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A78608	The deceived, and deceiving Quakers discovered. Their damnable heresies, horrid blasphemies, mockings, railings, unparallel'd deceit, and dishonestly laid open. In the discovery of which, is made known the pure use of the holy scriptures (which by them is denyed) the true Christ, and how he justifies, his second coming proved not to be already (as the Quaker affirms) also the resurrection from the dead, and the eternal judgement, and several other particulars that saints are required to be stedfast in. / Set forth especially for the good of those that are called out of the world, into the primitive order of the Gospel, but may be usefull for all people. By Matthew Caffyn a servant of the Lord, related to the Church of Christ near Horsham in Sussex, being an eye, and ear-witnesse. As wee have heard that Antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists, whereby we cannot but know that this is the last of the last time. Antichrist made known. Or, The Romish vvhore of Babylon proved not to bee the Antichrist, or man of sin, in seven particulars. 1 Who is this great whore of Babylon, and where her chief seat hath been, and is. 2 Her fall, and the means how and by whom. 3 What is the spirit of Antichrist, and who hath that spirit. 4 That the Antichrist will bee a single person. 5 The manner of his rising, and when. ... 7 Lastly, his fall, when, and by whom. By William Jeffery servant of the Church of Christ. Entered into the register book, kept by the Company of Stationers.	Caffyn, Matthew, 1628-1714.; Jeffery, William, 1616-1693. Antichrist made known.	1656 (1656)	Wing C206; Wing J522; Thomason E873_2; ESTC R206563	72,973	85

such none can be till they first know the Lord and such considered AS children of the New Covenant need not teach one another to know the Lord for all such do know him as did the Church of the Galathians whom Paul calls children no● of the bond woman but of the free Gal. 4.31 that is of the New Testament yet consider they were such as heard the Gospel from the Apostles who said unto that people that if wee or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that which WE have preached unto you let him be accursed yea at that time when they were children of the New Testament they were also to give heed unto the Scriptures for direction for otherwise Paul would not have sent unto them an Epistle in Scripture and therein tell them that as many as walked according to this rule peace be on them Gal. 6.6 yet this their respect to the teachings of the Apostles and the Scriptures in things pertaining to the Faith and order of the Gospel doth not in the least contradict Gods promise of writing his Law in their hearts for such they are that have a promise of his Spirit Act. 2.38 and are the Temple wherein God dwelling by his Spirit 1 Cor. 3.16 writes his Law even in their hearts particularly and plainly makes known his ROYAL LAW that so together by the power of the Spirit such may have the Righteousnesse of the Law●fulfilled in them they walking not after the flesh but after the Spirit Rom. 8.4 wherefore it still remains that though the Children of the New Testament need not to be taught to knew the Lord yet have need to be builded up in the knowledge of the Lord for Timothy knew the Lord as his Saviour yet Paul sends Scripture unto him that he MIGHT KNOW how to behave himself in the Church of God 1 T●●●● 3.14 15. and also by Scripture stirs up the Saints to edify ONE AN●●●HER 1 Thes 5.11 and saith Pe●●● grow in the knowledge of 〈◊〉 Lord 2 Pet. 3.18 to them that k●ew the Lord 2 ●●t 1.3 and this might ●e the practice of them John wrote 〈◊〉 for ●ught ●●a● is said against it for though he judged them so ●m●●●●t in spiritual gi●ts and in the knowledge of the Ant●chri●●●an dec●its which the there speaketh of as to conclude there was no abso●ute ●●●ssity for hi●● o● any other of the Apostles to write unto them y●● this is far from shewing that they ought not ●o edifi● 〈◊〉 ther as other Sa●●s were to do the anoin●ing indeed was dwelling in them and so was he in other ●ain●s that were enjoyned to edifie one another even the Spirit of truth whose gi●ts●●●●ivers the manifestations whereof are given to every man to profit withall he that techeth is to wait ●n teaching and he that exh●rteth on exhortation 〈◊〉 12 7 8. these with other of the gifts of the Spiri● it appeat● this Churen was enriched with and so in a capacity to press forward notwithstanding all oppositions as good Stewards ministring one to another the manifold discoveries of Truth Object The Apostles were indeed to go unto the Gentiles but it was to turn them from darknesse to the Light within through which the word of Faith which they preached was nigh them even ●n their mouths and in their hearts before as a Light shining in darkness but darkness comprehended it not Answ Surely the Messengers of Christ that were led by one Spirit had but one message which was to go and teach all Nations baptising them c. teaching them to observe ALL things whatsoever Christ ●ad commanded them Mat. 28.19.20 To which agrees the words of Paul Rom. 15.19 where he testifieth that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum HE had FULLY preached the Gospel of Christ and moreover ●aith that if we or an Angel from Heaven preach any OTHER Gospel than that which WE have preached let him be accursed Gal. 1.8 and this Gospel was not in every mans heart before thus preached or by some other outward discoveries for Paul testifies that he strived to preach the Gospel where Christ was not named but as it is written to whom he hath not been spoken of they shall see and they that have not heard shall understand Rom. 15.20 21. wherein it is very observable that the Gentiles ignorance is not ascribed to their darknesse not comprehending what was spoken in them but to the want of some to speak unto th●m to whom Christ had not been spoken of as come in the flesh to which agrees these words of the Apostle How shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard that is hath not heard by an outward ministry as plainly appears by his continued questions how shall THEY preach except THEY be sent as it is written how beautifull are the feet of THEM that preach the Gospel Rom. 10.14 15. wherefore not by the Light within which even in our adversaries sense is but one yet by this do we not limit God to this his ordinary way and so make void his speaking by Angels or otherwise UNTO men at his pleasure and further if you consider the word of Faith cannot be said to be in mens hearts and in their MOUTHES and they not comprehend it nay it is no better than an unlearned ignorant mystery which cannot bee received by any except sensualists that have not the Spirit Jud. 19. for they that so possesse the word of Faith are at present in a fit condition to beleeve with the heart and also to confesse what they beleeve with their mouths and even so saith Paul in that place verse 9. that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall beleeve in thine heart c. thou shalt bee saved Now we know that a man cannot make confession to Salvation with his mouth of such things which in his heart he comprehends not wherefore well observe that saying of Paul Rom. 10.8 and you shall finde that though he say that the word of Faith which he with others preached was nigh them even in their mouthes and hearts yet he doth not say that it was there before it was preached unto them while they were in ignorance and blindness for at that time when he spake these words unto them they were converted persons such as beleeved through Pauls preaching before and perswading them both out of the Scripture of Moses and out of the Scripture of the Prophets from morning till evening Acts 28.23 24. which is agreeable with that which Moses said to Israel Deut. 30.14 even that the Word was nigh unto him in his mouth and heart that he might do it but most plain it is that Israel was enlightned within through the written Law of Moses which there he speaks of vers 10. which he preached unto them saying That the words which I command thee shall bee in thy Heart Deut. 6.6 and these my words shall yee lay up in your hearts and souls

Deut. 11.18 after which means he said and well he might that the Commandement which I command thee is not hidden from thee but is in thy mouth and in thy heart wherefore still it remains that the Lord in all Ages did teach men through outward discoveries and not that they were led into all truth by a light within them as the only revealer of the Gospel as saith the Quaker and so he is tried and sound to have spoken contrary to the Law and Testimony wherefore I conclude that it is because there is no light in them though they so much talk of light The Quaker saith That the Scriptures are not a rule whereby men may know the Will of Christ as often they have spoken being prest to it and as appears in Tho. Lausons Book called The untaught Teacher pag. 6 7 8. wherein he repearts my saying That the Scriptures doth so farre reveal the minde of God and Christ to a Creature as that hee walking up to its revelation to his lives end with a single heart should be saved this I say he repeats and publishes as great Heresie God who at sundry times and divers manners spake unto the Fathers by the Prophets hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son who in his own person while personally upon earth instructed the sons of men exhorting them to repent and turn from sin pronouncing them everlastingly blessed that so did and followed him unto whom he particularly revealed his Will Mat. 5 6 7. chap. saying that he was a wise man building upon a rock that heard his sayings and did them and that he was a foolish man that heard his sayings and did them not which plainly shews that the words of Christ proceeding from himself was a rule to lead persons then in the way of Salvation and so is made good that saying Heb. 2.3 How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation which at the FIRST began to be spoken by the Lord Jesus afterward his Disciples took in hand to set forth in order a Declaration by writing of those things which Christ had spoken unto them which was most surely beleeved by them Luke 1.1 Acts 1.1 to whom he shewed himself alive after his Passion being seen of them forty days speaking of the things per●aining to the Kingdom of God vers 3. who also went forth after his ascension into the Nations an spreached that Word of Truth unto them which was FIRST spoken by the Lord to themselves teaching them to ob●erve ●ll ●h●●g● whatsoever Christ had commanded them according to 〈◊〉 commission Matth. 28.20 God also bearing them w●●●●s● w●●●●ig●● Miracies and divers girts of the Holy Gho●t Heb. 2 3. th●●●g● which n●ny obtained like precious faith with the Ap●●tles 2 Pet. ●● W●●● A●ts of the Apostles Luke also signifi●●●● 〈…〉 writing ●y all which Scriptures together with the ma●●●● 〈…〉 unto the persons thus converted the preach●● 〈…〉 made man●●●st and by the Scriptures of the Prop ●●t 〈◊〉 to the Commandement of God made know 〈◊〉 Nations 〈…〉 obedience of faith Rom. 1● 25 26. whe●●●●ore 〈◊〉 was cou●● 〈◊〉 ●●OBILITY in the m●n of Berea because 〈…〉 daily whether those things were so 〈…〉 ●●h●d which indeed had been a very igno●●● ●●sig●●● 〈…〉 of them had not the Scriptures been as a r●l● 〈…〉 know the truth of what was preached as it appears 〈…〉 it is said that therefore many of 〈◊〉 ●●eeve● 〈◊〉 7. ● 12. ●or which cause Christ bids the Jew ●earch●● Scrip●ure● saving That if they had beleeved the Scriptures ● ●oses th●y 〈◊〉 I have to beleeved on him Joh. 5.39.46 ●7 t● w●om 〈…〉 T●●t if they beleeved not in him the w●rds which he spake which are now in Scripture should judge th●m at the ●●●t day Jo. 12 4● 48. And saith Paul Sylvanus and ●●morh●us 〈◊〉 a●y man obey not OVR word by this Epistle which was ●●criou●● 〈◊〉 that man and have no company with him that he ●ay be ●h●ned now that the disobedience to the Scriptures should render men subjects of so great shame in this ●●fe and that 〈◊〉 the last day Christ should also judge them by it even the words which he hath spoken and yet not a rule now to walk by is altogether incredible the ways of God being just●and righteous altogether will might the Quaker be ashamed were he not given over to beleeve Lyes while hee affirms that the Scriptures is not a rule whereby to know the Will of Christ since Luke signifies no other end in his writing in order a Declaration of the sa●ings and loings of Christ but that the CERTAINTY THEREOF MIGHT BE KNOWN Luke 1.1 3 4. These are written that yee MIGHT BELEEVE Joh. 20.31 wherefore saith Christ O fools and slow of heart to beleeve all that the Prophets have spoken Oh then let us be wise like the holy men of old who esteemed the Scriptures holy in reference to the use thereof able to make MEN WISE TO SALVATION through faith which is in Christ it being profitable for Doctrin which in English is teaching for reproof for correction for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may bee perfect throughly furnished unto all good works 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. yea so great was their respect to the Scriptures that though Peter was an eye witness of the Majesty of Christ in his Transfiguration upon the Mount wherein was presented the manner of his comming yet saith he We have a MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY that was in the Scripture as appears 2 Pet. 1.16 17.19 20. whereunto O friends we shall do well if wee take heed for whatsoever was written afore time was written for our LEARNING that we through patience and COMFORT of the Scriptures might have hope Rom. 15.4 Obj. The Scripture is not the rule saith Lawson for no man can come to the Son except the Father draw him and no man can come to the Father but by the Son Ans Gods way to draw men is by the cords of his great love manifested in Christ which the servants of Christ in Christs stead are to publish to the Nations perswading men thereby to bee reconciled to God and this is saith Paul as though GOD DID BESEECH YOU BY US 2 Cor. 5.20 the Saints indeed are said to be the called of God but saith Paul BY OVR GOSPEL 2 Thess 2.14 so also it is said of the Corinthians That they were called of God 1 Cor. 1.9 yet saith Paul In Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the Gospel I have espoused you to one husband 1 Cor. 4.15 2 Cor. 11.2 and so it is that as God did speak unto the Fathers BY THE PROPHETS so now by his Servants in Christs stead who are to minister by his Spirit that which was FIRST spoken by the Lord himself Heb. 2.3 who spake not of himself but what God the Father commanded him and so it was that the Saints to their commendation received the words of the Apostle not as

long-sufferance and long patience towards them have not received the love of the Truth that they might be saved for which cause God hath sent a strong delusion that they as considered opposing Grace might beleeve a Lye and so be damned 2 Thess 2.10 11. wherefore in the fear of the Lord God who thus judgeth let us grow and abound in pure love unto the Lord and his Truth that we may stand in these last perilous days wherein Satan will work not only with power but with all Power Signs and lying Wonders not only with deceit but with all deceivableness of unrighteousness 2 Thess 2.9 10. O then let us be watchful and with all care awake to righteousness putting on the whole Armour of God that we may be able to withstand all the wiles of the Devil for the time is come wherein we must wrastle against the Powers of Darkness and Spiritual wickedness which is crept into Sheeps cloathing having such fair pretences as that those that are not in some measure acquainted with their double-meaning expressions cannot suddenly finde out the iniquity of the Mystery Wherefore I concluded it necessary having some experience of the deceitful pernicious ways of the people called Quakers to signifie to all what I have been an ear and eye-witness of concerning them whom we see many follow whereby we hear the way of Truth is evil spoken of and the professours thereof slandered and falsly accused but this is that the Scripture might be fulfilled which testifies of the coming of the Wicked one before the coming of the Just one the Lord Jesus Mat. 24.24 2 Thess 2.3 4. who shall destroy him with the brightness of his coming vers 8. The Quaker saith That there is such a light in every man which they say is a measure of Christ that leads and guides into all the ways of God without the Scripture or any outward Teachings and saith Nayler is the ONLY revealer of the Gospel as appears in his Book called Satans design discovered pag. 32. Let us minde the Law and Testimony for if they do not herein speak according to it it is because they have no light in them True it is that there is such a knowledge or light in man considered with the continual voyce of the Heavens Psal 19. as to know that there is a God and in measure also what is just and good according to that he was first Created in and so in measure evil when he walks contrary to this light and to this was added in the days of Moses the written Law which remains to us shewing to us as it did to them things that are MORE EXCELLENT being instructed out of the Law Rom. 2.18 sin also appearing by it exceeding sinful Rom. 7.13 for had not the Law said Thou shalt not covet Paul signifieth that he had not known lust to be sin Rom. 7.7 wherefore he concludes that the Jew had great advantage and profit above the Gentile and chiefly because that unto them were committed the Oracles of God Rom. 3.1 2. now the Gentiles having not the Law were indeed a Law unto themselves saith Paul but to the Jews that had the written Law hee saith no such thing but saith Moses THIS BOOK of the Law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein Josh 1.8 wherefore it follows that the Gentiles considered HAVING NOT THE LAW mark were a Law unto themselves that is in reference to such things as were contained in the written Law of Moses by the deeds of which the Apostle afterwards saith No flesh shall be justified in his sight Rom. 3.20.10.5 it being weak through the flesh Rom. 8.3 that is man being by the Fall under manifold Curses is often overcome and acts contrary to his knowledge from the Law while his Nature still inclines to its first ease pleasure and delight and so by the Law he is condemned for by it is the knowledge of sin Rom. 3.20 wherefore no righteousness no Soul-peace by it for he that DOTH these things shall live by them saith the Law the Soul is wounded and nothing will cure it but the knowledge of remission of sins which is made known by outward means wherefore it was said of John that he should go before the face of the Lord to give knowledge of Salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins Luke 1.77 which was to be preached by the Commandement of Christ to all Nations by the APOSTLES Luke 24.47 yea at the beginning was it made known by outward discoveries for it is recorded of Abel that hee was righteous by faith now saith the Apostle there is but one faith and this comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God Rom. 10.16 17 18. which people in Primitive times heard as spoken UNTO them divers ways and so whoever of the Gentiles that sought for glory honour and immortality having faith therein by hearing and in the mean while patiently continued in doing well according to the Law written in their hearts Rom. 2.7 they so beleeving were excused in themselves but if otherwise accused for so and no otherwise Israel that had the written Law could be excused by it for by the deeds thereof no flesh shall bee justified wherefore God at sundry times in divers manners spake unto the Fathers BY THE PROPHETS the way of Justification Heb. 1.1 Wherefore saith the Prophet should yee not hear the words which the Lord hath cryed by the former Prophets Zach. 7.7 if ye will not heat the words of my servants the Prophets then will I make this house as Shiloh Jer. 26.4 5 6. shewing plainly that God did not as by himself dwelling in all men speak to them his whole counsel but unto them by his Prophets and Judgements are threatned upon the not hearing of their words not upon the slighting of such a light within and besides Faith is said to come through their words Rom. 10.16 17 18. no where is it said no not by any of the Prophets that God required men to wait altogether upon such a light within yet saith Nayler that is the ONLY revealer of the Gospel 't is plain the Prophets had another spirit for Jeremiah bids the people stand in the ways and see and ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and you shall find rest for your souls Jer. 16.16 now if the good way and all the way were within them why were they to ask for it and to enquire standing in the wayes and not rather to stand still silent waiting upon the light within the wise must needs judge the reason was because the will of the Lord in order to soul-peace and rest was discovered by outward means wherefore incline your ear and come unto mee hear and your soul shall live Isa 55.3 which when Israel neglected Isaiah complains saying Who hath beleeved OUR report

THEIR WORDS Mat. 10.14 yea when his very Disciples were blameable in respect of their ignorance he charges it not for neglecting a Teacher within but saith Oh fools and slow of heart to beleeve all that the Prophets have spoken and to make them wise he expounded the Scriptures to them Luk. 24.25 27. upbraiding their unbeleef also because they beleeved not THEM he saith not Light within but them which had seen him after he was risen Mar. 16.14 now when Christ was to ascend he authorized his Servants to go and teach all Nations to observe all things which he had commanded them marke not to turn them to a Teacher within but to teach them all things who accordingly went and testified that God did beseech people by them and that they in Christs STEAD prayed persons to be reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5.20 yea declaring the whole counsel of God the summe of which is that Christ sent his Servants to teach all things which he had commanded them they accordingly taught his whole counsel Act. 20.27 yet saith the Quaker the Light in every man is the ONLY Teacher Judge yee that are wise Moreover 't is said that the Church of the Thessalonians received of the Apostles how to walk and to please God yet not as the words of men but as it is in truth the Word of God 1 Thes 4.1 2 13. and these were the elect of God 1 Thes 1.4 yet not thought by the Apostle capable by any Light within them in an ordinary way to comprehend all things relating to their faith wherefore he prayed night and day EXCEEDINGLY that he might see their faces and PERFECT that which was lacking in their faith 1 Thes 3.10 also Paul writing to the Saints at Rome Rom. 1.11 said that he longed to see them to impart some spirituall gift that they might be established now if Paul had been of the Quakers spirit he need not so exceedingly desired to see them or to write unto them upon that account because their alone Teacher and leader towards perfection was alwaies in them needless I say except it had been to exhort them to keep close to their Teacher within but neither this do we find was their aim in writing neither was it their aim in desiring to see them but that they might be established perfected in their faith through what they delivered considering that as the Apostles gave the Churches to know and understand so also they directed them to wait upon the Lord who gives the increase that by him they might be enabled to walk up according to what they knew through their ministry their ministry I say because it agrees with the Scriptures which testifies that by them was made manifest the savour of his knowledge in every place 2 Cor. 2.14 and saith Paul if OUR Gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost who are blinded lest the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ should shine UNTO them not from a Teacher within but from the Apostles who plainly affirms that they were to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus God having first shined in their hearts 2 Cor. 4.3 4 6. that is in the hearts of Paul and Timothy who sent that Epistle who were enlightened yea both of them through outward teachings Paul in an extraordinary manner by the Lord Jesus was changed in his mind to beleeve in him which makes him say that the Gospel was not taught him by man but by the revelation of Jesus who saith Luke appeared UNTO him and spake UNTO him a Light shining round ABOUT him from HEAVEN Act. 9.3 4 17. and by him was he commanded to go into Dam●scus and there he should be told of all things which were appointed for him to do Act. 2● 10 not by a Light within him but by Ananias a certain Disciple vers 12 14 15 16. thus Paul being instructed went forth preaching the Gospel through which Timothy was enlightned in the Truth and so commonly called by Paul his SON in the Faith 1 Tim 1.2 even as Onesimus was whom Paul BEGOT in his bonds Phile. 10. by all this we may learn that the Ministers of Christ were by their ministry to make known the Lords will yea moreover the Churches of old were to mark the walkings of the Apostles as an ENSAMPLE to them Paul commanding them to do those things which they had both learned and received and heard and seen in him Phil. 3.17.4.9 and to this purpose agrees also his words to Timothy give attendance to reading 1 Tim. 4.13 wherefore false and erronious is that spirit which bids men give attendance to a Light within as their ONLY Teacher Wherefore hold fast the counsel of the Spirit of God and give attendance unto reading the Scriptures being by a good argument provoked thereunto even that they are able to make us wise unto salvation through Faith in Christ 2 Tim. 3.15 for even unbeleeving men are required by Christ to search the Scriptures wherein they thought they had eternal life but they were mistaken wherefore search saith he for they testify of mee John 5.39 plainly shewing that the Testimony of Scripture was to rectify their understandings which if they had beleeved they would have beleeved mee saith Christ FOR HE WROTE OF MEE verse 46. but saith Antichrist if ye would beleeve in the Light within as your only Teacher then ye should be led by it up to Christ Mark ye I pray the great difference betwixt the Doctrin of Christ and the Doctrin of the Quakers who make void the Commandement of Christ by their extolling an internal Light as the only Teacher which is their OWN tradition it being tryed and compared with the Spirit of Light indeed which dwelt in the Apostles as you may further learn ●rom what Pauls Spirit led him unto concerning his Son Timothy 1 Tim. 3 14 15. unto whom he hoped to go shortly but if he tarried long that he might KNOW how to behave himself in the house of God he WROTE an Epistle unto him and therein he did not counsel him to wait upon a Teacher within as is the substance of the Quakers Epistles but particularly informed him of his duty as will appear to him that reads the Scripture with due respect thereunto now if there be such an internall Light that makes known all things judge I pray you what ground Paul had to question Timothys knowing those things in his absence considering also how eminent in grace T●mothy was even so disposed unto the work of the Lord as that Paul had NO man like-minded Phil. 2 2● you even he was to read Paul Epistle which was Scripture and for that end tha● 〈◊〉 ●i●ht kn●●● h●w he ought to walk in the house of the Lord. O●●● 〈…〉 now to re●● the Scriptures that wee may know 〈…〉 our selves God forbid God forbid 〈…〉 peoples ignorance to their not knowing 〈…〉 erre not knowing the Scriptures nor th●

but unto all that love his app●aring ● T●●● 4.6 8. and the holy men of old dyed in the faith NOT HAVING RECEIVED THE PROMISES Heb. 11.13 Another way I take notice of whereby faith in the true comming of Christ is indeavoured to be at present made void and that is by perverting the signes of his comming into mysteries and so scrues them to be signes fulfilled in them before their conceived comming of Christ but unto you that fear the Lord this I say that there is a good ground for us now to beleeve that distress and perplexity of Nations the Sea and waves roaring mens hearts sailing them for fear the powers of Heaven being shaken are signes of Christs comming as there was for the Saints of old to beleeve that Sion● King even the Lord Jesus should come riding upon an Asse and a Colt the sole of an Asse Zach. 9.9 which even so was fulfilled Matth. 21.4 5. And also as good ground for us now to beleeve that as the lightening shineth out of the East even unto the West SO the comming of the son of man shall be as there was for the people of God in the dayes of old to beleeve that the Christ which was to come should be prized at thirty peeces of silver with which should be bought the Potters field Zach. 11.12 13. which even so came to pass Matth. 27.3 7 9. Also as good ground for us now to beleeve that there shall arise many false Christs saying I am Christ shewing great signes and wonders before the comming of Christ as signes of his comming as there was for Israel to beleeve that the Christ was to be numbred with transgressors Isaiah 53.12 which even so came to pass Mark 15.28 There is also as good ground for us to beleeve that the Sun and Moon shall be darkned before the coming of Christ as signs of his coming as Israel had to beleeve that a Virgin should bear a Son whose name should be Immanuel that is God with us Isa 7.14 which even so also came to pass Mat. 1.22 23. As good ground also there is for us now to beleeve that the Stars shall fall from Heaven before the coming of Christ as Israel had to beleeve that there was a time to come wherein a voyce of lamentation and bitter weeping in Ramah should be heard Rachel weeping for her Children c. Jerem. 31.15 which you know came so to pass Mat. 2.17 18. As good ground also there is for us now to beleeve that Christ shall come in the Clouds of Heaven as Israel had to beleeve that the Prophetical words of David should be literally fulfilled viz. in my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink Psal 69.21 as evidently they were Mat. 27.48 O remember the mystery of iniquity least you dash your selves in peeces against that rock for consider would Christ yea when he made it his work to prescribe the future dangers that the Saints should not be deceived would he I say then deliver these many Signs as he did and intend that they should bee mysteriously understood and not in the least signifie it judge yee that are judicious and consider how this opinion of Christs coming only in men crosses the Scriptures for when Christ comes he comes in glory WITH his Angels and WITH ten thousand of his Saints Jud. 14. And the Lord my God saith the Prophet shall come and all the Saints WITH thee Zech. 14.5 they being first caught up to meet the Lord in the air and so shal EVER BE WITH THE LORD 1 Thess 4.17 BEFORE whom shall be GATHERED all nations and hee AS A SHEPHEARD shall divide one from another Matth. 25.31 32. Moreover then Saints shall bee free from death from sorrow from tears yea from all manner of pain saith the Lord Revel 21.4 yea Saints vile bodies shall then be made like unto the glorious body of Christ Phil. 3.20.21 and they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the Firmament and as the Stars for ever and ever Dan. 12.3 yet saith Fox Christ is come and he looks for him to come no otherwise but how where and in whom do these things appear O the nakedness of this Dream Moreover when he comes he shall rebuke strong Nations and they shall bear their Swords into Plow shares and their Spears into Pruning-hooks Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation neither shall they learn Warre any more Mich. 4.3 yea he maketh Wars to cease unto the end of the earth Psal 46 9. But doth this O Friends appear and not rather Nation against Nation and Kingdom against Kingdom even as Christ foretold should come wherefore he that shall come will come and will not tarry Obj. Saints are the Temple of God and God dwels in them and know you not that Christ is in you except yee be reprobates and Christ is in you the hope of glory Ans Most true it is that Saints are the Temple of God and God doth now as well as heretofore dwell in his people but Paul that spake these words also saith that Saints are an habitation of God THROVGH THE SPIRIT Ephes 2.22 which saith he yee have OF God and your Body is the Temple of the holy Spirit 1 Cor. 6.19 And know yee not that yee are the Temple of God and that the SPIRIT OF GOD dwelleth in you 1 Cor. 3.16 yet we finde that these WAITED FOR THE COMING of the Lord Jesus 1 Cor. 1.7 and unto that very Church unto which Paul said Christ in you the hope of glory He also saith When Christ who is our life SHALL APPEAR then shall we appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 even when the Lord Jesus SHALL be revealed FROM HEAVEN 2 Thess 1.7 wherefore Stephen though filled with the Spirit yet testified to death that he looking UP into Heaven saw Jesus standing on the right hand of God yet if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8.9 which saith Christ will not come unto you except I GO AWAY Joh. 16.7 which Spirit the Saints receiving did not declare him to bee their only inheritance but saith Paul the EARNEST of our inheritance UNTIL the redemption of the purchased possession Eph. 1.14 Christ dwelt in them by faith the hope of glory he saith not as the possession of glory yet saith the Quaker Christ is come already in their flesh and hath given them eternal life in possession and is not afraid to say that by preaching of a Christ in Heaven the Devil gets his work done on earth though a Cloud of Witnesses from the Saints of old that witnesseth their faith in Christ that was in Heaven yet did they the work of the Lord opposing the Antichristian spirits though the Quaker to the great abuse of the Scriptures say that such are the Antichrists that cannot confess Christ come in THEIR flesh but of this you shall hear in the next particular The men of God said that Christ Jesus

wherefore O friends as ye have received hold fast and grow as to the use of it The Quaker also denies the practice of the Lords supper which saith Lawson Christ put to an end at his death It is no marvel that they deny this since they are not afraid to say that the body and blood of Christ is unprofitable as to the setting free from sin which is to be in this remembred but unto us to whom the one is esteemable let the other also for indeed it is absurd to affirm that Christ should give forth a commandement to his Apostles bidding them to do it in remembrance of him and within four or five dayes put it to an end by his death yea before they were or could be in any considerable posture to observe it and yet afterwards to command them to teach all Nations to observe all together incredible most evident it is that afterwards the Apostle delivered this ordinance unto the Saints and afterwards regulated their disorder therein according to Christs institution 1 Cor. 11. and the bread which they in this ordinance used Paul saith they BREAK 1 Cor. 10.16 by which their mystery is excluded wherefore though Parnell be pleased to say that this is a feeding upon husks yet let us therein hold forth the Lords death TILL HEE COME The Horrid Blasphemy of the Quaker revealed MAny a time when I have spoken both words of truth and soberness the Quaker hath pronounced the curses and plagues of God to be my portion which seemed not a little strange unto mee that men pretending perfection should thus rage but since I have found him not afraid to speak evil of the Lord himself for more than once Thomas Laucock Quaker-teacher hath said that the Lord Jesus Christ is ACCURSED him whom we professe even him that was born of the Virgin anointed of God with the holy Spirit whom the Jews crucified and slew whom God raised from the dead who ascended into Heaven and there mediates between God and men this is the Christ whom we own against whom the Quaker blaspheming is found not to have the Spirit of God though he talk so much of the Spirit for plainly saith the Apostle 1 Cor. 12.3 NO man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus ACCURSED and so being sensuall having not the Spirit said at other times that hee knew mee BEFORE THE WORLD WAS in whom is made good that saying viz. they speak great SWELLING WORDS OF VANITY 2 Pet. 2.18 and as Isaiah prophesieth shall say in his heart I will be LIKE THE MOST HIGH Isa 14.14 for foreknowledge is that by which God advanceth his supreamacy above all wherefore it is said Isa 41.26 who hath declared from the beginning that wee may know and before time that wee may say hee is righteous yea there is none that declareth there is none that sheweth yet saith Laucock HE knew mee before the World was and James Parnell saith * In Naylers book called Satans design discovered p. 51. before corrupt reason was I AM Oh that they had such a heart that could learn not to blaspheme but this is that the Scripture might be fulfilled which testifieth of this strong delusion which being seized upon these men they conceive the foreknowing God is so appeared in them as that hee shall appear no otherwise and so speaks these words in them what is there O friends that ever was spoken by the Lord himself to the sons of men that these may not upon this account attribute unto themselves and speak likewise and what is there of all that is to be done by the mighty power of God that these may not as well challenge unto themselves thus conceiving of God in them as to say that THEY knew men before the World was what is there to hinder them from saying VENGEANCE BELONGS UNTO US and so become the revealed SON OF PERDITION who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped shewing himself that HE IS GOD 2 Thes 2.3 4. yea so strong already are they in their conceits of the present finishing of things as that Nayler * Satans design discovered p. 26. blasphemously affirms that to promise freedome after death is a CHEAT OF ANTICHRIST and moreover saith * pa. 19. that by preaching of a Christ in Heaven the Devil gets his work done on earth O how doth arrogancy and spirituall pride put forth it self how great is the darknesse of this pretended Light the imperfection of this pretended perfection such also is their pride and self-conceitednesse as that they will not by no means say MOST NOBLE FESTUS Act. 26.25 but rather are such as despise DOMINION and speak evill of dignities Jude 8. but this also is that the Scriptures might be fulfilled Dan. 7.20 whose look was MORE STOUT THAN HIS FELLOWS fear yee the Lord fear yee the Lord. The Scoffings of the Quaker manifested AS we have heard that Scoffers should come in the last dayes even now already are they come whereby we may know that it is the last of the last dayes for at a certain time when I with other brethren was reasoning with Thomas Laucock concerning the comming of Christ he scoffingly said WHERE IS THE PROMISE OF HIS COMMING IS HE ASLEEP these very words I speak the truth in Christ I lye not did he utter before many witnesses by which he is found to be of them that Peter prophesied of saying in the last dayes there should come scoffers saying where is the promise of his comming 2 Pet. 3.3.4 he that by this sees not let him remain blind moreover such and so great is the darknesse of the Quaker concerning Christ and his comming as that at another time in a conference about Christ in Heaven he scoffingly replyed saying WHAT IS HEE THREE OR FOUR STORY HIGH ABOVE SKIE but saith the Saints seeing then that we have a high Priest that is passed into the Heavens even Jesus the Son of God let us hold fast our profession but saith the scoffing Quaker How can we have comfort or peace by Christ and he so farre off from us above skie hee is saith the Saints gone into Heaven whom having not seen yee love in whom though now yee see him not yet beleeving yee rejoyce with joy UNSPEAKABLE and FULL OF GLORY 1 Pet 1.8.3.22 whatever they say he that SHALL come WILL come and will not tarry fear yee the Lord fear yee the Lord. The Fierceness or Raylings of the Quaker discovered IVde the Servant of the Lord speaks of a people that are as RAGING waves of the Sea foming out their own shame vers 13. how nigh of kin the Quaker is to them judge yee by this following description of their behaviour towards me when I have been amongst them who at several times thus have said to me in great rage and fury of spirit Thou Beast bruit beast thou Witch thou Devil thou Reprobate thou Enemy of God for the Lake thou

Queen the Mother of Harlots And abominations of the earth The Antichrist is set out thus A Man of Sin The man that did shake Kingdoms The Son of the Morning The Son of Perdition 2 The Sixth Head of the Roman Beast carryeth the Harlot but the Antichrist the Man of Sin is the eighth and last Beast as hath been shewed 3 The Whore confesseth Christ come in the Flesh and hath a shew and remembrance of his Ordinances though shee have changed the subject and the manner but the Antichrist denies Christ come in the Flesh and his Ordinances that declare him come in the Flesh as it hath been shewed 4. The Woman the Harlot and her Members that do worship according to her Traditions and inventions have space given them to repent and many do repent but they that do worship the Beast the Antichrist or receive his Mark in their right hand or in their fore-head they cannot repent they must drink of the wine of the Wrath of God c. as it is Revel 14.9 10. and also in chap. 16. they repented not of their deeds vers 11. note that the first Vial is poured out upon the earth and the men that had the mark of the Beast and worshipped his Image are plagued therefore none of the Vials are poured out until the Antichrist reigneth vers 1 2. 5. The Ten Horns hate the Whore and destroy her and make her desolate Rev. 17.16 but the Antichrist is taken alive when the Lord cometh and punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord in a Lake of fire 2 Thes 1.9 and Rev. 19.20 And so to draw to a conclusion I do desire all men to take heed to the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles for they are able to make men wise unto Salvation and if men speak not according to the Law and Testament it is because they have no light in them Isa 8.20 O give heed to the most sure word of the Prophets as unto a light shining in a dark place until the Day of Christ dawn and the day star arise in your hearts noting diligently all things that are spoken of that must come to pass for when the signs concerning Christs coming are come to pass the day of Christs personal appearing will dawn Secondly Is there such a spirit of delusion among men wherein is a mystery of iniquity then let all take heed that they seek the Lord while he may be found and to kiss the Son least he be angry and yee perish in the way O do not neglect to read and know and search the Scriptures and walk up in that you do know bee not deceived God will not be mocked what a man soweth that shall he reap for he that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6.7 8. Thirdly Is it so that God doth and will give up men to a spirit of delusion that they should beleeve a Lye that they all might be damned who beleeved not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness then be exhorted from hence to forsake all unrighteous ways in conversation and all whorish inventions of men in point of Worship for if Moses Law be abolished which was given to him by the Lord let no man think that he shall be excused if he worship according to mens inventions Fourthly Let all the Saints consider and lay to heart what hath been spoken and search the Scriptures that they may be informed what is to come to pass and so according to Christs exhortation in Luke 21.36 watch yee therefore and pray always that yee may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man O give all diligence to adde to your faith vertue and to vertue knowledge and to knowledge temperance and to temperance patience and to patience godliness and to godliness brotherly kindness and to brotherly kindness love let these things be in you and abound give diligence to make your calling and election sure be not weary of well-doing for you shall reap in due time if you faint not grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to him be glory both now and for ever So be it FINIS