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A40926 A brief discovery of the kingdome of Antichrist and the downfall of it hasteth greatly. With a difference betwixt the ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist. This was written by One the world calleth a Quaker, in March 1653. R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666. 1653 (1653) Wing F472A; ESTC R218270 17,364 25

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thy own wisdome and selfe-righteousness and conceitednesse and heady high-mindednesse and thy selfe-love and the honour of the would and forsake all vaine delights and vaine pleasures and take up a daily Crosse to thy own will and follow me and learn of me for I am meeke and lowly in heart and so shall you finde rest to your soules following through the streight way of obedience and selfe-denyall These things with many other thou shalt finde commanded to be done by the new Law of Righteousnesse in thy heart leave them not undone Christ doth require it of thee it is his Ordinance The Priests of the world are carnal and earthly minded coveting after great Benefices swallowing up th● earth like Bell and the Dragon never have enough belly gods that doe consume and devoure the Creation upon their lusts ●●il 3. ●● 19. pride pleasures heady high-mindednesse living in lust and excesse oppressors they are oppressing the poore people and persecuting the servants of the Lord ●●il 3.20 the true Ministers had their conversation in Heaven as in Phil. 3.20 and they did exhort others to follow their example and to marke those that did not follow them in life and conversation Phil. 3.17 but these walke contrary to them ●●se 27. and have lost their example herein they walke contrary to the Scripture and shews the spirit of errour The Priests of the world doe persecute and imprison as the Jewish High-Priests did imprison the Apostles which were the true Ministers of Christ who were blamelesse in their lives and conversations and did walk blamlesly giving no offen●● in any thing that their ministery might not be blamed but in all things did approve themselves as the Ministers of Christ in much patience afflictions in necessities in imprisonments in tumults in watchings in fastings c. 2 Cor. 6.3 4 5. But these are contrary that doe imprison others Cor. 6.3 5. and consume the creatures of God upon thei● lusts living in pride and excesse and by their cold dark barren Ministery stadve the soules and bodyes o● others and walk contrary to the Scriptures as in thi● of 2 Cor. 6.3 4 5. c. and that of Tit. 1.7 8. and 1 Tim. 3.1 2 3. c. and that of 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3. The Ministers of Christ are to take care of the flock willingly Tim. 3.2 3 4. Pet. 5.2 3. of a ready minde not by constraint nor for filthy luere not to be Lords over Gods heritage but the Priests of th●● world are constrained by fat Benefices and great Parsonages and if they can but have 10 or 20 l. mo●e● yeare in another place it will constraine them to lea●● them where they are to goe to that see if they doe no● act contrary to these Scriptures and are guided by the spirit of errour 1 John 4.5 6. 1 Iohn 4.5 6. The Ministers of Jesus Christ were to be gentle towards all men even to those that did oppose themselves and were not to be Lords and Rulers over Gods beritage but these are and just act all those things that are forbidden 2 Pet. 5 that which they should not be that they are that which they should be that they are not and have lost their examples in all things see if this be not Antichrist who deny the Scripture but the Priests of the world and who cry out of errour more then they but now they are found out they cry as the Thiefe doth that sayes turn Thiefe turn Thiefe that he he may not be looked at but sets the people to looke out at some others and not at him and see if the Priests doe not so looke well to them they can deceive none now but blind-men and fooles that gaze abroad for wise mens eyes are in their heads in Christ that doth enlighten them and so shews them their deceits they that walk contrary to the Scriptures are to be noted that they may be put to shame 2 Thes 5 6. 1 Tim 9.10 Isa 9.1 2 Thes 2. Now Priests be ashamed of the evill of your doings that take the Scriptures to talk of and make a trade of them for money which is your Diana and walke contrary to them but it is fulfilled the leaders of the people cause them to erre Isa 9.16 Blush for shame and give over deceiving of the people The Priests in the first Covenant were to live of the sacrifices that were offered up which a people brought in freely Rev. 1.6 7. 1 Cor. 10 11 13. 1 Cor. 14 15. Gal. 1.12 and had no other wayes they were to wait upon that Ministery and they sacrificing and waiting at the Altar taking of the things sacrificed and offered up was a type or figure that they that preach the Gospell should live on the Gospell and be set apart wholly for that worke Now the Gospell is spirituall and not carnall and the carnall man knowes it not because he doth not understand the things of God who is a spirit and the Gospell is spirituall and none can preach that everlasting Gospel but Jesus Christ who lives in our bodyes ●l 1.15 Cor. 3. ● 6 Cor. 6. ● that are made the temples of the Holy Ghost and he preacheth to the spirits that are in prison and he doth it freely it is his delight to do his Fathers will killing all our lusts that were sacrificed too when we lived in the lust of the flesh and he crucifieth them and works us out of our selves into the divine nature Cor. 6.17 18. or 13.5 l. 1.17 b. 7.24 and his life is in doing us good being his Fathers will offering up our requests to the Father in us and for us that he by his own bloud the spirit of life in us killing slaying and crucifying the corrupt nature in us and working out that which is evill being made manifest in us to destroy the workes of the Devill ●h 2.4 ●● 7 ●●oh 3.7 taking our mindes and affections into that which is eternall and invisible working us into that which is pure and spirituall that we may praise and glo●ify his great and glorious name being made partakers of his divine nature f●e●ly for his names sake ●●●h 2.13 ●● and not for any deserts in us and being brought out of darknesse into his marvellous light by the guidance of the eternal spirit in us ●●●h 3.17 c. ●●m 8.10 leading us out of bondage into liberty sending the spirit of his Son into our hearts crying Abba Father which none can do but those that are born againe ●●m 14.16 17 18 v. 3.12.49.8 or 12. having their Fathers name given them at the entrance into the new Covenant which is inwardly to the Jewes inwardly the seed of Abraham after the spirit being baptised by the free spirit into that spirituall body all that are born againe are redeemed from their vaine conversation to serve the Lord in newnesse of spirit in walking humbly before him
A BRIEF DISCOVERY OF THE Kingdome of ANTICHRIST And the downfall of it hasteth greatly WITH A Difference betwixt the Ordinances of Christ and of Antichrist 1 THES 1.3 4 5. The Man of sin who is exalted above all that is called God and sits in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God deceiving the Simple Ones WISDOME now cryeth out in the Streets calling out of Babylon Sodom and Egypt where our Lord hath been Crucified and spirituall wickednesse ie now committed in high places therefore return and hearken to the vioce of Jesus Christ and turne at his reproofe 2 THES 1.4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 〈◊〉 the Lord is comming in power and great glory and Antichrist shall be consumed by the breath of his mouth and the brightnesse of his coming This was written by One the World calleth A QUAKER in March 1653. A Discovery of Antichrists Kingdome and the downfall of it hasteth greatly NOw the Kingdome of Jesus Christ is setting up in the spirits of his people Dan. 12. And at that time shall Michael stand up the great Prince which standeth up for the Children of my people saith the Lord and there shall be a time of trouble such as there never was since there was a nation even to that same time and at that time there shall be deliverance every one shall be delivered that shall be found written in the booke of life in the day of the day of the Lords power Zeph. l. 12.13 Dan. 12 1. And it shall come to ●asse at that time that I will search Jerusalem with Candles and punish the men that are settled upon their Lees that say in their h●art the Lord will not doe good neither will he doe evill Therefore their goods shall become a b●oty and their houses a desolation ther shall also build houses but not inhabite them and they shall plant vincyrds but not drinke the wine thereof The great day of the Lord is neare it hasteth greatly even the voice of the day of the Lord there the great man shall cry bitterly Zeph. 1.14 Now the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet stands up let him that readeth understand Mat 24. Now the man of sinne is revealed and revealing even the Son of perdition who opposeth and exalteth himselfe above all that is called God and sitteth in the Temple of God as God shewing himselfe to be God spoken of by the Apostle in 2. Thes 2.2 3. and the vialls are to be powred out upon the man of sin Thes 2.3 ●●v 16.17 〈◊〉 19. spoken of in the Revelation The Pri●sts are the greatest persecutors of the truth of God now where it is made manifest in the spirits of the people of God the Lord hath sent to declare and testifie against their deceits and deceivablenesse whereby they doe deceive the people and they are raging mad● because they are discovered ●●v 16.10 ●● and they persecute imprison and petition and doe all that beastly corrupt wills can invent to keep the Is●ael●es of God in bondage that they might still be Lords and Rulers over Gods heritage ●●v 12.15 ●● 17. but though Gog and Magog joyne in battel against the Lamb yet he shal prevail and get the victory and the beast and false Prophet shall be cast into the lake tha● burneth ●●v 1● 11 ●●●3 c. Rev. 19 20. and they that worship the ●east and his Image and receive his marke in their right hand or in their foreheads the same shall drinke of the wine of the wrath of the Almighty poured forth into the cup of his indignation and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels and in the presence of the Lambe and the smoake of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever and they shall have no rest day nor night that worship the B●ast Rev. 14.9 10 11. Come out of the beastly worships God is a Spirit Th. 4.23 ●● and he will be worshipped in spirit and the glorious Lord will be unto his a place of broad River and streames of l●ve 〈◊〉 33.21 ●● 54 13. ●●eb 8 ●● ●● and peace and joy and rejoicing for ever and ever and all the children of the Lord are taught of the Lord hee is Teacher alone by his spirit and causeth people to profit by his Ministery Therefore cease who●ly from all your Priests 〈◊〉 2.22 John 2. they are Decivers and lead you from the teachings of the spirit to observe dreames and fancies of their owne brame and are the upholders of pride 〈◊〉 23.30 ●● 32.33 coverousnesse and oppression and never were yet taught themselves they are in he state and condition that the false Prophets were in all teaching for hire and are Lords and Rulers over the people and ran but the Lord did never send them as those did that the Lord sent his true Prophets to cry out against as in Jer. 23. and Jer. 5 30 31. and Isaiah 56.10 11. Ezek 34. Mitha 3.11 Hosea 6.9 As a troop of Robbers wait for a man so the Priests they murder in the way by consent Now the Scripture is fulsilling Hos 6.9 the Beast makes warte with the Saints those beastly Priests make themselves manifest that they are of the generation of Cain and are of their Father the Devill persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord as the Jewish High-Priests did Persecution is begun here in York-shire by the Priests of Baal they cannot defend their Ministery any wayes but by an outward Law when any are moved by the Lord to speake against their deceits they run away as the Priest of Finningley did and he Priest of Arkworth and others did and will not stand to their floc●s but leave them but the Scriptures is fulfilling Joh. 10.12 13. the hireling fleeth because he is an hireling See if this be not contrary to that of the true Shepheard that layeth down his life for the Sheep John 10.11 and 15 16 17. verses They take the words of the good Shepheard to speak of but deny to live his life and they walk contrary to the Scripture See if this be not errour the true Ministers of the Gospel were to take the care of the flock willingly not by constraint but of a ready mind and not for filthy lucre neither were they to be Lords or Rulers over Gods heritage but they were to be examples to the Flock as in 2 Pet. 5.1 2 3. But these are constrained by great Parsonages Tit. 1.7 8 1 Tim. 3 1 2 3 4 c. and fat Benefices and are Lords and Rulers over Gods Heritage being puff't up in scorne and derision pride and ambition and swell in iniquity persecuting and imprisoning the servants of the Lord and act contrary to the Scripture shewing the spirit of errour 1 Joh. 5. 〈◊〉 As the Priest of Tharnisworth when one of his Heare 〈◊〉 that had been from
him a while and went to hear him 〈◊〉 gaine that he might have spoken to that which had n●● beene according to truth after that he had done b●● so soone as he came into the Idolls Temple he ga●● over his speaking and sooke to him and had befo●● beene at his house to bid him come againe to he●r him and when he went the Priest begun to examine hi● he being asked a question made an answer and f●● that was he imp●isoned by him and hath lyen ●he●e 〈◊〉 most a yeare and doth still continue for speaking 〈◊〉 tru●h as it was made manis●●t to him by the Lord b●ing asked the question two or three times before 〈◊〉 answered see if this be not contrary to that Scriptu●● in 1 Cor. 4. and see if this bee not errour when 〈◊〉 whole Chu●ch were together all might ●peake one 〈◊〉 one that all might be edifyed and if any thing was ●●vealed to him that sate by the first was to hold 〈◊〉 peace ● Cor 14. ●3 30 ●1 32 33. 1 Cor. 14.23.30 31 32. but this Priest a●● contrary to the Scripture and shewes the spirit of ●●rour With the Priest of Tickhill when one was moved 〈◊〉 speake in the Steeple-house after that hee had end●● his Sermon he would not stand to vindicate himsel● by Scripture but got him s●t into the stocks See 〈◊〉 this be not Antichrist where ever did Christ or 〈◊〉 true Ministers any such thing and when he was 〈◊〉 in the stocks many people scoffing Ishmaels w●● about him and the rude multitude and one w●● moved to goe upon the Crosse to speake to the peopl● and one of those called Church-ward●ns ● Act. 4.1 ●● 3. 〈◊〉 5 6 7. 〈◊〉 17 18 〈◊〉 20 21. threw hi●● downe some 13. steps high and then the rude peop●● threw dirt in his face see if these doe not act the ve●● same things that the Jewes did to Paul when they hal●● him out of the Synagogue and when they struck P●● ●●d Silas and set them in the stocks Acts 5 2● 28. to th●● 34. Act. 5.40 41 42. Act. 6. 10 11 12 13 Act. 7.52 53 54 55 56 57. Act. 7 58 59. Acts 14. ●● 2. 4 5. ver 19. Act 16 1● 20 21 22 23. Gal. 4.29 and threatned ●●ter and John that they should speake no more the ●ame of Jesus and stoned some and imprisoned o●●ers and now the same things are acted by those that ●●of●sse themselves to be the people of God as the Jews ●●id but they are found to be in the same state and con●●tion that they were as their fruits doe make manifest This Priest afterwards would not rest till be had impri●oned the party that spoke to him and filled a paper ●●f lyes in a Petition that was rejected See what fruits ●●ese are and the people at Leeds with the Priests im●risoned others and at Wakefield both stoned so that ●tones flew like bullers in a battell and slet their doggs ●nd none looked to still the rage not so much as a Townes Clerke See what fruits these are whether of ●●e flesh or spirit and it will not be denied but that ●hey are of the flesh then what reformation is there ●rought by the Ministers of the world for they that ●re in the fl●sh cannot please God and so the Scriptures a●e daily fulfilled they that are after the flesh they persecute them that are after the spirit The 2. Priests of Wakefield themselves came by at one time and when they were spoken to they would not stand to prove themselves See if these be the Ministers of Christ or of Antichrist a good Shepheard layes downe his life for his Sheep There was one Priest Robbison stood up in the Market at Wakefield to have maintained himselfe to have beene a Minister of Christ but one taking him by the arme and hee the said Priest being proved a lyar in the open Market ran away and the people set up a shouting Is this the Ministry of Christ or of Antichrist hold them not up for shame The Priest of Fetherston when one was moved by the Lord to go speak to him Acts 13. ●● 14.15 v●● 50.51 he caused that before ever he spoke word he should be put in the stocks and the Priest when he had done ●ohn 10.1 8 9 12 13. one would then have prov●● him a Theefe and a Robber but he got away These Priests with many more in York-shire whi●● is too large to expresse in writing the passages of the●● with the Priests in Lancashire Westmorland Notingha●-shire Lincoln-shire and Darby-shire where the Lo●● hath raised up any to speake against their deceits 〈◊〉 would fill up volumnes but all ends in persecution 〈◊〉 the Jewish High-Priests did when Jesus Christ ca●● in the flesh so do these now when Jesus Christ co●● to be made manifest in the spiri●s of his people to test●fie against their deceits wherein they have beene dece●ved by them that others may not be led to destructi●● by them For the leaders of the people cause them to en● Isaiah 3.12 Isaiah 9.16 And if the blinde leade 〈◊〉 blinde they shall both fall into the ditch Math●● 15.14 All people take wa●ning betime and hold them 〈◊〉 up but come out of th●ir dark Ministery which is S●●dome and Egypt where the Lord is crucified they a●● committing spirituall wickednesse in high places bo●● Priests and People Hos 4 9. Rev. 18.4 ● 6 7 8. like Priests like People Hos 4. ● Thus saith the Lord Come out of B●b●●●● my people 〈◊〉 ye be partakers of her plagues come out of the Ido●● Temple and out of the Idolls Worship come out of Bab●lon with n in your hearts and touch no uncleane thing a●● the Lord will receive you ● Cor. 6. ● 6 17 18. 2 Cor. 6.16 17 18. The High-Priests were ever the greatest enemies 〈◊〉 Jesus Christ and they are yet alive to persecute him 〈◊〉 where he is made manifest in the spirits of his peopl●● Christ is the same yesterday Heb 13.8 Mat. 2.5 to day and for ever Heb 1● 8. The Chiefe Priests a●e the same that they were 〈◊〉 they did then they shew the same deede now see th●● Chiefe Priests first begun to joyne persecution wi●● Herod against Christ when he was borne See Math. ●● 5. to the 16. see Mat. 16.21 The Chiefe Priests we●● sore displeased at him Mat. 21.15 16. The Chiefe Priests and Elders came to question his authority ver 23. Mat. 20.18 19. The Chiefe Priests condemned him and delivered him to the Gentiles to mock him Mat. 2 18 19 Mat. 2 14 15 ver 47 and scourge him The Chiefe Priests covenanted with Judas to betray Christ Mat. 26.14 15. A great multitude came with Judas from the Chiefe Priests with swords and staves to take Jesus ver 47. and Jesus was led to the High-Priest where the Scribes and Elders were assembled ver 57. The Chiefe Priests and Elders ver
will cut downe the fruitlesse Tree that cumbers the ground some swe●l in pride and others goe in nakednesse and wants then thou proud professing Pharisee how dost thou obey God and walke in his commands when thou swellest with pride and lettest others starve for want when as Iesus Christ saith Ma●● 45. love thy Neighbour as thy selfe and againe he that saith he loves God and keepeth not his Commandements is a ly●● and the truth is not in him Ioh. 2.4 6. and he that saith he is in Chri●● ought to walk as he wilked Now read the Scripture 〈◊〉 and see if Iesus Christ was proud but on the contra●● forbids it ●●t 17. ● 20. 〈◊〉 25.41 ●● 33 c and threatne●h woes to it howle thou prou● and lofty one thou art a fruitless tree and cumbers th● ground thou must be cut down and cast into the fire o● the indignation of the Lord and the Ordinance tha● thou talkest so much of will not save thee it is not he●● th●t saith Lord ●●t 7.21 Lord that shall enter into the Kingdome of Heaven ●●h 3.17 but he that doth the will of God 〈◊〉 Now his will is that thou shouldst doe to all men as thou wouldst be done by 〈◊〉 5.20 if ●hou wouldst have the Lord to do good to thee then thou must do good to others for he that hath this worlds good and seeth his Brother stand in need 〈◊〉 2● ● 7. ● 21.19 and shut ●eth up his bowells of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him Talk no more of thy O●dinances exc●pt thou walkest in them walk in the waies of Iesus Christ who went about doing good thou savest well but thou doest contrary thou dissembling Hypocrite the Lord knowes thy hypocrisie and dissimulation all thy profession is as the cursed fig-tree that bringeth forth no fruit but leaves here are faire words but foule actions nothing but fruits of the flesh and they that are in the flesh cannot please God Rom. 8 8. See then what fruits grow on the great tree ●n England the flourishing tree of profession is it not now read for the fire doth it bring forth any thing but cumbers the ground is not pride the top branch of it and covetousnesse beares a great sway there is much of that fruit groweth out of it 〈◊〉 15. and see if this bee the O●dinance of Christ or of Antichrist thou blinde Pharisee 〈◊〉 29 ●3 thy eyes are stopt with dirt dawb'd with pride and the D vill he is King and rules in thy heart and thou cryest out of denying the O●dinance thou that livest in pride and covetousnesse where art thou got ●●to the Kingdome of Antichrist but woe is comming Eph. 5.3 4 5 6. Luc. 12 1● Luc. 16. 1● 14 15. Hab. 2. ● Psal 9.8 Psa 10 3● Psal 7 1● 12. Isa 56.1 16. ●●vertousnesse is the root of all evill and there is great ●●re of this fruit groweth on this tree of oppression ●●at stands in the heart of the earth thou covetous ●●ofessor thou proud Priest and Prelate the Magi●●●ate bears not the sword in vain the Lord is the righte●●s Iudge and all things are naked and bare before 〈◊〉 he is of purer eyes then to behold iniquity and he ●●ll not let the wicked go unpunished thou cryest out 〈◊〉 denying the Ordinance but thou art ordained for ●●struction except thou returne to the Lord with speed 〈◊〉 he is comming to plead with all flesh by his sword ●●d by fire and great shall be the slaine of them Isa 6.6 ●● 16. and thus saith the Lord Mal. 4.1 Behold the day commeth 〈◊〉 shall burn as an Oven and all that are proud and all 〈◊〉 doe wickedly shall be as stubble and the day that com●●h shall burn and consume them up and shall leave them ●●ber root not branch Mal. 4.1 and then they that disobey 〈◊〉 Ordinances of the world Mal. 4.2 3 c. Mal. 3.15 16. Mal. 2.1 2 3 4. Luc. 17.2 2 Cor. 4 6 1 Cor. 4.5 Mal. 3.17 and the Traditions of ●●n of corrupt hearts and walk in the feare of the ●●rd in departing from iniquity and do professe little ●●d possesse much of the love of God it will cause them 〈◊〉 walk in obedience before him who is of purer eyes ●●d he will set up the Kingdome of his Sonne in their ●●r●s the ministration of the spirit it is set up in ●●e already and lets them see all the deceits of Baals ●●ests and their upholders but the Lord will cut off 〈◊〉 of the land the remnant of Baal and the names of 〈◊〉 Chemarims the Black-coats with the Priests and 〈◊〉 shall wear no more a rough garment to deceive Zeph. 1.6 7 8. Zeph. 〈◊〉 Zech. 13.4 ●nd the Lord will cut off all those that are turned out the way of self-deniall and are guided by their beast●●●orrupt wills which lead them into pride covetous●● Isa 3.13 14 15. Isa 2.22 and oppression and grinding the faces of the poore 〈◊〉 denie to walk in the Ordinance of Christ as to feed the hungry ●at 25.34 ●5 36 37. Mat. 5.48 Mat 5.20 ●sa 33.10 11 12 13 ●4 15. ●sa 34 ●● c. cloath the naked and let the oppressed 〈◊〉 free if ye love them that love you what reward b●● you do not Publicans so But except your righteous●● exceed the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees 〈◊〉 shall in no wise enter into the Kingdome of Heaven N●● profession must be tryed so as by fire and those 〈◊〉 feede on the for bidden fruit as pride and covetousne●● oppression and grinding the faces of the poore ly●● and swearing and envying backbiting and masici●●ness scoffing and scorning pleasures and wanton●● revenge and persecution which are fruits of the De●● and ordained for destruction Gal. 5.7 8 Col. 3.12 13 14.15 16. Gal. 6.15 Gal. 5.24 be not deceived su●● ye sow such shall ye reap and know ye not that the unrig●●●ous shall inherit the Kingdome of Heaven 1 Cor. 6.9 〈◊〉 11. and see if there be any other fruit brought fort●● the Ministry of the world but fruits of the flesh w●● proceeds from the spirit of errour as in Gal. 5.19 〈◊〉 21. and they that do such things shall not inheri●● Kingdome of Heaven Now all your forms of 〈◊〉 ships have not yet wrought a Reformation in you 〈◊〉 the Priests and Professors in England that makes 〈◊〉 deny the Ordinances of Christ as to walk in the sp●● and to bring forth the fruits thereof Gal. 5.22 23. 〈◊〉 for those that are brought to walk and act in righte●●ness Rev. 6.9 10 11. and to bring forth the fruits of the spirit as 〈◊〉 peace meekness gentleness goodness temperance ●●ence Rev. 17.13 c. c. them you hate devour in your hearts and ●●tion if not to take away their life yet you would 〈◊〉 away their liberty but it is hard to kick