And again, we find many slanders and lys in that which is called The Weekly Post, printed by R. Wood, and he saith, witness the burning of the Bible by sundry Quakers; Now Wood we command thee to mention those sundry Quakers that burned the Bible, and bring thy works to the light; and them that deny the true testimo­ny of it, mention them in particular: and the Ordinances of Christ and the Ministers of Jesus Christ we own, and free-will is denyed; and mention what Ministers those are in particular that they do de­ny, else let thy mouth be stopped for ever; for upon record, thou art seen with the light which comprehends the world, and thy end and race, and thy folly is manifested; who art one of them that Prints false reports [...]

And another slanderous paper Printed for G. Horton, called, The Quakers Dream, and on the outside of it he hath set many Images of Males and Females, which the Scripture forbids: so under the Judgment of the Scripture thou art brought. And thou brings one Gilpin for thy cloak for thy slanders, a fit object in whom the De­vils trembled, who turned from being a Quaker to be a drunkard, against whom a Warrant was given out for his drunkenness. And then thou speaks of several converted Quakers in Leicestershire, that the Devil appeared to; We demand of thee their names, and do not with thy lyes make the truth odious; for we know no lye is of the truth: and them that are not of the truth, may be subject to be­lieve thy lys, and filthy Dreams that are in thy slanderous Paper. Was Iohn Gilpin convinced of his drunkenness? and is he now tur­ned to it again? That which did convince him, will convince thee, and you all, and be our witness at the last; and thy dancings and feastings which thou speakest of, is denyed with them who are scorn­fully called Quakers amongst you, who are become your song, your by-word and reproach; but our strength is the Lord God, and our Redeemer the Holy One of Israel: So take warning all ye lyars, and slanderers, least the Lord sweep you away with all the re­fuge of lyes; for the Lord is cleansing the Land of evil doers.

And R. Wood shewed Simon Dring and Will. Wilson, a book called A Mirror, or a Looking-Glass both for Saints and Sinners, set forth by S. Clarke Pastor in Bennet-Finch London; the Saints have looked in­to it, in which book is lys, out of which book, R. Wood said G. Horton had his ground, to publish forth that which we know to be lys, and print them, which he calls His Quakers dream. And the said R. Wood said to Simon Dring and William Wilson, that the said George Horton was a fudling abroad, and how the drunkards makes their Songs.

Thou George Horton, who hast published many lies, scandalls and slanders in thy papers which thou calls the Quakers terrible vision. And many unsavoury speeches (which be not worth mentioning) is found in it, which is come out of the generation of lyars, and all thy unsavoury expressions, in the paper, and thy lyes, and thy slanders are denyed. And they that make lyes their refuge, may be builded upon thee, and may have a refuge under thee, who art one of the Devils seeds-men (who sowes his lies abroad) who is of them, And Hor­ton we demaund of thee what they bee, that hold community of women, and other folks wives, and what women they be, and what mens wives they are, mention the names of them, and where they live, and let the Law take hold upon them, else upon record thou ar [...] left Horton, thou belies Isaiah, who saith he did not go naked, when the Scripture saith he did, and here thou art not onely a lyar upon us, but upon the Scripture, as you may read, Isaiah 20. and read thy 5 page; and a great deal of stuff, thou hast about Gilpin, one of thy own generation, which is under the power of Satan. And thou Horton says Paul was zealous in his way, persecuting the Saints, Thy fruits, appears, to be in Sauls steps, who art to the truth an enemy. And mention, those Quakers that hold forth free-will. Mention their names, (who manifests thy self to be in works of darkness, to slander in the dark: for the lye, and the slander, in thy paper, we deny, and thy unsavoury expressions. And again thou art babbling, and hath stuffed in thy paper, of one thou calls Mr. Fox taking a man by the singer out of a whirl-pool; And this is like unto the rest of thy filthy stuff, and again, thou art tormented, because some throw off their rib­bons: and here again, thou doest manifest thy self, they that are of the world they may own thee, but the children of the light sees, that the lusts of thy Father thou doest, and the lusts of thy Father thou would have, and cannot endure his Kingdom should be over-grown, & such who be in the nature of Swine, as thou art, & Dogs do bark at the children of light, and Swine doth cry to the great admiration of the people. And thou scoffes at the light w [...]thin, and sets above it the Images of Male and Female. And again Horton we command thee to make mention, of those Quakers, that makes the word of God but as a sha­dow; oh! was here ever the like in any age seen, who professe Chr [...]st, live [...]n so much Impudency, breathing of lyes and slanders, what an unsavoury smell is this, that comes from those, that calls themselves Christians, and Churches, but we see thy fruit, in thy paper, and thy smell is gone out into the Nation, and recorded thou art, and answered shall be to that in thy conscience, in the day of thy condemnation. And this Mist, which thou cast forth, doeth no hurt, among the children of light, nor among them who feare God, thy lying spirit the Lord will rebuke and all the rest, of thy other unsa­voury speeches, whom to thy self shall return, and the author of them, but now the time is come that they say report, and we will re­port, and all manner of evill is cast upon the children of light, so ye [Page 4]are them that fulfill Christs words, but this we say, The Lord forgive you.

Ye Ballet-makers, and ye Ballet-sellers, Stationers, and Printers of them; and buyers of them beware, for the Lord God of glory is arising, who saith, Thou shalt not make any Image of Male or Female, which you do amongst you, and are sound upon your ballets, and so out of Gods counsell, are amongst the heathen making Images: and your vain jesting books, which stirs up the heathen, which knowes not God, and such be out of his command, which makes Image of Male and Female, and other creatures contrary and out of Gods com­mand, and because the Images and Ballads are cried against, it makes the Heathen to rage, and imagine vain things against them, who doth them crie against, shewing that these have their harts, and are their gods, yea, but saith them that be in the flesh, in the lust, and in the pride, We shall loose our gain, and our calling, if we forsake our jesting-books, our ballads, and our books of rimes, which upon them is the Image of Males and Females, and that is to set them out: though God doth forbid them, it brings us in gain Iupiter-l [...]ke which all his Tradesmen cries, These are pestilent fellowes with cries against these things, which brings us in gain, we can professe Christ, and hold up these things too, saith Iupiter who be in Iupiters nature with his Images: but to you all professors of Christ Jesus, which be in the evill with your jesting-books, and ballads, and books of verse and rime and vain songs, and your ballads with your Images of Male and Female, upon them to the light in your consciences, I speak: with that mind which you read your jesting-books and sing your ballads, you professe the Scriptures, and lives out of the obedience of them, so you are them that cry Lord, Lord, which enter not into the Kingdom of God, who doth not the will of God, for who doth his will knoweth his doctrine, and from all that which stirs up wantonnesse, and pleasures, and fa­bles-followers are turned away from, which enters into the kingdome of God: so your jests and songs shall be turned into howl [...]ng, as you may read Amos, & you that make songs & ballads upon wicked people, & so rejoice in iniquity which is contrary to Scripture, as you may read, oh how are the world in many places, & streets, and walls painted with b [...]llads and fables, and yet now professe your selves to be Christians, and of the Church of Christ, oh stop your mouths, and cover your lips, where did any of Christs flock so, but this is the froth of the sea, and the foame of it, and here you are proved to be such who said; they were Iews, but were not, therefore I do warn all young and old people from the Lord God, give over your reading ballads your song-books, and rime-books, which are all for the fire, with them that made them, and read the Scr [...]ptures with was from the life of God declared, which declared aga [...]nst all vain fables and lightnesse, and wantonnesse, and pleasures, lest that you be given over to believe lies, and so remain under the power of Sa­tan, [Page 5]and perish, and not regard that light which shews you the works of Satan, and the works of God, where you might receive power from the Lord Jesus, and so be turned from the power of Sa­tan unto God, and so come to witness the entrance into the King­dom of glory which hath no end; but you who this light do hate, it is your condemnation, so this is your Teacher, and this is your condemnation, that do it hate: and you that this do not regard, your blood be upon your own head from him who saies, There is no peace to the wicked.

A lamentation and grief, and sorrow to see so much profession of Christ and God, and of the holy Prophets of God, and o [...] the holy Apostles words amongst people that are so proud, that cannot tell how to go, nor what to put on, nor what to eat, wh [...]ch shews your selves to be of that Kingdom of the world, professing him in words, and with your lips profess honor to him: but your hearts are far off, and your practise do manifest it and fruits; for by the fruits the tree is known, and a lamentation and sorrow to see the fruits of the Doctrine of the teaching of the world; for they in their conversations, and their communications which is heard now abroad among such as profess God, and Christ, and Prophets, and Apostles words, when they in their filthy communications, one crys Oh Lord! another crys Oh Christ! with a vain mind taking Gods name in vain, making mention of Christs name and not depart from iniquity: and others crying and swearing, by God they will do such a thing, or swearing, by God they will not do such a thing: and others swearing by their Faith such a thing is so, and by their Faith such a thing is not so and swearing when they are selling their Merchandise, by their troth they will haue so much, and by their troth they cannot take so much: So are quite out of Christs Doctrine, who saith, In all your communications let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay: for whatsoever is more is evil: and others swearing by Masse and Mary, and thus the Land mourns because of oaths; and this ill savory smell ascends which stinks in the Nostrills of God, which is found out of Christs Doctrine, and out of the Apostles doctrine, who saith, Above all things my brethren swear not at all, least you fall into the condemnation of the Devil; and ye that swear, are out of the Doctrine of Christ and the Apostles, and are fallen into the condemnation of the the Devil, as you may read, Math. 5. Again others when they are crossed fall out into cursed speeches, being the cursed children, and speak forth often, and bid a pox on such a thing that crosses them, and cry Gods wounds. Oh lamentation! miserable profession who take the Prophets Words, and Christs und his Apostles for a cloak! God will not be mocked with your hypocrisie, His plagues you can­not escape who chuseth the evil, and refuseth the good. The day of the Lord is coming upon His adversaries, and many will appear in that day and say, Lord, Lord, but to them he will say, depart from me [Page 6]ye workers of iniquity, I know you not; are you workers of iniquity? depart then; Have ye your old garments on? and are you wicked and slothful? into utter darkness you are to be cast, where there shall be weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Do you live sumptu­ously and in pleasures upon the earth? and are you not rich glut­tons which have pleasure in your life time? Did not he go into torment who lived so? is not he an example to you all? and will you not be warned in your life time, but still go on in your gluttonous way of pleasures? Are you not coveting after mony which is the root of all evil, and so pierce your selves through with many noysome and hurtful lusts? Are not you joyn [...]ng house to house, and field to field, until there be no more place left for the poor? Remember the end of such. Do you not live wantonly upon earth, as in pleasures, and kills the just, and so are dead whilst you live, which the Scripture mentions. Are you not drink­ing w [...]ne and beer, and strong-drink until the wine inflame you, and so call for the Pipe and Harp, which the Prophets of the Lord were sent to testify against? and do not you who live in these beast­ly practises before mentioned, profess your selves to be a Church, and professes your selves to be Christians, and so outwardly to men do appear beautiful; but are the generation that slays the righte­ous blood? So your works being evil, your reward will be according. And every one search with the light which from Christ the Lord Jesus doth come, that with it you may see your works, whether you be free from those practises before mentioned; who are shall have his reward: and who are not, are with the light to be condemned, and his works are for the fire: and in your life time, remember you are all warned, and this is the day of your visitation, wherein you are visited, now you have time prize it: to the light in all your consciences I speak, which is my witness which comes from Christ, which lightneth every man that comes into the world, that with it you may see your selves, and your deeds, whether they be wrought in God and he that hates it, his deeds are evil, they are not of God, and this is the condemnation of all that hate it, the Light.