education breaking and violating all these Bonds and Obligations which as so many Chains and Fetters one would think might be sufficient to tame and restrain the unruly Lusts of Youth whereby the Souls of some of the tenderest and chiefest of you have been grieved exceedingly wounded and exercised endeavouring and earnestly travelling with Prayers and Tears for my Recovery Wherefore seeing the Lord hath passed by me when I was in my Blood and pittied me and said unto me Live For it was the Lord only who saw my Way and healed me and restored Comforts to me and my Mourners by the effectual Calling of his Grace REVEALING HIS SON IN ME and hath spared me as a Living Monument of his Patience Endless Mercy and Compassion I therefore in the powerful Constrainings of this Love am unwilling to eat my Morsel alone or to hide my Talent in the Earth but with Sampson having tasted some Sweetness and Strength from the Lord do commend my Experiences unto you my Friends and Relations declaring unto you how great Things the Lord hath done for me and had Compassion on me in turning me from Darkness into his Marvellous Light and from the power of Satan into the Kingdom of his dear Son To whom be Glory Praise and Obedience for evermore James Jackson THE Strong Man Armed CAST OUT And His Goods Spoiled c. IN the time of my greatest Pollution and Iniquity while I fulfilled the Lusts of the Flesh with Greediness for many years before that Change and Reformation was discerned in me at which ye rejoyced even in the worst of my time I testifie in the Presence of the Lord that then I met with real and immediate Reproofs Rebukes and Convictions from something that did often Awaken Judge and Condemn me in my own Conscience but knew not what it was nor whence it came and because Iniquity was risen in me to an exceeding masterless height these Rebukes which I know were from a contrary Principle to Sin prevailed not although at some times they were as Powerful and Terrible as the Hand-Writing upon the Wall before Belshazzer whereby my Countenance hath been changed my Thoughts troubled so that the Joynts of my Loins were losed and my Knees smote one against another then thought I to redress this Sorrow by going into Merry and Pleasant Company essaying to divert that inward Perplexity by outward Jollaty as Drinking Gameing Musick c. but those Diversions were unable to still and quiet these Tempestuous Surging Waves and were no more effectual to heal the Wound of my Sin-smitten Conscience then if a man should endeavour to quench Fire by pouring Oyl thereon for I found by woful Experience that these unwarrantable Courses encreased the Flame and added yet more Weight to the first Burden Then have I many times solemnly vowed promised and resolved To break off and cease from all Ungodly Practices and in keeping and observing these Covenants I have found some Ease and Quietness for a time but as soon as new Sins were committed then arose fresh Occasions of Sorrow Trouble and Terror and after this manner I continued many years until the Lord was pleased of his infinite Wisdom and Faithfulness to hedge up my Way with Remarkable and Extraordinary Providences blasting all Purposes and Designs and caused Afflictions Losses and Disappointments to come upon my outward Estate Horror and Perplexity upon my Soul a most Violent and Raging Feaver upon my Body and at the same time above an Hundred Miles from all Relations Friends and Kindred at which time being in a most Wretched Deplorable and Succourless Condition sinn'd my self almost out of all the Comforts of this Life and any Hope of Interest in a better being under this great Distress and cast out to the loathing of my own Person and had all my Sins set in order before me whereupon I was forced seriously to consider my Wayes and found no place to escape the Wrath of the Highly-provoked God at which time