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A66857	From the shepherd of Israel, to the Bishops in England with some queries and councell to all courtiers, and judges, &c, that they incense not King Charles against the Lords heritage : also, the breathings of the seed, and crie of his own elect, that his people may be preserved, which he cannot but hear, because of the incercession of his spirit, poured out upon his off-spring : this I believe, therefore I speak : also, the arise of the beast, false prophet, and anti-christ, and who they are, and what their work is, declared : and the everlasting gospell preached again to all nations, kindreds and people, and the beast and false prophet, which deceived them taken and destroyed, the accuser of the brethren cast out, and judged / given forth by Humphry Woolrich.	Wollrich, Humphry, 1633?-1707.	1661 (1661)	Wing W3292; ESTC R15081	14,691	16

all thy work and contrary to the Apostles Doctrine which saith I fear I have bestowed on you labour in vain while ye observe Dayes New-Moons and Sabbath Which were but a Shaddow of good things to come but the body was Christ Collossians 2.17 18. Secondly Whether it be not in your hearts who are laying such a foundation for Persecution to fill London and the Nation with Innocent blood as Manasses did Jerusalem if suffered by the Lord Thirdly Whether Christ be the Light that hath enlightened every man or the Grace that hath appeared unto every man and able to save to the uttermost able to Guide Teach and Lead into all Truth all that receive and believe in it If yea Then whether all Shepherds Doctors Bishops and Teachers whatsoever that make it not there work to turn peoples minds to the light within be not false Shepherds and such as Jeremy Esay Ezekiel and Mied cryed against who said He was given for a Covenant of light for a teacher and leader of his people that he might be Salvation to the ends of the earth Isa 2.6 7. Isa 49.6 9. Who also prophesied That the Nations which were saved should walke in the light of the Lord and the Gentiles should come to his light and Kings to the brightness of his Rising Isa 60.3 Isa 2.5 Fourthly And whether all such Bishops do not deny their work and seek themselves and worry the flock of Christ That set up any worship though they get a Law made by the powers of the Nation to establish it if it be not in Spirit and truth only and according to Pauls Doctrine and Work which was to turn people from the darkness to the light from the power of Satan unto God Acts 26.18 That remission of sins might be received and an inheritance amongst them that are sanctified in the light in the Faith Whether it be not a vain worship being neither according to the Scriptures nor you led thereunto by the Spirit of the Lord Fiftly Whether all Worship that is taken up from the letter of the Scripture Nothing differing to the outward act from the Saints of old as singing Davids Psalmes Preaching and Praying and the like whether all this be not a vain worship and to the Lord Abomination Yea or Nay I say If not led thereto by the Eternall Spirit of the Lord Seeing God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in Spirit and Truth as it is written Joh. 4.24 Rom. 8.14 Sixtly Whether they are like to do the work of an Evangelist or perfect the Saints or bring into the Vnity of the Faith or to any measure of Christ who are not in the Light nor led by the Spirit as it giveth utterance to them that Preach seeing the Scripture saith the true Worship is in Spirit and the true Ministers spake as it gave them utterance Acts 2.4 But are Persecuting and Imprisoning about dayes the Children of the Light who walk in the substance the Everla ting day who saith Swear not at all who is the Lord of the Sabboth and the Word of the Oath which was since and before the Law Seventhly Whether this may not be for a Lamentation in England that so many thousand of the Lords people called Quakers who have lived peaceably since they were a people should now be imprisoned their bodies and goods spoyled in Dungrons Holes and Prisons so soon after the Word of a King to the contrary because we cannot forsake Christ in not meeting together and break his Command who is the Shepherd of his Sheep and Bishop of the Souls and saith Swear not at all Mat. 5.33 38. Jam. 5.12 Now let all that sear the Lord be Judge whether this be disobedience to Magistrates to be obedient to the Lord and whether God be not rather to be obeyed than man or any Commands or Lawes which are contra y to Scripture And whether the Law was added to a Righteous man or because of the unrighteous and lawless whether they that a e in Christ and walk in and spake the Truth and do righteously and as they would be done unto whether they do not fultil the Righteousness of the Law and what Law that is will harm them in this condition And now O ye Bishops Doctors and Teachers and Rulers of the people my love is to your immortal souls and issueth out towards you because of the Ruler of the people whose love is in my heart go not on to persecute an Innocent people cause them not to suffer that never had any hand in your Sufferings which you your King are lately come out of since we were a people we did never Plot or do Violence to any Government but the government of Satan in the heart and our Weapons were never Carnal since we had a being but Spiritual to the pulling down of spiritual wickedness but in the Lord we have and do honour all men and submit to all their Righteous Commands Who Rule for God and are a Terror to evil doers and Praise to them that do well to them are our souls Subject and to their Commands for the Lords sake but as for these Commands which are contrary to Scripture and the Spirit of the Lord in our hearts by Suffering shall we rather chuse to bear our Testimony against though commanded by a King or Parliament and if we suffer by them it is for Righteousness sake and not as Theives Murderers or as evil doers but as Christians And the living Lord is our Shepherd and Bishop and with him have we peace and good will towards men such as our Persecuters cannot take from us else we should have sainted before this day had not we beleived in the Lord who leads us and instrusts as by his holy spirit in the path we should go And waters and keeps us as the apple of his own eye in patience under our burden that we saint not in all our Tribulations and this is my love though I suffer for it I leave it to the Lord and his Eternal Councel to you do not lay a foundation for Persecution though it be too much laid already yet go not on think not Sion will be built with blood or Jerusalem upon the Ruin of the people whom the Lord hath blessed and chosen for his peculiar Treasure for they are the blessed of the Lord that made Heaven and Earth and they that touch them will he rebuke for their sakes as he rebuked Kings in the dayes of old saying Touch not my anointed and do my Prophets no harm 1 Chron. 16.17 22. 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Rememberance with the Lord and her flesh shall be burned with fire and the Beast and false Prophet which have deceived the Nations shall be taken and east alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone and the Merchants of the earth shall mourn and such as trade by Sea and are made rich with her Merchandise shall weep bitterly and shall say Alas alas That great City that great City that was cloathed in fine linen Mark this fine linen is not the Righteousness of the Saints but the paint of the Harlot gone from God Purple and Scarlet and decked with Gold and precious Stones and Pearls for in one hour so great Riches is come to nought and every Ship-Master Mark ye Watermen who are unstable And all the Companies in Ships and Sailers and as many as trade by Sea stood afar off and oryed when they saw the smoak of her burning saying What City is like to this great City And amighty Angel took up a Stone like a great Milstone and cast it into the Sea saying Thus with violence shall this great City Babylon be thrown and shall be found no more at all and the light of the Candle shall shine no more in her for it shall be put out And the voyce of the Bridegroom and of the Bride shall be heard no more at all in thee for thy Merchants were the great Men of the Earth Mark the great Men of the Earth traded with her and drank her Cup in whom was found the blood of Prophets and of Saints And of all that were slain upon the Earth for by her sorceries were all Nations Deceived wherefore rejoyce euer her thou Heavens and be glad of heart you Saints for evermore Rejoyce you holy Apostles and Prophets for God hath avenged your blood on her Now all you great men in England be wise Ye Judges and you Councellers receive Instructions from the Lord Counsel is better than Stength and Wisdom better than Weapons of War but your Strength nor the Strength of your King is not to imprison the Seed of Abraham and children of the Promise and Heirs of the Kingdom and World that hath no end should you not rather stand up and make Reconciliation between the Lord and his people as Moses did and lift up the prisoner out of the pit and gather all into the Light Christ to whom the gathering of the people shall be Now if you say We persecute you not you keep not the Kings Law my answer is if Haman were clear of the Jewes destruction Esther 3 ever the more because of the Kings Decree and a Law made against them then are you clear of our sufferings also Why would you make us beleive the Word of a King is nothing worth who hath promised We should live in the liberty of a good Conscience in his Dominions so long as we lived peaceably which hitherto we have and ever shall do for herein do we exercise our selves dayly to have a Conscience void of offence both towards God and man And if you harm us for that which is good Christs light in your conscience will condemn you but was not KING CHARLES mis-informed as King Ahashuerus was by Haman that Courtier who told the King the people of God were not fit to live in his Dominions and are not we as greatly wronged by some of you as the Jewes were by Haman ver 8. There is a certaine people said Haman Scattered and Dispersed among the people in all the Provinces of thy Kingdom and their Lawes mark they did Woship another God are divers from all people neither keep they the Kings lawes which was that all should bow to Haman much like that law That none should meet together in Spirit to Worship the Lord. And this is my case who hath been a prisoner 18 weeks nothing laid to my charge but the keeping on my Hat to Richard Brown Mayor of London so called whether such thing ought to be suffered by the King and his Councel the Lord be Judge Therefore consider ye Judges is this the way of the Judge of all the Earth or the way to Establish the Kings Throne nay the Lord sees it and will plead our innocencie who hath said The Kings Throne is Established in Righteousness Or could the Courtiers pertaining to King Darius be clear of Daniells being cast into the Lyons Den then you may be clear of so many thousands of us being cast into Prisons and Dens as it is at this day Read Dan. 6.5 Then these Presidents and Princes said We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel except we find it against him concerning the Law of his God Then they came and told the King The Governours and Princes the Councellers and the Captaines have consulted together to Establish a Royal Statute and to make a firm Decree That whosoever shall as any Petition of any God or Man save of thee O King for thirty dayes he shall be cast into the Den of Lyons Wherefore King Darius Sealed the Writing and the Decree Now Daniel did not forbear worshiping his God as we do not forbear meeting together because of the Kings Decree therefore came his Enemies and accused Daniel as our enemies accuse us that we are dis-regarders of the King and his Law Now little did Darius know what designe these men did pursue that their envy was rather against Daniel then to honour the King though they did pretend it was for his honour that they made such a Royall Decree as they called it But when the King heard these things how was he displeased with himself and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him and he laboured tell the going down of the Sun to deliver him but could not Now let all Flatterers be warned and Proud men take heed how they incense KING CHARLES against the Lords people or endeavour to destroy them whom the Lord hath blessed and let them know they are but men and our God whom we serve and worship notwithstanding the Kings Command to the contrary is the living and true God and his Arm is not shortned but he is the same as ever he was in the dayes of Mordecay Esther 3. or in the dayes of Daniel Daniel 6.22 And therefore the Sons of Jacob shall not be consumed though they may suffer persecution many dayes yet shall they not be forsaken but out of all Tribulation shall the Lord deliver them and save them from the hand of the violent man And now to your consideration by whom we suffer whether as evil doers or well doers the Lord is Judge and knoweth right-well I propound these few Questions in the fear of the Lord. First Whether to observe Dayes and Times were not the sin of Manasses who filled Jerusalem with Innocent blood and whether to Imprison spoile our bodyes and goods for opening our shops and working on the six dayes be not contrary to the Command of God which saith expresly Six dayes shalt thou labour and do