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A65886	A serious account in XXXV evident reasons (to all who desire satisfaction) why the people of the lord, called Quakers, cannot go to worship at those places called churches and chappels, and to inform the magistrates and ministers that such consciencious people (as are separated from these places) ought not to be compelled (from their peaceable meetings) to their worship and churches, so called, being a short discovery of the way, worship, and principles of the true ministers and persecuted people of God, in several exceptions against the practices, worship, and principles of the priests, both of the Presbyterians, and Episcopal-men, and others of the same affinity, in some of which principles the Presbyterians are the rather concerned, but in others of them, both are concerned in the general / by Geo. Whitehead.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1661 (1661)	Wing W1956; ESTC R20306	27,063	42

reconcile the Scriptures to themselves by their Meanings wherein they intimately accuse the Scriptures to disagree and to be false and imperfect in many things And many of the Priests contradict one another in their meanings upon Scripture when as the Scriptures of Truth were given forth from the Spirit of Truth in the Saints and cannot be broken Joh. 10.35 2 Tim. 3.16 which Spirit is that which must open the Scriptures and give men the true understanding of them Joh. 16.13 and not the Priests confused and invented meanings and senses which proceed from the spirit of Error in them who have denyed that they have the Infallible Spirit or Inspiration in them from Heaven from which the Scripture was given when as it is the Inspiration of the Almighty that giveth understanding Job 32.8 So that they who have not that have not the understanding of the Scriptures and such we cannot own to be our Teachers who being out of that Spirit which the holy men of God were in it 's evident they know nothing but what they know naturally and in these things they corrupt themselves Jude v. 10. XIII Of the Gospel ALso the Priests have shewed their Error and Ignorance about the Gospel in calling the four Books of Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel when as the Gospel is Everlasting being the Power of God unto Salvation to every one that believeth Rom. 1.16 And the Gospel was preached to Abraham before the four Evangelists were Gal. 3.8 And there is not to be another Gospel preached than that which is the Power of God which the Apostles preached for he that preacheth another is to be accursed Gal. 1.8 XIV Of the Foundation and only Rule ANd the Priests in affirming the Scriptures to be the Foundation and only Rule of Faith and Life and the Word c. They affirm contrary to the Scriptures themselves and contrary to the Apostles Doctrine who said That another Foundation can no man lay than that which is laid which is Christ who is the Foundation of Faith 1 Cor. 3.11 though the Priests have preached another and though one while they profess the Scriptures to be their Rule yet another while they set their meanings above them as to reconcile them and act contrary to them and thus shew their Confusion but it is the Spirit of Truth that leads into all Truth And so the Saints had the Rule of Faith and Life before the Scriptures were written as had Abel Enoch Abraham Moses c. And the Gentiles who had the Law written in their hearts who had not the letter of it without had a true Rule of Life in them as many have who cannot read the Scriptures and whereunto the Saints had attained in the Spirit and Life of Christ they were to walk by the same Rule Rom. 2.15 Phil. 3.16 2 Cor. 10.13 14 15. And the Word was in the beginning and was in the hearts of the holy men of God before they spake forth the Words or writ the Scriptures wherein are the words that God spake which are a true Declaration of those things that were surely believed amongst the Saints but the Word of God liveth for ever and was before the words or writings of Scripture without were Psal. 119.11 Joh. 1.1 Luke 1.1 So that the Priests who have so much shewed their Ignorance about the Gospel the Foundation the Word the only Rule and yet say they are Ministers of the Gospel and of the Word we have sufficient cause never to own them as our Teachers XV. Of Swearing ANd the Priests in pleading for Swearing and teaching men that it is lawful for them to swear chiefly bringing Heb. 6.16 for it and some of them telling people that Swearing is a part of the Worship of God The Priests herein have shewed themselves to transgress Christs Doctrine and teach others so to do and so they have not God 2 Joh. ver 9. for Christ who is the end of the Law for Righteousness and the end of the Shadows under it he said to his Disciples It hath been said by them of old time Thou shalt not forswear thy self but shalt perform unto the Lord thine Oaths which Oaths were under the Law and in their time were commanded of God and were not vain nor needless Oaths nor by the Creatures But in opposition to these Oaths as ending them Christ said But I say unto you Swear not at all neither by Heaven nor by Earth c. Mat. 5.33 34. Now he that sweareth by Heaven sweareth by the Throne of God and by him that sitteth thereon Matth. 23.22 So that from Christ's Command we are now to swear by neither And the Apostle James as confirming to the same Testimony said Above all things my Brethren swear not neither by Heaven nor by Earth nor by any other Oath but let your yea be yea and your nay nay left you fall into condemnation Jam. 5.12 And as to that of Heb. 6.16 where it 's said For men verily Swear by the Greater and an Oath for confirmation is to them an End of all Strife which the the Priests object for Swearing In this they are very dark for the Apostle doth but mention this as a Practice which had relation to the Jewes who were under the Law and such as were in the Strife but he gives no Command for Swearing neither doth he vindicate it any more than he doth receiving of Tythes in his saying here men that die receive Tythes Heb. 7.8 which was but a mentioning that as a practice which the Jews upheld as was the other of Swearing for he witnessed the Commandment disanulled by which Tythes were received and the Priesthood changed by which they were upheld Heb. 7.12 18. So that the bare relation of a Practice is no command for it nor vindication of it And the Oath which God sware to Abraham wherein he makes known the Immutability of his Counsel to the Heirs of Promise is greater than man's swearing to end strife for where that Oath of God is received and fulfilled the Blessing to the Seed is manifested and the Strife is ended and the ground of it removed and of this Oath and Covenant mens swearing to end strife without was but a figure type or shadow And as to the Priests saying that Swearing is a part of the Worship of God From this then it follows that it 's an easie thing for Drunkards and Prophane Persons to be in the Worship of God if Swearing be a part of it for what case is it such cannot swear in either by the Lord or otherwise and then they might as well say it's part of the Worship of God to transgress Christ's Doctrine as say Swearing is part of his Worship Surely this is a bad Worship which the Priests preach and set up for Christ commanded not to swear at all and he is the End of all Strife about which the Swearing was and the End of the Law and of the Oaths under it for

ever And notwithstanding the Priests that have counted the Light in every man but natural and not saving yet some of them have affirmed that Christ giveth to every man a supernatural convincing Light as GOD touching the Law-Truths but not as MEDIATOR touching the Gospel-Truths And thus have they confounded themselves and blindly distinguished about the LIGHT for the LIGHT of GOD within which leads to the Truths of his Righteous Law within it being supernatural is spiritual as the Law is and is the LIGHT of CHRIST the MEDIATOR in whose hand the Law is which by his Light is manifest in man and where obeyed it is a School-master to lead to Christ the Mediator who with his Light is one with the Father not divided and hath all things given to him of the Father And thus with the LIGHT we are come to see over the Priests Babylonish Confusion and Ignorance of CHRIST and his LIGHT about which they are most confounded and do greatly erre as is apparent III. Of the Offer of Salvation ANd the Priests and Professors who affirm That Salvation is offered to All men but not intended for all as free for them but only for a few In this they greatly shew their Ignorance and Error for this would make the offer of Salvation and Grace to the greater part of people to be but in hypocrisie as a cheat or a mock as is the Priests pretending to offer CHRIST to all and bidding all believe when they do not believe GRACE to be free for all nor that All may believe but that God hath determined the greater part of people otherwise when as GOD would not the death of a sinner but rather to return and live and Christ would that All should come into the knowledge of the Truth and be saved And God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved Ezek. 18.32 33.11 Joh. 3.17 1 Tim. 2.4 So that the Grace which saveth is free for all having appeared to all men without respect of persons but men's turning from it into Lasciviousness and perversly rejecting the Salvation that God offers to them is the cause of their condemnation as this is the Condemnation that Light is come into the World and men love Darkness rather than Light because their deeds are evil IV. Of the Death of Christ. ANd the Priests and Professors affirming That Christ dyed not for all men in the world but only for a few is contrary to the Apostles Doctrine who said That Christ dyed for All that as many as live should not live unto themselves but unto Him who dyed and rose again and that Christ gave himself a Ransom for all to be testified in due time and tasted death for every man and is the Propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but for the sins of the whole World 2 Cor. 5.14 15. 1 Tim. 2.6 Heb. 2.9 1 Joh. 2.2 Which was a true Testimony of the free Grace and Love of God which is extended to all men in Christ Jesus So that the Priests preaching which is otherwise we may not own nor be Disciples under it V. Of Perfection ALso the Priests in preaching against Perfection and Freedom from Sin in this Life and pleading for sin to remain in all the term of Life In this they do greatly erre and this their preaching and pleading for sin is both against the Scriptures and against the Commands and Promises and Work of God and against both the preaching and praying of Christ and the Saints who were to receive whatsoever they asked in the Faith in Christ's Name Mark 11.24 as also this sinfull Doctrine of the Priests for Sin and Imperfection is against what the Saints attained to by the Power of God before their decease For 1. God commanded his People to be perfect with the Lord their God and to love him with all their heart soul and might Gen. 17.1 Deut. 18.13 chap. 6.5 and 10.12 Mat. 22.37 And 2ly God promised to wash and cleanse his People from all their filthiness and that they should be all Righteous and do no Iniquity Ezek. 36.25 Isa. 60. Zeph. 3.13 And 3ly Christ exhorted his to be perfect as their heavenly Father is perfect and prayed that they might be perfect in one as he and his Father were one Matth. 5.48 Joh. 17.22 23. And 4ly The Saints preached to present men perfect in Christ and exhorted them not to sin but exhorted them to the perfecting of Holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7.1 Col. 1.28 Eph. 4.12 And 5ly Christ is made manifest to destroy Sin and to cleanse his People from all Sin 1 Joh. 1.7 chap. 3. And 6ly the Saints who passed thorow the Law and ●horow the Warfare till they had fought the good fight of Faith witnessed Victory over Sin and the body of Sin destroyed and came to a perfect man in Christ that they could do nothing against the Truth but for the Truth as the Apostle said 1 Cor. 13.8 Rom. 6.6 Col. 2.11 2 Tim. 4.7 And here the Saints prayers and desires to God came to be fulfilled who prayed that his Kingdom might come and his Will might be done in Earth as it is in Heaven where no sin is So that the Priests do greatly erre and strengthen many in their sins by preaching against Perfection which Perfection is Christ's work and contending and pleading for Sin which is the Devil's work which they are in and therefore we cannot own them as our Teachers VI. Of the Priests Exhorting to endeavour after it ALso the Priests exhorting men to endeavour after Perfection and to labour to be clean when they do not believe that such a state is attainable Their so exhorting men is but in unbelief and hypocrisie as is their praying to God to make them clean and righteous and that his Will may be done in Earth as it is in Heaven when they do not believe that they may be clean from sin in this Life nor that the Will of God may be done in Earth as it is in Heaven This their praying is in unbelief and so they ask and receive not Jam. 4.3 So that their preaching and praying which is not in the Faith is neither effectual nor available with the Lord For whatsoever is not of Faith is Sin VII Of Election and Reprobation ANd the Priests and Professors who affirm a particular Election and Reprobation of particular persons from eternity and yet pretend to offer Christ to all and bid all believe as also they take money of all in general that hear them for their preaching to them Herein do they greatly erre and shew their preaching and pretended offering Christ to the greater part to be but in hypocrisie and deceit For how should they receive Christ or believe in him if God hath determined them from eternity to be condemned or reprobated Herein the Priests would make God a respecter of persons and then they may be