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A60436	The fruits of unrighteousnes and injustice Brought forth by John Bulkley, and Thomas Bowrman, and the rest of the rulers in Hampshire, against the innocent people of God called Quakers. Who in words and writings have often declared their unjust sufferings; as also at two sessions, and two general assizes holden at Winchester, requiring justice and equity, and their right and liberty in the nation; of the which being still most unjustly deprived, it is now publiquely declared, that they and others seeing their deeds of darknesse brought to light, may be warned, and learn to do justice, and to relieve the oppressed. Also the sounding voyce of the dread of Gods mighty power to all the judges and rulers of the earth, who rise up aginst the Lamb, and to all the host of powers of darknesse who fight against God. By the servants of Christ ... called Humphry Smith. Anthony Melledg. George Henderson. James Potter. Will: Baily. Daniel Baker. John Day. Winifred Newman.	Smith, Humphrey, d. 1663.	1658 (1658)	Wing S4061; ESTC R216933	45,374	58

we purchase our liberty by speaking words of promising to go home seeing you hear already that we cannot make such promises knowing no law requiring us thereunto An answer to these things would we willingly receive in writing from some of you that both your ground and your end might from you be knovvn vvherefore vve are deprived of our right and liberty in the Nation and kept in long imprisonment At the Assizes vvhen the Judge vvas about to send us avvay a Justice so called spake to him that vve might be put in the house of Correction And the same day vvhen George and Christopher Darby vvere examined by the Judge the youngest of the Darbies could not then give a ready ansvver then one called a Justice bid him say that he vvas going into the Countrey to see friends and so joyned vvith a high-vvay Robber and before all the Court vvould have taught him to make lyes his refuge who was afterwards with his brother condemned for high way robbing but being reprieved since with others have much abused us and so they neither suffer according to your Law by which they were to dye neither yet do they suffer according to the righteous Law of God which is to restore four fold And moreover they and such as them have liberty to act even almost all manner of desperate wickednesse in the Prison night day by which our souls do suffer and such as these one called a Justice spake as for and we who fear the Lord another called a Justice spake as against whereby we were put into and kept in the house of Correction and so cause us to suffer beyond the extent of any law And is not this according to them who said and did release Barabbas and crucifie the Just Wherefore ye men minde the witnesse of God in all your consciences and come into his fear that you may love mercy do justly and walk humbly that the just in every one of you may have dominion and then the imprisoned members of Christ will not need to cry unto you for justice and equity Your answer to them you may return who certainly are the servants of God in outward bonds but the Darbies are since released Now let all peoples mouths be stopt for ever from saying we that are called Quakers are not subject to Authority nor obedient to the Law for if we for conscience sake cannot actually be obedient to an unjust Law yet if passively we willingly suffer the punishment which that Law saith is to be inflicted upon him that doth not keep it then therein is that Law also by us fulfilled and hath no more power over us who herein are obedient to Authority and submit to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake But our souls are subject to the higher power which rules over all them who are in the persecuting powers of darknesse who though they be set to be Ministers of a Law and acting without a Law contrary to the Law are found themselves transgressors of the Law being out of the feare and Law of God and out of the Law of the Nation And so they are far out and from that of which Authority consistech and indeed out of all power both of God and man in their own wills ruling with cruelty over others in the power of Darkness We having thus endeavoured by using all means which is just in the sight of God for our right and liberty and having remained close Prisoners many weekes without convenient place to worke though we were committed to the work-house we then endeavoured to get room and liberty to work with our hands and therefore one of us did write unto him by whom we were unjustly committed as followeth John Bulkley THou alone art the cause of my imprisonment almost these nine weeks in which I have almost suffered to the death of my body being also sicke when I was brought to prison among those in whose company wert thou but one night it would make thy flesh to tremble and grieve thy soul if thou feared God to hear see the filthy conversation of the wicked from day to day the like wickednesse I do believe was not found in Sodome nor in the old World whom God destroyed with an utter overthrow Oh! consider a little in the feare of the righteous God who is the righteous Judge of all mankind whether thou hast done unto me as thou wouldst be done unto who am a sufferer under thy hand of oppression for righteousnesse sake both in body and soule being grieved and vexed with the abominations that I daily hear and see and the injustice and unreasonableness of them by whom we suffer where also we are deprived of all outward liberty without cause which in the day of visitation the witnesse of God in thee for me shall witnesse and this action of thine against the innocent in that day will be as a milstone about thy neck and as a fiery flaming worm to eate thy flesh Yea and if thou proceed in the evill that is in thy hands and repent not speedily when thou wilt think peace to thy selfe then will thy sudden destruction come as in a moment from the Lord God who is a swift witnesse against all iniquity and unrighteousnesse of men without respect of persons Therefore once more consider and weigh thy actions in the just ballance even by the light of Christ in thy conscience which will let thee see by what measure thou metest it will be measured to thee again And this is right and according as God will judg and reward every man to which that of God in thy conscience do witnesse though for a time thou mayst strive to hide and vaile it for the honour of the worlds sake and the love of the praise of men but what will this avail or profit thee in the day wherein thou wilt be justly weighed and tryed then to be found by the Judge of all the Earth to be a persecutor of his people and anointed ones for whose sake he will rebuke Kings and will fight our battels and plead our cause in righteousnesse Therefore do we stand still in quietnesse to see his salvation and a freedome from the oppression of all wickednesse and wicked men under whom for a time the just do suffer I do not vvrite to thee as to complain to thee but am contented in my sufferings for my God heares the sighing of his prisoners neither do I expect any thing from thee but equity and justice of vvhich thou bearest the name but actest not in the lifethereof so in the day of try all vvilt be found among the hypocrites bearing the name of that thou neither art nor livest in I must deale plainly vvith thee though under thy povver I should suffer death this I can say I have no envy to thy person nor to any man upon the earth God is my vvitnesse neither dare I give flattering titles to any man for in so doing I should be

Judges and Rulers as also in these your days even whole Nations turned up side down Therefore O man let thy heart be opened to receive instruction from the Lord and let thy mind be enlightned with the light of his Son which light is it that giveth the knowledg of God the right understanding of the perfect law of life that in the light which comes from Christ thy minde may be exercised towards God that his enemies in his fear and dread thou may rule over and unto the friends of Christ who do well to be a praise and a Minister of the law for good that in thy place thou may be just fearing God and hating covetousness doing that which is good that in the end of thy dayes thou may have the praise of the same and receive that honour which man cannot keep from thee that thy soul may rest in peace which is the desire of the members of Christ in bonds at Winchester H. S. A Copie of a warning to the Rulers HEarken and hear ye men that shall dye is it not for you O yee Judges and Rulers of the earth to know believe in and be subject to the higher power even the eternall light of the Son of God in your consciences wherein true and sound judgment is placed thereby should you be guided in the fear and councel of God to minister true sound justice and judgment to all what soever Causes comes before you with patience meekness to hear the poor as well as the rich for you are not to have respect of persons in judgement neither to take bribes receive gifts or rewards or receive or give honour one to another or compell any to give it to you who seek and live not in the honour of God onely your Judgement being corrupted the eye being blinded by the God of the world who with his subjects or servaats would be honoured above all that is called God and so the just suffers the sword is laid upon the innocent the guiltless smitten with the fist of wickednesse which sword should slay the transgressor Take heed you be not suddenly destroyed by the hand of the great and mighty God and so you bring eternall Iudgement and condemnation upon your heads which most assuredly will be executed upon all that forget God who shall be cursed from his presence and turned into hell Wherefore know that there is no iniquity neither repect of persons with the Lord God of hosts who hath shaken his hand at dishonest gain and despiseth the gain of oppression even he then will be with you in the Judgment when as you to his power become subject and so you will be a good savour to the upright in heart answer that of God in all consciences and becom a terror to evil doers and a praise to them that do well when you with a single eye see know and lay the Sword in its due place as men of truth fearing God hating covetousness meek and mercifull The mighty day of Gods wonderfull power is come and of your visitation and time of tryall O ye rebellious Children of Darkness who know not at what you stumble yea this day of the Lord is and will be the life of all the meek of the earth though it is will be a day of howling trembling and astonishment of fury blackness darkness and of eternall condemnation to all the proud and lofty workers of iniquity yea the day of breaking down laying low the pride and loftiness of men that shall dye is come and the mighty God the Lord of hosts alone is and shall be exalted Wherefore woe from his dreadfull presence to all the proud and lofty and all that do wickedly who are as stubble for the unquenchable fire which is the portion of all that forget God who put the day of the Lord afar off which is darkness not light unto such who are strong mighty to do evill calling light darkness and darkness light turning judgment backward laying the sword which should be upon the head of the transgressor upon the innocent whose pure consciences are exercised towards God so that truth cannot enter equity is fallen in the streets justice standeth afar off and as it was in the dayes of old so it is now He that departeth from iniquity makes himself a prey becomes a signe and a wonder to this evil rebellious adulterous generation And thus the guiltless is smitten with the fist of wickedness and the transgressor goes free but he in whose sight all the Nations are but as the drop of a bucket whose name is dreadful among the heathen even he is risen to plead the cause of the innocent confound overturn and break in pieces as a potters vessel his enemies with an utter overthrow to set his poore prisoners and captivated suffering seed at liberty from such who oppress persecute scorn and make a prey and puff at them Woe be to you by whom we suffer Wherefore this is a warning from a true Lover of your souls to every one of you O ye Judges and Rulers for this County of Hampshire to repent and let this day of Gods love and of your visitation be precious ' in your sight who sit in darkness under the shadow of death and let this my Councel in the fear of the Lord be acceptable and break off your mighty sins by righteousness do justly love mercy relieve the oppressed and let fruits meet for repentance be brought forth therefore I say repent and turn to the Lord God who is Light a measure of which is in every of your Consciences a free gift the grace of God which is to and will lead to the God of the Spiris of all flesh as to it you become obedient I say again let fruits meet for repentance be brought forth least you be cut down as fruitles trees and dye in your sins Wo be to you who are found among the unprofitable Servants persecuting and making a prey upon the innocent who are faithful witnesses for the Lord God of life which made the world against all cursed practises and deeds of darkness whether in Priests Rulers or People without respect of Persons Remember you are warned in your life time and so far he hath cleared his Conscience in the fight of God whether you hear or forbear who am a Friend to that which exalts a Nation a Lover of Soules a Sufferer for the Testimony of a pure Conscience known to the World by the name of his flesh Daniel Baker Winchester Prison this 13. of the 5. moneth 58. Now this may be observed that no Wanderer nor Transgressor was kept in this prison nor house of correction because they would not promise to go home but only we who do not transgresse and many persons hath been committed to the house of correction since we and soon released again as them Irish wandring men who had not any habitation in England as we heare of were soon

they continue on and none shall be feeble among them their arrows shall reach into the bowels of the scornful and their words of life pierce the hearts of the hypocrites They shall tread upon Kings as upon mortar and trample upon the wicked as upon ashes they fear not the greatest Goliah's neither yet the wickedness of the pride of Haman unrighteous Decrees cannot stop their mouths nor the fear of a Furnace or a Dungeon with-hold them from their way all flesh is as graffe before them and at their rebuke shall the potsheards of the earth be broken for ever before them there is no Nation shall stand for one of them shall chase a hundred and before five shall the strength and wisdome of a thousand be confounded And this the Lords Army shall never be confounded and his glory in them shall never be defaced nor his power with them shal never be overcome nor his strength in them shall never be vanquished therefore in vain do all the potsherds of the earth strive For they that rise up against them shall be as flax before the fire and the mightiest among the sons of men shall be as the grasse that is cut downe for the Lords host is very terrible and in meekness is the Lamb riding on to judgement his followers are enrobed with the light of the morning and adorned with the beauty of the Sun Their eyes are enlightned with the light of the most high they see through the dark parts of all their enemies and discern the secret plottings of all their adversaries Their wisdom comes in like a river and their understanding shall never be darkned Their strength is renewed as the morning and they are valiant to do exploits The wisdome of the wise before them shall be confounded for ever and the understanding of the prudent be esteemed as a thing of nought They spy out the lurkings of their enemies and see through the coverings of the deceitful Of their strength they shall never be deprived neither shall their weapons be taken from them Their refuge shall never be shaken nor the place of their rest removed The wicked shall never enter upon their dwellings nor all their enemies invade the land of their rest for the desire of all Nations to them is come him that they long waited for have they now received And they tread upon the Cocka-trice den and meet the devouring Lyons in the power of the Fathers love there is no deadly thing that doth them hurt nor any weapon formed against them that ever shall prosper And this is Sion the redeemed of the Lord the glory of the God of Israel the seed of Jacob whom the Lord hath chosen and set up on high over all the kindreds of the earth which stands against all the enemies of the Lord and is his new threshing instrument with which he will thresh the Heathen in his anger and bath his sword in the blood of the slain for behold his sword shall devour much flesh and the slain of the Lord shall be many with Sion the perfection of beauty will the Lord break in pieces wound confound and overturn for ever the horse and his Rider the Captain and his Troop the Ancient and honourable the Prophet that telleth lyes yea all the host of the unrighteous and the strength of the Army of the man of sin and the beauty of the whore that rides upon the beast and all them who set themselves in battel against the Lord and all them who lead into captivity and would captivate the Servants of the Lamb shall go into captivity for ever For behold the Lord is with us the Shout of a King is among us the Lord whose name is holy is come he hath uttered his voice from Heaven and now the Nations of the earth are angry but the Lord will reign in righteousness and all his enemies shall be astonished at his presence and his adversaries shall be amazed for ever their hearts shall be turned as a stone within them and men shall be at their wits end for fear and for looking after those things which shall come upon the earth and all them whose names are written in it their wisdome shall not preserve them their understandings shall not defend them neither shall all their subtilty cover them from the Light their nakedness shall appear to their everlasting shame and the prisoners of hope shall rejoyce over them for ever more For behold I say your day is come wherein you shall bow down under the prisoners and fall under the slain according to the words of the spirit of prophecy Esay 10. 4. and the slain over you shall rejoyce for ever more having the high prayses of God in their mouths and the sword of the spirit in their hearts with which they shall cut in pieces and pierce in sunder the bowels of all flesh and it shall be as chaff before them and the strength thereof as the passing away of the morning cloud and in the strength of the most high shall the Army of the Lyon of the tribe of Judah go on and prosper even as Kings whose Armies are swift to the battel their faces are as an Adamant and their countenances fierce and terrible the sound of their voice is dreadful and the noise of their appearance astonisheth the Heathen the earth before them is full of its fruit behind them its a desolate wilderness they spare not the ancient nor the honourable neither have they respect to the persons of men they even smile at destruction when it 's coming and they are prepared for all your oppressions Wherefore now gather your selves together O ye potsheards of the earth and stand up all you that thirst for blood assemble your selves together all ye persecutors let your counsels come up from hell and let the depth of the powers of darkness shew forth it selfe in the utmost of its strength and with it combine ye all together and stand up in the power of your King which is the Angell of the bottomless pit who is head among in and over all you who thirsteth for the blood of the innocent Now come and draw near in the very height of your Fathers wrath and behold we meet you in the infiniteness of our Fathers love and stand you together in the depth of your secret subtilty and behold we abide in the pure wisdome of the most High Stand ye up for the glory and honour of the world and we abide faithful for the glory of the Lord our maker And this I say plainly unto you that your long tyranny will never weary but the patience we have received neither can you inflict more punishment then the Lord hath enabled us to bear and as your wrath is increased our humility is increased much more and as you are filled and moved with envy we are much more filled and overcome with the power of the Fathers life and though you contrive wayes to ensnare the innocent we take no thought aforehand to deliver our selves for selfe we have denyed and we have given up our bodies and souls a living sacrifice unto God to do or suffer his will And him that kills the body we feare not much lesse those that can but whip or imprison but for a few moneths for our life you cannot reach neither can you disturb their rest whom the Lord hath crowned with honour who out of the world are redeemed and bought with the price of blood most precious but are become his to follow him whither ever he lead them though it be through tryals great tribulations bonds and long imprisonments these things cannot move them who are brought to rest in the deserts and sleep in the woods Yea and there is none can make them afraid with all their threats unrighteous Laws bonds Bridewels long unjust imprisonments or death it self And this honour hath the Saints and herein do they rejoyce for evermore in that they are counted worthy to suffer for his Names sake who was made perfect through sufferings and thereby overcame all the powers of Darknesse whereby Principalities and powers are spoiled for ever and through sufferings are we made more then conquerours over all our enemies whose day will have an end whose cruelty will cease whose tyranny will be rewarded upon their own heads and their memoriall will rot for ever but the faithfulnesse of the faithfull shall never be taken from him nor the innocency of the harmlesse shall never be forgotten neither shall they ever want strength to stand in the day of battell nor courage and boldnesse to endure when the enemies of the Lord ariseth up in opposition against the brightnesse of the rising of the power of the Lamb of God who is come to take away the sin of the world even him who is the Light and the Heir against whom with one consent the Rulers of the earth the Hireling Priests with all the prophane and unclean and all them of all opinions in the world are joyning together in one combination as with oneminde conspiring in their enmity to slay and murther the Heir that is now come to make an end of sin who saith I am the Light H. S. THE END