I Having received a printed Book, which is full of untruths and lyes, come out of the generation of Lyars and Ser­pents, and full of subtilty and treachery, to deceive the simple with their Witchcraft and Sorcery: But God hath discovered your design, and he will gather his Sheep and Lambs from your mouths, and you shall no more devour them: The Lord is come, and coming to teach his people by his Spirit, and hath poured forth his Spirit, and doth pour it forth, that his Sons and Daughters begin to prophecy, and do; which makes the Teachers of the world to rage, who never heard a word from the Lord, but speak a divination of their own brain, which the Lord is altogether against, who have lived in the form of the letter, and not in the Power; men of corrupt minds, to resist the truth, as Iannes and Iambres did, 2 Tim. 3.8. When the Children of Israel were to come out of Egypt they resisted, as they did in the time of the Apostles who had the form, but are reprobate concerning the faith: So it is now with the worldly Teachers, who are made Ministers by the will of man, do resist the Truth now as they did, having the Form, denying the Power; for the Power brings out of darkness, out of Egypt, out of Pride and Oppression, and shakes the Earth, and cleaves the Rocks, and[Page 2]throws down the Mountains, and makes the seed to come forth, which is the marvellous Work of the Lord, which makes the Heathen to rage and full of fury to see the wondrous Works of the Lord brought forth.

The Title of the Book is, A faithful Discovery of a treache­rous Design of mystical Antichrist, displaying Christs Banners, but attempting to lay waste Scriptures, Churches, Christ, Faith, Hope, &c. and establish Paganism in England; containing an Examination of many Doctrines of the People called Quakers in York-shire, together with a Censure of their Way, and seve­ral Items concerning the design of God, Satan, and Man: These things recommended to the consideration of them who are in good earnest for Christ.

Friends, Your printed Papers are considered and weighed with them that love Christ, and they are found false, and you to be Lyars, uttering forth your unfaithful D [...]scovery; for you are the mystical Antichrist which you speak of, and your design is treacherous and found false, and weighed in the Ballance and found too light: And as touching laying waste Scriptures, it is your own condition, take it to your shame, for the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not lye; there you lay waste Scripture, and are blind, and cannot see, but are false Accusers, and accuse men falsly, and found Lyars, and the Scriptures are fulfilled upon you: The Scriptures we own, are ours, and stand for, and own to be fulfilled and fulfilling in us; but all you that make a Trade of the Scrip­tures which were spoken forth freely, such are slanderers of Christ and his Church, and lay waste Scriptures, and both esta­blish Paganism in England, and have established it, who know not God nor his Church, but have called a Steeplehouse a Church, and sprinkling Infants their Baptism, which they baptize into their Faith, into their Church, which there is no Scripture for. Now all people, see if this be not laying waste Scripture, and esta­blishing Popery, which God never commanded, and to the esta­blishing of this mystical Antichrist which hath long stood, but now God is coming to throw it down and unestablish it. Are not those Antichrists who walk contrary to Christs Commands, and term themselves to be Ministers of Christ who walk out of his steps? Christ Jesus, when he spoke to the multitude, and to his[Page 3]Disciples, he said, By their fruits ye shall know them; They are called of men Masters, and have the chiefest places in the As­semblies, lay heavy burdens upon the people, stand praying in the Synagogues, devouring widows houses; But Christ forbids these things, and bids his Disciples not to be so, but cryed Wo against them; And such are established in the Land now, who would dethrone Christ if they could; And you are in that same generation which was ever against Christ, and as the Scribes and Pharisees, who would have dethroned him, and never could own him in that nature you dwell in who gave forth these printed Pa­pers. And as touching Faith and Hope, we do deny that which holds up such things as Christ doth forbid, which is no faith nor no hope but of the hypocrites which shall perish, and all such hope was ever denyed with the Elect & Faithful. And the worlds Church do we deny, which is a house of stone; but faith which is the gift of God, we own, which purifies the heart, which faith is but one, and who are of faith are of Abraham; and this we witness to be fulfilled, and not denyed: And Hope that purifies the heart we own, but the hope of the hypocrites we deny, which saith, He must live in sin so long as he is here, and doth not purifie, that we deny. The Church of God we own, which is the Pillar and Ground of Truth, which Christ hath purchased with his own blood, which is without spot or blemish: But as to call a Steeplehouse, a house of stone, a Church, is blasphemy, and you that do so lay waste Scripture; for the Church is in God, 1 Thes. 1.1. And Christ did not come to redeem a Steeplehouse, nor to hold up such things, but to redeem his people from such things that be carnal, which you Pagans now establish. And as touching that we deny Christ, it is false, it is your own conditi­ons; for read Matth. 23. and there you may see your own con­ditions, walking in their steps which Christ forbids, Pharisee-like, and such are Antichrists, and there you shew your selves to be Antichrists in the mystery of iniquity, being called of men Ma­sters, when Christ forbids to call any man Master, or to be called of men Master: But that Christ we own who cryed, Wo unto them which were called of men Masters, and had the chiefest places in the Assemblies, and the uppermost rooms at Feasts, and greetings and salutations in the Markets, which the Lord Jesus [Page 4]Christ cryed Wo against, and taught his Disciples not to be so; But all such as hold up these things which Christ forbids, we de­ny, which he did deny. Praised be the Lord God, who hath given us the light to see your abominations, and led us from your snares, which causeth you mischievous men to vent forth your mischief against the Truth, and utter forth your folly; but as So­lomon saith, so are fools known, who are at Beverley; but God Almighty be praised, who hath given us a sight to see your de­ceits, and to comprehend you who are deceived and would de­ceive; but your formal ways are layd open, and your shame and nakedness doth appear, and to us it is very serviceable, that you have put your folly in print, and do publish it abroad, who are not come yet so far as Balaam, who the dumb Ass reproved; and the Angel of the Lord is coming to stop your way, though for a while you may rage and lye; but I say the Lord will rebuke that lying spirit, for a lying spirit the Lord doth abhor, for it is an abomination to him; it would make discord, but the Spirit of Truth doth discover it, and hath found you out to be of your father the Devil, who was a Lyar from the beginning; and for shame blush, and never make a profession of Christ, of Faith, or of Hope, who openly have shewed your selves to be Lyars and Slanderers of the only people of God, who live in hope and faith, and in the fear of God: but it is that the Scripture may be fulfill­ed; Lyars, cursed children, evil beasts, and slow bellies, who serve not the Lord Jesus Christ, but their own bellies, such are they who cause the Truth to be evil spoken of, who are Enemies to the Cross of Christ, glory in their shame, and mind earthly things, as ye may see England at this present time is full of such Teachers and Prophets, which walk contrary to all the Commands of Christ and his Apostles, which go after the ways of Cain to envy, and run greedily after the error of Balaam for gifts and rewards, who perished in the gain-saying of Corah: And there is your portions and conditions of the English Church, held up by you the English Teachers who gave forth this Book, who are made by the will of man; and those who are come to the Church of God, which you call Quakers, deny such. Moses did fear and quake, and the Apostle brought him as an Example to the He­brews, who were come to the general Assembly, and the Church[Page 5]of the first born which is written in Heaven, and to God the Iudg of all, whose voyce shook the Earth, whose voyce now shakes the Earth, which makes you wonder and rage you earth­ly minded men, who never heard the voyce of God. Moses did tremble, Habakkuk did tremble, Iob did tremble, David did tremble and quake, and the Son of man was to eat his bread with quaking, and Paul did tremble that their faith might stand in the power of God, and not in the wisdom of words; and Daniel did tremble, and his strength and breath was gone, and they who were with him did quake. These Scriptures being fulfilled in the people of God now, such you wonder at now, as they in the former ages who spoke forth the Scriptures were wondered at; And here you lay waste Scriptures, and deny the fulfilling of the Scriptures, making a scorn of them and a derision, who are come to tremble as they did. Friends, you sit as Judges to censure of their way whom you call Quakers, who are a people taught of God; you who are making bonds and snares to limit the Pow­er of the holy One; in your own snares you are taken, and God will burst them asunder; for the Doctrine of Christ you know not, which is the Doctrine of the Quakers which you scornfully nickname; but that Word they own, else they should lay waste Scripture, as you do. But Moses, who did tremble, fear and quake, did account it great riches to be reproached, and so do we with you in the same generation, who witness quaking, as Moses did and Paul did; and so it is you that lay waste Scriptures: and so you busie minded fellows are censuring of the doctrine of the Quakers, shewing your selves to be those busie bodies who are spoken of in the Scripture, who have but a Censure, and no infallible Judgment; and so those who have an infallible Judg­ment will cry out against you to see your folly and slander.

Whereas concerning the Designs of God, Satan and Men, and the dominion of Satan; There you are who gave forth these Pa­pers, for Lyars you are of them which are of God: As you have uttered it forth shamefully, as in saying, they lay waste Scripture, Christ, Church, Faith, Hope, and in your conclusion you have but a Censure of the way and doctrine: Now all friends, who have a love to Christ, may discern and see your censorious ways, and give Judgment upon you who have no infalliable Judgment,[Page 6]neither have Faith, Church, Christ, nor Hope, which the Saints do enjoy; but are without God in the world in their imitations and likeness, blaspheming God and his Temple, and those tender Lambs and harmless ones in York-shire, who have been imprison­ed and persecuted to death, who witness the fulfilling of the Scripture as they did who gave forth the Scripture: but the true God you know nothing of, nor the men who are of God, for you shew your selves forth to be Lyars of them who worship the true and living God: And this is to the stile of your Book, which is all false, and comes out of a false mind and a false heart, whose throats are an open sepulchre, drinking up iniquity as the Ox drinks up water, who are of them who are the Deceivers of the Nation: But the witness of the Lord is gone out against you, and you are taken, and to Judgment you must come, for the Judg­ment of the great Whore is come, and you Lyars must into the fire and lake that burns eternally; you shall witness what I speak to be the Word of the Lord: And here I charge you in the pre­sence of the Lord to be no Ministers of the Gospel, who are not able to give an infallbile Judgment, but only a Censure, which the Apostles had.

Whereas you say, If in any age the Devil hath transformed himself into an Angel of light, or his Apostles and Ministers have transformed themselves into the Apostles and Ministers of Christ, they have done so in this Apostatizing age in which we live, yea they have been more cunning, subtil, and seem­ingly spiritual in transforming themselves in this age, then ever they were in any foregoing Generation; Satan is now act­ing his part upon the Stage with all deceivableness of unrighte­ousness, and shall continue to act like unto himself, and beyond his former actings, until the Angel cast him into the bottom­less pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he may deceive the Nations no more; for by how much he shall perceive his Kingdom neerer unto a period, by so much more every day he and his factors will shew themselves politickly active, for the supporting and exalting his hellish and totter­ing Kingdom: And as God hath, doth, and will enlighten his Saints and witnesses more towards the end of Antichrists reign, and the beginning of the calling of the Jews to Christ; so the[Page 7]Dragon that old Serpent hath, doth and will more and more fill his Agents and Instruments with a Diabolical spirit of madness, and delusions.

This shall stand for your selves, who have but a censure of their ways, who are called Quakers, and not an infallible Judg­ment as the Apostles had; and it's true, Satans Ministers you are, who have transformed your selves to be like the Apostles and Mi­nisters of Christ; but into their life you never came, nor never shall, but destruction you must know first. Have you not had the form long, and made a trade of the Apostles words, and Christs words, and the Prophets words, and would be like them, transforming your selves like unto the Apostles; but walk in the steps of the Scribes and Phrisees, who were enemies to Christ, which Jesus Christ cryed wo against, Mat. 23. and 1 Tim. 3. who have been they who have crept into houses, leading filly women captive, ever learning, and never coming to the knowledg of the truth, some Twenty, some Thirty, some Forty, some Fifty, and some Sixty years, and in the end never the better: The time hath been among you Shepherds and Watch­men, as Isaiah speaks on, The Watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, cannot bark, lying down, loving to slumber, yea they are all greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are Shepherds which cannot understand, every one looking for his gain from his Quarter. And here you are Shepherds of England about Beverley; But God hath raised up a light in his People, as was in Isaiah, who cryed against the false Shepherds then, which light doth the same against you now, you dumb dogs who have but the letter, and not the word of the Lord, and do blaspheme the Light of God where it is made manifest and dwels, which testifies against your deceits: And this is your Apostatizing age in which you live. Whereas you say, they have been more cunning, it is your selves who are so subtil and seemingly spiritual, in transforming your selves in this age (whereas you say themselves, it is your selves) then ever they were in any foregoing Generation, Satan is now acting his part upon the Stage: Are not you them who pretend your selves to stand up for Christ, who hold up Baal, and run after the error of Balaam, which all the Ministers of Christ spoke[Page 8]against, which Generation you are of? Who are they that are got up into the chiefest place in the Assemblies, and act as in a Stage-play, and have a glass to act their hour, and make a trade of Christs words, the Prophets words, and the Apostles words, and acts in the chiefest places of the Assemblies, taking a verse and raising motives, tryals, uses, reasons and points from it, And then say the people, he hath handled his text well, and made good matter of it, and give unto the people Davids quak­ings, tremblings, weepings, prophecyings and prayers, and these are turned into meeter, and given to the ignorant to sing, O Lord I am not puft in mind, I have no scornful eye: Here you are upon the Stage teaching people lyes, more subtil then in the foregoing generation; Satan acting his part upon his Stage with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, and shall continue to act beyond his former actings, so you may see who pretend and have pretended to be the Ministers of Christ, have gone beyond all the false Prophets in the former ages, for Balaam who loved the wages of unrighteousness, durst not take it; but these take it, you take it, and so you go beyond Balaam, he durst not take it to curse the people of God, but you take it which rail up­on the people of God; and if they will not give it, they sue men at the Law: And is not Satan here acting his part upon the Stage, contrary to Christ Jesus and his Ministers, who preach freely the Gospel, who was beat and halled forth of your Synagogue?

And as you say, Ʋntil the Angel cast him into the bottomless and shut him up, and set a Seal upon him, that he may de­ceive the Nations no more: This Prophecy is upon your selves and the Angel is coming to fulfil it, and long have the Nations, been deceived by him that rules you, which is the Devil, into the bottomless pit he must go which you prophecy of, who are false Prophets, and will be shut up, that he may deceive the Nations no more, for now your Kingdom you are fearing, and you the Devils factors will shew your selves publikely active for the supporting of his hellish and tottering Kingdom, for by how much he shall perceive his Kingdom neerer unto a peri­od, he and his factors will shew themselves more politickly active, as you declare it; but all your actings are discovered, [Page 9]and all your preachings are comprehended, and what they lead to; for take away your gifts and rewards, and then you will not act your part upon the Stage (as you call it.) And as God hath, and doth, and will enlighten his Saints, as you say, and witness more and more towards the end of your Antichristian Reign; God hath enlightened his Saints, and doth more and more towards the end of your Antichrists reign; And see which light is their eye to see you the Antichrist who hath long reigned; and as God hath, doth and will enlighten the Saints, and witness you more and more, you will all be found to be the Antichrist, and blind Guides, who have long reigned upon the Earth, and brought no­thing to perfection; towards the end of Antichrists reign, little children, boys and girls will cry out against you, and the Scripture shall be fulfilled, Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings the Lord will ordain strength, and perfect his praise: And such the Priests were against; and were not the Priests against Christ, and did incense all the rude multitude against him? and were not the Priests against Stephen when he was stoned to death? and were not the Priests against Paul who was a Tent-maker, and many to the Apostles fishermen? And so the Pharisees, then Enemies to Christ, stood up for their own Kingdom, when they saw it begin to totter, and Christ come to reign. The Pharisees and Priests had the form of Christ in words from the Prophets, but not the pow­er, Mat. 2. When he was come, they were the greatest Enemies to him; So are you Antichrist now, who have got the form of the Apostles and Christ, but not the power: Now your King­dom is tottering, and the Lord Jesus Christ is coming to reign, and be admired in his Saints; Happy day, happy day, doth the Reighteous cry, freedom from Antichrist, freedom from all Baals Priests alone by Christ.

And as touching the Calling of the Jews to Christ; so the Dragon, that old Serpent, hath, and doth, and will more and more fill his Agents and Instruments with your diabolical spirit of madness and delusion: This shall stand for your own portion, for your Agents and Instruments with your diabolical spirit of madness and delusions you have shewed forth against the Truth which is now rising; so that old Dragon the old Serpent, hath and doth more and more fill you who are his, and so you fill the[Page 10]ignorant, and would fill the Magistrate; but God be thanked who hath raised a light up in many of his, which sees your abo­minations which you have committed: And the beginning of the calling of the Jews to Christ, which makes you unrighteous ones to rage, who are called out of your Kingdom: He is not a Jew who is one outward, which is in the flesh, but he is a Jew who is one inward, that of the heart in the spirit, not in the letter, whose praise is not of men, but of God: And the calling of these Jews to Christ is dayly; praised be the Lord God for ever, who is encreasing his Kingdom, which is not of this world. And whereas you say, That whensoever God hath drawn near to any Country or City in the light of his Gospel to expel Popery and Antichristian darkness, the Devil hath in such Countries and Cities raised up a sort of new and spiritual Antichrists: You are the Antichrists, belching forth your wickedness, who have got the form, yet live out of the life of Christ: As the Pharisees had the form of Moses, the form of the Prophets; so have you Gospel, but have put the Books, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Iohn, for the Gospel, which is the carnal letter, and a part of the declaration of the Gospel, which Gospel is Jesus Christ the Lamb of God, which takes away the sins of the world, which is glad tydings to every troubled Soul: And hence it is, that when­soever God hath drawn night to any Country or City in the light of his Gospel to expel Popish and Antichristian darkness, which is your conditions; for you have had Christs words and a form, but walked out of his Command; but now the glorious light of the Gospel shines, and you are all found to be Antichrists, having no­thing but the form, which is empty: For God hath in this age drawn near unto this Country, and his true light shines; and in Cities the light of his Gospel is risen to dispel your Popish and Antichristian darkness, which hath long reigned, and layd close, and kept all poor people in darkness. The multitude of proud and covetous Teachers that have been and are in this Nation, and the multitude of Sermons, what good have they done all this while? A Constable in his place may do more service in keeping in Civilness, then all your Teachers in speaking once a week to the people on the first day: and then in the week days, some in[Page 11]the world, some to fighting, and oaths, and drunkenness, and some to their pleasures, and the Priests often with them in the Ale­houses; so that they do but observe that they call their Sunday, and come to the Idols Temple, and give him his wages, all is well. O ye devilish proud Priests, who are patterns of pride, which goes before destruction, God is coming to confound you all, and set up his Gospel, which freely should go abroad, for he hath suffer­ed you long to reign in Popish and Antichristian darkness; The Devil hath usually in such Countries and Cities raised up a sort of new and spiritual Antichrists: And there you are in the my­stery of iniquity and spiritual wickedness, not having the life of Christ, which have the form of the Apostles; But now the life of Christ and the Apostles is made manifest and risen, which sees your new and spiritual Antichristian darkness which is got up since the Apostles; so it is new, as in this age, but it is the old; and there you are the generation which was ever against Christ, who are far worse then the gross and Popish Antichristians, who live in the midst of the Antichristian Babylonish Territories and Dominions, and are members of that Body, making War against the Saints and against the Lamb; but the Lamb hath got the Victory, praises, praises be to our Lord God Almighty for ever: And thou Babylon are become a habitation of Devils, and the Cage of unclean Birds; for the Popish Antichristians have many Idols, and Images, and Crosses without them, and do not beleeve the overcoming of their sin, but must have a Purgatory to be cleansed in: So in Teachers near unto Beverley are full of Images, having your Idol Temple without, which Stephen was stoned to death for witnessing against, which beleeve you shall never overcome sin so long as you are upon Earth: Here you differ nothing from the Papists, but must have a Purgatory, else where will you be cleansed? seeing no unclean thing must enter into the Kingdom of Heaven: And the light of the glorious Go­spel is risen, and Christ is coming to overturn all your Popish and Antichristian Doctrine, which hath long reigned, but it shall not long have dominion over the simple ones. And as you say, The Sun is accompanied with divers Caterpillers and venomous creatures; so many venomous principles and practises have dis­covered themselves in the profession and lives of some: This is[Page 12]your own condition; for as Caterpillers you go up and down eating up the green, where it is springing, as it speaks in the Re­velation: And here in your paper of Advisement you have made manifest, and as venomous creatures you are full of poyson, Ser­pent-like, Mat. 23. And so many venomous principles and prac­tises have been discovered in your profession and lives, which we cannot but testifie and cry out against, which is contrary to the Prophets and Apostles; the pride and oppression that is held up by the profest Ministers of the world, who go after the error of Balaam, who bear rule by their means, who seek for their gain from their quarter, who are up in the chiefest places of the Assem­blies, which Christ and the Prophets cryed out against: and now Christ is made manifest, and sends his servants to cry out against you and your venomous principles and practises, and have disco­vered your selves and your profession and lives; this all people in England who dwell in the light will own what I speak, and wit­ness against your practise. Whereas you accuse, That Some in their profession discover themselves in their practises and lives: All unrighteousness and ungodliness we do deny, and not justifie; But as the Summers Sun is coming, and the tender herbs are growing, you go like Caterpillers and Locusts to eat them up; but the West wind is arising which will drive you away, whose King over you comes out of the bottomless pit, and must return thither again: And as you do accuse some of their lives, had you mentioned the fact, there had been honesty in it; but all who are in the Truth will judg you here to be Back-biters, venting forth your malice; for no ungodliness do we justifie, but deny; there­fore doth the world hate us, because we testifie against the world, and the works of the Devil.

And whereas you say, Where the Gospel hath gloriously shined for the enlivening and enlightening of others. True it is, you have had a glorious time as you call it, in making a trade of the declaration of the Gospel in deceiving of others, Instead of enlightening, you have kept in darkness, where the Gospel hath gloriously shined for the enlivening and enlightening of others, all your Witchcraft, and Sorceries are discovered, for God is enlightening and hath enlightened his, with the glori­ous Gospel, which light was, before the letter was, and the [Page 13]Lord is coming to make your Kingdom dark, who have set us Queens, and seen no sorrow: Now your desolation is coming, therefore your folly and madness you are venting forth. And as you say, Wherefore Solomon did apply his hearts to know Wis­dom, and the Wickedness of folly and madness; so Christians are not to be discommended who do endeavor to know mistical errour of the New Antichristians which are risen up amongst us.

This wisdom is made manifest to the Church of God, where­as Solomon did apply his heart to know Wisdom, we do wit­ness Solomons word, and the wickedness of your folly, and madness to us is discovered, so such Christians are not to be discommended who have put on Christ, and stand armed against your wills and deceits, who do endeavor to know, and do know the mistical error of your new Antichristian Religion, which is the old Antichrist, which is risen up amongst us that they may avoyd them. God hath enlightened his Saints, so that the true light shines in them, that your spirit is known to be the mistical spirit of error, being in the way of Balaam you come to be denyed with them whom God hath raised, and such you blaspheme who are the Temples of God, and so the Scripture is fulfilled, The Beast shall blaspheme God and his Temple: And you who have written your complaint abroad, and put it in print, and say, Some are risen up amongst you, God hath raised up a feed, those ways which you cannot destroy with all your bestical power. And as you desire, That they may be furnished with abilities to declare against them, and the pains and labors of such are worthy commendations, who by their Tongues and Pens do endeavor to lay open the Ridles and misteries of Satan and his Instruments.

Here you deceivers have contradicted your selves instead of giving commendations you give railing false Accusations upon them who are furnished with abilities to declare against you, and the pains and labors of such who lay open your Ridles and the mystery of Satan, which rules you and his Instruments unto discovery, and hath discovered you to be both in Babylon and confusion that you may see it in papers, and shall see it more and more amongst you; Some write, some speak, some print, [Page 14]according as they are furnished with the abilities which God hath given them, to testifie against you who have long deceived the Nation, and have been the Instruments of Satan standing up for his Kingdom; but now the glorious light shines, by which you are discovered. And as you say, Among whom these Bre­thren are to be justly and deservedly honored, who have pithily, solidly and Christianly discovered some of the Serpentine errors, and delusions, and mysteries of the Familists and Quakers. In this here you Pharisees have justified your selves, and would be honored for your pithiness, solidity and Christianity, as you call it; but your madness and folly, and unjust dealing is discovered, and your Serpentine errors, and delusions, and mysteries, which you accuse some of the Quakers of; take it home, and judg your selves for there you shall find it, it is your own condition, portion and condemnation: all who are in the Light witness it with me. And as you say, These Brethren are to be justly honored: Bre­thren you are, but in the generation of the Pharisees, which was ever against Christ, as you have shewed by your consulting toge­ther against his Spirit where it is, as the chief Priests, Scribes and Pharisees did: but all the righteous blood which hath been shed, was by that generation wherein you live; but wo is upon you who put light for darkness, darkness for l [...]ght, and evil for good; but wo is upon you and upon all such who are covered, but not with the Spirit of the Lord, and stand not in his Counsel, but follow after your own imaginations, therefore have you uttered forth your lyes.

And as you say, The blessing of him that dwelt in the Bush be upon the endeavors of these brethren and prosper this small Book, which hath much in it for the battering of errour, and the maintaining of truth according to Scripture; which is the prayers of us who can subscribe our selves friends to all Saints; whose names are these I find subscribed to this Advertisement; Christopher Feaks, Iohn Simpson, George Cokain, Lawrance Wise. Whereas you speak, The blessing of him who dwelt in the Bush to be upon the endeavors of these brethren, and pros­per their small Book; Him ye know not, who is the living God. Moses which saw him was a Quaker, and you scorn­fully deride such who are brought into his condition now, and[Page 15]Judg with your dark minds and evil thoughts them to be in er­ror, so would ye do with Moses: So the curses, and plag [...], and vengeance of God will fall upon these Brethren (as you call [...]) who have uttered forth their lyes and their errors; and that will come upon it, in stead of prospering it, which you say hath much in it for the beating down of Error, and maintaining of Truth: In it you have set up the spirit of lying and the spirit of Error, as in saying we deny Christ, and so in maintaining of that which is contrary to Truth, which is a lying spirit. According to Scriptures I have proved you, for as the Scripture saith, Lyars are without God. And as you say, which is the prayers of us who can sub­scribe our selves friends to all Saints: The prayers of you Lyars are the prayers of the wicked, which are an abomination to God: And whereas you mention Saints, They are ashamed of your practises, of your lyes, errors and blasphemies, nor cannot sub­scribe to you, nor none of your friends: Friends the Saints may call you, as Christ did Iudas, and him that had not the wedding garment, who must go into utter darkness, and thither you are to go who are false accusers and slanderers; so the Scripture is ful­filled upon you who have wrested and perverted them. And so much for your Advisement.