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id: A92595
author: Scotland. Parliament.
title: Proclamation against all meetings of Quakers, Anabaptists, &c.
date: 1661
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sentence: 57
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id: A96405
author: Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings.
date: 1692
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words: 1412
sentence: 56
flesch: 61
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title:
  To the monthly and quarterly meetings of Friends in England, Wales, London, the twenty six day of the sixth month, 1692.

summary:
  To the monthly and quarterly meetings of Friends in England, Wales, London, the twenty six day of the sixth month, 1692. Society of Friends.


id: A93936
author: Bealing, Benjamin, d. 1739.
date: 1696
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words: 1577
sentence: 66
flesch: 65
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title:
  Reasons why those of the people called Quakers, challenged by George Keith, to meet him at Turner's Hall the eleventh of this month called June, 1696. refuse their appearance at his peremptory summons.

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id: A93551
author: England and Wales. Parliament.
date: 1697
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mime: application/xml
words: 1614
sentence: 68
flesch: 65
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title:
  Something relating to the bill for small tithes: humbly presented to the consideration of the Parliament, in behalf of the people called Quakers,.

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  Something relating to the bill for small tithes: humbly presented to the consideration of the Parliament, in behalf of the people called Quakers,. 1697 Approx. Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2627:23) Something relating to the bill for small tithes: humbly presented to the consideration of the Parliament, in behalf of the people called Quakers,. England and Wales.


id: A50566
author: Mellidge, Anthony.
date: 1659
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words: 1608
sentence: 48
flesch: 65
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title:
  Winchester Prison the 21th day of the 1 month, 59 If the measure of my sufferings under the creuel hands of unreasonale men, be finished in this noysome prison by the laying down of my life, ...

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  If the measure of my sufferings under the creuel hands of unreasonale men, be finished in Mellidge, Anthony 1659 1248 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 C The rate of 16 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the C category of texts with between 10 and 35 defects per 10,000 words. Title taken from caption title and first lines of text.


id: A77314
author: Brend, William, d. 1676.
date: 1664
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mime: application/xml
words: 1895
sentence: 54
flesch: 58
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title:
  A seasonable warning, and wholesome advice for merchants, owners and masters of ships, and that are occupied in the great waters, where the Lord, the Mighty Jehovah maketh his path.

summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). Imperfect: torn, with loss of text.


id: A41978
author: Green, William, 17th Cent.
date: 1661
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words: 2194
sentence: 60
flesch: 59
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title:
  Good council and advice unto all professors in vvhom there is any tenderness and breathings after the Lord, and the knowledge of his way. By one that hath in the light of the Lord seen through them all, into the resting-place that is prepared for them that truly fear the Lord.

summary:
  Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL). (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A41978) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 35803)


id: A43765
author: Hignell, Jeremiah, d. 1702.
date: 1698
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mime: application/xml
words: 2163
sentence: 65
flesch: 63
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title:
  Jeremiah Hignell's loving and friendly advice and council given forth to the inhabitants of Bristol, and all others that may be concerned in other places.

summary:
  MY Loving Council and Advice to you all who are my 〈◊〉 Citizens and Neighbours , and Country Men and Women , without exception , is this , I would have you consider your 〈…〉 plainly with the Lord whom we have to do with , and deal plainly wit● your own Souls , and Read in the Book of Conscience , what you are doing , and in plainness , see how your lives are squared by the Truth , or by the Law of God written in in your Hearts or according to the Testimonies of the Prophets of God in times past , or according to the Testimonies of Christ Jesus our Lord , and according to his Apostle's Doctrine . So I would desire all to consider , who have spent their time in Valnity and foolish Pleasure , which will not profit , and still spend their time in Pride , which is grown to a great height , the more is the Pity , and I doubt , without timely Repentance , and the great Mercy of God , it will cause great Sorrow ; for the long suffering and Patience of God hath been great towards this City , and our Native Land , wherein God hath raised up such Instruments that hath sought unto him in the time of Need , to send yet a Blessing upon poor England :


id: A49315
author: G. H. aut
date: 1700
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mime: application/xml
words: 3115
sentence: 91
flesch: 62
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title:
  A letter from an English reformed Quaker, to his friend in Scotland of the same perswasion: with the answer and reply thereto.

summary:
  Now my Friends , Ye see how I have numbered up some few Errors out of many , but I content my self with those few , which may be ●●fficient ( if God will ) to reclaim you from your Errors , recall you from your Apostasie ; and as if it were to give Divorce to that evil Spirit , which hath too long possessed you ; for if ye continue in that Diabolical opinion of yours , I can liken you to no other thing than Wolves in Lambs Skins , Monsters that destroys all that is Sacred both in Heaven and Earth , and tears all in order to Salvation . Thirdly , Ye say that ye were the same Church 1000 years since that ye are yet , whereas the Errors , which have risen up in the Church , which ye do thereby defile , we find were not come in at the six Century , neither was the Church ever governed by Quakers .


id: A62286
author: Scaife, Isabel. aut.
date: 1686
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mime: application/xml
words: 3618
sentence: 99
flesch: 61
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title:
  A short relation of some words and expressions that were spoken by Barbara scaife in time of her sickness, a little before she departed this life she was betwixt fifteen and sixteen years of age, daughter to William and Issabel Scaife of the Blacksike near Appleby, in the county of Westmerland: in profession of the principles of light and life in Christ Jesus. Which those people commonly called Quakers do bear testimony to, and had fellowship with, from their child-hood, and had a care upon them to bring up their children in the fear of the Lord, and in the knowledge of that truth which they had believed in: and which their children were in their tender age truly acquainted with.

summary:
  After which for some dayes her exerc●●● becoming more weighty upon her , and her weakness encre●●ing , her voice became very low and weak , several times 〈◊〉 was heard to pray to the Lord , but none could take 〈◊〉 words to make them intelligable . O Lord and all my sins .


id: A86655
author: Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
date: 1654
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words: 3408
sentence: 57
flesch: 42
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title:
  A woe against the magistrates, priests, and people of Kendall in the county of Westmerland, pronounced from the Lord by one of his prophets. Which may warn all the persecuting cities and towns in the north, and every where, to repent and fear the Lord, lest the decree go forth against them. Also the stumbling-block removed from weak mindes, who are offended at the strange signs and wonders acted by the servants of the Lord, scornfully called Quakers in the northern parts of this nation.

summary:
  Arm your selves , O ye Mountains and gather your selves on he●ps O ye Isles , the glittering the Sword of the Lord is drawn , and a fire is before him , and all ye will be found as stubble , and you are all to be slain heaps upon heaps , and are all to go down with all the uncircumcised Rulers and people into the Pit ; the Lord the mighty Jehovah is revealing himself from heaven in flames of fire to render vengeance upon all the workers Iniquity ; for you have slain the heir of the Vineyard , you are killing his Prophets , and imprisoning his Saints ; to you all Professors , Rulers , and Priests , which say you are Jews , and are not , but are the Synagogue of Satan ; I speak in plainess of Speech unto you all who live in all the abominations of the heathen , and yet say you love Christ , do not you call the Master of the house now Belzebub , do not ye mock , and set your mouths awry ye sons of the Adultress , and of Sodom , at the light of Christ which enlighteneth every one that comes into the world , which light did lead all Saints into purity , and up to God , and this you call Natural , and them who witness redemption by the Son , you call blasphemers ; Christ which you profess and yet know not , was accounted by your generation a blasphemer , and all the Apostles and Saints were persecuted by your generation as evil doers , as despisers of Government , as disturbers of the peace , as leaders of the people into iniquity , as the off-scouring of all things , as sheep for the slaughter , and were al of them put to death and in prison by that generation which professed God , and said they had his ordinances , yet slew them who professed him and kept his statutes ; for if ye be not wilfully blind , are ye not doing the same now ; mocking , haling , imprisoning , bringing before Magistrates them that witness Jesus Christ in them , and becaus they bear witness against all sin ; Did ever any of the Saints of God persecute , imprison , or hale before Magistrates , and falsly acuse any ? Did ever the saints complain to Authority to guard them ? Hear ye whited tombs , ye painted sepulchres , what Gospel is this ye profess ? what God is this ye serv that must be defended with clubs , swords , Rulers , and carnal weapons ; the Saints who had the everlasting Gospel , said , their weapons were not carnal but spiritual , and yet they were mighty through God to beat down strong holds , even principalities and powers , thrones and dominions ; but your Gospell and Ministry can do nothing without a sword ; All people see where you are , & what you are doing , you run headlong to ruine ; those who were despised by that generation of Pharisees & Professors which you are in , were a burthensom stone , upon which all that opposed did break themselves ; so this generation whom ye set at nought , ye shal be made to bow and throw down your Crowns before them , and before the Lamb who is our Leader & guider , Glory unto him for evermore ; its hard for you to kick against the pricks , for we witness the two edged Sword of the Lord shall bathe it self in the blood of his Enemies , and shal be made fat with slaughter .


id: A26777
author: Bateman, Susanna.
title: I matter not how I appear to man, ... but of a virgin pure conceiv'd is he
date: 1657
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words: 3819
sentence: 62
flesch: 43
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summary:
  You that make a likeness of any thing , is but an idolatrous Worship , teaching for doctrins the Commandments of men , is but imitation , which Moses rod will destroy , who had not known there had been a Christ , had not the Letter declared it to you ; you never knew the door , but are climed up another way , you must come down for no Thief must enter his Kingdom , nor buyers nor sellers dwel in his Temple , but the free gift must be freely given , without money or without price , neither can any truly preach free grace , but those that witness a Saviour , the Son of God come to fulfil the Law of God , and save his People from their sins , which is the grace of God which hath appeared to all men , teaching us to deny all ungodliness and worldly lusts , which war against the spirit , and being saved we can truly call him Christ , the great power of God to Salvation ; but you have gotten so far into the spelled name of the dead Letter , that you have lost the life or the interpretation , which is God with us ; and though you have sold Joseph into Egypt , because of his party coloured garment of his Fathers love , yet to him must you all bow , or starve for want of the Bread of life , for the Famine will be great amongst you , for all shall be committed to him the chosen seed , to whom the promise is ; Therefore build not high , Babel like , for the Lord comes down to see the Sons of men , and he will confound the Imaginer , therfore to build sure is to build low that the Rock may raise the foundation , which Rock is Christ , the express Image of the Father , who dwels with the low and contrite heart , that fears his word ; but they that know him no nearer than sixteen hundred years ago , they know him not , but whilst they stand gasing up , a cloud receiveth him out of their sight , but that same Jesus which ascended up descended , and is the light of the world , and all that will receive the light , he gives power to become the sons of God , by that son who came to do the will of God , the elect , sanctifier , the justifier , the glorifier , the annointed high Priest for ever , who is come to reconcile God unto man , and man unto God , by washing and cleansing with his blood of life ; some are thereby made fit Temples for the Holy God to dwell in , whom I bear witness will not joyn to iniquity or any unholy thing , but to those whose wills he hath subjected to himself , there he rules and hath put all things under him , and it is they that witness a whole Saviour , that everlasting Prince of peace . Therefore to you tender ones , who are able to judge somewhat in spirituall things , fear nor to go down to Ioseph , for though he may seem a rough man to those that sold him , yet to Benjamin doth his bowels yern to make himself kuown : but no man was to stand by while Ioseph made himself known unto his brethren , the truth of which you shall find , that God may be glorified , who sees not as man , but rightly knows the heart and works all to the good of them that in truth loves him , he will open to them that knock , and all that truly seek h m shall assuredly find him .


id: A43714
author: Hailes, John, 1666 or 7-1732.
date: 1693
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words: 3664
sentence: 209
flesch: 85
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title:
  A word of advice to all such as are going on in sin and more particularly to my neighbours and townsmen in and about Colchester; to forsake their evil ways, and turn to the Lord while they have time, with a word of incouragement to such as mourn for want of salvation. And a word of advice to the priests of this nation, that they choak not the tender desires that are begotten in people after holiness.

summary:
  Oh that I could see you my acquaintance and others to be afraid to sin against God , and if we walk in the Light , as he is in the Light then have we fellowship one with another , and the Blood of Jesus Christ cleanseth us from all Sin. And all you Priests of this Nation , of what sort soever , where you meet with any tender hearted People , that are breathing after the Sincere milk of the Word of God , which gives spiritual Satisfaction to the Mou●ners : I warn and intreat you to have a care of stifling these desires that are begotten in them , for these are as the hindmost of the Flock of God , therefore be not found seizing upon them as the Amalkites did , for some of you to my knowledge have sought to hinder the Light and Truth from shining , and have been offended with me when I have said , that if we followed and obeyed Christ , he was able to keep us out of Sin in this Life , for he was called Jesus , because he should save his People from their Sins , ( not in them ) and why should any be dissatisfied that we extol the love and strength of God , for we do not say we can save our selves from one Sin , nay we cannot think a good thought , and yet in and through him there is a possibility to do all things that he requires of us , as the Apostle said , through him that strengthens us we are able to do all things , and if so , then to live free from sin in this Life , which is my desire for you as for my self , that so through his cleansing power you may come to know it , and so enjoy that peace that passeth all under standing .


id: A43753
author: Higgins, John, 1633-1667.
date: 1658
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words: 4061
sentence: 59
flesch: 30
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title:
  To all the inhabitants of the earth this is sent as a warning from the Lord, vvho hath been long grieved with a sinful and an adulterous generation; but against the fulness of transgression hath prepared vialls full of wrath to cast upon the head of wicked and ungodly men. Here is also the vain traditional worship of both priest and people (in short) plainly made menifest to all those that art not willing to remain in ignorance, which for many years hath overspread the whole world; but now is the son of righteousness arising, which discovereth all deceivers and deceivableness, and causeth the lowly, meek and innocent to understand wisdom. Written by a servant of the Lord, who is known to you by the name of John Higgins.

summary:
  Then shall all the earth know that the Lord sends not his message by the learned , wise and prudent men of this generation , who would ●●clude all others from the ministery ; and these be they that follow the error of Balaam , who erred in going after gifts and rewards ; and this is the error of the Priests and false Prophets in these dayes , who for love of the reward speaks peace , where the judgement of the Lord is to rest ; so that this is not the Gospel of Christ which they declare , for that is the same now as ever it was , not of man , nor by the will of man , but by the will of God ; even so are the ministers thereof called and chosen according to his will , and not the will of man , and we do know that the Lord hath chosen the weake and dispised of this world to confound the strong and mighty in their own wisdom ; and herein is the power of the Lord manifested , praises be to his name for ever : And in all their learning they are corrupted , and the knowledge of the languages , of Hebrevv Gerek and Latine , ( which they call the originall ) is nothing worth as par●●●ing to the knowledge of God ; but the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ is now made manifest , which is the originall of all truth and righteousnesse , and by it the misteries of the kingdome of heaven is revealed , and all unrighteous prctises of men are by it discovered , and it searcheth and knoweth all things , and without it none knowes the Lord as he is . But before the strength of sin was perfected in me , the Lord in the riches of his love called me , and pluckt me as a brand out of the fire , yea the goodness of God was so , that oftentimes ( though young in yeers when I was in the wayes of sin and evil ) the witness of God in my own conscience accused , and let me see the evil of my wayes , and then my own heart condemned me in secret , which caused me many times to mourn and walk sadly in the sensible feeling of the Lords just judgement in my heart and conscience against the evil of my waies , though not so wicked and common in all grosse sins as manie of my familiers were , yet was I not free from fear and torment in my own heart : And in this estate I went often to the place called the Church , thinking thereby to get peace in my own heart , and by the knowledg of God I thought there to finde ; but from thence I came mourning and troubled in spirit , because in that which is called good duties I found no peace , nor satisfaction to the oppressed in me , and here I witnessed truly that sin was to me a burden ; so that manie times I went apart into the fields to pray and mourn in secret , desiring nothing more then the knowledge of the onlie true God which saves from sin , for the want of which was my sorrow : so after a time in this condition , the Lord heard the true desires , and raised a swift witness in me , that the waies of man were evill continually , and that self must be denied , and a cross to it must be borne , and so the life of Christ Jesus was manifest unto me , which being known and received , redemption from sin and salvation from condemnation was witnessed according to the measure of Faith in Christ the Light , by which sin is made manifest ; so the knowledge of the pure God was revealed , ( even contrary to the imaginations of man in the sensuall wisdom ) and he being known and his judgements received , the hard heart is broken and the darkness expelled , and his fear which is a shield against sin is witnessed , whereby the heart is kept pure and clean in his sight , and here to stand a witnesse for God , against all that talk of his name and fear , but know not the life and strength thereof .


id: A65865
author: Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
date: 1664
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words: 4324
sentence: 62
flesch: 26
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title:
  An epistle of consolation from the fresh springs of life, and flowings forth of the Fathers love (through his servant) as a tender salutation extended to the whole flock and family of God; even to the lowest of his babes and servants, whose hearts are sincere and tender towards him: for their encouragement now in these suffering and trying times. By G.W.

summary:
  By G. W. O My dear and tenderly beloved Friends , Brethren , and Sisters , from the greatest to the least in my Fathers family , who are raised up by the power of an endless life , and begotten by the word of truth and life into a living faith and confidence in him who is our Rock and Refuge in all tryals , afflictions , and sufferings which we are exposed to , and undergo for the testimony of Righteousness and a good Conscience ; unto you , even unto you who are partakers of this heavenly Calling , and whose hearts accordingly are set with a holy Resolution for the glory and honour of our God therein , is my heart filled with love unutterable , which ariseth from the fresh Springs of Life and Consolation made manifest from a living experience of the effectual power and work of God which hath given access into a heavenly habitation and Sanctuary wherein his presence is enjoyed , in which the fulness of Consolation and Joy resideth for the Righteous , and all such as wait upon the Lord our God in his own e●ernal spirit of life and holiness , whose delight is to dwell with him in his Mansion-house , which we have access into through the new and living way , which in the everlasting and unspeakable love of God in his own Son is now made manifest , and the many veils seen thorow , by which this way and habitation was hid from us , whilst our minds were alienated from the lo●e and everlasting light of the Lord God and his Christ ; but now therein is life and Salvation brought forth and come near to many , whose hearts are enclined towards him , and set to seek the fountain of life : And it is not the power of darkness , nor the enmity of the Serpent or old Dragon , nor the dark wrath of man that shall be able to hinder , obstruct , or frustrate the Lord God in his proceeding in this his great work of Righteousness , which by his mighty arm and power he will carry on and prosper , to the perfecting his own praise in his people , and as he hath glorified his everlasting name , and Crowned his own seed with glory , victory , and tryumph thorow sufferings and tribulations , ( which glory and victory many in their own particulars are partakers of ) so he will glorifie and renown his name and seed thorow those tryals and sufferings , which yet remain to be fulfilled amongst his faithful witnessess , servants , and people who are called , and chosen , and faithful , being endued with the spirit , nature , and properties of his Elect seed in which his soul delighteth , and with whom the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper , and which shall out live the enmity , and Reign over its Adversaries and Oppressors , though they ( for a time ) be permitted to appear with a high hand , and the wicked so highly to lift their horns up against the seed of the Righteous ; and to attempt the rooting out of the faithful from amongst men ; yet we have no cause ( in any of these things ) to distrust the Lord , or to be weakened in our confidence which he hath raised up in us ; for he is with us who is mighty to save , and his care , mercy , and tenderness is felt towards all that truly fear him , and obey his voice ; and of this I am a living witness , who from time to time upon the weighty consideration , and feeling of the goodness of our God , and largeness of his love to his people , have been and am filled with the sense of his presence and unspeakable glory over all that which would oppress or hurt , which cannot enter into the holy Mountain , and in that glory and life received , is my heart and bowels of tender love enlarged towards all the upright in heart , who are come of a holy right seed , a●d sprung forth from a noble Vine , and not only so , but in ho●y confidence , and stedfast Resolution , are given up in the spirit of life , wisdom , and power , and of the fear of the Lord , to follow him in the faith , patience , and suffering of his own faithful and Elect seed , which you that abide in , shall never degenerate from the nature and innocency thereof , but know your victory and dominion therein over death and hell , where the gates threeof shall never be suffered to prevail against you ; for as in the faith and obedience you are given up in his will who hath called you , your habitation and security stands in his name and power , to which the Righteous flie and retire in all their troubles and tribulatio●s , which though they be many , yet so many deliverances do they meet withall at his hand , who is our Rock and Refuge , whose Salvation becomes as Walls and Bulwarks for the faithful . And that all you sincere hearted and tender Friends , whose eyes are turned towards your maker , and whose faces are set Sion-ward may be so retire in your minds to the principle of truth , and so watchful in the light of the Lord , and to enjoy a peaceable habitation and sanctuary in him in all your sufferings , for this hath my soul travelled , waited , and breathed unto the God of my life and Salvation , and that you all may feel your establishment and security in the life and Covenant of the everlasting God , and in the enjoyment of the true Communion and fellowship of the everlasting Gospel , wherein every member of the body in that Communion doth partake of the living bread in the Fathers Mansion-house , and therein become one bread to the strengthning , refreshing , consolating , and building up of one another in the most holy faith , which worketh by love , and which edifies the whole body throughout , which all that come truly to partake of and enjoy , 't is neither persecutions , nor tribulations , nor principalities , nor powers , nor thrones , nor dominions , that shall be able to separate them from the love of God in Christ ; neither shall any Rent or Schism come within that bond of love or bundle of life , wherewith such are bound up together ; for they are such as have overcome by faith and patience , and have offered up all to the will of him that hath called them , and their name shall not be blotted out of the Book of Life , but be confessed before the heavenly father and his Angels , in as much as they have confessed him and his Son , and held forth his testimony , and not been ashamed thereof before men : And these are they that are so nearly related unto God in his own likeness and heavenly Image , that they are his chosen ▪ refined , and precious Jewels , never to be forgotten by him , nor separate from him , for they are as the Apple of his eye , and engraven in the Palms of his hands ; and such a Remnant our God certainly hath in this Nation , in whom I have seen that which my soul hath travelled for , and which hath been to my souls satisfaction , and as one having largely felt the Lords presence , and still feeling the enjoyment of the same , and his glory to be the Reward , as it is to those that minister relief to the oppressed , and bread to the hungry , for which many can bless the Lord on our behalf I find the same living faith and confidence remaining in me , in behalf of the work of the Lord , and the prosperity thereof as ever ; and this is the work that he hath made me and others of his faithful servants instruments in , which is so far brought to pass and effected by his mighty power , as all the powers of darkness hell , and death , shall never be able to undoe it , nor all the storms , tryals , or oppositions that ever we meet withall shall ever be able to disanull it , or put a stop to it ; for it shall prosper over the heads of all the adversaries and oppressers of the righteous seed ; and that testimony which we have stood up for in this Nation shall never be extinguished , but be had in everlasting remembrance ; and this hath the Lord sealed and confirmed unto my soul , so as it s neither imprisonment , nor exilement , nor


id: A42709
author: Gibson, Thomas, Quaker.
date: 1665
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4753
sentence: 124
flesch: 51
cache: cache/A42709.xml
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title:
  Something offered to the consideration of all those who have had a hand in putting the late made Act, (entituled, An Act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles) in execution For the sake of such who have any tenderness towards the innocent; and also for the information of all others, who have had, shall or may have, a hand in putting in execution the said Act, I shall offer something to shew, whom and what exercises of religion are concerned in and by the said Act, and what not, according to the most true natural genuine litteral sense and meaning thereof, and no other wise.

summary:
  Such Exercises of Religion as have prescript forms or manners for the exercise thereof , and no other forms or manners are allowed of ; Such Exercises of Religion , if not performed in the same form or manner as is prescribed , are in other manner than is allowed , &c. But all such Exercises of Religion as have no prescript forms nor manners but the practice of the Church of England , is , to leave all persons to use their own forms or manners , such Exercises of Religion cannot be performed , in other manner than is allowed , &c. Those Exercises of Religion used in private families which have prescript forms , are Baptism , the Visitation of the Sick , and Administration of the Communion ( as they call it ) to the sick person , and others with him .


id: A47314
author: Coale, Benjamin. aut
date: 1684
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4582
sentence: 161
flesch: 71
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txt: txt/A47314.txt
title:
  The lybeller carracterizd [sic], or a hue and cry sent after him. Some of his works made publick: with observations thereupon

summary:
  In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so. Is this your Liberty of Conscience , and Works of Charity , to keep People out of their Property , or the Persecuting Spirit of the World cloakt with Liberty ? Hath J. S. and J. W. taught you this Doctrine ?


id: A56570
author: Patchet, Francis, d. 1677.
date: 1678
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words: 5035
sentence: 146
flesch: 64
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title:
  Living words through a dying man being a melodious song of the mercies and judgments of the Lord, sung by a disciple of Christ on his dying bed, when the pangs of death were upon his outward man. With an arrow shot against Babylon, being a direct prophecy of the downfal of her merchants, the hirelings and false prophets. With sweet exhortations and prophecies also of the spreading of the glorious truth of God, until it shall have covered the face of the whole earth. By one who dyed a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, Francis Patchet.

summary:
  And he often repeated it over , — Oh the Appearance of Truth , the Glory of England ; And concerning the House of God , The House of God ( said he ) is a House of Holiness , a House of Purity , a House built without Hands , of living Stones , precious and chosen , that need no Hammer , nor fitting with Tool . And I ( being a frequent Visiter of him for divers dayes before his Death , yea , many times in a Day , and in that Night also ; when Pangs of Death took hold onf his outward man , under which he lay with much Patience , even as a Lamb with out complaint , and as one not alrighted or disturbed at the appearance of Death ) can give a further and ciearer Testimony of his Faithfulness to the pure Truth of God , which he spake and declared of , some few hours before his departure , being very weak , insomuch that according to outward appearance his sudden departure was much expected ; and all about him did conclude , that his Breath was almost gone ; but after he had lain still a little while , being a little after the 12. hour of the night , at which time he began to speak & continued speaking till about the 3. hour , in Praising and magnifying the name of the Lord ; but his Voice at first was so weak ; that we could not clearly hear what he said , only we understood that he pray'd & said O Lord God of mercy , preserve thy People , & immediately his speech was strengthned , & he spake with an audible voice ; so that he was heard over all the Chamber where he lay , and he began to sing forth of the mercy & goodness of the Lord , and said , O Lord God Everlasting praises everlasting , Glory and Honour for ever be given to thy Name ; thou hast made way for thy Redeemed as in ancient dayes , when thou madest the Sea dry land for thy People Israel to go through ; Oh Glory and Honour for ever be unto thy Name , who art Unchangeable in all thy wayes ; thou madest man in thy own Image , in thy Likeness madest thou him ; but he lost it through Disobedience :


id: A94201
author: Sankey, William.
title: An exhortation to friends in and about the county of Worcester and elsewhere
date: 1689
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words: 1572
sentence: 56
flesch: 65
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summary:
  (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A94201) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 150261) Dear and Well-beloved Friends , Brethren and Sisters , my Spirit salutes you in the Lord Jesus Christ , who hath Gathered us Together out of the Land of Darkness into his Marvellous Light , that we might Walk before God in the Land of the Living , to the Praise and Glory of God our Father , and the Lord Jesus Christ , World without End , Amen .


id: A41023
author: Feddeman, John.
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1598
sentence: 69
flesch: 67
cache: cache/A41023.xml
txt: txt/A41023.txt
title:
  A demonstration, that Hen. Meriton, John Meriton and Lau. Park, priests, of the country of Norfolk, in confederacy with Francis Bugg, were the challengers; and not the Quakers

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id: A41715
author: Gouldney, Henry, 1656 or 7-1725.
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1776
sentence: 90
flesch: 72
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title:
  A new way of reading the Bible according to the three Norfolk clergy-men, those champions against the Quakers. Edward Beekham, D.D. and rector of Gayten-Thorpe. Henry Meriton, rector of Oxborough. Lancaster Topcliffe, L.B. sometimes Sen. Fell. of Gon. and Caius College, Cambridge. Norfolk.

summary:
  G. F's Opponent ) calls Conscience , is not Conscience . The Light which every one that cometh into the World is enlightned withal , is Not Conscience ; for the Light was before any thing was made , or Conscience named .


id: A42157
author: Grigg, Henry.
date: 1672
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6334
sentence: 208
flesch: 65
cache: cache/A42157.xml
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title:
  The baptist not Babylonish, or The Quakers tongue no slander Being a brief reply to a foolish and scandalous pamphlet called the Babylonish baptist. Written by G.W. a Quaker-teacher. Wherein his malice, insolence, and ignorance is discovered and detected. And a book lately published, intituled, Light from the sun of righteousness, is vindicated from those pretended contradictions, and groundless cavils made against it. H.G.

summary:
  If thou hast seen that little Book I lately published , intituled , Light from the Sun of Righteousness ; thou mayest clearly perceive , what weighty Grounds and Arguments stirr'd me up to undertake that matter ; and though thou mayst suppose that works of this kind do but tend to the feeding of that lying and deluding Spirit which is in these deceived People , yet have we some good ground to judge that God hath blessed some former undertakings of this nature , to the great benefit and advantage of some poor Souls ; and let none blame us for standing up in the defence of Christ and the Gospel , when the Foundation of true Religion and Godliness is thus struck at . Can he make any rational person believe , that these two places he mentions first of all , are contradictory to each other : Because I deny that the Light which is in all Men is a saving Light , and yet say in the second place , I really believe all have a Light in them from Christ considered as Creatour , doth this contradict the former ? this can't be a Contradiction , unless he can prove there is no Light proceedings from the Eternal Word as Creator , but what is saying .


id: A62798
author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1082
sentence: 47
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A62798.xml
txt: txt/A62798.txt
title:
  To the respective members of the House of Commons, the humble application of the people, commonly called Quakers

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id: A65852
author: Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
date: 1689
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2834
sentence: 108
flesch: 65
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title:
  The Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers asserted against the unjust charge of their being no Christians, upon several questions relating to those matters wherein their Christian belief is questioned.

summary:
  This is the saving Baptism into Christ and His Church , which produceth the Answer of a Good Conscience towards God , of which the outward was a Figure , 1 Pet 3. 21. And saith Christ , The Bread of God is he that cometh down from Heaven , and giveth Life unto the World.


id: A38826
author: Everard, John, of Chatteris.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2247
sentence: 73
flesch: 68
cache: cache/A38826.xml
txt: txt/A38826.txt
title:
  The universal love of God to mankind defended against the misapprehensions of some people about the doctrine of election and reprobation. Written for the sake of the simple-hearted, by John Everard.

summary:
[cell repeats an earlier one in this file: 409 characters]


id: A47170
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
title: A rod for Trepidantium Malleus, or A letter to Sam. Reconcileable
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4156
sentence: 126
flesch: 65
cache: cache/A47170.xml
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summary:
  And now , Sir , having considered your Case , I find Distraction the best excuse I can make to my self and others , for these enormous excursions of your nonintellectuals ; which makes me a little commiserate your Case , and heartily advise you in your very next interval , to read Dr. Echard's Letter to the Author of Hieragonisticon , and use his Prescriptions ; they exactly hit your Case ; pray don't neglect it , delays being dangerous : He says you must avoid all hot things , as Coffee and Tobacco ( and I believe not without reason , for they are apt to dry up the Brain , and when things are too dry they will crack ) but above all you must avoid writing Books , till you find the Distemper pretty well asswag'd , and then too but moderately , for fear of a Relapse . Users should bear in mind that in all likelihood such instances will never have been looked at by a TCP editor.


id: A65855
author: Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7928
sentence: 346
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A65855.xml
txt: txt/A65855.txt
title:
  The Christianity of the people commonly called Quakers, asserted. Being a brief account of their faith in relation to divers matters where-in their Christian belief is questioned. Published in behalf of the people of God called Quakers by some of them.

summary:
  And it is a great and precious mystery of Godliness and Christianity also th● Christ should b● spiritually and effectually in mens hearts to save and deliv●● them from sin , Satan and bondage of Corruption , Christ being thus reveall●● in true Believers and dwelling in their hearts by Faith , Christ within the ho●● of Glory , our Light and Life who of God is made unto us , Wisdom , Righteou●●ness , Sanctification and Redemption , 1 Cor. 1. 30. In the New , the One Baptism of Christ ; in the Old , the Feast o● the outward Passover kept with unleavened Bread , and other Feasts observed &c.


id: A44833
author: Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.
date: 1660
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7423
sentence: 182
flesch: 60
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title:
  An answer to a book called A just defence and vindication of Gospel-ministers, and Gospel-ordinances put forth by J.G. In which he pretends an answer to E.B.'s Tryal of the ministers, and other things against the Quakers. ...Given forth from him who desires the edification and satisfaction of all in the things appertaining to the Kingdom of God, Rich. Hubberthorn

summary:
  He that would accomplish those things before named , to wit , subdue Malice and Envy , and Errors , and instruct the ignorant , and him that is out of the way , and strengthen the weak , he must be such a one as is led by the Spirit , and walks in the Light of Christ , which is so much hated and contemned by Priests and their Defenders ; that first those things may be subdued in themselves , and then Minister against them in others ; but none of those things can be done by that spirit which hath ruled in J. G. but that his latter Reasons , which he saith , moved him to Print , may be fulfilled ; that 〈…〉 That it may be seen , and come into many hands ; and that to thy own shame , when they read and consider thy unlearned Lodgick , wherein thou goest to prove , that it is not sufficient to bring us to Heaven to be freed from fin ; for thou saist , A Horse hath no sin ; and so by thy comparison a man without sin , is but as a Horse ; so that thou hast truly said , Thy work is without Eloquence or Humane Art : but seeing thou hast taken in hand to put things to publick view , in thy next prove , who those men are upon the Earth that are without sin , & are not sufficient for the Kingdom of Heaven ; and whether was it any thing that did separate man from God , but sin ? And was not Christ onely made manifest to take away sin ? And is not man perfectly Righteous , when his sin is taken away and made the Righteousness of God in him , Which takes it away , to wit , the Lamb of God , which all the Nations of them that are saved , must walk in his Light ? and it is those that hate the Light , and is against freedom from sin , that have no understanding of the Mysteries of God , which is like the Horse or Mule , whose mouth must be held with Bit and Bridle , and are like the Beast that perish ; but they that are freed from sin , are not so , neither is the Horse their Comparison ; but herein thou hast shamed thy self and thy Ministers , that they should be so ignorant , as neither to teach thee better Doctrine before thou didst write , nor correct thee when thou hadst written ; but to suffer such a thing to appear in this Nation , where Light is broken forth , that the state of freedom from sin , is no better than the state of a Horse ; but as the Scriptures saith , Your folly shall be made manifest unto all men ; which Scripture is daily fulfilling , and we are satisfied in it . This is another piece of confusion , and charging of God foolishly and falsly , to say that the Lord commands those things to be done , and those he commands to do them , in doing of which it is not good to them but sin ; Where hast thou learned ? or where dost thou read of such a doctrine , that wicked men are commanded of God , to do such things , which in doing is not good to them but sin ?


id: A86652
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662. To the camp of the Lord in England.
title: This is onely to goe amongst friends.
date: 1656
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8581
sentence: 149
flesch: 47
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summary:
  O beloved ones , who are the children of my eternall father , who have eaten at his Table , and drunken of the new wine in the Kingdome of God , who are nourished and dandled upon the lap of everlasting love , who suck at the breasts of everlasting consolation : your beauty is comely , I am ravished , I am filled , I am filled with love to you all , I am sick of love : your beauty hath ravished my heart : come sit down my dear ▪ Lambs together in the fold where no Wolf can come , and let us rejoyce together , and sound forth his praise who hath washed us and cleansed us and covered us , and made us worthy to enter into the fold the Bride-chamber , to eat with him of the bread of life for ever , at the eternall Table of life : the Bridegroom is come friends , of him I know you rejoyce greatly , because of his voyce . Let sorrow and mourning fly away , and be ye comforted ye that have mourned , and be ye refreshed ye that have been weary ; for God hath opened the everlasting fountain , and the streams runs pleasantly , which refresheth the City of our God .


id: A47120
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1697
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1883
sentence: 70
flesch: 62
cache: cache/A47120.xml
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title:
  An advertisement of an intended meeting to be held by George Keith and his friends, at their usual meeting-place, in Turners-Hall, in Philpot-Lane, the 29th. day of this instant and present month called April, 1697. to begin about the 9th. hour. To which meeting William Penn, Thomas Ellwood, George Whitehead, John Penington, and these of the second days weekly meeting at Lombard-street, are justly desired to be present, to hear themselves recharged and proved guilty of these vile and gross errors and heresies, wherewith they have been formerly charged by George Keith, and proved guilty off [sic], at a meeting held at Turners-Hall, on the 11th, of the month called June, 1696. ...

summary:
  To which meeting William Penn, Thomas Ellwood, George Whitehead, John Penington, and these of the second days weekly meeting at Lombard-street, are justly desired to be present, to hear themselves recharged and proved guilty of these vile and gross errors and heresies, wherewith they have been formerly charged by George Keith, and proved guilty off [sic], at a meeting held at Turners-Hall, on the 11th, of the month called June, 1696. To which meeting William Penn, Thomas Ellwood, George Whitehead, John Penington, and these of the second days weekly meeting at Lombard-street, are justly desired to be present, to hear themselves recharged and proved guilty of these vile and gross errors and heresies, wherewith they have been formerly charged by George Keith, and proved guilty off [sic], at a meeting held at Turners-Hall, on the 11th, of the month called June, 1696.


id: A38828
author: Everard, Margaret.
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4169
sentence: 102
flesch: 59
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title:
  An epistle of Margaret Everard to the people called Quakers and the ministry among them: more especially to such of them to whom she hath bee particularly known, and who are concerned for her, as if she were lost and fallen from truth. Shewing her dissatisfaction with the ignorance, error, and uncharitableness that too much abounds among them.

summary:
  I say again , it is not our good Works that is the Meritorious casue of our acceptance , but God's free Love in his Son ; and our good Works are the effect of God's Love in Christ , and Christ's Love in giving himself to dye for us , and thereby hath purchased and procured these Holy Gifts and Graces of Faith , Repentance , and Obedience ; and he only is worthy of all Honour and Praise , who with a Victorious Patience indured for poor Sinners the Cross , and despised the shame , and is sate down at the Right Hand of God , and is there an ever-living High-Priest , who is touched with a feeling of our Infirmities , our blessed Mediator and Advocate . O Friends ! we have been in a great extream , and in as great as many others ; for they Preach Christ without , but if they believe him within they have been short of Preaching him within , or directing the minds of the people to the Divine Light of Christ , by which they might have been lead to look with the eye of their Souls to Christ without , and in his Light to see the great Love of God in his Son , and what God did by him for poor Mankind , and what he is now a doing in Heaven without us for us , and what he is still to do for us at the great and last day of Judgment .


id: A46631
author: James, Ralph, 17th cent.
date: 1672
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9876
sentence: 306
flesch: 63
cache: cache/A46631.xml
txt: txt/A46631.txt
title:
  The Quakers subterfuge or evasion over-turned In the vindication of the late narrative, concerning the memorable hand of God against a Quaker, and his family, in the county of Lincoln. Wherein the unchristianlike dealings of the Quakers in their late book, entituled The anabaptists lying wonder detected, with an admonition to all Christians to beware of their delusions: with some antiqueries to John Whitehead, about his pretence to the ministery, and the state of the Quakers congregations.

summary:
  Katherine Hall aforesaid , being asked , If there had not been some Men with Richard Anderson lately ( for it was reported the Quakers had been with him ) she said , Yes , there was six Men came to talk with him , who were Quakers , and they called for much Ale , and brought it into the Street , bad the People drink what they would ; and if they would have more , they should have it . 3. It is said Richard Anderson was not joyned to , or owned by the People called Quakers .


id: A42005
author: Greene, Thomas, 1634?-1699.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3173
sentence: 77
flesch: 60
cache: cache/A42005.xml
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title:
  An epistle of tender love, or cheerful sound by the breath of life to the whole flock of God, who have been eye-witnesses of his glorious appearings in these last dayes.

summary:
  surely we were that Multitude that was an hungry , which now our Lord Jesus hath caused to sit down , and satisfieth us with the Bread of Life , many times and often , that now we can say , The Son of God is come and hath given us an understanding , whereby we know him that is true , even the true God , and Eternal Life , who is become our Leader and our Guide , even to us who once went astray , as sheep w●●out a Shepher● but how by his Spirit , we are brought to the shepherd and Bishop of our souls , and now is he leading us in the way of righteousness , and is teaching us according to his Promise , who said , All the Sons and Daughters of the Lord shall be taught of him , and he is gently leading the weak and tender ones , in a way that they did not know , which hath caused them to admire the goodness , power , and mercy o● the Lord , who , in the greatest trials , hath been with them , and secretly hath upheld them , and them delivered many a time , out of the snares of the enemy of their souls . Well my Friends , Did the Lord hear and answer our cries in the dayes past ? when we were as Ephraim , bemoaning our selves , and as David , thinking we were cast out of his sight ; yet did we look to that which was holy , which God had manifested in us , and back again into the world we could not go , neither would the shadows of the Heavenly things satisfie us , but the substance , that we earnestly desired : And now the Lord , by the light of his Son ▪ hath made known himself unto us , and hath let us see , that he hath waited long to be gracious , and hath watched over us as a tender Father ; and since we knew him to be our God , he hath been good unto us , and hath appeared for us , in rebuking our adversaries , and in driving back and overcoming our Enemies within and without :


id: A49837
author: Laythes, Thomas, d. 1701.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1544
sentence: 55
flesch: 64
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title:
  A sober vvarning to people that they may regard the work of the Lord. The 28th day of the 7th month, 1696

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id: A54176
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3129
sentence: 87
flesch: 58
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title:
  Naked truth needs no shift: or, an answer to a libellous sheet, entituled, The Quakers last shift found out

summary:
  There is great Difference in the Nature of Appeals : And the Reason of my Writing , as he citeth me , was , to prove the Light capable of giving an infallible Judgment , from my Adversary's acknowledging it to be the Gift of God , and appealing to it , as a right Discerner , for Judgment about what is right , and what is wrong , which this Person , T. H. like , left out : Howbeit , thus far what he cites , reacheth our present Case ; for doubtless , they had Power to give Judgment against T. H. if they had been but as willing to use it , having such clear Evidences in our Books before them . (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A54176) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 39784)


id: A96819
author: Wollrich, Humphry, 1633?-1707.
date: 1660
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1598
sentence: 56
flesch: 69
cache: cache/A96819.xml
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title:
  Oh London! with thy magistrates and rulers. What are ye doing, and causing to be done against a harmless and innocent people ... : VVritten in Newgate the 14th of the 11th month, 1660. / [By] Humphrey Wooldrich.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A96819 of text R186805 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing W3295). 40 D The rate of 40 defects per 10,000 words puts this text in the D category of texts with between 35 and 100 defects per 10,000 words.


id: A85153
author: R. F. (Richard Farnworth), d. 1666.
date: 1655
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11686
sentence: 282
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A85153.xml
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title:
  VVitchcraft cast out from the religious seed and Israel of God. And the black art, or, nicromancery inchantments, sorcerers, wizards, lying divination, conjuration, and witchcraft, discovered, with the ground, fruits, and effects thereof: as it is proved to be acted in the mistery of iniquity, by the power of darknesse, and witnessed against by Scripture, and declared against also, from, and by them that the world scornfully calleth Quakers. Shewing, the danger thereof, ... Also, some things to clear the truth from reproaches, lies and slanders, and false accusations, occasioned by Daniel Bott and his slander-carriers, ... / Written in Warwickshire, the ninth moneth, 1654. As a judgement upon witchcraft, and a deniall, testimony and declaration against witchcraft, from those that the world reproachfully calleth Quakers.

summary:
  Heb. 10. 26 , 27. R. F. THE BLACK ART , Or , Nicromancery Inchantments , Sorcerers , lying Divinations , Wizards , and Conjurations , Magicians , and Witchcrafts discovered , to be of the Devill , and to be acted out of the power of darknesse , in the mistery of iniquity , according to the workings of the prince of darknesse , the prince of the power of the aire , the spirit that ruleth in the children of disobedience , the familiar spirit , that acteth in the Divels Instruments according as it is written , and proved by Scripture , &c. THe Witchcrafts is acted in that nature which is accursed from God , and in the seat of darknesse , is wickednesse and mischief invented : and the witches and sorcerers , Inchanters , and devisers of lyes , and wizards were in that seed , that was cast out and accursed from God , and they were of the power of darknesse , and were acted by the spirit of the Devill , according to the working of the prince of darknesse , and king of the bottomlesse pit , in the working of the mistery of iniquity , with signs and lying wonders , and all deceiveablenesse of unrighteousnesse , in the sorcery , witchcraft , and the abominations which God was and is against , and all those that act in those sorceries and abominations shall not enter into the kingdom of God , but be cast into the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone , which is the second death : Gal. Shewing , the danger thereof , that it may be avoided , by all that fear God , as they will answer it in the Great and Terrible day of the Lord , for he is utterly against those abominations and wicked practises , and those that hold them up , are upholders of the Devil's Kingdome , therefore a warning to you all for going to wizards for Counsell , for you go from God , to the Devill , that go to take Counsell of a wizard .


id: A95250
author: Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693.
date: 1660
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1036
sentence: 39
flesch: 54
cache: cache/A95250.xml
txt: txt/A95250.txt
title:
  A true relation of the proceedings against certain Quakers, at the generall court of the Massachusets holden at Boston in New-England October. 18. 1659.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A95250 of text R211643 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.23[69]). A true relation of the proceedings against certain Quakers, at the generall court of the Massachusets holden at Boston in New-England October.


id: A93516
author: England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.
date: 1695
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1500
sentence: 59
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A93516.xml
txt: txt/A93516.txt
title:
  Some reasons humbly offered to the members of the House of Commons, why the bill that is before them, for making people called Quakers solemn affirmations in the presence of God, to be as valid and effectual in all courts and legal proceedings as swearing, they being subject to the pains of perjury, in case any of them affirms falsly.

summary:
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id: A92350
author: Denham, John, Sir, 1615-1669, attributed name.
date: 1659
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 910
sentence: 53
flesch: 76
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txt: txt/A92350.txt
title:
  A relation of a Quaker, that to the shame of his profession, attempted to bugger a mare near Colchester.

summary:
  This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A92350 of text R211182 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.21[35]). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 163531)


id: A26118
author: Blaugdone, Barbara, 1608 or 9-1704.
date: 1691
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words: 6012
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flesch: 59
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title:
  An account of the travels, sufferings and persecutions of Barbara Blaugdone Given forth as a testimony to the Lord's power, and for the encouragement of Friends.

summary:
  An account of the travels, sufferings and persecutions of Barbara Blaugdone Given forth as a testimony to the Lord's power, and for the encouragement of Friends. An account of the travels, sufferings and persecutions of Barbara Blaugdone Given forth as a testimony to the Lord's power, and for the encouragement of Friends.


id: A47131
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1693
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mime: application/xml
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sentence: 208
flesch: 65
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title:
  The Christian Quaker: or, George Keith's eyes opened Good news from Pensilvania. Containing a testimony against that false and absurd opinion which some hold, viz. that all true believers and saints, immediately after the bodily death attain to all the resurrection they expect, and enter into the fullest enjoyment of happiness. And also, that the wicked, immediately after death, are raised up to receive all the punishment they are to expect. Together with a scriptural account of the resurrection of the dead, day of judgment, and Christ's last coming and appearance without us. Also, where, and what those Heavens are into which the man Christ is gone, and entred into. By George Keith.

summary:
  And that very first Promise that God gave to Mankind after the Fall , did relate to this Victory over Death , That the Seed of the Woman ( which is Christ Jesus ) should bruise the Head of the Serpent : for tho the Head of the Serpent was inwardly bruised , as in respect of the inward Redemption , Salvation and Deliverance of the Souls of all the Faithful in all Ages of the World , both before and after Christ came in the Flesh ; yet until they attain unto the Resurrection of the Body , the Head of the Serpent is not in all respects bruised , because the last Enemy that is to be destroyed is Death , who is not fully destroyed until the Bodies of the Saints be raised from Death : for by Adam's Fall , Death both of Soul and Body came upon him and his Posterity , ( as is at large demonstrated in another Treatise of G. K's ) and by Christ's Death and Resurrection , to all who sincerely believe in him and obey him , that twofold Death is removed , the Death of the Soul , thrô Faith in him , and that inward quickning , and being raised with him , who is the Resurrection and the Life , now in the mortal State , but the Death of the Body at the Resurrection of the Dead , [ see this twofold Resurrection , the one of the Soul , the other of the Body , expresly mentioned , John 5. 25 , 28. I answer ; As it was that in part , so it was not only that , but all that Felicity and Happiness that should come unto them by the Coming of Christ in the Flesh , and his Death and Resurrection , to wit , the perfect Victory over Death , which is not fully obtained until the Mortal put on Immortality , and the Corruptible put on Incorruption , as it is written , So when this Corruptible shall put on Incorruption , and this Mortal shall have put on Immortality , then shall be brought to pass the Saying that is written , Death is swallowed up in Victory :


id: A77974
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
title: We the servants and faithfull witnesses of the most high God ...
date: 1655
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words: 1166
sentence: 35
flesch: 61
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summary:
  2008-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-07 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-08 John Pas Sampled and proofread 2008-08 John Pas Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion WE the Servants and faithfull Witnesses of the most high God , called and Chosen of him , and Redeemed out of Nations , Kindreds , Tongues , and People ; who are Ministers of the word of Life and Reconciliation ; and Messengers of glad tidings , and salvation unto Captive and weary Soules ; ( our glorying is only in the Lord , and not in our selves ) who are by the world in scorn called Quakers ; who are at this present in outward Bonds for the testimony of Jesus Christ : in Dublin ; and who have been in the labour and Travell of the Gospell of God this six moneths and upward , in the Nation of Jreland according to the will of God ordained here unto ; and moved and Commanded by his Eternal Spirit , into this his worke for the seeds sake which is not of this World , to the gathering of it into the fold of everlasting Peace ; & to the clearing of the Lord from the Blood of his Enemies , that they may be lest without excuse , by his powerfull word given unto Us and uttered by Us , ( and herein we are a good savour to God both in them that perish , & in them that beleeve ) and for this cause have we denied our dearest and nearest Relations ; and loves not our lives unto Death , that our testimony we may finish , which is Committed to Us of the Lord , and because of this are we Labourers under many burthens , & Travellers in many afflictions , and sufferings , and are abundantly reproached , and our Lords truth of which we bear witnes , greatly Infamed by many Slandering and Backbiting Tongues ; espetially by the Thachers and Professed Ministers in the eares of their People and Hearers ; slandering Us with being Jesuits , and Deceivers , and Seducers , and Heriticks , and Blasphemers , and Witches and such like : and we of those false accusations being clear , and our Lords truth ( the testimony which we hold ) wholy Innocent ; and are wiling to be tried and proved , & made manifest to the Inhabitants of this City & Nation , in the sight of God ; this therefore are we moved to give forth ; & hereby in the Name of our Liveing eternal God ; of Heaven , and Earth ( whom we serve , & worship in that way which is called Herisie ) doe send it abroad , as a Challenge to all you Teachers , and pretended Ministers , of what sort & form so-ever , and to all you People whom it may really Conscerne ; and especially to all you , in the City of Dublin , & places else where in Jreland to whom this may come . That you meet Us , in the City of Dublin , at some publique place at a convenient time appointed by you ; at which place & time , if the Lord permit , ( by the permission of the Counsel of Jreland whose Prisoners we are ) we shall you meet then , and there to have a faier and sober dispute , in the presence of all people , who may desire to be Informed or satisfied concerning Us , and You , in these things whereof you can accuse Us , and also of those things , by way of sober Questions , which we have to propound to You , not for any end to our selves , nor to set up a Kingdome of our own , God is our witnes , but that the way of our God may be made manifest , and all deceit , and error Discovered , and all People may be informed the way to Salvation , and as you are true to your God and will answer for him ; and are willing to be made manifest in your way of Worship , and Doctrin , and Ministry , You are not to neglect ; but here-in to answer our Desires , and the Desires of many hundreds ; that you and we may be made manifest in the sight of God , to all mens Consciences , who are in truth and who are in error : That shame and Condemnation may come upon the guilty , & Truth may be exalted over all Deceit .


id: A45365
author: Hambly, Loveday, 1603 or 4-1682.
date: 1683
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5483
sentence: 108
flesch: 47
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title:
  A relation of the last words and departure of that antient and honourable woman Loveday Hambly of Trigangeeues, in the parish of Austell in the County of Cornwal. With farther testimonies concerning her life and conversation.

summary:
  This did not altogether quiet the Adversaries , but when they had taken her Goods , they sought after her Body also , which they had at their Pleasure ready for the Prison , sometimes in one Prison , sometimes in another , the Goalers can give a more full account of her Personal Suffering , for having found the Pearl of great Price , she was willing to part with all for the Enjoyment of h●t Treasure , and believing that there was a measure of the Sufferings of Christ Jesus behind for her to fill up , she consulted not with Flesh and Blood , but gave her Body to the Prison , and left her Goods to the Spoyler , as believing God was able to multiply her Substance ; and truly as Truth prospered in her heart , so her Substance was increased , and her Eye was to the Lord that gave it , and Gods Word was her delight , and Meetings still increased , and her Faithfulness was found , and a nursing Mother was she to the Feeble and Week , for she was a Woman of great Hospitality , and her Love extended to all ; the Rich knew her heart was free , the Poor missed not her house , the Stranger lodged not in the Street , but she opened her Door to the Traveller , and many times relieved she her very Enemies , and to say the truth of her , she was very bountiful , and an open handed Woman , doing good to all , but more especially to the Houshold of Faith , she was no Flatterer of any Person , nor one that would daub with untempered Mortar , but as her heart was , so was her Language , dealing truly with all without respect of Persons , she feared no man , neither could any mans frowns make her start aside , the Plain-mans Path was her delight , she feared God , and took pleasure in his People , and it was her Meat and Drink to do the Will of her Master Christ Jesus : she loved to hear of the Prosperity of Truth , and of the well-being of Friends , and when she had their Company , then was her heart inlarged to the Lord : after this manner she passed over about twenty six years of her Sojourning here in this World , and as all our Fathers were , so was she seeking after that Country , and to find out that City whose Builder and Maker is the Lord. Margery Dyer , AND the rest of Friends in Plymouth , knowing that you have a desire to hear how it is with our Friend Loveday Hambly , whose Fame for Good Works , Charity and Hospitality , is gone forth to the uttermost Confines of the Land of our Nativity ; and we believe it may be affirmed with confidence , that her Renown is gone forth to the Isles afar off , as a Person accounted famous among Gods People , for Sufferings , and Zealous of Good Works , ever since the Day that she was turned from Darkness to Light , and from the Power of Satan to God.


id: A64451
author: Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668.
date: 1662
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11115
sentence: 196
flesch: 44
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title:
  A testimony concerning the life, death, trials, travels and labours of Edward Burroughs that worthy prophet of the Lord who dyed a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, and the word of God, in the city of London, the 14th of the 12th month, 1662 / [by] F.H.

summary:
  And now thou art freed from the ●empt●tions of him who had the power of death , and art freed from thy outward Enemies , who hated thee because of the Life that dwelt in thee , and remaineth at the right hand of God , where there is joy and pleasure for evermore in the everlasting Light , which thou hast often testified unto , according to the Word of Prop●esie in thy heart , which was given unto ●hee by the Holy Ghost , and art at rest in the perfection thereof , in the beauty of Holiness ; yet thy Life and thy Spirit I feel as present , and have unity with it , and in it , beyond all created and visible thing● , which are subje●t to ●utation and change ; and thy Life shall enter into other● , to testifie unto the same truth , which is from everlasting to everl●sting ; for God hath raised , and will raise up children unto Abraham , of them that have been as dead stones , whose Po●er is Almighty , great in his people in the midst of their Enemies . He was inclinable from his youth upwards , to Religion , and the best way , always minding the best things , and the best and nearest way of Worship to the Scriptures of Truth , and always did accompany the best men , who walked in godliness and honesty , insomuch I have often admired his discreet carriage , and his great understanding of the things of God : He was never known to be addicte● to any vic● or malignity , or bad behaviour , neither followed any evil course of life from his childhood , but feared the Lord , and walked uprightly according to the light and knowledge received in all things .


id: A42756
author: Gill, Henry.
date: 1658
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3524
sentence: 62
flesch: 47
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title:
  A warning and visitation to the inhabitants of Godalming All you that read this, be not rash, but weigh it right with the true weight, and the even ballance, the ballance of the sanctuary, and then you will not judge amiss of it; for it is not in hatred or reproach to any, but in love to all souls, in plainness and truth. And you inhabitants of Godalming, be warned, and seriously consider of this visitation; for the spirit of the Lord yet strives with you as with the old world, but they not taking warning, were drowned: therefore prise your time, and despise not the reproof of instruction, for such are brutish; but reprove or instruct a wise man, and he will love thee; reprove a scorner, and he will hate thee; but the reproof of instruction is the way of life to the wise; and a wise man will hear and increase in wisdom: be calm therefore, and learn of the light which is the way and the truth. T.P.

summary:
  Therefore be warned , and repent , and come down from your high thoughts , or imagining that God accepts of you , or your performances , for he accepts onely of his Son , and so those that are in his Son , he accepts of them and their performances ; for he is worshipped and served in spirit and in truth ; but none can worship there , that live in sin , as ye do who are after the Steeple-house worship , which is fleshly and carnal worship ; but they that worship God in spirit , have no confidence in the flesh , but from it are redeemed . Therefore examine your selves ; Are your works wrought in God ? Or do ye believe that there is sin wrought in God ? Or is not sin the work of the Devil ? Are the works of the Devil destroyed in you , yea or nay ?


id: A77940
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
date: 1659
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mime: application/xml
words: 15230
sentence: 445
flesch: 65
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title:
  A declaration of the present sufferings of above 140. persons of the people of God (who are now in prison,) called Quakers: with a briefe accompt of about 1900. more ... Together with the number of 21. persons who were imprisoned and persecuted until death. All which was delivered to Tho. Bampfield, then Speaker of the Parliament, on the sixth day of the second month, 1659 ... As also an accompt of some grounds and reasons, why for conscience sake we bear our testimony against divers customes and practices at this day in use amongst men. Also a cry of great jndgement [sic] at hand upon the oppressors of the Lords heritage, as received from him on the 18. day of the first month called March. With an offer to the Parliament of our bodies, person for person to be imprisoned, for the redemption of our brethren, who are now in bonds for the testimony of Jesus.

summary:
  Thomas Beal at the suit of WILLIAM BENET Priest of T●●ligh was for Tythes cast into Glocester Goal , in which time the said Priest BENNET took away some of his Corne and Hay , the said Priest being an officer in the late Kings army , and the said Thomas Beal was in the service of the Parliament both in England and Ireland for divers years , the value of the tythes being but four shillings , and for which he hath been a prisoner 18. moneths . ( we have a Testimony before us ) hath it not been upon that Rock of limiting tender consciences in former dayes , that hath broken many before these , which might be examples to these , not to do the same things ? and many sober people are offended at such newes , and it makes their hearts sad , whose conscience and the witnesse therein doth answer that we are the Lords people , and it ought not thus to be done concerning us , as the newes reports ; so that by this newes of the intended purpose , to break the Lords peoples meetings , the ungodly and prophane , are gratified , and strengthened in their wickednesse , and the righteous are made sad ; And further , as for us , we have been trodden down , and made a prey unto our enemies , and the gates of death and Hell have stroven against us already , but have not prevailed unto this day ; for the Lord is with us , and who is it that shall prevail against us , and I may say what is this that is reported to be done ?


id: A77938
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
date: 1654
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 13008
sentence: 179
flesch: 28
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title:
  Ansvvers to severall queries put forth to the despised people called Quakers, by Philip Bennett, who cals himself a minister of Christ, but is found a deceiver; answered by them to whom they were directed. Also, ansvvers to severall other subtil queries put forth by one Iohn Reeve, who lives in the City of London, who cals himself the last messenger and witnesse unto the true God, but is found a false witnesse, and a lyar, and a perverter of the right way of God. / Answered by Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill, who are witnesses unto the truth against this subtil serpent-like generation.

summary:
  thy self the last Messenger , and witnesse unto the true God , yet I say unto thee , verily the Lord hath a Witness which was before thee , which hath been slain in the streets of the great City , which the Lord will bring forth after thee , which will bear true witnesse of the true God , & against thee , and thou who hast been alive , shall be judged by him which hath laid slain , & he will eternally condemn thy testimony and message ; Friend in the light of Christ , which hath lightened every one that comes into the world , thou art comprehended , and seen , thy beginning , thy time , and thy end , and with it thy testimony and Message is denyed , for thy testimony is such , and if thou swear the Lord lives , thou swore falsly , and further , thou sayes , by inspiration of the holy Spirit thou was moved to present this Epistle : I answer , the language of the holy Spirit is like it self , pure and spirituall , but thy language is carnall and sensuall , and so is thy spirit ; the Saints which spake by the inspiration and moving of the Spirit , cursed not that which God had blessed , as thou dost , neither did they say the Elect was defiled as thou dost , neither did they speak of God as a carnall substance , as thou dost , but said that God was a Spirit , and here be thou a witnesse against thy self , that thou speaks not by the inspiration and moving of the holy Spirit , but speaks thy imaginations , and lies in the Name of the Lord ; and whereas thou sayest in this confused age , there hath appeared variety of Spirits pretending to be sent by the everlasting God , yet they are at war with all their power to overthrow one another , that their own opinions may bear rule ; I answer , Among the many pretenders thou speaks of , thou art one ; and it is true , you are at war with all your power endeavouring to overthrow one another , that your own opinions may bear rule , and though there be among you variety of opinions , yet by one Spirit you act , for the kingdome of the Devil is but one , and yet divided , and it is at war with it self , and therefore it cannot stand , and you cannot overthrow one another , but one is appearing to overthrow you all , and all your opinions , for all you pretenders are made manifest by your fruits , and thereby men may try you , for nothing is to be gathered from you but opinions and ayery imaginations , some of you speaking of a God , and Christ afarre off , to believe in , others of you speaking of a God and of a Christ within , and afarre off to believe in , thus you feed people by your own imaginations , and some of you pretends Revelation , others of you denying Revelation , and thus you strive to set up your own opinion , but you live all in one nature , and are of one generation , and he that walks in the light sees you all , and comprehends you all , and judges all your opinions , and are redeemed out of all your vain im●dgination into the life of God , acting and speaking as the Spirit acts and speaks , and seeks to exalt Christ , and him to bear rule , that all opinions may be by him thrown down , and that by him people may be brought out of a confused age , into the land of r●st , and peace , and righteousnesse to serve the true Spiritual God , in the Spirit , and by the Spirit of his own Son ; and further , thou sayes , some there are takes upon them to speak of a God , and of a Christ in the invisible heavens , above the starres ; but are uncapable to demonstrate how Christ by his spirituall Word lives in mens hearts , and how he reigneth visibly in glory with his Elect Angels : I answer , there are not some but many , which lives in , and speaks forth their own imaginations , upon God and Christ , and one of them thou art , thy spirit is tryed , God who is a Spirit , dwels in the Spirit of his Son , even in the high and holy place , and with him also who is of a contrite Spirit , and trembleth at his Word ; but this by thy vulterous eye is not seen , neither can any demonstrate how Christ dwels in the heart ▪ but he who witnesseth it through death , and where he reigns his glory is with him , and his Elect Angels , this I witnesse , but to thy carnall eye it is invisible , and by thy carnall wisdome he can never be known , Christ and his spirituall word is not to be divided , though thy sensuall spirit would divide them , but by the flaming sword thou that speaks art divided from both , and shalt know neither but to thy condemnation ; and further thou sayest , others there are which speaks of an eternall Spirit , or Christ onely in the consciences of men , as if there were no Creator ●● Christ at all visibly reigning upon his Throne of immortall glory ; I answer , They who talke of an eternal Spirit , or Christ in the conscience by hear say , o●●● other mens words , without ( as thou dost ) and doth not in life and power witnesse it , from the Father within , made manifest , such are denyed by them who witnesse the eternall Spirit dwelling with the contrite heart , which Spirit is the Creator which dwels also in the high and holy place , and reigns upon his Throne for ever , and who do in power witnesse this , sees and judges all y●ur carnall imaginations , and conceptions of the living God in your carnall minds , where he dwels shall no unclean thing enter , but is without to be troden in the wine-presse of his wrath for ever and ever , and by him shall thy carnall conceptions be consumed , even by the breath of his mouth , for he is eternall , and his Throne is eternall , and by the carnall eye shall never be seen ; and further thou sayest , there are , who through unbelief that ever any living creature had a beginning , they affirm there is no God or Christ at all , but perishing nature , of this sort are innumerable , witnesse the lives and conversations of people every where ; I answer , All who do witnesse the eternall Spirit made manifest , to rule and guide all such , doth deny and declare aagainst , for nothing was without beginning but the eternall Word , which was the beginning of all things , and which will be the end of all things , even the destruction of the wicked , and the salvation of them that believe , who are born of the immortall seed , and redeemed out of the perishing nature into the image of God , and such do set to seal there is a God , who will reward every one according to his works , and beares witnesse against them , who in their lives and conversations denies God , as all do who do not witnesse the eternall Spirit of Christ ruling in the consciences , but talkes of a God in imagination at a distance , and such are innumerable , and saith in their heart , there is no God , and such are the fools the Scripture speaks of , and whereas thou beseeches to consider of these ensuing particulars ; I answer , They are considered , and by them thy ignorance is made manifest , and thy folly disclosed , and thy blasphemy , who cals thy self the last witnesse . Ans. Here again , thou hast made thy sha●e and thy ignorance manifest and knows not so much as the Letter of he Scripture , Paul in Apostle of Jesus Ch●ist , notby the will of man , and Minister of the everlasting God , he witnessed the Son of God revealed in him , and he ●●i● , kn●w ye 〈…〉 Christ ●s in you , or else you are rep●●●ates , and ●h●i●t is no● divided , and he tha● is joyned to the Lord is ●●e Spirit , and 〈◊〉 my Father are one , ●●d w●●●e Christ dwells the Father dwells , and if thou have ●● e●● to hear ●hou may h●●● , and if the ●●●e Spirit be not in you that raised Christ 〈…〉 he ●●●d , you are 〈…〉 , and he that declared these things speak of a spi●i●ua●l Christ , and an invi 〈…〉 God , and who ●●all ascend up to heaven , the word is nigh , in thy mo●t●● and 〈◊〉 heart , and this is the same Christ that suffered without the ga●e at Jerusalem , and


id: A54228
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 10220
sentence: 292
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A54228.xml
txt: txt/A54228.txt
title:
  A testimony to the truth of God, as held by the people, called, Quakers being a short vindication of them, from the abuses and misrepresentations often put upon them by envious apostates, and mercenary adversaries.

summary:
  Whereas we assert nothing herein , but in the Language of the Holy Ghost in the Scriptures of Truth ; and Mean , no more by it , than that as God is in Christ , so Christ by his Spirit and Light , dwelleth in the Hearts of his People , to comfort and consolate them , as he doth in wicked Men , to reprove and condemn them , as well as to call , enlighten and instruct them ; that out of that state of Condemnation they may come , and by believing in him , may Experience their Hearts cured of the Maladies Sin hath brought upon them , in order to compleat Salvation from Sin here , and from Wrath to come hereafter , 2 Cor. 5. 9. 1 Joh. 1. 5. XIV . BEcause the Tendency ( generally speaking ) of our Ministry is to press People to the Inward and Spiritual Appearance of Christ , by his Spirit and Grace in their Hearts , to give them a true Sight and Sence of and Sorrow for Sin , to amendment of Life , and Practice of Holiness : And because we have often opposed that Doctrine of being actually Justified by the Merits of Christ , whilst actual Sinners against God , by living in the Pollutions of this wicked World : We are by our Adversaries render'd such , as either deny , or undervalue the coming of Christ without us , and the Force and Efficacy of his Death and Sufferings , as a Propitiation for the Sins of the whole World.


id: A47175
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
title: A serious call to the Quakers inviting them to return to Christianity
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5395
sentence: 274
flesch: 76
cache: cache/A47175.xml
txt: txt/A47175.txt
summary:
  OUR giving forth Papers , or Printed Books is from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God to the shewing forth the filthy Practices of the Worlds Teachers , &c. And thou and you , all that Speak and Write , and not from God Immediatly , and Infallibly as the Apostles did , and Prophets , and Christ , but only have gotten the Words , you are all under the Curse in another Spirit ravened from the Spirit that was in the Apostles . Concerning Christ and his Blood , &c. THat the outward Person that suffered was properly the Son of God , we utterly deny Your imagined God beyond the Stars , and your carnal Christ , is utterly denied .


id: A65481
author: West, Thomas, of Hertford.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4633
sentence: 87
flesch: 49
cache: cache/A65481.xml
txt: txt/A65481.txt
title:
  The word of the Lord God Almighty that liveth for ever, and ever, to all persecutors, who are dead, though yet alive, upon the face of the whole earth: that so they may hear, fear, and repent, before it be too late.

summary:
  For I have seen a dreadful day near to come upon all Persecutors ; yea verily , a terrible stormy day , a day of fire and smoak , a day of Thundering and Lightning , a day of blackness and darkness , a day of storms and tempests , a day of earth-quakes , a day of battelings , of shakings and quakings , a day of trembling and howling , a day of distress of Nations , a day of dread and terrour , and all faces shall be pale and wan ; yea verily , a day of the sound of the Trumpet , and an Alarm to the Battel : And this is a certain sound from the last Trump , that ever shall be sounded in your ears , before your destruction come upon you , and it shall be louder and louder , with more dreadful and terrible afrightments , until the hearts of men shall fail them for fear , for the Mountains shall be covered with fire and smoak , and all the whole world shall tremble ; and then shall God most wonderfully appear , and in the Majesty of his Power shall he go before us , who is our General and Living Commander for evermore ; Yea verily , and all the Chariots and Horse-men of Israel , are on our side already : Wherefore now , thus saith the High and Lofty One , that inhabiteth Eternity , whose dwelling is on High , far above all the Sons of men , Yea verily , I dwell high above , and in the Sanctuary , whose Name is Holy , Pure , Living , and Eternal , and will be exalted over all ; I have a secret service to do , for my own oppressed Precious Seed sake , which shall be fulfilled in your sight ; and certainly , I can never forget my faithful Promise made to it ; but I must come and perform it when my Purpose is accomplished , and my Will fulfilled , concerning its Sufferings , even as I did for my People Israel , in the dayes of old , when they were under hard-hearted Pharaoh , and his wicked Task-masters ; And then , Wo , wo , wo , to all you wicked rebellious Persecutors , who are found fighting against God , in persecuting his dearly beloved People and Children , that have , and do believe in his Name : Sure I am , the Lord is bringing and preparing a sharp scourge to whip you all , who have so highly provoked him , with so often transgressing against his Righteous Law , in not doing to every man , as ye would all men should do unto you :


id: A39307
author: Ellwood, Thomas, 1639-1713.
title: Rogero-Mastix A rod for William Rogers, in return for his riming scourge, &c. By Thomas Ellwood.
date: 1685
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9709
sentence: 470
flesch: 83
cache: cache/A39307.xml
txt: txt/A39307.txt
summary:
  ●…oiding therefore that Scurrility , ●…herewith upon some Persons thou dost fly , ●…purpose more especially to look ●…to those envious Parcels of thy Book , ●…hich seem to have a more extenc●… relation To all the faithful Friends in ev'ry Nation ; ●…ot only those whom God hath call'd to be ●…is Servants in a publick Ministry , ●…t even all , beneath the Cope of Heaven Now living , who their Names to Christ have given And , in this Search , I make no doubt to find , And manifest , that , with malicious Mind , Like Sanballat , Tobiah , and the rest , Whose envious workings are before exprest , ●…ou either chargest Friends with what 's not true , As favour was obtain'd by Parasites , They labour'd hard to ga●…n more Pro●…elites .


id: A76786
author: Blackborow, Sarah.
date: 1662
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2220
sentence: 125
flesch: 79
cache: cache/A76786.xml
txt: txt/A76786.txt
title:
  The oppressed prisoners complaint of their great oppression: with a loud call to Englands magistrates for the exercise of impartial justice, before the wrath of the lamb break forth. With a brief relation of the unparallel'd proceedings of the court, at the Old Baily, the fifth day of the fifth month, 1662.

summary:
  The Widows now , indeed , are made a prey , Their bitter Cryes are heard , still , day by day ; And in the ears of God their Cryes do come , They shall be heard by Christ , the holy One. Wo unto England then , when God shall plead The righteous Cause , of Innocents ; indeed If England now should plead , it is not guilty Of any crime that now is counted filthy , What mean you then , by halling every day God's Worshippers to Prison ; Yea , I say , What Law of God have we indeed offended ? That by your Souldiers we are apprehended , And in your filthy Goals are fast secur'd , And yet no Crime against us is procur'd ; What sin is done ? or Law have we offended , That Justice stops , and surely is suspended ?


id: A49838
author: Laythes, Thomas, d. 1701.
title: Some questions and answers concerning religion and the worship of God.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1816
sentence: 80
flesch: 67
cache: cache/A49838.xml
txt: txt/A49838.txt
summary:
  — And the Ground and Foundation of false Religion , is Darkness , Ignorance and Unbelief , Pride , Blind-zeal and Self-conceitedness , begotten by the Spirit of Enmity in the Hearts of the Children of Darkness and Disobedience to the Light and Grace of God ; and from this ground ariseth all that confusion in Religion and Worship , and those many Inventions and Traditions in pretence of the service of God : And from this vain Religion , and unbridled Tongue , ariseth much Discord , Strife and Contention , from such as conceit they know that which they rightly know not , and so are wise in their own Imaginations , and puft up with their own Conceivings , to contend and dispute in the Spirit of Enmity , and not of Love ; and when this doth not prevail , then sometimes they go on to Persecution , Imposition and other Cruelties , about Religion and Worship ; and such are not conscientious for any Religion at all , but can easily comply and conform to any Religion and Worship whatsoever , being from the meek and peaceable Spirit of Christ Jesus . Some questions and answers concerning religion and the worship of God.


id: A62157
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716. aut
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 12784
sentence: 360
flesch: 59
cache: cache/A62157.xml
txt: txt/A62157.txt
title:
  Some queries proposed, to the monethly meeting of the Quakers at Aberdeen; the sixth day of June, 1700. By Robert Sandilands With their answers thereto; together with some remarks thereupon. Published by authority. To which is prefixed a letter from George Keith, sent to the Quakers in Aberdeen, containing a very serious and Christian expostulation with his old friends, &c.

summary:
  E. B. of great esteem among them sayeth in his works p. 273 printed 1672 , and which his friends reprinted and approved of : the sufferings ( sayeth he ) of the People of GOD called Quakers in this Age , is greater suffering and more unjust then in the dayes of CHRIST , or of the Apostles , what was done to CHRIST or the Apostles , was chiefly done by a Law , and in great part by the due execution of a Law , &c. Q 16. To tell of the Word GOD , cocreator with the Father , is all one as to tell of GOD , being cocreator with GOD , if the Father be GOD , and this is to make two GODS , two Creators , &c. And thus G. W. opposes the Godhead of CHRIST , as he doth his Manhood in other Quotations , he also denyes , the Glorious Hipostatical Union , that it consists of a Human and Divine Nature , or that they are hipostatically one .


id: A46916
author: Jackson, John, fl. 1651-1657.
date: 1655
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14701
sentence: 297
flesch: 51
cache: cache/A46916.xml
txt: txt/A46916.txt
title:
  Strength in Weakness or The burning bush not consumed Being an answer (formerly published under this title) to two letters written by James Naylor. To which is now added several other papers written since by the same hand (whereof one is intituled, The secret shootings of the wicked reproved.) With a reply thereunto, as also to the rest respectively. By J.J. Published at the request of some, for the satisfaction of others: and tendred to the serious perusall of the impartiall and un-prejudic'd reader.

summary:
  I. I. FRiend , is this the end of thy long profession and all thy knowledge of the living God and his unsearchable ways , That it 's become a strange thing to thee , and not to be beleeved , that he should send out his message in word or writing , with but personal knowledge , or information of men ? Is this the living God who fils heaven and earth with his presence , whom thou would limit is his Sons and Daughters ? Or wilt thou instruct him , or teach him a way to send his will to his creatures ? Or else thou wilt question it : Hast thou learned this of him ? let that in thy conscience judge , which will shew thee that thou art up in the comprehending nature , to which the wayes of God be as much hid now as ever : wait thou on God for my expectation is from him , leave me to the Lords Tryal ; So do I freely leave thee , not having faith to follow thee nor thy friends , yet to manifest love to thee and thy friends , for thy Soul at the Throne of Grace and all other outward expressions of Love for thee and thy friends , as in my measure , I am able through Christ .


id: A65480
author: West, Thomas, of Hertford.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3557
sentence: 72
flesch: 50
cache: cache/A65480.xml
txt: txt/A65480.txt
title:
  The word of God to all the elect number with a few words in a deep lamentation over the seed of life, to its tender father concerning them that have transgressed in Israel.

summary:
  The word of God to all the elect number with a few words in a deep lamentation over the seed of life, to its tender father concerning them that have transgressed in Israel. The word of God to all the elect number with a few words in a deep lamentation over the seed of life, to its tender father concerning them that have transgressed in Israel.


id: A43115
author: Dimsdale, William.
date: 1690
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 15341
sentence: 555
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A43115.xml
txt: txt/A43115.txt
title:
  The Quaker converted; or the experimental knowledg of Jesus Christ crucified, in opposition to the principles of the Quakers, declared in a narrative of the conversion of one in Hartfordshire, who was for some years of their faith and principle, and inclined unto them. The manner how he was wrought off from them by the Lord. And several dealings of Christ with his spirit afterwards. With some things annexed for detection of their errors and delusions, and prevention of the growth thereof. Written by himself in his own words and phrases. Likewise an epistle dedicatory by W. Haworth, minister of the gospel at Hartford.

summary:
  Therefore [ David ] being a Prophet , and knowing that God bad sworn with an Oath to him , that of the Fruit of his Loins , according to the Flesh , he would raise up Christ to sit on his Throne : 31. — Spake of the Resurrection of Christ . — 30. Therefore let all the House of Israel know assuredly , that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified , both Lord and Christ , Ch. 5.31 .


id: A36212
author: Docwra, Anne, 1624-1710.
date: 1699
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 17431
sentence: 329
flesch: 47
cache: cache/A36212.xml
txt: txt/A36212.txt
title:
  An apostate-conscience exposed, and the miserable consequences thereof disclosed, for information and caution By an ancient woman, and lover of truth, and the sincere friends thereof, A.D.

summary:
  for he cannot prove that he had 30 l. a Year before his Father's Death , which was long after he came of Age , although he writes of much more : It was the Advice of Friends to be tender to F. Bugg , least some such Misfortune should befall him when he was amongst us ; and that was one reason that he was humer'd in giving him Certificates when he required , which he hath since printed . I know no reason that the Church of England Preachers should lye upon F. Bugg more than upon others , they want it not , they have the Tenth Part of the increase of the greatest part of the Lands in the Nation , and of the Labour and Industry of the Husband-man , and several other Incomes that I could reckon : I partly know the Charge he hath been at for the Quakers Preachers , which was sometimes a Nights Entertainment for them and their Horses , and that not without some Invitation on F. Bugg's part ; but this i know , by what he said to me upon that account , that the grudged their entertainment although he invited them to his House ; he divers times told me , that the Quakers were chargeable to him : I told him it was his own fault to give them entertainment , and then grudge it .


id: A47132
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4344
sentence: 105
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A47132.xml
txt: txt/A47132.txt
title:
  George Keith's Complaint against the Quakers: or, An answer to the Quakers complaint against George Keith humbly presented to the clergy of the Church of England.

summary:
  Quakers -- England -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800. altho' we Practice it , and get Money by it , but do it by a bare Imitation , and a meer pretended Call , which is great Presumption , yea , Superstition ; altho' we call it Christ's Ordinance , and say , It 's Commanded by Christ ; yet he hath given us no Command ; but we set up the Commandments of Men in the Room of God's Commands , like the Pharisees , as they shew in their late Sheet , entituled , The Christianity of the People called Quakers asserted by ( me ) George Keith ; and in their Book , called The Creed-Forgers detected , they shew , that I said , Tertullian was against Infant Baptism , and that we cannot ( as true it is ) give any Evidence in Church-History , that Christ commanded those Words to be used , which we use in Baptism ; and Zuinglius is against us in this Case ; and that 1 Cor. 11.23 , 24. proves no Institution of the Lord's Supper at all ; and that we , Learned Brethren , own ( as you know we do ) and acknowledge , that there is no absolute necessity of using that called the Supper , so as that none can be Saved , but such that partake of it :


id: A54015
author: Penington, Edward, 1667-1701.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 18145
sentence: 502
flesch: 60
cache: cache/A54015.xml
txt: txt/A54015.txt
title:
  A modest detection of George Keith's (miscalled) Just vindication of his earnest expostulation published by him as a pretended answer to a late book of mine, entituled, Some brief observations, &c. By E.P.

summary:
  Just Vindication of his Earnest Expostulation , &c. HAD I not by Observation of past Actions known George Keith a little too well , I might have been induced to have Thought , that the extravagancies of Expressions , bitterness of Words , and angry Language , vented against those whom he calls A Gang or Sort of Quakers , were only the product of a suddain angry Fit , which in a more serene Temper he would be ashamed of , But alas ! I find if I had so thought , I had been mistaken in the Man , and consequently my Opinion of him and his malicious Work ; but too true , and that is , that his Spleen is so swelled with the Ill-will he bears us , that a common venting his Passion wont ease him ; but as if not only Intoxicated , but perfectly Drunk therewith , he Vomits out great Floods of Railing Accusations ; and what is worse , still Sucks in more , whereby he is so far from coming to his right Mind ; as that he may be said to be continually inflamed therewith , and thereby hindred from seeing the Deformity of it , and the inconveniencies it subjects him to , whence it is , that instead of being ashamed , he Vindicates what any Sober , Moderate Man ( I am perswaded ) cannot read with Approbation . Price Stitch'd 6 d. The State of the Case , briefly but impartially given , betwixt the People called Quakers in Pennsylvania , &c. in America , who remain in Unity ; and George Keith , with some few Seduced by him into a Separation from them .


id: A47158
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 6240
sentence: 194
flesch: 65
cache: cache/A47158.xml
txt: txt/A47158.txt
title:
  A looking-glass for all those called Protestants in these three nations Wherein they may see, who are true Protestants, and who are degenerated and gone from the testimony and doctrine of the antient Protestants. And hereby it is made to appear, that the people, called in derision Quakers, are true (yea the truest) Protestants, because their testimony agreeth with the testimony of the antient Protestants in the most weighty things wherein the Lord called them forth in that day. Particularly, with the testimony and doctrine of William Tindal, who is called a worthy martyr, and principal teacher of the Church of England;faithfully collected out of his works. By George Keith.

summary:
  And with Jonas let them that wait on Vanities , and seek God here and there , and in every Temple , save in their hearts : go and seek thou the Testament of God in thy heatt ; sor in thy heart is the word of the Law , and in thine heart is the word of Faith in the promises of Mercy in Jesus Christ ; so that if thou confess with a repenting heart , and knowledge ; and surely believe that Jesus is Lord over all sin , So now with an Historical Faith , I may believe that the Scripture is Gods , by the teaching of them , and so I should have done , though they had told me that Robinhood had been the Scripture of God , which Faith is but an Opinion , and therefore abideth ever fruitless , and falleth away , if a more glorious reason be made unto me , or if the Preacher live contrary .


id: A26826
author: Batt, Jasper, d. 1702.
date: 1681
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5059
sentence: 170
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A26826.xml
txt: txt/A26826.txt
title:
  Truth & innocency triumphing over falshood [and] envy, or Jasper Batt's vindication against William Roger's un-christian [sic] and false insinuations, in his book mis-called The Christian Quaker, &c.

summary:
  Many other Contemptible , Scornfull , Deriding , and Reproachful Expressions against me , and many others of the Lords servants , he hath uttered in his said Book : All which I Trample under foot , knowing my own innocency , and leave him to the Judgement of God for the same : but cannot yet well let pass without some notice taken , how much he pretends a Conscentious concern for truth , to print this his Book : That J. Story and J. W. were judged without a Hearing , is utterly false ; they having been heard with Witnesses face to face , at a Meeting where were present several of the Sixty Six mentioned : of which Meeting , and Proceedings , W. R. hath given a large Testimony of the Lords Peace amongst them , and their great travel of Love and Life for J. S. and J. W. an Account whereof may be seen in Bristol-Friends Answer to W. R's Book : at which Meeting , after hearing of all Parties , they were judged to have entertained a wrong Spirit ; and for several other Offences against the Church of Christ , as by a Narrative thereof may appear .


id: A56906
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1700
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 5809
sentence: 264
flesch: 73
cache: cache/A56906.xml
txt: txt/A56906.txt
title:
  The Quakers creed containing twelve articles of their antichristian doctrine, for which many have denyed them. Publish'd by some, who have joyned with Mr. George Keith, in the City of London, and did formerly meet with him at Turners-Hall, and in divers parts of the country, as Huntington, Reading, Bedford, and Colchester.

summary:
  5. Their Equality with God 6. The Death and Sufferings of Christ . Note Reader , Here is Justification by the Active and Passive Obedience of Christ , as the meritorious and fundamental Cause thereof , before God , plainly Denyed , for that was and is wholly without us .


id: A77135
author: Bourne, Edward, d. 1708.
date: 1679
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2014
sentence: 60
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A77135.xml
txt: txt/A77135.txt
title:
  A few words to those who look for another dispensation than what is known by the faithful Christians in this day, putting off and slighting the present manifestation of God unto them, and so by their unfaithfulness to the Lord God, in not walking answerable to himfor [sic] his loving-kindness in his present manifestation unto them, put the day of the Lord far off from them, &c.

summary:
  A few words to those who look for another dispensation than what is known by the faithful Christians in this day, putting off and slighting the present manifestation of God unto them, and so by their unfaithfulness to the Lord God, in not walking answerable to himfor [sic] his loving-kindness in his present manifestation unto them, put the day of the Lord far off from them, &c. Bourne, Edward, d. 1708. A few words to those who look for another dispensation than what is known by the faithful Christians in this day, putting off and slighting the present manifestation of God unto them, and so by their unfaithfulness to the Lord God, in not walking answerable to himfor [sic] his loving-kindness in his present manifestation unto them, put the day of the Lord far off from them, &c. Bourne, Edward, d. 1708.


id: A50875
author: Milner, Richard, fl. 1675.
date: 1675
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1739
sentence: 57
flesch: 61
cache: cache/A50875.xml
txt: txt/A50875.txt
title:
  A few words to the King and both Houses of Parliament vvorthy their consideration in a weighty concern; to wit, the effect of the execution of the late act, made against meetings and conventicles, so called; through which very many of the innocent people of God have, and do deeply suffer.

summary:
  AND this is very certain and observable ( as one deeply concerned in suffering by the aforesaid Act , my mind became exercised in a consideration of the effects thereof ) that it saddens the hearts of many , yea indeed the generality of all people , to see those they know to be honest Neighbours , and good Common-wealths people in their Countrey , to have their known truly gotten Goods and Estates driven away and spoyled , and that for nothing but the tenderness of their Consciences towards God , and for worshipping him in Spiri● and Truth ; it being so much contrary to the principle of Justice in all people , even those that have but morality and civility in any measure concludes is to be , and indeed cryes it out to be a sad thing ; that men and ●eople the● live peaceably and harmlesly amongst their Neighbours , and under the Government , should be so pilledged and rob●●● their Estates , even to the Impoverishing many , both Widdows and Fatherless ; that how can you think 〈◊〉 to be a wo●k for God , or any thing like him or his service ? or how can you think it to be a likely way to convince or bring people out of Errors or Heresie● , if you conclude us to be such ? or how can it be like to bring people from a false Church , if so , to a true ? In general, first editions of a works in English were prioritized, although there are a number of works in other languages, notably Latin and Welsh, included and sometimes a second or later edition of a work was chosen if there was a compelling reason to do so.


id: A60620
author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 11832
sentence: 265
flesch: 53
cache: cache/A60620.xml
txt: txt/A60620.txt
title:
  A briefe answer unto a book intituled Shetinah, or, A demonstration of the divine presence in places of religious worship published by Iohn Stillingfleet, who stiles himself M.A. rector of Beckingham in Lincoln-shire, and late fellow of St. Iohns Colledge in Cambridge. In which book he hath declared many perverse things against the people of God (called Quakers,) and for so much as is considerable, wherein that people are any way concerned, it is in the power of God here answered, by one who is set for the defence of the Gospel, William Smith.

summary:
  Thou art proved to want the knowledge of God and his attributes , and so art improving thy own wisdome against him , and by the discovery thou makes of the light of Christ , that enlightens every one that comes into the world , and it doth appear that thou remains in darknesse , and thou should have distinguished , if thou could , between the nature of man in the fall , and the nature of Christ that never fell , for we own the light which is manifest from the nature of Christ to be the true light which enlightens every one that comes into the world , but they that rebell against it , can never come to the place of blis● and happinesse by it , but we are in love with it , and knows the work which God hath designed for it , which is to destroy the work of the Devil , and to be salvation unto the ends of the earth unto all that in it believe , and its narive strength , lustre , and rad●ancie is an infallible guide if faithfully followed , to bring to the place of bliss and happinesse , and ●hough thou be in the unbelief , yet this is our report concerning the true light , and we know it is neither prophanenesse , ignorance , imaginations , nor notions . This is a place in which thou hast come as near the matter thou aims at , as any place in thy book , therefore I shall speak more fully to it , thou hast so stated the matter in general terms , as that it may lye which way any will bend it , and is it reasonable to state things in general terms , as to what hath been , and not to discover the things that are , which is the matter thou undertakes to vindicate , for as to the appointment , or at least approvement of God concerning the sanctuary , tabernacle , temple , and synagogues , we do not deny but Christ is come the fulfiller of all figures , and he saith , neither at Jerusalem , nor at this mountain shall men worship the Father , but the true worshippers shall worship him in spirit and truth : and thou sayest , it was but the ceremonial part that was abolished , but thou may know that it was the very place in which their worship was performed in that dispensation , for Christ said concerning the temple , that there should not be left one stone upon another which should not be thrown down , which thing came to passe , so that the place once appointed of God was thrown down , and he did not command that it should be set up again for a place of worship , and the true worshippers that followed Christ , they worshipped in the spirit , and they was not bound to time , place or person , but as they was ordered in the spirit , so they was instant to serve God and worship him ▪ without regarding either p●ace or time , so that it may be understood , that there was never any particular place appointed or approved of God since that time as a place set apart onely for a place of worship ; and as for those places which are now called Churches , they were never set apart by divine appointment for any such service as is practised in them ; and therefore the hearts of such as waits to be revived and comforted with the refreshings of Gods presence , must turn away from them , and turn to the light of Christ within , where the streams of life runs sweetly , for God is no other way known in that place which thou would have to be a Church , nor in that worship which is there observed but by manifesting himself against them , and when thou comes to be truly awakned in thy conscience , thou wilt know that neither thy Church , worship , or ministry are either appointed , approved or ordained of God.


id: A93414
author: Smith, Thomas, 1623 or 4-1661.
title: A gagg for the Quakers, with an answer to Mr. Denn's Quaker no Papist.
date: 1659
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9707
sentence: 367
flesch: 70
cache: cache/A93414.xml
txt: txt/A93414.txt
summary:
  [20] p. Printed by J.C. and are sold neer the north door of S. Pauls Church., London, : MDCLIX. l. 21. of his book entituled Law and Gospel , adviseth his convert in these words come to Christ even as filthy as ever thou canst : that is ( if I understand English ) when you have sworn a vain oath and would go to prayer for pardon of that sin , first stab your Father , then poison your Mother , lie with your sister : and then go confidently to Church , but not before .


id: A54195
author: Fox, George, 1624-1691.
date: 1694
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 25055
sentence: 586
flesch: 54
cache: cache/A54195.xml
txt: txt/A54195.txt
title:
  The preface, being a summary account of the divers dispensations of God to men from the beginning of the world to that of our present age, by the ministry and testimony of his faithful servant George Fox, as an introduction to the ensuing journal.

summary:
  What gratified the Lust of the Flesh , the Lust of the Eye and the Pride of Life which are not of the Father , but of the World ; and from thence Sprang in that Night of Darkness and Apostacy , which hath been over People , through their Degeneration from the Light and Spirit of God , these and many other vain Customs ; which are seen by the Heavenly day of Christ which dawns in the Soul , to be , either wrong in their Original , or , by Time and Abuse , Hurtful in their Practice . They felt the Divine Motions , and were frequently drawn forth , especially to visit the Publick Assemblies , to reprove , inform and exhort them , sometimes in Markets , Fairs , Streets , and by the High-way-side , calling People to Repentance , and to turn to the Lord with their Hearts as well as their Mouths ; directing them to the Light of Christ within them , to see and examine and consider their ways by , and to eschew the Evil and do the Good and Acceptable Will of God.


id: A41066
author: Fox, Margaret Askew Fell, 1614-1702.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2021
sentence: 64
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A41066.xml
txt: txt/A41066.txt
title:
  To the magistrates and people of England vvhere this may come What is the matter with the Christians of our age, ...

summary:
  Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 34340) Text selection was based on the New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature (NCBEL).


id: A54109
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
date: 1678
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 9411
sentence: 346
flesch: 74
cache: cache/A54109.xml
txt: txt/A54109.txt
title:
  A brief answer to a false and foolish libel called The Quakers opinions for their sakes that writ it and read it / by W.P.

summary:
  And they are those that truly and substantially deny the Scriptures , who in Words own them , but in Works deny them , and in their Conversations walk not according to the godly Rules therein contained ; such are Whoremongers , Fornicators , Drunkards , Lyars , Back-biters , Slanderers , such as the Author or Authors of this Impious Libel , Envious Persons , Rioters , Sporters , Vain Persons , Lovers of Pleasures more then Lovers of God : These and such like are they that deny the Authority of holy Scripture ; yet as the Devil used Scripture against Christ , so do his Children use Scripture at this day against the Disciples of Christ . To be like Christ , is to be a Christian , and not else ; and Christians are in Concord ; for Christ is not divided , neither is that Body , of which he is truly Head , at Variance ; how much Discord , so much Degeneracy from God ; for he is one , and so are those that are born of him ; the Children of God are not divided , because one and the same holy Spirit leads them .


id: A54088
author: Penington, John, 1655-1710.
date: 1696
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 3872
sentence: 100
flesch: 56
cache: cache/A54088.xml
txt: txt/A54088.txt
title:
  Reflections upon George Keith's late advertisement of a meeting to be held by him and his friends, at Turner's-Hall on the eleventh of the fourth month, 1696 to which he saith, William Penn, Thomas Ellwood, George Whitehead, John Penington, and the second days weekly meeting at London, called Quakers, are justly desired to be present, to hear themselves charged, &c.

summary:
  However two things occur to me from the Premises , First , That printed Books ( not Retracted or Corrected ) are good Evidence against G. W. and W. P. and are they not so against G. K. especially seeing he hath confessed , True Copy , p. 17. Early English books online.


id: A30903
author: Barclay, Robert, 1648-1690.
date: 1675
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 4484
sentence: 170
flesch: 64
cache: cache/A30903.xml
txt: txt/A30903.txt
title:
  Theses theologicæ: or The theological propositions, which are defended by Robert Barclay, in his apology for the true Christian divinity as the same is held forth and preached, by the people called Quakers. First printed about the year, 1675. And since then, reprinted several times, to prevent mistakes concerning that people.

summary:
  Seeing no Man knoweth the Father but the Son , and he to whom the Son revealeth him ; and seeing the Revelation of the Son is in and by the Spirit ; therefore the Testimony of the Spirit is that alone , by which the true Knowledge of God hath been , is , and can be only revealed ; who , as by the Moving of his own Spirit , converted the Chaos of this World into that wonderful Order , wherein it was in the beginning , and created Man a Living Soul , to Rule and Govern it ; so by the Revelation of the same Spirit , he hath manifested himself all along unto the Sons of Men , both Patriarchs , Prophets and Apostles ; which Revelations of God by the Spirit , whether by outward Voices and Appearances , Dreams , or inward objective Manifestations in the Heart , were of Old the formal Object of their Faith , and remaineth yet so to be ; since the Object of the Saints Faith is the same in all Ages , tho' set forth under divers Administrations . As many as resist not this Light , but receive the same , in them is produced a holy , pure and spiritual Birth , bringing forth Holiness , Righteousness , Purity , and all those other blessed Fruits , which are acceptable to God ; by which holy Birth ( to wit ) Jesus Christ formed within us , and working his Works in us , as we are Sanctified , so are we Justified in the sight of God , according to the Apostle's Words , But ye are Washed , but ye are Sanctified , but ye are Justified in the Name of the Lord Jesus , and by the Spirit of our God.


id: A40250
author: Fox, George, 1624-1691.
date: 1654
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title:
  Several papers some of them given forth by George Fox; others by Jame [sic] Nayler, minister of the eternal word of God, raised up after the long night of apostacy to direct the world, to wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to turn their minds to the true light, that they may be reconciled to God; of the world is not worthy, and therefore doth hate, persecute, and whom inprison them, under the name of Quaker[s]. Gathered together and published by A. P. that the truth may be spread abroad, and deceit be discovered. Wherein the plain, honest, and sober conversation of the saints in fear and trembling, is justified, against the idle bablings of formal professors ... and of all sorts of persons, under pretence of civility. Also the priests of England, with their imaginary doctrines and worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ; and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest. ... With a word to the people of England ...

summary:
  Several papers some of them given forth by George Fox; others by Jame [sic] Nayler, minister of the eternal word of God, raised up after the long night of apostacy to direct the world, to wait for the revelation of Jesus Christ, and to turn their minds to the true light, that they may be reconciled to God; of the world is not worthy, and therefore doth hate, persecute, and whom inprison them, under the name of Quaker[s]. Also the priests of England, with their imaginary doctrines and worships discovered to be the grand enemies of Jesus Christ; and the true worship of God in spirit and truth made manifest. ...


id: A96382
author: Ellson, Mary, 1623 or 4-1707
title: For the King and both houses of Parliament.
date: 1670
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mime: application/xml
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sentence: 58
flesch: 59
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summary:
  THey that are right honorable will hear , and the truly noble and gentle will bow down unto his appearance , that we know , who according to his Faithfulness , has fulfilled his Promises ; and as the Scriptures declare , even in ●hese last dayes has powered forth of his Spirit upon his Sons and upon his Daughters , and we with many thousands , that have received thereof , cannot but bear witness thereto , That the Lord is come that searcheth the Hearts and tryeth the Reins , to take up his dwelling in men and women , who are obedient to his Spirit and Requirings find Peace therein , and we dare not do contrary thereunto ; though for it we have been dealt hardly with by men , as at this day , in Spoiling of our Goods , and Imprisoning of our Bodies , and the shedding of our Blood in the Streets , though it could never be proved that we , or any of us , have in any kind done , or invented to do : any evil to King or People , or allow thereof ; for we are full of Love and Good-will unto all , and our Enemies could never find any advantage against us , but in the matters of our God ; so our Sufferings have been for our believing in , and obeying the Spirit of Truth , in which we have and do worship God every where , and we have not , nor dare we be disobedient thereto , whatever it cost us ; for by this we are sealed to an Inheritance invisible and everlasting : And we cannot but mind you , as bound in duty thereto , that the resistance of this Spirit overthrew and drowned the old World , and as Stephen told the Priests and Rulers of Jerusalem , that had killed and put to death the Prince of Life , That it was because they resisted the Holy Ghost , as their Fathers did ; and though they believed him not , and stoned him to death , yet all their wisdom and strength could not defend them from his Displeasure , whom they had grieved ; and how soon Destruction came on them & on their Nation you know , and it is good to remember ; for it is the same God we serve , and his Arm is not shortned , and there is amongst you a poor and afflicted People , to whom he hath regard ; for they dare not go contrary to his Commands , nor any just Command of man ; but there was a Law by which some said the Son of God was to be put to death ; and there has been Laws in this Nation , by which the best Christians in the Land have been Martyred ; and there are yet Laws , which to yield obedience to , were to disobey God , and in so doing we should hasten destruction on our selves and the Nation , as the many Examples in the Scriptures and elsewhere makes manifest , and for us are they written , upon whom the Ends of the World are come ; therefore we have been moved and constrained in the Love of our God , to call unto you , even to all , from him that sits on the Throne , to the meanest in Authority in this Nation .


id: A54103
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
title: William Penn's Ansvver to John Faldo's printed Challenge
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 1288
sentence: 50
flesch: 61
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summary:
  Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 38105)


id: A47186
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1679
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 26016
sentence: 579
flesch: 51
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title:
  The true Christ owned as he is, true God and perfect man containing an answer to a late pamphlet having this title The Quakers creed concerning the man Christ Jesus &c. writ by a nameless author : which pamphlet containeth many gross lies and wilful perversions beside some other great mistakes occasioned by the author his ignorance and blindness / by George Keith.

summary:
  The true Christ owned as he is, true God and perfect man containing an answer to a late pamphlet having this title The Quakers creed concerning the man Christ Jesus &c. writ by a nameless author : which pamphlet containeth many gross lies and wilful perversions beside some other great mistakes occasioned by the author his ignorance and blindness / by George Keith. The true Christ owned as he is, true God and perfect man containing an answer to a late pamphlet having this title The Quakers creed concerning the man Christ Jesus &c. writ by a nameless author : which pamphlet containeth many gross lies and wilful perversions beside some other great mistakes occasioned by the author his ignorance and blindness / by George Keith.


id: A29490
author: Briggins, Joseph, 1663 or 4-1675.
date: 1675
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 2800
sentence: 111
flesch: 74
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title:
  The living words of a dying child Being a true relation of some part of the words that came forth, and were spoken by Joseph Briggins on his death-bed. Being on the 26th day of the 4th moneth called June, 1675. Aged 11 years, five moneths, and 15 dayes.

summary:
  Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A29490) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 33776)


id: A77966
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
date: 1654
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8961
sentence: 173
flesch: 51
cache: cache/A77966.xml
txt: txt/A77966.txt
title:
  Truth defended. Or, Certain accusations answered, cast upon us who are called Quakers; by the teachers of the world, and the people of this generation. With a cleare discovery, who are the false prophets, and when they came in. And who they are that deny Christ, and that preach another gospel. And who deny the scriptures, churches, ministers, and magistrates, whereby the magistrates and people of this nation may see they justifie that which the scripture condemns, and condemne that which the holy men of God justified. / By a servant of the Lord, whose name in the flesh is, Edward Burrough.

summary:
  True Preaching we owne , and doe witnesse it , which is the Crosse of Christ , and in the power of God , and it is foolishnesse to the World , and its wisedome now , as ever it was ; and we deny all speaking of imaginations from Scripture ▪ which is in the wisedome of the World , and which stands in the will of man , limitted to a set time , or day ▪ or place . And selfe-righteousnesse we have denyed , and have seen it in the same light which Isayah did to be as filthy raggs ; and we declare against it ▪ and against them which live in it ; for selfe must not be saved ▪ it is accursed from God , it is wholly unrighteous ( and makes the best of actions so ) and is ▪ and must be cast out from God Christ Jesus made manifest and revealed in us , is our righteousnesse , and selfe is judged and condemned by him who is made unto us righteousnesse ; nei●her doe we teach people to labour in their owne strength to obtaine life ▪ but doe direct people to the light of Christ within them , which walking in ▪ will be strength to them to leade them to life , the light which is of Christ , to which we direct all to waite in to be taught by ; it will leade out of selfe-righteousnesse , and from under the power of selfe , to witnesse the power of God , to leade , and to act , and to witnesse Christ Jesus revealed the righteousnesse of God And the Church which is in God , which is the body of Christ whereof Christ is head , we witnesse ▪ and are members of it , gathered and joyned by the Eternall spirit , and not by tradition in the wisedome of man .


id: A60655
author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
date: 1670
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 8649
sentence: 102
flesch: 12
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title:
  A spiritual prospective glass Through which the rulers and people of England, may plainly see those things which concerns their peace. Being a manifestation from the Spirit of God, in love to all people. By one that desires the prosperity of truth, and the peace of the nation. W.Smith.

summary:
  W. S. A Spiritual Prospective Glass , &c. IT is not to be questioned but the Rulers and people of England do acknowledge and confess that Christ Jesus is their Redeemer and Saviour , & that they are Christians through the Faith they have in his death and Resurrection , and therefore to be hoped that the ensuing matter may meet with better respect and entertainment in Relation to Christ an practice , for Christian practice is always an acceptable thing to a Christian Nature and life , because nature is delighted in that which is in agreement with it , and the first being stated as a thing not questioned , the latter may be more fully opened and presented for the harmony will not break where the matter is substantial in its ground and nature , for whatsoever breaketh harmony doth alter the course of Nature by malignity , for Christianity is concurrent in all passages without any malignity in it self to let or hinder , and in this Harmony the Lord God hath his glory , and where it is not so , it is but Christianity professed which wanteth the substantial ground and nature of a Christian Life , and the Title of a spiritual Prospective Glass comprehends the whole matter by allusion for most people know that it is the property of a visible Prospective Glass to discover visible things plainly , which otherwise are obscure and not to be clearly discerned , and by that means many comes to be satisfied concerning a thing by beholding it so fully as to know what it is even so must all people come to know and be satisfied concerning spiritual things , by beholding them in the Light and Spirit of God , for spiritual things are spiritually discerned , and the Light and Spirit of God doth discover spiritual things as they are in nature and Life , and in that discovery there is no deceiveableness by any false presentation or object , but a true discovery of the substance of spiritual things by which the Soul hath great benefit and comfort , and with this blessed Light and Spirit Abraham see Christs day and rejoyced , and with the same light and spirit Moses see to the beginning , and rehearsed the mighty works of God in the beginning and he see Christ the great Prophet who was to be Raised up like unto him , and commanded that he in all things should be heard , and so ●●ses see the beginning and the ending in the light and spirit of God , and all the Prophets and holy men of God , see the Heavenly and spiritual things in the same light and spirit of God , and John see the Lamb of God , and said behold him , and some beheld his glory as the Glory of the only begotten of the Father full of grace and truth , and so in the light and spirit of God all the Holy men of God discerned spiritual things , and then they did not look at things that were temporall , but at things that were eternal , and this were a true presentation or object which did not deceive the beholders , and by believing in it according to the dispensation of God they came to witness Salvation and Eternal life , and so people must come to the light and spirit of God in themselves if they would see spiritual things , for flesh and blood doth not reveal spiritual things , and they that expect to see spiritual things in that nature they deceive themselves , and this hath been in ages past , and is at this day the ground of error concerning spiritual things , for what man can see spiritual things with a natural eye , there is no testimony given by the holy men of God , that they see the things of God with flesh and blood or a natural eye , but said , The natural Man receives not the things of the spirit of God , because they are spiritually discerned , and no Man knows the things of God but the spirit of God , and here the natural man is to stop and stand still and be quiet , he cannot see spiritual things , nor receive spiritual things , nor judge of spiritual things and so not fit to meddle with such weighty concernments , for seeing by Scripture testimony that no man knows the things of God but by the spirit of God , then all that would know the things of God are to mind the spirit of God in themselves , and as the spirit is minded & obeyed , it teacheth and instructeth in the things of God which it knoweth , and so the things of God are revealed by his spirit and taught by his spirit , and they that receive the Spirit they know the things of God in it , and here is the spiritual mind in which is life and peace , and he that hath a spiritual mind is a spiritual man , and that man is fit to judge of spiritual things , because he sees them in the spirit , and knows them in the spirit , and therefore able to give sound judgement which the natural man cannot do , for the natural man runs into error by believing in false objects , which darkness presenteth to his view , and as he receives it into his beliefs so he holds it in his judgement and opinion as if it was the truth , for error is a mistaking of things as to the truth that is in them , and that was the Sadduces condition concerning the Resurrection , and Christ said unto them , ye do err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God , for if they had known the Scriptures and the ●ower of God , they would 〈◊〉 understood the truth of the 〈◊〉 , and not erred in 〈◊〉 judgement and opinion , for it was their judgement that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 no Resurrection , and that 〈◊〉 their Error or mistake , 〈◊〉 Christ opened the truth unto them , saying , God is not the God of the dead but of the living , so truth is not to be concluded as to what men hold in their judgement and opinion , seeing Christ reproved it 〈◊〉 error in the 〈◊〉 , but that which is revealed in 〈◊〉 and spirit of God , may be safely concluded to be the 〈◊〉 which is no error , for he that is the light and truth did see the Saddu●●● error in what they held in the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and opinion concerning the Resurrection , and 〈◊〉 [ mark ] the Lord owns his people that he will spare those that fear him , and keeps his Ordinance , or Observation , and thinks upon his name , they are now his people that he spareth though men spoil them , his Jewels , or special treasures that he maketh up , who are born of the seed that he blesseth for ever , and these are Gods chosen Inheritance that are under his blessing , and he blesseth those that blesseth them , and curseth those that curseth them , for this was his promise to his seed , saying , I will bless them that bless thte , and curse them that curse thee , and in thee shall all Nations of the earth be blessed , and here you may see through the Spiritual prospective glass , who are the Lords people & inheritance which he spareth and blesseth , & if you spoil his people whom he spareth do you not highly offend him , and if you curse by excommunication his inherance whom he blesseth do you not highly provoke him , therefore take heed what ye do in making the Lords people and inheritance to be offendors by your law , and so proceeed against them as Offendors to Spoil them and Curse them , it concerns you to be serious and not to sport with such things , but mind what you desire of the Lord in your own words and perform it on your own parts , and do not spoil his people and curse his inheritance any more , for they are spared and blessed of God , and he will not hold such guiltless as spoileth and curseth those whom he spareth and blesseth , for do ye not absolutely fight against God when ye entreat them evil , and are not such enemies unto God that fight against him , and did ever any fight against God and prosper , surely you generally forget Gamalliels councel , and it would do well if some amongst you would offer it in your great assembly to put you in mind of it , or it may be hoped that all are not like minded in wilful purposes to injure the innocent , and it was a noble spirit in Gamalliel that moved him to stand up in the Councell when they were purposing to slay the Apostles , and there to give his advice to stop the lury of the purposers , & to him they agreed , and so it was seasonable advice which prevented the execution of such a cruel design , and will Christians condemn Gamalliel for betng a friend to the Apostles , when the Jews agreed to him , and by their agreement did manifest that they were not so wilful in their purpose but that a sound and weighty judgment might prevail with them to alter their purpose , and so by experience it is found better for Rulers to let things alone that concerns Faith and Religion for if any thing be of man it will come to naught of it self without laws to suppress it , and if it be of God there is no law of men can destroy the thing though the bodies and estates of such as have faith in it may be exposed to great sufferings for it , and no God men will disapprove of Gamalliels counsel who stood in a good consideration of the matter , and not willing that a wilful purpose should be judge in such a weighty concernment , and will you say the Councel did not do well in agreeing to Gamalliel ? I hope not , and if you conclude they did well then do you agree to him now in your great assembly for if they who at that time did not believe in Christ nor the Apostles doctrine were so easily intreated to let the Apostles alone and not to slay them as was purposed by them , then how much more should such as profess a belief in Christ and the Apostles doctrine be perswaded and intreated to let those alone that now beleive in Christ , and live in the Apostles spirit , life , and Doctrine , ( this reaches the witness of God in you all if you will but bow your ear to the councel of it , for the wisdom from above is pure and peaceable and gentle and easie to be intreated , full of mercy and good fruits , without partiality ( or according to the greek , without wronging ) and without hyppocrisie , Jat .


id: A24629
author: Hubberthorn, Richard, 1628-1662.
date: 1660
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flesch: 75
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title:
  An account of severall things that passed between His Sacred Majesty and Richard Hubberthorne Quaker on the fourth of June 1660 After the delivery of George Fox his letter to the King.

summary:
  K. Are any of your friends gone to Rome ? R. H. R. H. Yes , what we doe affirm we can promise before the Lord , and take him to our witnesse in it ; but our so promising hath not been accepted ; but the ceremonie of an Oath they have stood for , without which all other things were accounted of none effect .


id: A52705
author: Booth, Mary, 17th cent.
date: 1661
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14516
sentence: 153
flesch: 8
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title:
  Milk for babes: and meat for strong men A feast of fat things; wine well refined on the lees. O come young men and maidens, old men and babes, and drink abundantly of the streams that run from the fountain, that you may feel a well-spring of living water in yourselves, springing up to eternal life; that as he lives (even Christ Jesus) from whence all the springs do come, so you may live also, and partake of his glory that is ascended at the right hand of the Father, far above principalities and powers. Being the breathings of the Spirit through his servant James Naylor, written by him in the time of the confinement of his outward man in prison, but not published till now.

summary:
  To him come down into the pit , who bears all things without complaining , that with him you may suffer , and with him you may obey , and in all things he may be with you , and you with him ; this is the Election , make him sure to your selves in life and death , so shall you be changed with him ; and though you go down into the lower parts of the Earth in the carnal body , he shall raise you spiritual ; though sown weak , yet raised in Power ; if you rise not but with him , as he raises you ; if you cast not off the Yoak , nor flye the Cross , nor heal your own wound ; though your wound be mortal , yet the cure is immortal ; though you go down in shame and reproach , yet raised in glory , and covered with immortal honour , and eternal life , with power and strength to fulfil the will of God , and the answer of a good Conscience ; through this Baptism and Resurraction you shall attain , and so become one Spirit with him that dwells in the light , in death , in sufferings , in patience , in faith and in obedience , which otherwise no mortal man can approach to , there being that to be fulfilled which the Light requires , which the first man born hath not in power , so by that Law ( his life he must lose ) which hath power over the Transgressor as long as he lives , and joined to Christ cannot be till to that Law he be dead ; So the first which is earthly the Law kills because of sin , and want of obedience , but he that is born again is of the Spirit , and lives because of righteousness and obedience , so the boaster is excluded , being concluded under sin ▪ that the mercy may arise in the meek principle over all , to fulfil all . THis being an Invitation of Love and Life ( learned Counsel indeed ) from him that hath been tryed in the deeps , a follower of the Lamb in many Tribulations , where-ever he went , who was baptized into his death by the Holy Ghost , and by Fire ; made like unto him through sufferings , who is the Captain of our Salvation ; cloathed upon with his Virtues and Graces , throughly furnished unto every good and perfect work : For he had the mind of God , and the Secrets of the Almighty did abide upon his Tabernacle ; and he prophesied of this day which is now come , and what shall be hereafter , whiEh is not convenient to be uttered ; but the day will declare and make all things manifest ; For he that doeth business in great waters , seeth the wonders of the Lord , and declareth of the working of his mighty Power , who wrought mightily in him ; he brake the Bonds , and cut the Cords assunder , and led him by the hand of his Power through the Fire and the Water , and set his feet in a plain path , and brought him forth in the midst of his Enemies , and stood at his right hand that he could not be moved ; yea before the faces of them that had persecuted his righteous Soul , and had said his God had forsaken him , and cast him off for ever ; but the Lord did never leave him or forsake him , although Satan had power to winnow him as wheat ; yet his precious life was hid with God , and the evil one could not touch it ; and the Tryal came not upon him for his own sins onely , nor the sins of others ; but it was to try some , that all Flesh may be silent , and that none should glory in his presence , who setteth up , and casteth down , who kills and makes alive , according to the good pleasure of his own will ; and who shall say , Why dost thou thus ?


id: A47188
author: Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
date: 1695
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title:
  The true copy of a paper given in to the yearly meeting of the people called Quakers at their meeting-place in Grace-Church-street, Lonon, 15 day of the 3d. month 1695. By George Keith, which was read by him in the said meeting, by their allowance. With a brief narrative of the most material passages of discourse betwixt George White-head, Charles Marshal, and George Keith, the said day, and the day following, betwixt George White-head, William Penn, and Francis Canfield on the one side, and George Keith on the other; ... Together with a short list of some of the vile and gross errors of George Whitehead, John Whitehead, William Penn, their chief ministers, and now having the greatest sway among them (being of the same sort and nature with the gross errors charged on some in Pensilvania) most apparently opposite to the fundamental doctrines of the Christian religion ... And a proposition to VVilliam Penn, to prove his charge, that G.K. is an apostate.

summary:
  But this is a sound Assertion , and to contradict it is folly and presumption , for God hath not Blood , strictly considered , being a pure Spirit ; but the Blood of Christ is worthily called the Blood of God , because Christ is not only Man , but God also : And like to this is that place , 1 John 3. 16. And it is a great undervaluing of Christ's Sufferings and Death and Blood , that because by wicked hands men put him to Death , that therefore his Death , Sufferings and Blood was not Meritorious , for though the violent Death of the Martyrs was not Meritorious for Remission of our sins , yet it was precious in the sight of God , and had great acceptance with God ; and at this rate of G. W's carnal Reasoning ( I am sure the Light of Christ in him never taught him so to reason ; but a dark carnal Spirit , more like a scossing Celsus , who wrote slightingly of Christ against the Christians ) not only all the Martyrs sufferings , but all Friends sufferings , and his own sufferings also ( who I heard was once Whipt for his Profession ) was of no value , being Inflicted by Wicked Men.


id: A62481
author: Gearle, Edmund, d. 1672.
date: 1664
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 7199
sentence: 165
flesch: 54
cache: cache/A62481.xml
txt: txt/A62481.txt
title:
  The three countrey-mens English answers to the clergy-mens Latine charges. Or, the lay-mens plain English, in answer to the unknown language of the pretended spiritual court at Winton Unto which is added a short relation of the dealings of Iohn Hayes priest with two of them after they were excommunicated. Also twenty four queries propounded to be answered by those that call themselves spiritual men.

summary:
  21. and in conscience to the Lord I am ready to submit unto the ordinance of men , yea though they be wicked men , that prophane the name of God. But if by , lawful elected , is meant divine or spiritual , then let themselves declare what divine power they received from God or men , when they were elected ; and let it be proved by what divine or spiritual Law of God or Christ they were admitted and sworn , and when had any of the Apostles or true Ministers any men sworn or swearers to guard their Churches .


id: A86649
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
date: 1654
extension: .xml
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words: 12513
sentence: 152
flesch: 20
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title:
  The fiery darts of the divel quenched; or, Something in answer to a book called, a second beacon fired, presented to the Lord Protector, and the Parliament, and subscribed by Luke Fawne, John Rothwel, Samuel Gellibrand, Thomas Underhill, Joshua Kirton, Nathaniel Web. Wherin, their lies and slanders are made manifest against the innocent, and those books which have been published by them they call Quakers, owned and vindicated, and all the rest which is in that book disowned, and their deceite laid open; how they have perverted the truth and our words in those books which they cry out of as blasphemy, that the truth may not suffer under the reproach of the heathen. / By one who is a witnesse for the truth against Gog and Magog, called after the flesh, Francis Howgil. Also something in answer to a booke called a voice from the Word of the Lord, by one John Griffith, against us, whom the world calls Quakers, wherein his false accusations is denied, and he proved to be a slanderer, and the truth cleared from his scandals. By one who is a witnesse against the deceits of the world, called Edward Burrough.

summary:
  Faith was before the Scripture was , and therfore the Scripture is not the ground of it , but a declaration of it , and no other faith we owne but the faith which Abel had , and which Moses had , which was when no Scripture was written , and that we own to be the rule of our conversation , which they walked by , the immediate spirit of God which was before the Scripture was written ; and all you who professe the Scripture to be your rule , your own rule shal testifie against you when the eternal God judges you , and they vvho vvitness that to bee their rule which gave forth the Scripture , walkes up in the life of the Scripture more then you all ; and you are proved to be but the Jew outward , who bosts of the Ordinances from the letter , but persecutes them by slanders and false reproaches , who witnesse the substance ; and your praise is only of men , and not of God ; and the same woe which thou pronounces upon us wil fall upon thy owne head for this thy grievous slander , that we neglect the law , and teach men so to do ; and whereas thou brings many Scriptures , and saith thus saith the Lord , I answer , the Scriptures we owne , and by that spirit which speaks them forth , wee witnesse them to be true , and they are ours ; and though you say they are the savour of death to us that perish , yet thou art found a lier , for wee are saved out of the perishing state , and death is destroyed through death , and thou hast diminished ( through faith ) from that Scripture 2 Tim. 3. 15. false prophet like againe , and so art both an adder and a diminisher , and thou maist read thy portion in Rev. 22. 18 , 19. and whereas thou saiest , know this thou perverter of the right way of God , thou shalt bee judged by the word of Christ spoke . O thou lier and false accuser , the Lord who takes our part against thee will plead with thee , and render upon thy head according to thy deedes ; prove what thou speaks that we are fleshly minded and spiritually proud , or else let thy mouth be stopped and shame cover thee for ever ; sorceries and witchcraft and drawing from the simplicity of the Gospel wee doe deny ; but the plaine single truth wee doe declare , by which the eye of the blind is opened in many to see your deceits who call your selves Churches and Preachers of the Gospel ; which is not the Gospel that the Apostles preached but an adding your own Imaginations upon their words , who witnessed the Gospel , and it shal stand for thy own condition , thou art in the sorcery and witchraft ; who draws people to observe an outward visible thing , from the light of Christ within them ; which leades to the simplicity of the Gospel , which is inward and not outward ; and thou art in thy fleshly and corrupt thoughts , crying up the Ordinances and Oracles , of God , which are but carnal and beggerly rudiments of the world , which passeth away ; and here thou art seen and made manifest in the light of Christ , to be a hypocrite , who false accuses others of that which thou art guilty of thy selfe ; the same Gospel as ever was , doe we declare ; and not another , which wee received not from man , neither was taught it by man : and as the Oracles of God it shall stand for ever for a witnesse against thee , and all the world who doth not believe , for even the Father beares witnesse of us , and therefore our witnesse is true ; and the righteous God will plead with thee thou lyar and false accuser , and here be a witnesse against thy selfe that the Lord moved thee not , but the Divil , acting in thy owne imaginations , and in the vanity of thy one minde , and in thy one fleshly and corrupt thoughts ; and whereas thou sayest to us thou directs thy speech from the Lord , thus saith the Lord to thee O Quaker , thou art fleshly minded .


id: A60648
author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
date: 1665
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mime: application/xml
words: 15658
sentence: 369
flesch: 61
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txt: txt/A60648.txt
title:
  A new primmer, wherein is demonstrated the new and living way held forth by way of question and answer, as from a child's enquiry after truth, to be informed by the father. Here being divers particulars answer'd, and plainly opened, that may be profitable both in this present age, and ages to come. Published for the benefit of all sorts of people, and may be very serviceable for every family, and of great use for young children to learn in, so soon as they can understand their language, that they in the fear of God may be instructed, and remember their creator in the dayes of their youth. For which I travel, enduring affliction for the truths sake, William Smith.

summary:
  Why Child , thou must wait to know something of God in thee , which in thy own Conscience he maketh manifest ; and by minding and obeying of that , thou therein wilt come to know God , his Way , and Truth . F. Why Child , I shall briefly inform thee of this thing : When thou feelest thy mind inclining toward● any evil , and that the Light discovers it to be evil , then do thou mind the Light that discovers it , and stand thou still and joyn not to it , but deny thy selfe , though thou mayest feel ● strong inclination towards it ; and i● thou stand still , & waitst in the Light● thou wilt receive Power against it● and strength to overcome it , an● thou wilt feel the Power of th● Light to cross thy Will in what i● would do , and in the Power tho● wilt feel thy Salvation : and so ● thou mindest the Light , and in it believ'st thou wilt be kept from joynin● to the Evil , and walk in the dail● cross to thy own Will , whereb● the World will be crucified unt● thee , and thou wilt be crucifie● unto the World , and true Judgement will be Executed upon th● Evil-doer , and death will come upon thy own life , and slay thy lust , that hath loved any thing more then God.


id: A85712
author: Grigge, William.
date: 1658
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 30772
sentence: 1474
flesch: 79
cache: cache/A85712.xml
txt: txt/A85712.txt
title:
  The Quaker's Jesus: or, The unswadling of that child James Nailor, which a wicked toleration hath midwiv'd into the world. Discovering the principles of the Quakers in general. In a narrative of the substance of his examination, and his disciples, as it was taken from their own mouthes, in their answer before the magistrates of the city of Bristol; also, of his examination in the painted chamber Westminster, and the management of it in Parliament, now published for the satisfaction of himself and some Christian friends. By William Grigge, (citizen of Bristol) who believes in that Jesus (and him alone for salvation) that was crucified at Jerusalem, above sixteen hundred years agoe.

summary:
  I heartily wish , ( for old acquaintance sake ) that this man D. H. may have repentance given him , and turn again to his old puritanical principles , from whence he is deeply fallen , that he may not go on to this Blasphemer's height , lest he deservedly meet with this blasphemers doom from men , or from God , with worse . But though Justice , and Justices here , may be mock'd , God is not , ( and men shall one day know ) will not be mockt .


id: A96961
author: Halhead, Miles, 1613 or 14-1689 or 90.
date: 1656
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 26642
sentence: 494
flesch: 44
cache: cache/A96961.xml
txt: txt/A96961.txt
title:
  The wounds of an enemie in the house of a friend. Being a relation of the hard measure sustained by Miles Halhead, and Thomas Salthouse, for the testimony of Jesus: particularly in a long, and sore, and close imprisonment, first at Plymouth, and then at Exeter in the county of Devon, though they have neither offended the law of God, or of the nation. Published for the clearing of their innocency from the cloud of transgression, of which they are supposed highly guilty, and by reason of their silent abiding such sharp, and long, and cruell sufferings.

summary:
  And for the Reasons aforesaid , could they be in Law , or equity , expected any otherwise to doe ; yet plead they did , and to Tryall they submitted , by the bench , whom they owned to be set in Authority by the Lord God of power to Judge righteously between man and man , &c. And desired that their accusers might be brought in , and their liberty to speak in their own defence , and had Witnesses in their own behalf ready , and from them expected an issue , according to equity , and Justice , and refused not to be tryed by the Country , but submitted to be tryed by those whom God had set in Authority to Judge righteously , and such Judgement is the Lords , for God is Judge , and no other Judgement can the Children of light put themselves upon , but his upon which as it rules man they put themselves , but not on the wills and lusts of men , as added or equall unto God , or joyned with him ; for man not guided by the ligh● of Jesus Christ , is blind , and dark , and erres in Judgement , and is as the Beast that perisheth , though even the wills and lusts of men in imposing sufferings upon them in their bodies , they doe not resist , as all parts of the Nation sadly testifie , and particulary the Town of Plymouth , and City of Exeter , and County of Devon , the black Habitations of cruelty , and persecuting of the Just . Nor is this the end , but rather the beginning of their sufferings , for the 16 of the said fifth Month called July , being removed from the common Goal in the Castle of Exeter , to Bridewell in Thomas Parish near Exeter , over and above the Order of Sessions , a Guard of Souldiers under the Command of Col. Coppleston High Sheriff of the County , who was formerly a Commander for the late King in the Wars against the Parliament , was placed upon them , with strict Warrant in writing , signed by one Joyce a Captain , to detain all such Prisoners who came to visit them , whom in the Warrant he in scorn calls Quakers ( giving the Prisoners aforesaid no other Name therein ) especially such as they should suspect to be such ; who having shut them up in a close dark room , where they lay on the ground many dayes , kept them close Prisoners , and with much violence intreated , and detained Prisoners , those who came to visit them , whether of the Town , or Country , and to relieve them with necessaries , though they were strangers in that place , and above two hundred miles from their outward Habitations ; yea such as looked in but at a hole where they lay , did they so use . The Standard of the Lord being thus set up , many people flock thereunto , insomuch that the house of John Harris , a friend near the Town , where a meeting was appointed to be on the first day of the week following , being not able to receive them , they went into his garden , and to them both in the fore and afternoon did they declare the truth of the experience of what they had found of the free grace of God which brings salvation manifested in them , provoking them unto love , and to good works , according to the Scriptures of the Prophets , and Apostles , as the Spirit gave them utterance , exhorting them in the words of sobernesse and truth full of plainnesse and simplicity , and tending onely to the advancement of the Kingdome of Christ amongst men , without using any inveighings against men , or opinions , and were approved of by those that heard them , though severall came onely to hear some new thing .


id: A54129
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
date: 1698
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 31127
sentence: 979
flesch: 66
cache: cache/A54129.xml
txt: txt/A54129.txt
title:
  A defence of a paper, entituled, Gospel-truths against the exceptions of the Bishop of Cork's testimony by W. Penn

summary:
  For a new Creature is the B●siness ; an Orthodox Life , the Cross of Chri●● which is the Narrow way of Self-denial 〈◊〉 I must say , That whoever declares , he believes in Christ as his Sacrifice and Sanctif●●● which is to save both from the Guilt 〈◊〉 Pollution of Sin , is a Professor of Christian●●● and may reasonably be allowed to be●● Christian at large . But all th● Versions I ever met with , and I have see● more than twenty , render the verse as it● in our English Translations : And all C●●ticks and Commentators , except the followers of Socinus , Read and Render it as ●word do .


id: A41425
author: Goodaire, Thomas, d. 1693.
date: 1691
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14371
sentence: 227
flesch: 39
cache: cache/A41425.xml
txt: txt/A41425.txt
title:
  A plain testimony to the antient truth and work of God and against the corruption of the clergy, and their upholders. By T. G.

summary:
  First , I do affirm , that neither the Popish Clergy , nor the Protestant Clergy , nor their Hearers that are Members of their Churches , neither can , nor never shall know Jesus Christ experimentally to be their Saviour and Redeemer from their Sins and Iniquities , as the true Ministers and People of God did know him formerly , and as the true Ministers and People of God know him now in this our Age and Generation , to their and our Souls true peace , joy , comfort and satisfaction in God ; neither can they ever know the Mystery of Godliness by experience revealed in them , nor they cannot have a true belief in Christ , as the Ministers and People of God had , and have now , so long as they live and act in Sin , and take pleasure and delight therein , and plead for a continuance in Sin so long as they live upon the Earth . And it is the Doctrine and Belief of the Clergy-Men , before mentioned , and the People that are their Hearers , and Members of their Churches , That none can be set free from Sin , nor be made perfect from it in this Life ; and so they preach against Perfection from Sin , which God and Christ commanded that People should be perfect and holy ; and are God and Christ such hard Masters as to command that of People for them to do , which cannot be done nor attained unto in this Life ?


id: A44794
author: Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669.
date: 1659
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 16961
sentence: 179
flesch: 4
cache: cache/A44794.xml
txt: txt/A44794.txt
title:
  The heart of New-England hardned through wickednes in answer to a book, entituled the Heart of New-England rent, published by John Norton appointed thereunto by the General Court. The doctrine of the Quakers uindicated [sic], his ignorance manifested, and his lying doctrines brought to light and judged with the word of truth, and truth cleared from his aspersions and slanders. By him that waits to see the throne of righteousness exalted above all deceit. Francis Howgill.

summary:
  Besar , and Piscator , and others , that as concerning man endued onely with the light remaining since the fall , they conclude him to be darkness and unable to comprehend the light or to improve it to salvation , their judgements is more sound then thine , though thou would bring them to strengthen thee that the Son of God hath not enlightned every man , they confesse , the man in the fall is in darkness , and darkness is over him , and in that he is not able to comprehend the light which is in him , and as to the improvement of it , in the darkness man hath not power to improve it to salvation , but what doth this invalidate the light which is in darkness , the power of improving is in the light being turned to again and received ; and what if I say it is the light of Life in its self though thou deny it , I know what I speak ; for in him was life and is life , and that life is the light of men , and the light of the world , and so that light which every man is lighted with , is of the life and from the life , and so may truely be said to be the light of life in it self , though man in the transgression doth not feel it so as to him , but may truely say it is the light of condemnation , because he feels it so in the operation thereof , being in the transgression , it convicteth , reproveth , accuseth and condemneth for evil , and therefore it cannot be the light of life to him , till it be received closed with obeyed and followed , and then the back is turned upon the transgression , and man is come out of the darkness ; and therefore the Apostle spoke well and understandingly according to knowledge , that which was ordained for life wrought death in him , that was because the Law was against him , and he in the contrary nature to it , the ignorance of many wise men ( so accounted ) in this generation is such , that when they see or feel contrary effects , they judge there must needs be contrary subjects or objects because there are different effects ; for now the same light which shewes evil and accuses for it , and judges for it , there is one operation , and excuses him that loves it and obeyes it , here is another operation , that which convinceth the world of sin , of Righteousness & of Judgement , and that which consolates and gives peace to the believer is the self same spirit ; so here is not two spirits or two lights , so that he which kindles a fire in the Earth , and appears in flames of fire , and rendreth vengeance upon all them that obey not the Gospel which is the Power of God , here is one work or operation of Christ , the same bringeth Peace , Joy and gladness , and refreshment , and makes the springs of life to buble up in them that believe , here is another operation yet the same Christ ; these things I write to inform thee and all where this may come , that that is truely an appearance of Christ which sheweth sin and condemns it in any measure , and he alone is the Judge of the quick and the dead , and if all Judgement be committed to the Son , then to be Judged for lying for stealing , and for wronging any man , it is the work of Christ and the work of the Son . And how did the light miscarry thou blind-man , and when did the Reigning power of darkness manage it , seeing that there is no fellowship betwixt light and darkness , and the light which every man is lighted with hath born witness against darkness and the Reigning power of it , and though the judgment of man be corrupt , his miscarriage is because he hath not minded the light , and because he hath turned his back on it , and then sin entred , and then came to Reign in the power of darkness , and corrupted the heart , and this hath made man miscarry ; and though thou say that the light which lighteth every man is not compared with the light of the Image of God before the fall , and hath no proportion , I 'le tell thee a riddle go learn what it means , the light of the Image of God before the fall is the same in it self after the fall , and holds its proportion , and is no whit lessned or deminished in its purity in its self , although fallen man do not see it neither can behold it , because sin hath entred and death by sin , and that is it which obscureth the Image of God from man , and its light , yet the light shined in darkness , but thou concludes it is darkness , yea worse then grosse darkness , and thou brings a proof to prove it , ye were darkness , the Apostle doth not say that the light which shined in darkness was darkness or worse then grosse darknesse as thou ignorantly saith , but he said the Ephesians or the men of Ephesus were darkness , and not the light in them which shined in darkness , though the darkness comprehended it not ; but how now John Norton , what will the General Court of Boston say when they see thy confusion laid open , and the deceit made manifest to thine and their shame and ignorance , thou confest in the 16. page , that it would lead to know God and the worship of God , and Teach not to lie and steal , and so forth , and to discover some of Gods Attributes , as Eternity , omnipotency , and the like , here was some good in it in thy own account , but now it s become grosse darkness , in the 18. page and worse then grosse darkness , and so hath made as bad if not worse then any Principle that is in a Beast ; and it may truely be said of thee even in thy own phrase . — Quanta sub nocte Jacebat Nostra dies — But now thou comes to a further interpretation of 1 Job .


id: A77973
author: Burrough, Edward, 1634-1662.
date: 1654
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 14840
sentence: 181
flesch: 19
cache: cache/A77973.xml
txt: txt/A77973.txt
title:
  A vvarning from the Lord to the inhabitants of Underbarrovv, and so to all the inhabitants in England, where it shall meet with them, who holds up the false teachers, and false worship, and who beats, stone, stock, and persecute, and hail out of their assemblies, those who are sent by the Lord, to speak his word freely; with an exhortation, that they hast to meet the Lord by true repentance, by putting off the works of darkness, lest the Lord cut them assunder, by his sword, which is already drawn and put into the hand of his servants. Also, a word to my brethren, and companions in tribulation in the kingdome and patience of Jesus Christ, who is by the world scornfully called Quakers. With the manner of my passage through the dark world, (wherein the simple ones may see the deceits of the man of sin in his actings like the true spirit) to warn all to follow the true light within, which leads unto God, & to beware of the voice, lo here & lo there, by one who is a labourer in the vineyard, who is not known to the world; (though named of the world) Edvvard Burrough.

summary:
  True Communion of Saints I own , for we have Union , and the Bread , which we break is the Body of Christ ; and the Cup which we drink is the Blood of Christ , by which we are nourished and fed up to eternal life ; for he that eats not Christs Flesh and drinks his Blood , he hath no life in him , he among you that can receive it let him , but your Communion I Deny , for it is Heathenish , and no more but an imitation , having proceeded out of the imagination of the Proud : Your breaking of Bread , and drinking of the Cup is abomination ; and God never commanded it , and this doth your Pharisee uphold , sitting in the Seat of Christ and of the Saints , as the Pharisees did in Moses seat , saying , and not doing : True singing I own with the Spirit and with understanding , singing in the Spirit , making melody in the heart to the Lord , this singing was and is among the Saints in the Church of Christ , this is well pleasing to God , for it is not an imitation , nor by tradition , as your singing is , but it is true Sacrifice , the Song of the Redeemed ones , which none can learn but the Redeemed ones of the Lord , who is come and coming to Zion with songs and everlasting Joy upon their heads ; but your singing is Carnal , Traditional , and Heathenish , and is an imitation , and is not with the spirit of Jesus , but with the spirit of the World , with the spirit of Drunkards , Swearers , Lyars , Mockers , Scornners , Covetous ones , with the spirit of Wrath , Envie , Malice , with the spirit of Cain , with the spirit of the Scribes and Pharisees , and chief Priests , who persecuted the Saints which sang in truth in former generations , and now the deceit is turned into the form of singing , and they that live there , persecutes them that sings in the power ; for thus it was ever , They that lived in Profession in the Word Outwardly , persecuted them that lived in the power of which was Professed , and there you and your Hireling is ; but know that the Lord will take an account of you , and give unto every man his reward , according to his deeds : You and your Priest , have got the Form of Baptism , of the Communion , of Singing , and of a Church ; but the power and substance of these Ordinances you know not , for they are hid from all vulturouus eies , and from the generation of the Pharisees , and Serpents , who are called of men Master , and which have the chief place in the Assemblies , as your Hireling hath , and who is called of men Master , as they were which Christ cryed Wo against : true Preaching of Jesus Christ Crucified we own and do witness , for the Preaching is out of the Will of man , out of Form and Custom , and is foolishness to the wisdom of the World ; now as it was ever , this is not with the inticing words of mans wisdom , but in the demonstration of the Spirit , and of Power , and the Preaching of the Word of Faith , which is nigh thee in thy mouth and in thy heart , that Preaching we do own , for Faith comes by the hearing of this Word Preached , and the Prayer with the Spirit of truth we do own , for that is not in word to be seen of men , but led to that , not by Custom , Form , and Tradition , but by the eternal Spirit , which proceeds from God , which hath free recourse to God , which God heareth and doth accept , for there iniquity is purged out of the heart and is not regarded , for he that regards iniquity in his heart , God will not hear his Prayer ; but the Preaching and Praying of your Hireling I do deny , for they are abomination to the Lord , for his Preaching leads from God , stands in his own Will , in his own Time , in Form , Custom , and Tradition , and your Souls are not refreshed by it , neither is true Faith known among you ; for how can he being evil speak good things ? And from this same Light do we Declare against all such , and seeth them to be abomination to the Lord , now as they did then , praised , praised be the Lord for ever , for now the abominations of the whore is made manifest that sitteth upon manie waters , that hath made all Nations drunk with the Wine of her Fornication , and now is the Judgment of the Whore come , and the day wherein she must reckon to drink the wine of the Wrath of God ; and he who was , and is this Light , cried Wo against then that said , and did not ; and against them that had the chiefest place in the Assemblies , and that were called of men , Masters : this same light do I witness , to be made manifest from God the Father of Light , and am not ashamed to declare it before men , for he that denies Christ before men , he must be denied by Christ before the Father ; and this Light lived the Saints in , and spoke from , who were called Mad-men , and Deceivers of them that professed truth in word , but persecuted them in whom the Son was born and made manifest , in which generation you and your Priest dailie makes manifest your selves to be , therefore repent , and come down ye high minds and lifted up spirits , for the Lord is against you , and hearken to the Light of God in you , and wait in it according to measure , and cease from all your formal , customarie , traditional worshipping , and from all your dumb Teachers , who are Antichrists , and denies the Light as having enlightened everie one ; this Light is the onlie way to the Father , which all must ( who comes to God ) follow and walk in , for he that walks not in this Light , walks in darkness , and stumbles , and knows not whither he goes ; and there are all Priests and people in darkness and ignorance , who walks not in this Light ; therefore love the Light and obey it , it will separate you from all filthiness and corruption , and lead you into puritie and holiness , without which none shall see God , and here is your Teacher alwaies present with you , which teaches to denie ungodliness , and the wicked waies of this world ; he who walked in this Light , by this Light saw all the world to lie in wickedness , but said they were of God , and all that were of God heard them who dwelt in the Light , but he who disobeyes this Light , follows the blind guids of the world as you do , and sets up Teachers to themselves having itching ears , and that Ministerie is of man , and by man called to the Ministerie by the earthlie powers , by earthlie Magistrates , or at Oxford , Cambridge , or Newcastle , all this Ministerie , who is here called is by man , and their Gospel is of man , which the true Gospel is not , and he that hath the Word of God to declare from God , his Call is not by man , neither doth he go to man to be approved ; for he that Preached the true Gospel , consulted not with flesh and blood , and so it is now , the same thing do we witness , and to be Ministers of the everlasting Gospel , called not by man , but by God , praised be the Lord for ever , from generation to generation , who hath revealed himself unto Babes , and hath hid himself from the Wise and Prudent of this World ; stop your mouths ye Ministers , which is by man , which Gospel is according to man , for now the Lord is arising , whose Angel is gone forth Preaching the everlasting Gospel : Sing praises to the Lord for ever ye Redeemed ones , who are brought from under the emptie , dead , deceitful Ministerie , which is by man , to be true witnesses of the true Ministerie which is of God : therefore be ashamed ye upholders of the deceitful Ministerie , which is but the Ministerie of witchcraft , by which your eies are darkned , and under which your souls lieth in blindness and ignorance under the power of witchcraft and sorcerie ▪ Be confounded ye Back-sliders , who once heard the Word with joy , and received it ; who were once among us , yet not of us ; who hath chosen the glorie of this world , rather than the everlasting Truth , and hath sold your birth-right of the everlasting inheritance , for the satisfying of your earthlie minds , with the earthlie treasures : Hear the Word of the Lord ye sloathful Servants , who not abiding waiting upon God , eats and drinks with the Drunkards , and beats your fellow servants , and are now become haters , mockers , and revilers , suddenlie will the Lord come and cut you all asunder , and give you your Portion in the Lake that burns with fire , except you repent :


id: A43822
author: Haines, Richard, 1633-1685.
date: 1674
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 32299
sentence: 496
flesch: 30
cache: cache/A43822.xml
txt: txt/A43822.txt
title:
  Nevv lords, nevv lavvs, or, A discovery of a grand usurpation, in opposition to the Holy Laws of God and contempt of the good laws, and royal prerogative of the supream magistrate, as it hath been lately practised by the lordly Matthew Caffin, a pretended true apostle of our blessed Lord and Saviour, and ruling head of his congregation, usually meeting at Southwater near Horsham in Sussex. By R. H.

summary:
  Now by what he had said at this and other times , I did well perceive , that he had a design to carry it against me with a high hand , and knowing no accuser besides himself , therefore I directed my speech to the Congregation , and to the weak Brethren , to whom I was to give satisfaction , and said , That whereas it is alleadged , Patents are ill reported of by some people of the world , the same is no sufficient argument to prove them unlawful , no more them it is if one should alleadge the wayes of Truth to be unlawful , because persons of the world report evil of them or reproach those that imbrace the same . he accomplisht his design against me , he also in the face of the whole Congregation , sharply rebuked me ; because sometimes , although but upon occasion , I kept company with Great Persons ( as he called them ) this also is contrary to his New Law , notwithstanding he nor any other can honestly accuse me or them for any disorder thereby committed , but this did he do as though they had been a company of Strange kind of persons dangerous to have any converse withal ; Notwithstanding he knew that those persons , of Quality are both sober , honest and of good report , and Well deserving their places of Authority , and the love of all honest men , for that they are favourites to that which is good , and punishers of those that do evill .


id: A60664
author: Smith, William, d. 1673.
date: 1668
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 39555
sentence: 412
flesch: 6
cache: cache/A60664.xml
txt: txt/A60664.txt
title:
  Univeral love In which a visitation floweth through the creation, that all people may be informed into the truth, and in their several places come to walk in the truth, and live in the truth, to be a good favour unto God, and honour God. 1. To parents of children. 2. To masters and dames of families. 3. To servants in their places. 4. To aged people. 5. To such as live a single life. 6. To young people. 7. To children. 8. To such as are in outward government. 9. To ministers of parishes, so called. 10. To such as practise in the nations law. 11. To such as trade in wights and measures. 12. To such as buy and sell in the markets or in any other places. With a general exhortation. Also something concerning faith, and hope, and love, and the word, and mans restless part, and the election, and a particular place of bondage opened. ... William Smith.

summary:
  And unto this principle alone , is this Book dedicated , as being unto me the most lovely , renownable , and for ever honorable ; for it is that unto me which is the chiefest good , and it doth communicate from it self , the riches of it self , and that to the glory and honour of its own power and wisdom over all ; and the matter which in this Book is contained , being received and accepted by it , I shall rejoyce in my labor , however men distinct from it , may esteem it , for it is not the praise of men that I seek , howbeit I am moved to labour in the work of the Lord ; but I desire to be manifest to every mans Conscience in the sight of God , and to be approved by his pure eye that seeth secrets ; and let all glory , and honour , and praise , and renown , be given unto him alone , for ever and ever : and unto the measure of himself in every man , I commend this Book in all humility , reverence and fear . YOu that are called to serve , be you diligent in your places , and in all things , and in every place learn to serve the Lord , for that is good and acceptable with him ; and if ye serve the Lord in singleness of heart , then you will discharge your duty in your places ; and have regard to your places out of the eye-service , for if you onely serve well whilst your Masters eye behold you , that is but a service performed in awe to your Masters eye , and is no more but an eye-service ; but if you mind the Principle of God , and stand in the fear of God , then will your care and diligence be to serve the Lord , and to serve your Masters as in the sight of God , for the Eye of the Lord is alwayes present and beholds you ; and whether your Masters eye be over you , or absent from you , your care should be to serve the Lord , whose eye beholds you in all places , and at all times , and the intents of your hearts ; and if you have thoughts at any time to neglect your Masters business , when you know that he is absent from you , is there not something in you at that time which doth manifest those thoughts unto you , and shews you that they are amiss ? that is the light of Christ in your Consciences , and is alwayes present to behold whatever you intend ; and if you be at any time neglecting your Masters business which you are intrusted withall , and that your Master come and find you so doing , are you not then judged in your selves , and stand guilty of your offence before your Master ? and that which judges you and reproves you , is the Light of Jesus Christ in your Consciences , for you do bear judgment in that case , and are certainly reproved in your selves , though your Master speak not a word unto you ; and unto that you are to keep your minds , that with it you may be guided in your service , and then there will be no need of your Masters eye , no fear of your Masters coming , for you will be found serving God in the Light , and in his fear you will be doing your Masters business , then you will stand clear before the Lord in all things , and there will be no shame come upon you , whosoever beholds you , or takes notice of you , for man needs never be ashamed before men , that stands approved unto God in what he doth ; and if he do not stand approved unto God , then he hath a guilt upon him , and the witness of God condemns him in himself , then if men but look at him , the witness condemns him , and the shame comes over him , for he stands guilty before God though man cannot accuse him , and so in the Light you will be found serving the Lord , and doing your Masters business justly , truly , and faithfully , as in the sight of God , and as if your Masters eye were over you , and this will be a good savour both to God and honest men ; but when your minds are from that of God in you , then carelesness and negligence attends your places , and whether you serve or serve not , you are not careful , or whether you labour or labour not , you do not much regard , if your Masters eye be not over you ; and here you are out of your places , and with that of God in you , which is just and true , you will in that place be reproved , and you can never be just not true indeed , but as you come to the principle of God which is just and true , with that to be guided , which in all things you are to mind , for there is not any that either rule well , or serve faithfully , but such as come to be guided by the Light of Christ Jesus in themselves , and if you mind that when it doth at any time reprove you , then will Gods fear come to be placed in your hearts , and the awe of God will be over you , and that will keep you in carefulness and diligence , to serve God and please God , and your service to your Masters will be performed faithfully at all times , and in all places , whether your Masters be present or absent , and you will not need to use deceit to cover your faults from your Masters and Dames , but in singleness of heart approve your selves to God , in all things wherein your service lyes to your Masters ; for when any fault is done by you for want of taking heed to the Light of Christ in you , and that the Light reprove you in your Consciences for it , and you with the Light come to see wherein you have done amiss , and that you have not performed your service faithfully to your Master ; and when your Master comes to blame you for it , then to seek out covers by deceit , and to forge lyes for your own defence ( though with the Light you see you have done amiss ) this is a very great evil , because it doubles the offence in the sight of God ; for first to do amiss , and then to seek a deceitful cover , and make lyes your refuge in that case , this is sharply reproved with that of God in you , which is just and true , and neither the first nor the second in which you can approve your hearts to God ; though by deceit and lyes you may blind your Masters eyes , and keep your selves from blame as unto him , yet the Lord beholdeth you , and you cannot cleare your selves before him : And this is weighty on your parts who are called to serve , and then take heed of vanity in every place , and do not use your liberty when you have it to satisfie the flesh , nor do not seek to please your selves in foolish sports , but in the fear of the Lord improve your time in his service , and when at any time you have liberty from your labour , then be serious in your minds , and take heed to that of God in you , and consider for what end that time is allowed you , that when you have it , you may improve it in some holy exercise , according to what you know , and not to spend it in Ale-houses , and in sports and pleasures ; and in the Light read the Scriptures , you that can read , and wait to understand them , and meditate upon the good things of God , and consider what you are in your selves withour Christ , and what your end will be if you dye in sin , and in the Light waiting , whether you can read Scriptures or no , your minds will be kept to God , and you will redeem the time which you have vainly spent : and do not close with traditions in any place , but joyn to the Spirit of God in your selves , and in that worship God , and serve God , and serve your Masters faithfully in your places , and be content with such things as are provided for you , grudge not at your meat nor drink , nor strive not after costly apparrel , but having food and raiment be therewith content , and be not sloathful in your business , but with a ready mind answer your places diligently , and cheerfully , so will you be a good savour in your places , and you will have comfort in the end : And be subject to your Masters commands in all things that are just , knowing that you are to serve ; and do not aspire into equality with your Masters , for that brings up pride and haughtiness , and is foolishness ; nor do not contemn any business , as below you , but stoop down to the lowest , and do it willingly , if you be ordered to do it ; and do not seek after new places , and fresh services , that will draw you into a restless state , and finding some differences in places , your eye will be towards that where you have best pleased your selves , and when you meet with any thing contrary in another place , then you are displeased with that , and then is ready to say , it is but a Year ; and so your minds are gone from your place , before you be well come to it , and carelesness comes upon you , and your Masters service is neglected by you ; and here you are not right in your places , but unsetled , and unstayed , and so would every year be removing , if not sooner , and wandring and trying ; and this is a giddy head that runs out of the fear of God ; for if you come to the Light of Christ in your Consciences , and come to walk in the Truth , you will be setled and stayed , and where you come to be placed you will not have a desire to remove , but to observe your place diligently and carefully , and let not your minds look out for ease in any place , so that you be not oppressed above your strength , for many do themselves wrong by looking out for ease , and so refuse service wholly , though able to perform it , and so falls into a way of labour of their own industry , and provides for themselves at their own hand ; and this is something that would not be under command , but would be at liberty , and at ease , which doth not answer the Light of Christ , neither stands approved by it .


id: A54126
author: Penn, William, 1644-1718.
date: 1674
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title:
  The counterfeit Christian detected; and the real Quaker justified Of God and Scripture, reason & antiquity. against the vile forgeries, gross perversions, black slanders, plain contradictions & scurrilous language of T. Hicks an Anabaptist preacher, in his third dialogue between a Christian and a Quaker, call'd, The Quaker condemned, &c. By way of an appeal to all sober people, especially those called Anabaptists in and about the City of London. By a lover of truth and peace W. P.

summary:
  I. T. Hicks's first F●rgery begins with his Title-Pag● , and in that very Passage , where he promiseth an Evinc●ment of his own Objections to be no Fictions , but real Truths ; to wit , that he doth not only content himself in making the Evincement of his own Objections against us ( unfairly over-looking ours ) to be all he is concern'd in , but in so many words tells the World , That I confess , if those things objected against the Quakers in th● two former Dialogues be true , that then a Quaker is quit● another thing then a Christian ; who never said or co●fessed any such thing in all my Life : For I well knew , that the Controversie rise higher , and went further then his meer Objections ; I mean , ●o all he gave under our Name ; as both the Question stated , and my Pursuit of it do evidently prove . In short , If Justification by Christ's Righteousness without us , be the same , with being justified by Christ's Righteousness wholy without us ; then T. H. is not so bad a man , as I have represented him : But if there be any Difference , as undeniably there is , a●d a material One too ; then T. H's Inference and Con●lu●ion in my Name , make a foul Perversion .


id: A65879
author: Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
date: 1672
extension: .xml
mime: application/xml
words: 36934
sentence: 1341
flesch: 71
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txt: txt/A65879.txt
title:
  The principal controversies between the litteral presbyters of the Kirk of Scotland, and the illuminated members of the Church of Christ, called Quakers· Truly collected, stated and opened, in a particular reply (herein specified) for general information and undeceiving the deceived. By an earnest contender for the most holy faith, which was once delivered to the saints. G. W.

summary:
  Is this thy proof of thy false accusation against us of denying the Scriptures , that we deny them interpretatively ; so then our denying the Priests Interpretations upon Scripture which are not Scripture , must be deemed a denial of Scriptures , as if they were either the same or of equall authority with Scripture ; or when they tell us of finding Life in the Scriptures , we must take it for gran●ed , that they mean in their Interpretations upon them , whereby in many things they contradict plain Scripture as hath been proved any times ; so however , when they bid People search the Scriptures for Life Eternal ( in them ) they intend they should take their meanings along with them , and believe as they say , and so people must run into an implicite Faith , if they take things on their Authority and Credit ; for by their meanings and Interpretations , they can sit as Judges over Scriptures ( and tell people they must give the sence , and reconcile them ) and over the Lig●t and Spirit within , and tell them its but an Enthusiastick Fancy ; but who are not so Ign●ble as to receive a Belief or Faith from them on such a dark , implicite and slender account as this of Priests ? But wait in the Light of Christ within , for a right understanding of things that are Spiritual , relating to Faith and Salvation : Such find they have cause from the certain demonstration and testimony of the Spirit of Truth within , to believe Christs Light and Spirit rather then the Priests meanings , and private Interpretations , wrestings and perverting of Scriptures . This high and general opinion of the Scriptures , depends upon the former conceit , of finding Eternal Life in them , by searching of them ; but that 's answered and contradicted by this our Antagonist himself , over and over : Supernatural knowledge and Faith of Scriptures , being not had without the knowledg of Christ ; but there are many search and read Scriptures , that are both out of this knowledg and Faith , so that t is evident , that the bare reading Scriptures doth not attract supernatural Faith , Knowledg , Light , Spirit , &c. but it is the supernatural Light and Spirit , that brings to the serious reading and supernatural knowledg of Scriptures : And it s also confessed in contradiction to much more ( however ) that the Light in all men teaches them of the morral Law ; and , Is not that Scripture or things contained in it ?


id: A84830
author: Fox, George, 1624-1691.
date: 1653
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mime: application/xml
words: 50810
sentence: 1025
flesch: 55
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title:
  Truth's defence against the refined subtilty of the serpent held forth in divers answers to severall queries made by men (called ministers) in the North. Given forth by the light and power of God appearing in George Fox and Richard Hubberthorn

summary:
  No Prayers can we send to thee , but for thy destruction , thou man of sin , and Enemy of Christ ; whereas thou dost accuse us of erring , not knowing the Scriptures , here thou hast taken Christs words not knowing him nor the Scripture , and wrests them all along , as thou hast discovered it , so thou makest thy self a Lyar and a Thief , taking Christs words and accusing others with them who live in the life of them , for Christ spoke that Scripture as touching the Resurrection , which thou wouldst have turned into a Poynt , therefore to thee that Scripture belongs , that thou errest not knowing them , nor the power of God , Matth. 22. 29. as thou hast made it plainly appear : And thou bringest another Scripture as concerning Philip , thou sayst he took a Text to treat upon , and here I charge thee to add to his words , Philip did shew forth Christ which was the substance , he finding him riding in his Chariot ; and thou Beast dost wrest this Scripture and pervert it , and so takest a place of Scripture and rais●st Doctrines , Poynts and Uses , as thou callest them , and what thou conceivest and imaginest of it , and so sellest it for money , and so makest an hours talk of it , and art in one of these Text a moneth , or more , and speakest thine own inventions of it . Whereas thou goest about to maintain the singing of Davids Psalms in a Meeter , and that the Apostles did so , and went into the world to give to the world Davids Psalms to sing in a Meeter , which David sayth , The dead cannot prayse the Lord ; here I charge thee in the presence of the Almighty God to be a perverter of Scriptures and of the Apostles words , and Davids words ; and dost bring in a consequence to bring them into the same carnal invencion that thou art in , and wouldst make them like thy self : and thou bringest a Scripture Matth. 28. 20. that the Apostles went into the world to give to the world Davids Psalms to sing in a Meeter ; there is not a word in the Scripture that Christ sent his Apostles into the world to give them Davids Psalms to sing in Meeter , here thou accusest Christ , and wouldst make him like thy self , and wouldst make the Apostles like thy self ; here again I charge thee to be a wrester and a perverter of the Scriptures : thou speakest of Paul and Silas singing , and them thou dost bring to confirm thy going into the world to give to the world Davids Psalms in a Meeter ; here thou hast shewed forth thy blindness , sottishness , and ignorance ; Paul and Silas when they sung prayses to God they were in Prison , which condicion thou never knewest ▪ and another Scripture thou bringest concerning Christ and his Disciples , when they did sing an Hymn , which thou art ignorant of , but art in the Generacion of the Pharises and Priests that ●ought to put him to death , who hath gotten the form of his words , therefore as Amos sayth , The songs of the Temple shall be turned into houling , Amos 8. thy songs and all your songs : another Scripture thou bringest in the Ephesians and Colossians , to maintain thy beastly end , of going into the world , who are ignorant , and live in darkness , and giving them Davids Psalms in a Meeter contrary to all the Scripture , and the practise of all the Saints , and wouldst compare the Church who are gathered out of the world , the Saints , to be like the world , and thy beastly worship , who sung with the spirit , and with understanding , and with grace , making melody to the Lord in their hearts , 1 Cor.


id: A70157
author: Gaskin, John, fl. 1660.
date: 1660
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sentence: 1691
flesch: 68
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title:
  A just defence and vindication of Gospel ministers and Gospel ordinances against the Quakers many false accusations, slanders and reproaches. In ansvver to John Horwood his letter, and E.B. his book, called, A just and lawful tryal of the ministers and teachers of this age, and several others. Proving the ministers calling and maintenance just and lawful, and the doctrine of perfection by free justification, preached by them, agreeable to the scriptures. VVith the Quakers objections answered. And the Quakers perfection by hearkning to, and obeying a light within them, proved contrary to the scriptures. And their practices in ten particulars proved contrary to the commands and examples of Christ and his apostles. By a lover of gospel ministers and gospel ordinances.

summary:
  What esteem soever many have of them for their outward pretended holyness ; I say outward , for did people see their hearts they would see them foul ; the Lord said unto the Prophet Ezekiel , Sonne of man , these men have set up their Idols in their heart ; he did not say , they did worship Idols with their bodies ; and do not the Quakers set up idols in their hearts , when they set up their inward works in the room and place of Christ ? What do they else when they say and teach , that they are not justified and saved by what Christ did , and suffered , but by what they do in obeying a light within them ? and is not this to make an idol of their own works ; which is worse then the Papists Images made of wood and stone ? and is not their maintaining that they can perfectly keep the law , by living without sin , a making of themselves equal with Christ , for it is his Prerogative only to have no sin , that Satan found no sin in him ? and to say , which of you can accuse me of sin ? and do not they thereby Idolize themselves , and will people still be so mad to Idolize them , by saying , they have no sin , and that they never sin ? And that I may keep some Order and Method , which you despise , I shall first shew the occasion and manner of my coming into your Meeting , and shall appeal to all that heard and saw me whether I writ not the truth : I hearing thee prate into the next house , and into the street , that the grace of God did condemn man , I came into the Room , being much troubled at thy many false non-sensical speeches , telling thee that thou didst talk of the Gospel and the grace of God , but thou didst not know what the Gospel was , nor the grace of God ; where I did prove that men are saved by the grace of God , and that the Gospel is glad tidings bringing peace , and that the Law was called the Ministery of condemnation , and not the Gospel , which thou couldst not gain-say ; when and where in a peaceable manner I demanded of thee by what Authority thou didst come there to teach ; thou saidst that God did send thee , and that thou wast not sent by men , as the Parish Priests were : I replied , that all Ministers that were lawfully called to Preach now , are not only called inwardly by the Lord , but by the Church ; our Office bearers of the Church ; which I then proved by plain Scriptures , which I 've here writ , the better to help your memory , and the rather because it is one of your Objections , that our Ministers ( as you call them ) are not lawfully called , as the Ministers and Elders in the Primitive time were : And , that you may the better perswade and delude people that they are no lawfull Ministers of Christ , but of Antichrist , you do write many reasons to prove them ( as you think ) to be the Ministers of Antichrist ; all which reasons I shall set down in order , and then give you the Answer to every perticular .


id: A71184
author: Cheevers, Sarah, d. 1664.
date: 1662
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flesch: 63
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title:
  This is a short relation of some of the cruel sufferings (for the truths sake) of Katharine Evans & Sarah Chevers in the inquisition of the isle of Malta who have suffered there above three years by the Pope's authority, there to be deteined until they dye : which relation of their sufferings is come form their own hands and mouths as doth appear in the following treatise ...

summary:
  NOw after I had received these Papers , though not through a little streights and difficulty with jeopardy of my precious Life , which my God 〈◊〉 through all preserved , Glory to his Name ; my 〈…〉 overcome with the loving-kindness and salvation of the living Lord , and in his savory Life my mouth 〈…〉 giving and praises to my God ; and I said in my heart on this wise , Who am I oh Lord ! or what was my Father's House , or what is the Land of my Nativity , that I ( a poor ●●flicted 〈…〉 ) should be raised up to see and perceive what mine eye , 〈◊〉 eve in thy Eternal Power and pu●e Life behold● ! And they asked me , What I would do at Jerusalem ? said I did not knovv that I should go there , but I should go to Alexandria ; and they said , What to do ? and I said , to do the Will of God ; and if the Lord did open my mouth , I should call them to repentance , and declare to them the day of the Lord , and direct their mi●ds from darkness to Light.


