in a short time to overthrow conquer expell and destroy the Arch-hereticks the * See Hasenmulerus Hist Jesuitica l. 5. Speculum Jesuiticum p. 61. Hussites and Calvinists in France Austria Bohemia Morâ—via Silesia Hungary and both the Palatinates as the fire-brands of Rebellion to their eternal glogy concluding thus Agite Principes generost pergitis animis opus fâ—licibus adeo auspiciis caeptum CONFICITE paribus studiis REBELLEM CALVINI HAERESIN pene evulsam STIRPITVS VBILIBET ERADICATE c. And by Antonius Possevinus the Jesuite to omit * See Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica l. 1. c. 1 2. all others in his Miles Christianus published when Pope Paul the fifth sent an Army into France against the Enemies of the Church wherein he asserts That all Christians are bound of right to defend the Roman Religion against the doctrine of the Gospellers or Protestants with all their forces and the effusion of their blood That neither Peace nor the publique good can be preserved in the Roman Church unlesse these her enemies BE QUITE EXTIRPATED Exhorting the Captains of the Army to permit nothing at all to these Heretickâ— not to keep their plighted faith with them to suborn secret Inquisitors against them * We may see by this who were the raysers and originall contrivers of our late inrestine wars c. DOMESTICA ET INTESTINA BELLA INTER ILLOS EXCITARI CURENT To take care to stirre up Domestick and Intestine warres betweene themselves Proditores ac Sicarios omnibus locis contra illos instituant and to institute Traytors and Murderers against them in all places Asserting that the Captaines who did otherwise sinned against the Roman Church and were rendered inexcusable and damned Now seeing Barisonius the Jesuit in his Letter to * See Ludouicus Lutius Hist Jesuitica l. â— c. 8 p. 164. 166. a Noble Venetian who deserted their order dated at Bononia 21. April 1608. printed 1609. amongst other things thus boasts of the excellency power and perfection of their Jesuiticall Order PRO LIBITV NOSTRO ET BELLVM ET PACEM MVNDO APPORTAMVS That they can at their pleasure bring both Warre and Peace to the World as the cheife Authors of both That they lawfully may and do sow discords and divisions between King and Subject Man and Wife Father and Children Brothers and Kindred and usurp absolute Dominion and Tyranny over any private men Citties or whole Kingdoms they suspect for the benefit of the Church and See of Rome in whose Service and Greatnesse true piety and the highest Poynt of Religion consists and that for this end they may in their * of which read Ludovicus Lucius p. 129. 199. 200. Chamber of meditation animane their Assisinates to murder Heretickes Enemies and Rebels to the Church of Rome not only though private Persons but though the greatest of princes and Kings by representing to them the heroicall fact of Ehud recorded in sacred Scripture and promising them a seat in heaven amongst the Saints and martyrs for such an heroicke deed And seeing the Jesuits dispersed like Locusts over the world are increased in few years to so great a Number that they boasted long since * Ludovicus Lucius l. 1. c. 7. p. 156. 172. that they had no lesse then two hundred thousand Schollers in Europe and Claudius Aquaviva their late Generall vaunted that he could bring into the feild and that in a shorter time more souldiers then any one christian king and profered Pope Paul the 5th during the interdict of Venice when they and he were in some danger to ayde him with forty thousand men so as those of them slain in the warres might be reputed Martyrs so infinite are the Numbers of their Society Novices Disciples Treasures Revenues yea all their Colleges in foreign parts so many strong Castles Forts and Magazines of Armes Ammunition Powder and all military provisions as they bost and * Speculum Jesuiticum p. 207. to 213. Lud. Lucius Hist Jesuitica l. 1. c. 6. p. 156. 157. 238. 171. others write And seeing these Jesuits who make it their Masterpiece to weaken and destroy all others by divisions Schismes Factions Tumults prescribe it as the principle part of their owne Policy Safety Power Successes and Growth to maintain Unity Peace Amity and prevent all Schismes and Divisions amongst themselves * Regulae Jesuitarum printed 1627. and Ludovicus Lucius Hist l. 1. c. 3. p. 18. 19. 21. 24. 26. 31. prescribing sundry Rules and Orders for this end to which they are all sworn to yeild exact Obedience I referre it to the consideration of all prudent Zealous Protestants and Statesmen in our whole 3. Natioâ—s How dangerous a Plot and * 1. Kings 12. 26. to the end c. 13. 2. c. Jeroboam like desperate Policy it may in a short time prove to all our Churches zealous Ministers and Professors of the Protestant Religion yea to our present Governors swordmen and their Posterities likewise any longer to tolerate these Jesuiticall fiery treacherous Agents with other Romish Emissaries freely to vent their Errors Blasphemies Heresies Fancies and set up Separat Congregations in all places to multiply our divisions dis-unite us all one from another and augment their strength and party predominating in most Counsels Places the better to secure any in actuall Power for the present though to hasten their with our whole Kingdoms Churches Ministers and reformed Mat. 12. 25. Religions ruine by it in conclusion even by force of Arms and Tumults when they see their opportunity as we have all just cause to fear I shall therfore close up all with the words of * De vera Falsa Religione cap. De Magistratu printed 1525. Huldrycus Zwinglius against those Dippers and Anabaptists in his age who denyed the Office and Coercive Power of christian Magistrates specially in matters of Religion as most of our Anabaptists Quakers disguised Jesuits and Franciscans now do Propter istos ipsos qui negant Christanum posse gerere Magistratum maxime egemus magistratu quum vitam omnium talem esse videatis ut rigidissimo magistratu opus habeat Quod si * 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. propacato statu orare licet licet et nimirum orare ut Deus pium magistratum concedat quo coÌ„modius pax et concordia concilientur Quin omnes hoc agimus ut vitam innocentissimam ducamus et nibil nos premet magistratus * Rom. 13. 3. For Rulers are not a terror to good works but to evill wilt thou not then be afraid of the powers do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same Hoc ipsum Oro ut diligenter expendant qui Magistratum detrectant Si potestatem odio habent aut timent quod rectum est faciant Expendant simul Principes nè rectè factis timori sint Qui ergo jam NOVIS EXACTIONIBVS TRIBVTIS VECTIGALIBVS non modò expilant miseram plebem sed onerant excarnificant excindunt
would plainly represent to the King what ever he desired to know and that there was no thing done or consulted so secretly in the most Private Cabinets of other Monarches which he could not disclose and reveel by the help of that constellated or rather condiabolated Glasse That by the help of this Magitian the Jesuites hoped to convert one of the greatest Protestant Princes of the Empire to their Religion and Party That he consulted with the Devil many times and demanded his resolution of sundry quessions and doubts which he entred into his Magicke booke which Devil possessed one Adrian Fresna a Mayd at Saint Victors in France which he used as his instrument to predict many strange things particularly he demanded of the Devil that possessed her these Questions What should be the issue of the Conversion of the Lord Lavalife and of the Counsellors of the Citty of Genua How long Herely should continue What hopes there were of the Conversion of such and such particular Persons How Heretickes might be most easily secluded from the Court What was most profitable for the Conversion of all Heretickes By what Sermons Bookes Meanes the people might be most benefited What danger might be created by the Devils against the Jesuites Society Whether God would permit him to know by him the time wherein the Heresy of Calvin should be extinguished And that which most concerned England Qua ratione converti Rex Anglicae â—egina Regnum maxime facile quaeant By what meanes THE KING QUEEN AND REALME OF ENGLAND MIGHT MOST OF ALL AND EASILY BE CONVERTED TO THE ROMAN RELIGION Whether our Jesuiticall Impostors Quakers and Enthusiasts do not now study practise the selfe same Art of Magicke Sorcery and consult with the very Devil himselfe in their Diabolically inspired possessed Prophets and Prophesies demand not the like Questions Resolutions from them and the Devil acting speaking Prophecying in them as this Jesuit Cotton did from this possessed Girle and the Devil in her let their owne practises and consciences resolve them and others And how truly they act the Jesuites parts in these particulars * See Speculum Jesuiticum p. 59. 60 62 63. Hasenmullerus a reclaimed Jesuit in his Historiâ— Jesuitied cap. 8. records That John the Jesuite in his Sermon 15 October 1583. publikely 〈◊〉 â—elieve me the Devils follow us Jesuites every where That the Monks of Uldarie would have cast out a Devil out of one possessed but he would not depart Being interrogated why he would not He answered I will not depart before my three Sonnes so he termed the Jesuites who are passing from Delinga hither are come who no sooner entred the house but the Devil departed out of the person possessed most likely to enter into these Sonnes of his whom the Devils every where follow Yet the * Hasen mullerus Hist. Jesuitica c. 8. Speculum Jesuiticum p. 62 63. Petrus Thyraeus de Dâ—moniacis Jesuits boast of many Devilâ— ejected by them out of their seminine proselytes and others particularly the Rector of the Jesuites at Vienna records that a Mayd possessed with Devils who could not be dispossessed by any Eâ—orcismes coming at length to their Jesuits Church was there freed and no lesse then 15615â— Devils if the Jesuite computed a right were there cast out of her the last of them seeming to him to be Luthers Tutâ—r because after the manner of the Lutherans he spake many things against their Society and Religion Surely this Jesuiticall Rector had very intimate familiarity with these Devils who knew both their Number being so incredulous and could so accurately distinguish between them Yet some Devils there were in women whom they could not dispossesse and derided all their Jesuiticall Exorcismes Let all Christians then beware these incarnate Devils and their Emissaries lest they be really possessed by the Devil with whom they are so familiar and who accompanies them every where 4. That the Jesuites send forth their Emissaries and Agents into Protestant Kingdomes Churches States under the disguises of Souldiers Merchants Mechanicks Physitians Chyrurgions Travellers Exiles for Religion and pretended Converts to the Protestant Religion in all sorts of habits disguises the better to conceal their persons the easier to intimate themselves into Courts Company of all Protestant Princes Nobles Ministers and persons of all rankes to fish out their Secrets insinuate themselves into their favours poyson them with their Errors divide them in their Judgments excite them to warre upon and distroy each other by their mutuall discords and accomplish their Treasonable designes against them to their ruine Permitting dispensing with them freely to resort openly to the Sermons Churches Assemblies of Protestants to dispute and speak against Popery to eat flesh on fasting-dayes and allowing their perverted Disciples to do the like to feign themselves the most Zealous Protestants to be present in the Senates Parliaments and Councils of those of the Reformed Religion to consent to the apprehension and dissipation of Papists by severe Lawes against them together with the rest that so they may the better conceal themselves discover divert or hinder the Consultations against the Papists promote the Popes and Papists affaires with more facility propagate the Popish Religion upon all occasions and give them timely notice of any intentions against them upon any urgent necessity provided alwayes that they be secretly Catholicks and submit themselves wholy to the beck and counsels of the Jesuits as their Instruments and Intelligencers as you may read at large in Jesuitica per Vnitas Belgii Provincias Negocitaio printed Ano. 1616 containing the Instructions in this kinde given to Jesuits by their Superiors sent into the Netherlands to imbroyl divide ruine them in Joannis Cambilbonus de Abstructiorbus Jesuitarum Artibus Studiis printed 1608. Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica p. 170. 175. 676. 677. 678. Therefore it is no wonder that their Emissaries and Disciples to effect the utter ruine of our Protestant Kingdomes Churches Religion now thus disguise themselves amongst us to promote their most dangerous defignes against them by the selfe same means and stratagems now 5. That the Jesuites make and professe it one of their principle designes to withdraw alinate the peoples affections from stirre them up against the true Protestant Ministers and Preachers of the Gospel and to cast them out and take them quite out of their way that so they may with more facility and speed seduce devoure their Flocks domineer and set up Popery in all places without opposition Witnesse * See Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica l. 1. c. 1. p. 2. Gregorius Baderus Provinciall of the Jesuites in Bavaria his words at Landsperge We and ours shall have no peace in Augusta or Germany unlesse we take care Evangelicos Concionatores ejici ac tolli that the Preachers of the Gospel be ejected and removed out of the way By our Councils THE EVANGELICAL PREACHERS WERE CAST OUT OF VIENNA Whereupon Society do now there teach in
peace and rule all things according to their hearts desire Seconded with their * practises in ejecting imprisoning banishing suppressing persecuting Hospinian Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitical 4. Grimstons Imperiall History p. 821. Romes Master piece Speculum Iesuiticum p. 175 176. all the Protestant Ministers in Bohemia in the years of our Lord 1602. 1607. 1621 and 1652. to the extirpation of the Protestant Religion and Protestants there and their ejecting suppressing above thirty of the Protestant Preachers and shutting up their Churches in the Dukedomes of Julius Cleve and Bergen Anno 1628. To omit other later presidents in Austria and elswhere And is not this the Quakers and their disciples principle designe endeavour labour now to withdraw the people wholy from and excite them against and stir them up to reject suppresse renounce all our lawfull Orthodox Ministers and evangelicall Preachers as false guides dumbe Dogs Seducers of the People Deceivers Antichrists c. Their railing Pamphets preachments and pretended messages to them from heaven enjoyning them to come downe out of their Pulpits to Preach no more hereafter c. contrary to Christ owne expresse commands unto them Math 28. 19. 20. Mar 16. 15. Acts. 10. 42. c. 16. 10. Rom. 10. 15. 1. Cor. 1. 17. Phil. 1. 16. 17. 18. 2. Tim. 4. 17. 1. Tim. 2. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 12. especially 1. Cor. 9. 16. Though I preach the Gospel I have nothing to glory of for NECESSITY IS LAYD UPON ME and wo is me if I preach not the Gospel and 2. Tim. 4. 1. 2. 3. I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ who shall judge the quicke and the dead at his appearance and his Kingdom PREACH THE WORD BE INSTANT IN SEASON OUT OF SEASON reprove rebuke exhort with all long-suffering and Doctrin Marke the reason suitable to our times and Quakers FOR THE TIME WILL COME and now is the time that they WILL NOT ENDURE SOUND DOCTRINE but after their own lust shall they heap to themselves teachers having itching ears And they shall turn away their ears from the truth and shal be turned unto Fables But watch thou in all things endure affliction do the work of an Evangelist make full proof of thy ministry Certainly then those Quakers and their seduced Disciples who say unto the Seers see not and to the Prophets prophesie not prophesie not unto us right things speak unto us smooth things prophesie deceit Get you out of the way turn aside out of the Path cause the holy one to cease from before us are like those Jews of old Isay 30. 10 11. Wherefore let them there read their Doome Character and what spirit they are of v. 8 9. and I beseech them with all others to observe it well from Gods own mouth Now go write it before them in a Tabernacle and not in a Book that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever that this is a rebellious people lying children children that will not bear the Law of the Lord But is this all No there is a judgement with a witnesse pursuing all such Verse 12 13. 14. Wherefore thus saith the holy one of Israel Because ye dispise this word and trust in fraud and perversnesse and stay thereon therefore this iniquity shal be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in an high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant And he shall break it as the breaking of a potters vessel that is broken in pieces He shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sheard to take fire from the hearth or to take water out of the Pit Let those Statesmen or Magistrates who out of designe or self interest tolerate or secretly countenance such dangerous Rebels against God his Word or Ministers remember it as well as these Seducers and their followers least God break them thus to powder suddenly and irrepairably together and our whole three Kingdomes too And if this Text be not sufficient to convince them of and deter them from this their Sin let them read at leasure Mich. 2. 4 5 6 7 10 11. Amos 7. 10 to the end and quake and tremble at the reading of them But if they hold these to be obsolete and Old Testament onely Let them then consider who they were and what transcendent sin it was in those who prohibited not seducing false Apostles and Jesuitical Emissaries as these Vagrant Quakers are but Christs commissioned * Math. 28. 18 19 20. Mar. 3. 14. c. 16. 15. Acts 10. 42. c. 1 22 c. c. 14. 23. c. 13. 2 3. Rom. 1. 1. Rom. 10. 15. John 15. 16. 1 Tim. 2. 7. Tit. 1. 5. 1 Tim. 4. 14. c. 5. 22. Heb. 5. 1. to 6. lawfully called instituted Apostles and Ministers to preach any more in the name of Jesus and dispence his Gospell Acts 4. 17 18 19 20 21. cap. 5. v. 17. to 42. compared with 1 Thess 2. 15 16. Even those who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own Prophets and have chased us out and they please not God and are contrary to all men FORBIDDING US TO SPEAK TO THE GENTILES THAT THEY MIGHT BE SAVED TO FILL UP THEIR SINS ALWAY for THE WRATH IS COME VPON THEM TO THE UTTERMOST 6. That the Jesuites professed doctrine and practice is that if they cannot suppresse destroy extirpate protestant Ministers Kings Princes Churches States and all professors of the protestant Religion by raysing Schisms Seditions Divisions Civill Wars and Commotions amongst them and dividing them one from and against another to their mutuall ruine which hath been their great designe of late years whereof we have felt the sad effects As you may read at large in Hospinian and Ludovicus Lucius their most excellent Historia Jesuita Speculum sive Jubilaeum Jesuiticum and the Epistle to my VINDICATION c. of the good old Fundamentall Liberties and Laws of England which if they cannot effect by these means then to excite all Christian Kings and Princes to accomplish in conclusion BY FIRE SWORD WARRE and THE POWER OF AN ARMY as you may there be satisfied by undeniable Testimonies of Jesuites themselves and presidents of former and later times More particularly by the Words and Writings of Jacobus Crucius the Jesuite in his Explication of the Rules of the Jesuites and his Sermon Anno 1584. Thomas Stapleton his Speculum pravitatis Haereticae Duaci 1580. Thom Capian his Concertatio Ecclesiae Catholicae Treviris 1583. page 22. Paulus Windeck De Extirpandis Haereticis Antid 10. and 11. Franciscus Verona his Apologia pro Joanne Castle part 5. cap. 13. Cunradus Brunus de Haereticis lib. 3. cap. ult Cornelius Cornelii his Praesacio ad S. Trinitatem increatam Commentariis in Minores Prophetas praefixâ— Wherein Blesleth the Trinity for opening the eyes of Christian Kings and stirring them up all against Calvinisme as the plague of their Realms For inabling the King of France Spain and Emperour
where of disturbed two of the Ministers publickly in the Church and assaulted reviled one of them in the streets very lately two persons that bear the name of Quakers This is a true copy of the originall Information taken upon oath at Bristol as aforesaid the 22 Ianuary last from whence the Reader and whole Nation may take notice especially those in present power who should prevent such dangerous growing mischeifs with greatest care not connive at them any longer 1. That there are * See Cromwels Speech in the Painted Chamber Sept. 4. 1654. p. 16 17. multitudes of Romish Emissaries and Vermin now residing and wandring up and down freely amongst us to seduce and divide the people by setting up New Sects and Separate Congregations in all places and Broaching new Notions and opinions of all sorts or old Heresies or Blasphemies not saying Masses praying to Saints and Images or crying up the popes Supremacy c. as heretofore 2. That they are the chief Speakers and Rulers in most Separate Congregations and particularly amongst the Quakers amongst whom the Franciscan Fryers act their parts as well as the Jesuites 3. That they have their severall Missions and Directions into all parts from their generals and Superiors of their respective orders residing commonly in London * Cromwels Speech p 16 17 where they have a CONSISTORY AND COVNCEL sitting that Rules all the Affaires of the things of England besides fixed officers in every Diocesse are all foreacquainted both with the places and times of their several Missions seeing Coppinger could so certainly predict the time of their Mission and coming to Bristol where they have done much harm and assaulted disturbed the Ministers both in publique and private 4. That the Popes and these his Emissaries chief endeavours are to draw the people from our Churches publique Congregations ordinances Ministers Religion and to * See Thomas Campanella de Monarchia Hispanica c. 25 27. divide trumble us into as many Sects Separate Conventicles as they have Popish orders and thereby into as many civill parties factions as possibly they can to ruine us thereby Math 12. 25. 27. 5. That by this their New Stratagem and Liberty they have under the Disguises of being Quakers Seekers Anabaptists Independents Ranters Dippers Anti-Trinitarians Anti-Scripturists and the like gained more Proselytes Disciples and done more harme in eight or nine yeares space to the Church and Realm of England more prejudice dishonour scandall to our Religion and Ministers then ever they did by saying Masse or preaching printing any points of grossest Popery in 80. yeares time heretofore And if not speedily diligently restrained repressed will soon utterly overturne both our Church Religion Ministry and State too in conclusion having already brought them to sad confusions and distractions Now that which gives great cause of suspition that these Quakers are either disguised Franciscan Fryers or their seduced Disciples and Emissaries is 1. Their rambling about from place to place by two and two together to vent and spread their Errors as the Franciscan Fryers use by the * See Regula Frairum minorum sub Franciso Militantium Ven. 150â— Rules of their order are bound to do and the Queens Franciscans did here of late 2. Their use of vile and course aray and condemning not only all Pride and Luxury but lawfull decency in apparell in themselves and their Proselytes in imitation of the * See Surius Ribadeniera in vita Regula Fratrum Minorum Sancti Francisci Franciscans 3. Their perswading people to desert their lawful Callings imploiments and to embrace a kind of idle Monkish lasy life and ramble about from place to place to vent their pretended Visions Revlations Prophecies Messages and New Lights A practise usuall with Franciscan Fryers and St Francis their Founder 4. Their rude and uncivill behaviour in refusing to salute or shew any reverential respect honor or humble deportment towards Magistrates or other persons of what quality so ever either in words Jestures of which the rude cynicall Franciscans are most guilty of all other Popish orders contrary to expresse Scripture Precepts and Presidents Exod. 20. 12. Deutr. 5. 19. Math. 15. 4. Ephes 6. 2. 5. Rom. 13. 1. 2. 7. Hebr. 12. 9. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14. 17. 18. an observable Text against them Tit. 3. 1 2. 1 Tim. 6. v. 1 2 3. a notable Text Ephes 5. 33. Gen. 18 2 3. c. 19. 1. 2. c. 23. 7. c. 24 v. 31. c. 27. 19. c. 33. 3. 4. 6. 7. c. 37. 9 10. c. 41. 43. c. 42. 6. c. 43. 26. 28. 29. c. 48. 12. c. 49. 8. Exod. 11. 8. Ruth 2. 10. 1. Sam. 20. 41. c. 24. 8. c. 25. v. 23. 24. 25. 41. c. 28. 14. 2 Sam. 9. 8. c. 14. 22. 33. 1 King 1. 16. 23. 31. 47. c. 2. 19. 2 Kin. 2. 15. c. 4. 26. 27. 37. 1 Chro. 21. 21. Est 3. 2. which compared with Math. 10. 12. c. 5. 4. Mar. 9. 15. Lu. 1. 40. Acts. 18. 22. c. 21. 7. c. 25. 13. 1 Cor. 16. 21. 2 Cor. 13. 13. Phil. 4. 21. 22. Col. 4. 10. 12. 15. 18. Rom. 16. 15. 7. 9. to 17. 2. Thess 3. 17. may teach these rude Quakers and their Disciples far better manners and civility both in their gestures behaviours and words then now they exercise 5. Their Doctrines That the Saints are perfectly holy in this life and do not sin being able to stand perfect in their owne power That they are as equally holy iust good and Free from sin as Christ and God himself maintained by * The Perfect Pharisâ—â— p 1 2 11 14. Fox Naylor affirmed of St Francis the Father of the Franciscans and justified by them in their writings as you may read in Surius and Ribadeniera in the life of St Francis and the blasphemous Book Conformitatum Beaâ—i Francisci ad vitam Jesu Christi lib. 3. cum addition Heir Bucchii Bon. 1590. first writ by Bartholomaeus de Pisa and approved by a Generall Chapter of the Franciscans held at Assise Aug. 2. 1389. and ratified by their Popes Antonini Chronicon Tit. 24. c. 1. 2. Vincentius Belvacensis Speculum Hist l. 3. c. 97. and Mornay his Mystery of Iniquity London 1612. p. 347 348. It is the observation of many learned intelligent * And of G. Eâ—mâ—â— a late reclaimed Quaker in his Northen Blast Protestants who have pried into the opinions and Practises of all our late New Sects That in their Books Writings Speakings Preachments * Witnesse Extreme uâ—ction used by many separate Congregations and their recusancy to heare our Ministers or come to our publique Ordinances and the like Practises are interlarded and mixed with some Jesuiticall and Popish Tenents opinions Ceremonies and Practises by which we may as visibly discover a Jesuit a Popish Priest or Fryer in them as we may a Lion by his paw And nothing in my judgement more clearly detects the Popish Fryers Priests Jesuites to be the
* See Tostatus Abulensis in 8 Math qu 114 it is not themselves but the Devil in them who forme the voyces and the sounds which he proues more largly pars 1. c. 17. p. 44. 45. From all these particulars I refer it to the most serious consideration of all our Quakers Shakers and other Anabaptisticall Enthusiasts as likewise of those who are addicred to their wayes or tolerate their courâ—es without opposition whether all their Shakings Quakings Extasies Relvelations Inspirations Prophecies and New Illuminations which are real and not counterfeit as many of them are proceed not from the very * See the perfect Pharisee p. 41. c. Delusions and Inspirations of the Devil himselfe and his Instruments Ministers sent over from Jesuiticall and Popish Seminaries Cells Monasters to seduce them by such Sorceries and Impostures as these from our Reformed Church and Religion rather then from the Impulses Dictates Illuminations Revelations of Gods holy Spirit And so much the rather because many of their Doctrines Positions Practises are not only meer Monkish and Popish but also directly contrary and destructive to the two Great ordinances of God in the world Magistracy and Ministry so much commended by Gods Spirit in the Gospel yea some of them most Atheisticall irreligious Blasphemous Diabolicall unchristians Vn evangelicall diametrically contrary to the Scripture and Fundamentall Principles of the Gospel dictated by Gods Spirit as you may read at large in The perfect Pharise under Monkish Holinesse c. in the Generation of men called QUAKERS to which I shall refer the Reader where in the Blasphemies Heresies Popish Tenents of John Autland George Fox and James Nayler three of the principle Quakers sent to Bristol are so sully detected and solidly refuted that it made them a shamed to continue in their former Quarters and to pretend a New divine Mission from God to spread their Heresies Blasphemies in the West though not so fit for Quakers as that Northern colder Climate of England and Scotland where many Shake and Quake for cold alone without the Spirits motion whether they deserve to be sent packing gain or into some sorraign Franciscan Cells or Jesuits Seminaries from whence their Sect was immediately propagated by Jesuites and Fryers sent from thence to act the parts of Independents and Sectaries to blow up differences and Contentions amongst us as you may read at large in Mr Edwards his Gangrena part third p. 99. and in a Grandees printed Speech in the painted Chamber 4. Sept 1654. p. 16. 17. to which I shall referre you for fuller Conviction Let all our Rulers Ministers and people therefore who have any care of their owne or others Soules or our Churches Kingdomes sasty and settlement now seriously consider that speech of our Saviour Christ himself John 10. 1. 10. 11. 12 Verily verily I say unto you He that entreth not by the Door into the Sheepfold but climbeth up some other way as these new Romish Apostles and wandring Predicants do THE SAME IS ATHEEF and A ROBBER The theef cometh not BUT FOR TO STEAL AND TO KILL DESTROY The good Shepherd giveth his life for the Sheep But he that is an hireling and not the Shepherd whose own the Sheep are not seeth the woolf coming and leaveth the Sheep and fleeth and the woolf catcheth them and scattereth the Sheep And such false Shepherds and hirelings whether Ecclesiasticall or Temporall who through negligence cowardize or any other design shall * See my Sword of Christian Magistracy supported and â—r Thomas Edwards treatise against Toleration suffer such Romish Woolves Theeves and Robbers as these to scatter and devour their sheep in St Bernards verdict are PASTORES NON OVIUM SED LUPORUM Pastors only of the Woolves not Sheep and in the opinion of Christ and all reall Christians likewise Fredericus Broeckrous in his Epistle Dedicatory to the States of Holland and WestFrizland before his Antidotum Errorum prâ—cipuâ—rum iâ— Tractatu de Deo c. D. Conradâ— Vorstii observes and proves at large that no thing is more dishonest or more pernicious to mankinde and humane society then the toleratioâ— and propagation of false religious contrary to the Doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles 1. Because men are hereby * 2 Pet. 2. 1. 2 Thess 2. 10 11 compared with John 17. 3 2 Pet. 2. 1 2 c. 2 Thess 2. 10 11. Gal. â— 20 21. Rom. 16. 17 18. 1 Tim. 4. 1 2 3. 2 Tim. 3. 1. to 9. 2 Pet. â— 1. to the end Jude 4. to 20. with drawn from the true God the fountaine of all happines 2. Because truly they are deprived of the possession of Eternall life 3. Because false religions are the most deadly poisons to mens Souls which being a speedy and infallible death damnation to all Eternity iâ— persisted in 4. Because by them men are made twofold more the children of hell than they were before Mat. 23. 16. 5. Because thereby all Piety is undermined abolished and to christian States all Wickedness Impiety Cruelty Folly and Wretchednesse instilled into the hearts of men 6. Because by differences and multiplicity of opinions and controversies in Religion the greatest of people are brought 1 To doubt of the truth of Christian Relgion 2 To sleight and neglect it together with the Ministry Publick Ordinances 3. To give over prayer and private family Duties 4. To oppose Religion and resist the propogation of the Gospel 5. In conclusion to renounce all Religion and turn professed Scepticks Seekers Atheists as we finde by sad experiences 6. Because Pagans Infidels and others are discouraged from embracing the doctrin of Christianity when they find so many controversies and desputes ever amongst Christians themselves And the common Enemies of the true reformed Religion and Romish Emissaries hereby take occasion to calumniate that true Religion we professe and to seduce the ignorant people from it to embrace their damnable and superstitious practises upon which considerations * Eusebius de vita Constantini Socrates Eccles Hist l. 1. c. 9. Theodoreâ— Hist Eccles l. 5. c. 6. Constantius the great * In my Sword of Christian Magistracy supported and Truth Triumphing over falshood Theodosius and all zealous Christian Emperors Kings Princes and Governors truly fearing God in all ages have made it their principle care and study to maintain peace and unity concurred in the purity and principles of Religion to suppresse all Heresies Errors Scismes repugnant thereunto both by Laws and penalties as I have elswhere largely evinced against all oppugners of the civil Magistrates coercive power and 〈…〉 in matters of Religion who never yet returned the least reply thereunto in sundry yeares though challenged to do it We shall conclude all with this word to Magistrates Cant 2. 15. Take for us the Foxes little Foxes that spoyle the Vines for our Vines have tender grapes Search after restrain secure prosecute punish all Romish Foxes Wolves Conspirators Enemies Traytors to our
Church and Religion according to our Lawes and Statutes yet in force against them with as great diligence care zeal as you noâ— search after restrain secure prosecute any reall or imaginary Plotters Conspirators Enemies Traytors to the Kingdome Nation or to your selves And â—e as vigilant as industrious to secure Gods and our Churches cause interest aâ— your own that so you may turn away Gods wrath and inherit Phineas his praise and benediction for his zeal in this kind Numb 25. 11. 12. 23. with these four Apostolicall Admonitions and Cautions to the people recorded in the Gospel as the best Preservatives against Seducers Rom. 16. 17. 18. Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause DIVISIONS and OFFENCES contrary to the Doctrine which you have received and AVOID THEM For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own bellies and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple But evill men and seducers shall wax worse and 2 Tim. 3. 13. â—â— worse deceiving being deceived But continue thou in the things which thou hast heard and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them Ephes 4. 14. Henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in wait to deceive And 2. John 10. 11. If there come any unto you and bring not this Doctrine receive him not into your house neither bid him bid speed for he that biddeth him God speed IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVILL DEEDS with this sad Memento to such who are seduced by these Impostors 2. Thess 2. 9 10. 11. 12 whos 's coming is after the working of Satan with all power and Signes and lying wonders and with all decâ—iâ—â—blenâ—s of unrighteousnes in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse and like the unjust Judge Luke 18 2 4. Neither fear God noâ— Regard or Reverence Men 2. Cor. 11. 13. 14 15. For such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ And no â—arvel for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light Therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of Righteousnes whose â—nd shal be according to their works With the Sacred Scriptures to these New quaking male Prophets whom God never sent a broad to seduce the people of England but the Very Father of Lies â—er 14. 14 15 16 ch 23. 21. to 33. ch 27. 15. ch 29. 31. These Prophets prophesie Lies in my name I SENT THEM NOT NEITHER HAVE I COMMANDED THEM NEITHER SPAKE VNTO THEM They prophesie unto you a fals vision diâ—ination and a thing of nought and the deceit of their heart I have not sent these Prophets yet they run I have not spoken to them yet they prophecied I have heard what the Prophets said that prophicied Lyes in my name saying I have deceived I have deceived How long shall this be in the hearts of the Prophets that prophicie Lyes yea they are Prophets of the deceit of their own heart which think to cause my people to forget my name by THEIR DREAMES which they TELL EVERY MAN TO HIS NEIGHBOR Therefore behold I am against the Prophets saith the Lord that steal my word every one from his Neighbor that use their Tongues and say he * See Alfonsi de Vargas Relatio p. 317. to 330. saith Against them that doe prophecie false dreams and do tell them and cause my people to erre by their Eyes yet I sent them not nor commanded them therefore they shall not profit this people at all saith the Lord FOR THEY PROPHICIE A LYE vnto you for I have not sent them saith the Lord yet they prophesie a Lye in my name that I might 〈◊〉 yo 〈…〉 and that ye might perish ye and the propheâ—s that prophecie unto you for I will powâ—â— their wickednesse upon them With these Gospel texts to our New Quaking Female Prophetesses who now in imitation of the New Order of Jesuitisses who out of a Pretended zeal of propagating the Gospel and converting Soules to God presumed to â—â—nder abroad and preach publickly in England and â—â—sâ—where to women and others about the imbeeility and beyond the Modesty of their sex for sundry years to the great scandal of Religion till at last they were excommunicated and totally suppressed by Pope Vrban the third his Bull Anno Dom. 1631. printed at Rome 1632. 〈…〉 presume to speak publickly to the people in some of their Congregations as well as to deliver personal pretended Messages from the Lord who never sent them to private Ministers and others 1 Cor. 14. 33. 34. 35. 37. Let your Women keep silence in your Churches or Assemblies FOR IT IS NOT PERMITTED UNTO THEM TO SPEAKE but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the Law And if they will learn any thing let them ask their Husbands if maried at home For it is a shame for women to speak in the Church For God is not the Author of confusion or tumult but of Peace as in all the Churches of the Saints If any man thinks himselfe to be a Prophet or Spiritual let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you and this against women speaking publickly in the Church Are the Commandments of the Lord Therefore their speaking against Gods Commandments in this sort is onely by the instinct mission and command of the very Devill in opposition to these Gospel precepts thus seconded again by the Holy Ghost 1 Tim. 2. v. 11. 12. 13. 14. Let the Women learn in silence with all subjection For I suffer not a woman to teach to Vsuâ—p Authority over the Man but TO BE IN SILENCE for Adam was first framed then Eve and Adam was not deceived but the Woman being deceived was in the Transgression And let those who run after and listen to these Feminine Predicants remember that of Isay 27. v. 11. The Women come and set them on fire for it is a people of no understanding therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them and he that formed them will shew them no favour And with this complaint and prayer to God himselfe Psal 60. 1. 2. O God thou hast cast us off thou hast broken us thou hast been displeased O turn thy sâ—lfe to us again Thou hast made the land to tremble thou hast broken and * So the old Translation renders it divided it O heal the breaches thereof FOR IT SHAKETH FINIS A Post-Script THat the Jesuites The * See Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica p. 297 325 328 336 447 5â—2 624. 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