P. They say, 'That is another error of the Quakers, to say, he who is not infallible in his judgment, when he gives counsel and advice, is no minister of Christ.' See page 7.

A. Now he that is not infallible in his counsel, and judgment, and advice, is not he in error? And are not the ministers of Christ the ministers of the spirit? And is not that out of the error, and infallible in counsel and judgment? And are they ministers of Christ that are fallible? and is not the power, the gospel, infallible? You may well creep and go to the magistrates for help, who deny infallibility, and so as natural men know not the things of God with the earthly spirit of the world. I say, that is infallible which must order all the creation to the glory of God, by which they were made and created.

P. You say again, 'you are laying and spreading their errors and blasphemies before the magistrates, that they may stop their mouths.' See page 9.

A. Now you show that you have not the spirit of Stephen nor of the apostles, (whom their enemies could not resist,) but the spirit of them that are against Stephen, &c. persuading the magistrate; and so your weapons you show are carnal, not the mighty weapons to pluck down the strong holds and spiritual wickednesses, which weapons are spiritual. Ye are fain to fly to the mountains to cover you, to hide you from the presence of the lamb which is now risen. And where did ever the apostles go to the magistrates for help, and complain against errors and blasphemy? And such as did so, judged truth to be blasphemy, running to the magistrates as you do now, who are apostatized from the apostles. But many of the magistrates are come to see you, and will not be your pack-horses nor executioners any longer. And your whole intent is to brand the light of Christ Jesus, with the same expressions of 'error and blasphemy' as the Jews did in ages past, who are running to the magistrates with petitions, provoking and stirring up the blind zeal where it is, against Christ where he is in his saints, such as keep his testimony; whose thirst is after blood and persecution, who would stop the press that truth should not be published to the nation: thus showing ye have not the spirit that is able to gainsay or contradict the spirit that is in the Quakers. Therefore do you beg, with your petitions and feigned humility, for the powers of the earth to stop them. But where the spirit of wisdom, and of God, and of a sound mind is ruling, the intents of your minds are seen, such as were in all ages, that brought upon heaps, and stirred up tumults, and made insurrections among people, casting mists before magistrates' eyes, whereby they might be blinded and turned against the just. For which cause God's judgments have been brought upon such as you, and magistrates also, and he hath rebuked kings for his anointed's sake.'

John Toldervey's book called, The foot out of the snare.'

His principles: and these whose names were subscribed to the book, viz. Thomas Brooks, Thomas Jacomb, George Cockayn, William Adderley, John Goodwin, John Tombes, William Jenkins, and Matthew Poole, priests.

WHOSE intent, and that of the priests, is, to father the work of the ima gination that was in John Toldervey, upon the spirit of the living God and of Christ, that is in the Quakers. But all their work and imaginations are with the light and the spirit of truth judged, and him and his. priests, and all of them, their feet are fast in the snare. And all that is in this book which is contrary to the truth, and the scriptures, is judged; but all that is truth, is owned. And here are some of their principles as followeth. John Toldervey, and the rest, in the book entitled The foot out of the snare,' would lay all his actions upon the light, but they split themselves against the rock; and he himself hath split himself upon the rock, which made him recant, and deny all his foolish actions, and so these great high priests come off with shame.

P. He saith, The declaring against all sin is nothing of the mystery of the gospel of Christ.' See page 3.

A. Ignorant are you; for that which makes manifest sin, is the light of the glorious gospel of Christ the mystery. All his will-worships, and his will-actings, his self-righteousness, and obediences, and motions, and fancies which he followed, the priests would lay upon the covenant. in the heart, and Christ within, and do not clear the covenant and Christ within from all those actions which were destructive to the creature; which Christ, the covenant, preserves, and the creation, and brings the creature into the liberty of the sons of God: and here your madness and blindness appear without distinction.

P. He saith, Not to call any one master, nor to pull off the hat to any one; not to you any one, but to use the word thee and thou to a single person; not to use any compliments or greetings to any; not to bow to any man, to honour the creature; not drinking to any; and to pull off the points and ribands from his knees, band-strings, and hatband, and buttons that were unnecessary on his coat, and other things, and burned divers books,' &c. the putting off all these things which were unnecessary, they call seduced persuasions,' &c. See page 15. A. Now all these that have borne record with thee, under the life are ye come, and judged, which abides and remains, and for ever with it are judged: for, as for not calling men master, that is the command of Christ. As for the not fashioning yourselves according to the world in your former lusts of ignorance, that is the command of VOL. III.

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the apostle. And as for the forsaking of gorgeous apparel, naughtiness, and superfluity, they are corrected by the scriptures, and judged by the spirit. And as for drinking to one another,' and tempting one another with beer, and bowing the hat, and respecting and honouring the creature, these are earthly Adam's honour in the fall, which Christ receiveth not, the second Adam. And as for respecting of persons, they that do so, 'commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.' And now see where thou wast, and all the priests, in your seduced persuasions, and judged good evil, and evil good. And thou and the priests may see that all this that thou didst from thy own persuasions, is thy own will. But that which led thee from sin, and from the world, to righteousness, was owned; that shall be recorded for ever against thee and all the priests, and stand a witness against you, though now thou art in the flower of thy age. And it will be hard for thee, John, and the priests, to get in that which ye have spread abroad; and the weight of the burthen of all thy words, and your words, ye are not yet come to feel: but when the fire and the heat enter into your flesh, that ye are scorched with the vehement heat, then remember, every word that ye have given forth, will come upon you as a burthen. From a lover of your souls, and a cherisher of truth.

And, John, for all the actions which were done in thy will, and set forth in the same to the view of the world by the priests, which abused the power, and that which was rising in thee of God, to the sight of the world, crucifying afresh the son of God, and so put him to open shame, thou wilt suffer, and the priests; and that which was done in thy presumption, which abused the power of the Lord God, that was never accepted of the Lord God, nor owned by the men of God. But there are a thousand, I do believe, in the nation, that can see and do see what thou and the priests have recorded to the world, and are able to judge, when the power moved thee, and when there were imaginations; and they see that the priests took thy part, and are one with that nature in thee which betrayed the just, even Judas-like. And mind and take notice those that Judas betrayed Christ to, as thou betrayed the just also; see what friends they were to Judas, after Judas had done, and what friends they will be to thee after thou hast done! Now come to the just principle in thee, John; thy flight was in the winter.

And as for the word 'thee' and 'thou' spoken to a particular, they show they have forgotten the Latin books, that which they call their learning; for is it right to call one many, or many one? Is that a sound speech which cannot be condemned?

And all the people upon the earth that have run out in their imaginations, whereby truth comes to be hurt, if they have done it willingly, the greater shall be their punishment; they shall be whipped, however. But all you that have bent your wills, and given your strength to the

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adversary of God, whereby the way of truth cometh to be reproached, you are such as turn his grace into wantonness, as cause the way truth to be evil spoken of, and such shall have a reward according to their works, thou and you all.

P. They say,The fashions of the world, and the compliments, it is not sin to use them,' &c. See page 45.

A. Which is contrary to the scriptures, since to use even the ceremonies commanded of God, after the substance was come, was sin, much more the fashions and customs of the world. Yea, but say they, this brings in our living, and by the other we lose our livelihood; so ye may see what mind is up in choosing. And all the zeal is in the will which runs out before the light, the guide; and that is that which the priests catch at to make their defence with, against the truth. But the Lord will reward them according to their works, who hath showed mercy to Toldervey, and made him confess, in another book, that which formerly the priests and he had set forth, and vilified the truth with, and so it is published to the nation, as the answer to this book called, "The foot out of the snare.'

Such as deny the fashions of the world, which the priests are in, points and ribands, double cuffs, and boot-hose-tops, and the honour of men, which God will stain, and are called of men master; such things as these eight great priests justify, and ensnare people under them; and if any forsake them, they will say they are snared and deluded. And it is manifest who is their master, and who they serve, since the keeping Christ's command is a snare to them. And because we cannot call them master, and keep Christ's commands, therefore they rage, who transgress his command, and then say they are his ministers. But your fruits and works are seen, praised be the Lord; your eight priests have discovered yourselves, who are the false spirits gone out into the world from the apostles, and out of Christ's command. Matt. xxiii. Where do you read Mr. Paul, Mr. Peter? &c. And where do you read that Paul and the messengers of Christ were hung about with points and double cuffs, and boot-hose-tops, and ribands, and made such a stir about doffing of hats, and thee and thou, as the novice teachers do now, that are found in the lusts and fashions of the world, which the apostle declares against, and instructed them to use sound words which could not be condemned, and to obey the doctrine of Christ, not to be called of men master? But you are the transgressors that abide not in Christ's doctrine, but are the antichrists (2 John) which the apostle speaks of, that have reigned from their days, but are now discovered by the spirit; praised be the Lord God. And they know in their Latin original, it is not proper to say 'you' to a single person, and they know that to be 'called of men master,' is against the command of Christ, and in the transgression, and so usurping that authority which Christ forbids.

Thomas Collier's book called,

The Looking Glass for Quakers.' His principles follow.

And as for all his lies, they will be heaped upon his own head, and to his own sorrow.

P. He calls James Nayler a liar, because he said, "That by which the just lives, is that by which the creature is justified.' See page 2. And he saith, it is another righteousness,' because we witness the righteousness of faith which is in the heart, which God is the author of, &c. page 3.

A. Now that which we say God and Christ is not the author of, (but gathered from the letter,) is a dead faith and righteousness; and there is your justification, that stands in the unbelieving state and is condemned; only speaking of the letter as the Jews did, of a Christ that is come, as they did of a Christ that was to come; and have not heard his voice, nor received faith from him, who is the author of it, through which men are justified and come to have peace with God; and this faith is in their hearts.

P. He calls it a hearkening to the voice of satan, to hearken to the voice within,' and saith, They cry, the light within, the voice of Christ, the true word, which (he saith) is but their own lying fancies at the best,' &c. See page 4.

A. Now to call the light within, the word within, Christ within, the word of faith within, which is to be obeyed and done, lying fancies at the best;' here thou may see, Collier, that thou divides the word not aright, and art ignorant of the scriptures. And Christ saith, the spirit of the Father speaks in you.' Is not this all scripture? and if they hearken to this, do they not hearken to scripture? and is not the scripture fulfilled in this? And is thy voice all without thee, only in the letter? And thou judgest all delusion that hath any speaking within them, and so hast judged thyself, from the holy men of God, to be one of the dumb prophets, and so, contrary to the true prophets and apos

tles.

P. He saith, 'If the very Christ of God be within those that are called Quakers, he cannot come down from heaven,' &c. See same page.

A. Here he stands against the promise of Christ, that he shall come and dwell in you and walk in you.' I will come again unto you.' And he hath revealed his son in me,' saith the apostle. And thus thou, Thomas Collier, and John Bunyan, are ignorant of plain scripture; the scripture declares it, and the apostle said, Know ye not that Christ is in you except ye be reprobates,' and the spirit of the Father