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A29447	A brief discovery of a threshold estate of Antichrist now extant in the world viz., a description of 1. the true and false temple, 2. the false ministery, and 3. the false churches : whereunto is added the trial of one George Fox in Lancashire, with his answer to eight articles exhibited against him, being sent in a letter from Keller to some friends in York-shire : also, certain queries upon a petition lately presented to the Parliament from divers gentlemen and others in Worcester-shire : necessary to be answered by the petitioners who are said to be 6000 in number.	Buttivant, Samuel.	1653 (1653)	Wing B4585; ESTC R29903	15,599	25

the power of his love boldly to witness forth the truth as it is revealed in you by the mighty working of the Father To him alone be everlasting praise and honour for evermore Dear friends the Lord doth much manifest his love and power in these parts Upon Munday last so called my brother George and I were at Lancaster there were abundance of friends from all parts and a great sort which sided with the Priests giving out they now hoped to see a stop put to that great work which had gone on so fast and with such power that their kingdom is much shaken We were called before Judge Fell Colonel West and Justice Sawer there to answer what was charged against George There were three Witnesses to eight particulars but they were much confused in themselves which gave much light to the truth whereby the Justices did plainly see that it was envie and they divers times told them so One Witness was a young Priest who confest he had not medled had not another Priest sent for him and set him awork The other were two Priests sons It was proved there by many that heard one of them say that if he had power he would make George deny his profession and that he had the Spirit and that he would take away his life and this was a single Witness to one of the greatest untruths that was charged against George And the Justices told him that they saw because he could not take away his life he went about to take away his liberty There was one Priest made out of the whole number as an Orator to plead against us who spared no pains to shew forth his envie against the truth and when he could not prevail he went down in a rage and there came up a pack of them into the room amongst whom was one Iacus George being speaking in the room one of the Justices having wished him if he had any thing to say he would speak at which the said Iacus was in such a rage that he broke forth into many high expressions against the truth spoken by my dear brother George amongst which this was one That the letter and the spirit were unseparable at which the Justices stood up and bid him prove that before he went any further but he seeing himself fast would have denied it and the rest of the Priests would have been giving the meaning of his words but the Justices would have no meaning but told him he had laid down a Position and it was fit he should prove it whereat the Priests were silenced and went down in a greater rage then before And some of them were asked at night What they had done And they lyed and said They could not get into the room thereby to hide their shame and keep the people in blindness The Justices Judge Fell and Colonel West are much convinced of the truth and do much set up justice and equity and have silenced the rage of the people Many bitter spirits were at Lancaster to see the event but went home and cryed the Priests had lost the day Everlasting praises be to him who fought the battel for us who is our King for ever There were friends called who the Witnesses confessed were in the room when the things charged upon George were spoken But they all as one man denied that any such words were spoken which gave much light to the Justices for they knew many of them as they said to be honest men and they durst trust what they witnessed There was a Warrant granted out against us at Appleby but Justice Benson told them it was not according to Law and so it ceased as I hear he is a faithful man to the truth The Priests began to preach against the Justices and say they were not to meddle in these things but to end controversie betwixt neighbour and neighbour and are not pleased with the Law because it is not in the Stature to imprison us as the Priest that pleaded against us said and the Justices bad him go put it into the Satute if he could he said it should want no will of his They are much afraid that they shall lose all they are much discontent in these parts and some of them cry all is gone Dear friends dwell in patience and wait upon the Lord who will do his owne work look not at man in the work nor at man who opposeth the work but rest in the will of the Lord that so ye may be furnished with patience both to do and to suffer what you shall be called unto that your end in all things may be his praise and take up his cross freely which keeps low the fleshly man that Christ may be set up and honoured in all things and so the light advanced in you and the judgement set up which must give sentence against all that opposeth the truth in ye that the Captivity may be led Captive and the Prisoners set free to seek the Lord that righteousness may rule in you and patience and joy may dwel with you wherein consisteth the Kingdome of the Father to whom be all praise for ever Dear friends meet often together and take heed of what exalteth it self above its brother but keep low and serve one another in love for the Lords sake let all friends know how it is with us that God may have the praise of all My dear love to my friend James Nayler Written from Kellet October 27. 1652. George is at Lancashire George Foxes Charge and his Answer 1. THat he did affirm that he had the Divinity essentially in him Answ. For the word Essential it is one of your owne but that the Saints are the Temples of the Holy Ghost and that God doth dwell in them then the Divinity dwells in them the Scripture saith they shall be partakers of the Divine nature and this I witness but where it is not manifest it cannot be witnessed 2. That both Baptisme and the Lords Supper are unlawful Answ. As for the word Unlawful it was not spoken by me but the Baptisme of Infants I deny and there is no Scripture that speaks of a Sacrament but the Baptisme that is into Christ with one Spirit into one Body that I confess and the Cup which they drink is the blood of Christ and this I witness 3. That he did disswade men from reading the Scriptures teaching them that they were carnal Answ. For disswading men from reading the Scriptures it is false for they are given forth to be read as they are but not to make a trade upon but the Letter is carnal and killeth but that which gave it forth is eternal spiritual and life and this I witness 4. That he was equal with God Answ. That was not spoken by me but he that Sanctifieth and he that is Sanctified is one it is God that Sanctifieth and the Saints are all one in the Father and the Son they are of his bone and of

arising out of the first nature and every man by nature is worse then a beast then your worships in the first nature must needs be heathenish beastial and brutish all guided by their owne wills and worship you know not what John the fourth saith See what reformation is wrought in you and what you are changed from the Lord doth require your hearts but see when you are here that your hearts be not in your chests and coffers and amongst your cattle and in your fields among your corn and herds ' and flocks of sheep and your thoughts roving abroad and then you are serving the Devil and not the Lord and your Priests do bewitch you with those things God never commanded as to hold up these Idoll-Temples and tell you it is a house of God There was a Temple built God commanded Solomon to build him one but it was but one and it was but to serve for a time a figure for the time then present and likewise that was outward was but to serve for its time till Christ came which was the substance and then the shadow was to be done away afterwards they who were made the Temple of the living God denyed all outward Temples and said that God did not dwell in them as Steven did witness Act. 7.27 28.29 and he that professeth to be sent of God and holdeth up those things that God doth forbid he is a lyer and lying is of the Devil he is the Father of lies likewise Paul witnesseth the same saith God did neither dwell there neither was he worshipped there Act. 17.24 15. Paul after calleth it an Idols Temple 1 Cor. 8.10 and Amos said that the songs of the Temple should be turned into howling and Jesus said to the woman of Samaria that they should neither worship at Jerusalem nor at the Mount which had been the chiefest places of worship but said he ye shall worship at neither of them but said he they that worship the Father shall worship him in Spirit and truth but see what you worship even the works of your hands afterward Jesus said that there should not be one stone left upon another that should not be thrown down of the Temple Matth. 24. That was commanded to be built and there was never any other commanded to be built but these were set up in the time of darkness by the Papists and are now upheld but come out of them lest ye be partakers of the wrath of God for Gods dwelling is in the Saints the Corinthians were made the Temple of the living God 1 Cor. 16.17 c. Come out of the Idolls Temple and cease from all your Idol shepherds that feed themselves with the fat and clothe themselves with the wool but the Lord will feed them with judgement read the 34 of Ezekiel and Jeremiah 23. they bear rule by their means and preach for hire A filthy abominable thing Jer. 5. toward the latter end as these false teachers of Israel did so do they and they look for gaine from their quarter now as they did then Mic. 3.11 And they are hirelings that Christ spoke of John 10. and they act in the same state as the Scribes and Pharisees did which were enemies to Jesus Christ they have the chiefest seats in the Assemblies as they had and the upermost rooms at feasts and greetings in the Markets as the Scribes and Pharisees had which were enemies to Jesus Christ and they are called of men Masters as they were Mat. 23. But Christ did forbid his to be called Masters and there was no Masters Peter no Master Paul no Master and he that professeth Jesus Christ and acts contrary to Christ he shews himself to be an Antichrist there is not a word in the Scriptures of sprinkling Infants and these Deceivers call it an Ordinance of Christ when it is but a Mark of the Beast There is not a word that speaketh of a Sacrament nor to put Davids condition into time and meeter to sing them to the dishonour of God not understanding what you do they are deceivers and blind guides cease from them all and hold them not up There is not a word in the Scripture to put Davids condition into rime and meeter sometimes he quaked and trembled and lay roaring all the day long that he watered his bed with his tears and how can you sing these conditions but dishonour the Lord and say all your bones quake and your flesh trembles and that you water your bed with your teares when you live in pride and hautiness and pleasure and wantonness hold not up these abominations for shame as to sing his prayings praisings and prophesyings in a meeter and to sing lyes in hypocrisie and say O Lord I am not puft up in minde I have no scornful eye when thou art puft up in scorn and derision that you can scarse one look at another with any love in reality but dissimulation for you profess love to day and if your will be crost you will envy and hate to morrow for shame give over deceiving and dissembling God will not be mocked he is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity cease from all your false Teachers they deceive you and you will never be profited by them and minde your Teacher within Ier. 31.34 all shall be taught of God and Isa. 54.13 Io. 6.46 1 Iohn 2.27 all the children of the Lord are taught of the Lord in righteousness and they are established in righteousness and free from oppression mind the light within that shews you sin and evil and the vanity of your minde and your roving thoughts and wandring desires and cheks you when you lye or swear or do any wrong to any and it will not suffer you to do amiss if ye love that and yeild obedience to it it will turn your mindes within and set a watch over all your thoughts words and actions and it will cross your wills and being led by that light it will lead you out of all the wayes of the world and out of all the worlds vanities and worships and delights and being obedient to the light within that doth discover darkness it will lead you up to purity to holiness to uprightness without which none shall see the Lord profess what you will and there is your Teacher present with you that light obeying is your salvation and disobeying that light is your condemnation Houle you proud Priests the Lord is coming to beat up your quarters you must all be called to an account the son of Thunder is coming abroad to sound Trumpets to call to battel against the great day of the Lord it is coming on a pace your Kingdome must be taken from you the Lord is coming to plead with all flesh in the valley of Iehosaphat by his sword and by fire and great shall be the slaine of the Lord Repent repent and give over deceiving of the people and make