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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

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

who having asserted the same Doctrin Act. 13.33 proceeds on with this argument IT IS WRITTEN making much use of the Scriptures of the Prophets for the establishment of the Doctrin which he delivered verse 34 35 36. so also Apollos by his ministry mightily convinced the Jews shewing BY THE SCRIPTURES that Jesus was Christ Act. 18.28 and this is noted of him as his worthy practice Paul also when he was at Thessalonica reasoned with the people three Sabbath dayes OUT OF THE SCRIPTURES opening and alledging that Christ must needs have suffered Act. 17.2 3. and when he was at Rome he perswaded the people concerning Jesus OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS from morning till evening Act. 28.23 through which many beleeved and they are happy whatever others say of a Light within as the only Teacher for Christ hath prayed for them Job 17.20 I pray not for these alone but for them also which shall beleeve on mee through THEIR WORD wherefore the Quaker erres not knowing the Scriptures when he affirms that the only means of Faith is the immediate teachings of Christ dwelling within men for the Scripture testifies that the Gospel at the FIRST was spoken by the Lord Jesus Heb. 2.3 which saying the Quaker makes of no effect by his saying that Christ first last and so alwayes by himself in men preaches it Object If it be objected and said that many things which the Apostles preached could not be proved by the Scriptures of Moses and the Prophets they in the least not speaking of them Answ I answer to him or them whose objection soever it is that particularly indeed some things was not spoken of in the Scriptures before them which they preached but most plain it is that such things they delivered from what Christ personally had bee fore commanded them Matth. 28.20 teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I HAVE commanded you which things are written that the certainty thereof MIGHT BE KNOWN Luke 1.1 3 4 and so in preaching from it wee do no more than what the Apostles were commanded to do which things though not particularly spoken of in those Scriptures before them yet therm generally included for when the Apostles had proved and convinced men that Jesus was the Christ the Prophet which the Scriptures of Moses fore-told of by the same Scriptures they were required to hear him that is Christ in all things whatsoever hee should say unto them Deut. 18.18 Obj. By this Tho. Lawson saith we shut out our selves from the holy men of old who were Ministers of the New Testament of the Spirit and not of the Letter A. Many are the shifts of these men to make voyd the true use of the Scriptures yet the waking eye will see and that clearly that the Apostle there speaks of the Letter of the Law which both then and now considered alone killeth for in the next verse he calls it the Ministration of Death written and engraven in stones which all may easily know was the Law of Moses by which no fl●sh shall be justified 2 Cor. 3.6 7. of this Letter the Apostles were not Ministers of neither are we but even this the Apostles slighted not in the least because men spoke of it from the Letter for themselves ministred forth the sayings of the Prophets which also was in Letter Acts 18.28 28.23 but because it testified of death to sinners which all were and now are in their first condition and of no remission of sins which the New Testament doth therefore the Apostle saith we are able Ministers of the New Testament not of the Letter but of the Spirit which testament as it is ministred forth testifies that men may receive the Spirit through submission to the law of Faith to which agrees the words of Paul he THAT MINISTRETH TO YOV THE SPIRIT doth he it by the Works of the Law or by the hearing of Faith Galat. 3.5 and saith Peter Repent and be baptised and yee shall receive the Spirit who also prayed and layed on his hands upon the baptised Samaritans that they might receive the Spirit Acts 8.15.17 this appears also so to be from that which the Apostle opposeth it unto even the Law the ministration of Death which is that which testified of Death so contrariwise the ministration of the Spirit is that which testifies of the Spirit as receiveable in the way aforesaid wherefore the Servants of Christ ministring from or out of the Scriptures through his Spirit are not shut out from the holy men of old for they also ministred out of the Scriptures Acts 28.23 and shewed by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ Act. 18.28 yet were they not ministers of the Letter yea their common Language in their Ministry was FOR IT IS WRITTEN FOR IT IS WRITTEN but hee that hath another spirit saith THE LIGHT WITHIN THE LIGHT WITHIN yea as the only teacher Herein is Lawson found to be unlearned having wrested the Scriptures though he hath spoke much of the tongue of the learned in his Book against me the occasion of which I here shall present unto you At a certain time Tho. Lawson demanded of mee what the tongue of the Learned was according to that saying Isa 50.4 now I knowing the snatching and catching nature of these men desired him to signifie the meaning of his Question in other words which was as he said What the servants of Christ are to minister from and so said he What is it that thou ministers from Your Question said I shall be presently answered and as for the former expressions we will pass by since you say that this is your intention therein for I am not satisfied concerning the intention of the Prophet in that place and so immediatly both Question and Answer was written Q. What it was that I ministred from Ans I minister from the Scriptures through the assistance of the Spirit of God yet notwithstanding hath he from this made a great out-cry of my unlearnedness entitling a Book thence therein informing men that I told him that I knew not what the tongue of the learned was but how farre his information savours of sincerity and how well it becomes him that so mightily pleads for perfection I leave it to the wise to judge remembring this saying what do these FEEBLE JEWS Nehem 4.2 The Quaker affirmeth that the Law without man that is the written Law doth not convince men of sin but Christ the light dwelling in the godly and ungodly Laws Book p. 15. That which hath been already said serves also to manifest the errour of this Principle for the Scriptures being written that the CERTAINTY of the Lords Will might bee known which was most surely beleeved by the Saints of old Luk. 1.1 3 4. must needs also certainly give us to know when we walk contrary thereunto yea in plain words saith Paul to Timothy the Scripture is profitable for REPROOF and CORRECTION 2 Tim. 3.16 and Apollos shewing by the

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

Scriptures that Jesus was Christ is said MIGHTLY TO CONVINCE the Jews to which agrees Pauls direction to Timothy about Bishops signifying therein that he must be one able by SOUND DOCTRIN both to exhort and CONVINCE the gainsayers Tit. 1.1.9 according to which agrees the relation of the people dwelling at Jerusalem Act. 2.37 WHEN THEY HEARD THIS to with Peters powerfull preaching by the Spirit out of the Scriptures they were pricked at the heart thus was he a sower that went forth and went OUT to sow good seed into the hearts of men Luk. 8.5 but according to the sense of the Quaker the sower dwels in the ground the wicked world oh horrible confusion but it may be the Quaker will take some advantage because it is said a sower and not sowers but the wise will consider that there is no room in the least for an advantage against what here or elsewhere hath been said for by the parable of one lost sheep or one lost peece of silver Christ justifies his practice in companying with many Publicans and sinners Luk 15.1 2 4 8 therefore it follows not that Christ himself in men is the sower only though all is from him originally for the Apostles said 1 Cor. 9.11 WE have sown unto you spiritual things which they did in Christs STEAD 2 Cor. 5.20 Object Christ saith when the Spirit is come he shall reprove the World of sin of Righteousnesse and of judgement Joh. 16.8 Answ It is to bee observed that hee doth not say when hee is come in the World but having before verse 7. shewed the expediency of his going away said if I depart I will send him unto YOU that was his Disciples and when he is come that is to you for the World saith Christ CANNOT RECEIVE HIM Joh. 14.17 he shall reprove the World of sin by which Spirit when the Disciples had received it they went forth with all boldnesse and utterance plainly declaring the word of Truth perswading men OUT OF THE LAW OF MOSES AND OUT OF THE PROPHETS which was in Scripture from morning till evening Act. 28.23 with such power and wisdome as that the adversaries were not able to resist the Spirit by which THEY spake Act. 6.10 wherefore notwithstanding this objection I have not so learned Christ as to beleeve that the wicked hath this Spirit of promise dwelling in them when as Christ saith they CANNOT receive it what God may do by his Spirit for men at certain times especially where other means are wanting I here speak not against but against this conception of theirs viz. that the holy Spirit of God DWELS in all UNHOLY persons of the World as that which alone convinceth them of sin and of Righteousness Moreover saith Paul Rom. 3.20 by the Law is the KNOWLEDGE OF SIN yea that Law by the deeds of which no flesh shall be justified whereby the Apostle prevents the Quakers objection concerning his spirituall Law by which alone he saies men shall be justified and also saith Rom. 7.7 that he had not known sin but by the Law for saith he I had not known lust except the Law had said thou shalt not covet which Law he saith verse 6. they then were delivered from and verse 4. dead to James also being of the same Spirit told the Saints that in case they had respect to persons they would be by the Law the tenor of which was thou shalt not commit adultery thou shalt not kill CONVINCED as transgressors Jam. 2.9 10 11. yet saith Lawson the outward Law doth not convince man of sin and his reason is because Paul said that he was once alive without the Law not considering that persons in their childish and youthfull dayes which are vanity Eccles 11.10 may properly be said to bee without the Law though nurtured by them that have the Law whike they live in lusts coveting after every pleasant object of the eye not understanding the things of God but when the commandement comes to their understandings capable to comprehend such things then sin is revived and they dye and so remains till remission of sin is assured to them now in reference to those Gentiles that have not the written Law Paul saith that they HAVING NOT THE LAW marke that are a Law unto themselves which never was said to them or of them that had the written Law that is concerning such things as is held forth in the Law of Moses which saith the man that doth those things shall live by then Rom. 10.5 but the things relating to Faith in Christ we find was made known UNTO men by outward discoveries but something to this hath been already said The Quaker saith that the Scriptures are not a touchstone to try Spirits withall as saith Lawson in his book pa. 14. The summe of all concerning the Quakers esteem of the Scriptures is thus THEY OWN IT NOT A RULE WHEREBY THE WILL OF CHRIST MAY BE KNOWN NEITHER THAT WHICH SAINTS endued with the Spirit ARE TO PREACH FROM NEITHER THAT WHICH CONVINCETH OF SIN NEITHER THE TOUCHSTONE TO TRY SPIRITS WITHALL yet will they say that they own all the Scriptures from the beginning of Genesis unto the end of the Revelations but oh their shamefull deceit Now this last particular must needs be found short of truth because the Scriptures are found to be the rule now that which is the rule must needs be the tryer or touchstone to manifest unruly persons though it be true that there is a gift of the Spirit which discerns the unsound man yea by very slender appearances yet hereby is he not so to bee tryed as to be openly published and judged till some evident disobedience to the written Law and so by their fruits we must know them not he that saith Lord Lord or Light Light shall enter into the Kingdome but he that doth the will of the Father whose will is signified in the Scripture moreover when Christ had informed his Disciples of false Prophets and false Christs together with their works and sayings which should come hee said unto them take heed behold I have FORETOLD YOU ALL THINGS Mar. 13.23 ye that fear God consider how inexcusable we shall be found if when Christ hath so exprest his kindnesse in foretelling the danger and prescribing the manner of its appearance that we might escape it it I say we shall not take heed thereunto comparing the workings and sayings of men with this written Prophecy and so try the Spirits thereby have we not good ground to beleeve that these men are evilly disposed in that they refuse to come to the rule to be tryed what is not that to try men withall now which Christ will judge and try and judge men by in the last day the word that I have spoken saith Christ shall judge him in the last day Joh. 12.48 which word is witnessed to us in the Scripture but Lawson supposes this day to be now which is to try every mans work wherein the righteous

though we have known Christ after the flesh that is had esteem of him in reference to the fleshly birth-priviledged seed of whom he came as concerning the flesh Rom. 9.5 thus the Apostles knew Christ no more out rather as HE was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holine●e by the resurrection from the dead Rom. 1.4 and that Pauls intention in slighting the knowing after the flesh is after this manner is further evident Phil. 3.3 4. where he speaking of himself saith that if any man might trust in the flesh or have confidence in the flesh he might much more and his reasons are because he was circumcised the eight day of the stock of Israel of the Tribe of Benjamin c. vers 5. which plainly shews how men were known after the flesh in the old ministration which is now made void by the comming in of a more glorious ministration Object The flesh profiteth nothing saith Christ from whence t is likely the Quaker will object Answ Consider we find the Apostle Peter being one of them that Christ spake these words unto testifying that Christ hath once suffered for sins that he might bring us to God being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the Spirit 1 Pet. 3.18 now did not he even HE understand Christ though filled with his Spirit which was to guide them into all truth judge ye and withall consider the occasion of these words of Christ John 6.63 which was a proposed question by Christ himself as appears verse 62. what will ye say if ye shall see the son of man ascend up where he was before the flesh saith Christ profiteth nothing that is in reference to his personall tarryance with his Disciples for t is saith he the Spirit that quickneth which will not come unto you except I go away wherefore Christ perswadeth them that it was expedient for him to go away Joh. 16.7 that is to ascend up where he was before but as himself saith he must FIRST suffer many things Luk. 17.25 yea and it behoved him thus to suffer Luk. 24.46 and what doth this profit nothing God forbid for herein is the love of God manifested in that while we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us who at that time said to his Disciples that he gave HIS FLESH for the life of the World verse 51. that whosoever eat thereof and drink his blood that is as himself saith beleeveth on mee shall never hunger nor thirst verse 35. whosoever therefore loves him not let him be saith Paul Anathema Maranatha This may serve also to discover the unlearnednesse of Lawson who cannot confess that Christ is a distinct being from the Father though hee say John 14.28 my Father is greater than I unto whom he prayed lifting up his eyes unto Heaven John 17.1 who is now a MEDIATOR between God and men even the MAN Christ Jesus 1 Tim. 2.5 now if Christ be not distinctly considered then how is he a mediator for Paul saith a mediator is not of one but God is one Gal. 3.20 wherefore by this the Quaker is but the more revealed what he is for consider the Spirit now dwelling in their flesh is also the Father and Son in their account and they look for him to come NO OTHERWISE as said George Fox before many witnesses the truth in Christ I speak and lye not and so are they found to be the ANTICHRIST that the Apostle speaks of denying the Father and the Son 1 John 2.22 in whose fear let us live not TOUCHING THE UNCLEAN THING The Quaker saying as aforesaid also saith and indeed cannot but say that Christ ascended not into Heaven with that body which God raised from the dead and glorified and Thomas Laucock being several times asked by mee where that Heaven was that Christ ascended up into and now was in he answered clapping his hands upon his breast saying WITHIN MEE WITHIN MEE Him whom the Jews crucified on the tree and slew God raised from the dead Act. 10.39 40. who being raised bid his Disciples behold his hands and feet bidding them also to handle him saying a Spirit had not flesh and bones as ye see mee have HEE that was raised again and THUS spake to his Disciples Luk. 24.39 HE led them out as far as to Bethany and HE lift up his hands and blessed him verse 50. and while HE blessed them 〈◊〉 ●●s parted from them and carried UP INTO HEAVEN 〈◊〉 51. and this is made good also by the Testimony of Stephen who said that hee saw the Heavens opened and the SON OF MAN standing on the right hand of God even Jesus whom God raised saith Paul from the dead 1 Thes 1.10 yea confirmed with his own Testimony Rev. 1.18 I am hee that liveth and WAS DEAD and behold I live for evermore wherefore I say as Peter said LET ALL KNOW ASSUREDLY that God hath made the SAME JESUS whom the Jews CRUCIFIED both LORD and CHRIST Act. 2.36 but if any be so obstinate and ignorant as to beleeve that Heaven is within these mens mortall and corruptible bodyes and that Christ whom the Jews crucified is now dwelling therein as his throne and there is a mediator between God and men let him bee let him bee ignorant still that which is said in the former particular manages this truth also The Quaker saith that some of them are already come unto the END OF FAITH this Thomas Lawson John Slee gave mee in writing which thing I denying they thought it advantagious to their cause to publish it Laws book pag. 10. This their affirmation gives us to understand what glory if I may say glory it is they expect and own and moreover by this we may most clearly discern their denyall of the resurrection for otherwise they cannot say with any pretence that they are NOW at the end of Faith wherefore our confidence towards God concerning a resurrection is alone sufficient to manifest the emptiness of this saying of theirs which they would establish from Pauls expression to Timothy ch 1.9 Who hath saved us c. but how according to his own purpose and grace given us saith Paul in CHRIST JESUS who is our life and when he shall appear THEN shall we appear with him in glory Col. 3.4 for unto them that LOOK for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9.28 in which day all tears shall be wiped awa● 〈◊〉 but Timothy who among others is said there to be saved was in 〈◊〉 even to tears wherefore Paul had a great desire to see him 〈◊〉 mindfull of his TEARS verse 4. in that day also all 〈◊〉 ●●ous and misery shall be done away but Timothy is exhorted 〈…〉 of afflictions and to endure hardnesse verse 8.2 3. more● 〈…〉 Paul the Scripture is able to make thee not hath made thee wise unto salvation c. yea and that which is more plain verse 5. Timothy is said to have