A BRIEF DESCRIPTION Of the true Prophets and the falſe, and how falſe Prophets and houſe-creepers may be known, by a Let­ter to Prieſt Hill, &c.

THou who profeſſes thy ſelf to be a Miniſter of Chriſt, thou art found to be an An­tichriſt, and a falſe Prophet, and art a a raging wave of the Sea, foaming out thy own ſhame, as thoſe ſpoken of in Jude 13. And thy fruits alſo maketh thee ma­nifeſt, and thy folly and ignorance were abundantly diſcovered, and made mani­feſt at the Meeting at Twycroſſe, on the ſe­cond day of the week, and the 9. day of the 8. month, and could give no account at all of any thing of the working of God by Inward Experience; for, when I propounded a Queſtion to thee; and asked thee concerning paſ­ſing from death unto life, thou could tell nothing of it at all, and becauſe it is ſaid, that death reigned from Adam untill Moſes, over all thoſe that ſinned not after the ſimilitude of Adams tranſgreſſion, and the Law and the Prophets are till Iohn, and Iohn he came and doth come burning and ſhining; amongſt thoſe that were born of women was not a greater than Iohn, yet he that is leaſt in the kingdom of God is greater than he, as it is written; I then asked thee how thou couldſt give account of thoſe Mi­niſtrations in the inward man, and thy paſſage in the inward Miniſtrati­on through death, and withall I asked thee, what death had reigned over in thee, and thou could not tell; I alſo asked thee how it was with thee In deaths reign, and how thou came thorough the Miniſtration of con­demnation, and to know the Law and the Prophets fulfilled in thee, and to what, and how thou came to Iohns Miniſtration, to know the fallow ground ript up in thee, and the Ax laid to the root of the tree, what the2 Tree and the Ax, and the fallow Ground was, and how the burnings and the ſhinings came, and how that Miniſtration ceaſed, and what ſucceed­ed and exceeded, but thou could give no account of them, and the•the devill in thee raged, thou being in union with him, fret and fumed, and were like one of the Buls of Baſhan that is ſpoken o•i•Scripture, and I told thee, thou ought to give me account with meekneſſe and fear, becauſe it was required of thee ſo to do, for the Miniſter of Chriſt ſaith, Sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts, and be ready alway s to give an Anſwer to every one that asketh with meekneſſe and fear, 1 Pet 3 15.

But hou ſhewed•hat thou knew not the fear of the Lord: that were ſo fil• 'd with rage, fury, m••neſſe, miſchief, and wickedneſſe, lying, and falſe accuſing of the juſt, and could prove none of thoſe things wherein thou ſo falſely accuſed the innocent.

Oh, ſhame upon thee Prieſt Hill, that art ſuch a man of Beliall; the Light of God in thy conſcience will prick thee at thy heart for it, and thy contrary acting to the Light, and that light which ſheweth thee ſin and evill, and checks and reproves thee in ſecret, that Light will be thy eter­nall condemnation, who hateth it, and acteth contrary to it, and the Light of God in thy conſcience will witneſſe for me, and the Truth a­gainſt thee and thy deceit, in thy condemnation thou wilt know what I ſay: Oh, ſhame, let ſhame cover thy lips, who hateth•he Light, and acteth ſo contrary to it, and all that fe••s God, that knoweth thee, may cry ſhame of•hee for ever; thou enemy of all righteouſneſſe, and child of the devill, who preaches up ſin, and a continuance in it, to uphold the devils kingdome, and ſo perverts the right wayes of the Lord, as thou doſt, tha•Scripture which thou brought in the Acts ſhall ſtand for thy elf; for when I charged thee to prove me to be that which thou accuſed ſme of, thou could not: But I ſhall prove thee to be a lyar, and a falſe Prophet, as I ſaid, and ſo make it good, and prove it both by thy fruits, and alſo by Scripture to confirm the ſame, as I ſaid.

Firſt, when I asked thee if thou did not preach for hire, thou denied it openly, and before the people, and ſaid, thou did not Preach for hire

Then ſecondly, I asked if ther were none preſent there that could witneſs againſt thee, in that thing, to prove thee 2 lyar, whereupon, in that place witneſſe came againſt thee, and proved thee a lyar before thy face, and lying is of the devill, Iohn 8.44. And all ly•rs are for•he Lake; Read thy Reward thou lyar, and child of the Devill, Rev. 22.15. Rev. 21. •. and 27.

Then when thou was proved an open lyar in that thing, thou proceed­ed further to manifeſt thy lyes, and ſaid thou did not preach for hire, thou preached for ſouls; and when it was asked thee and Prieſt Whetſtone, both of you, what the Soul was, thou anſwered poſitively, and ſaid, No man living could tell what the ſoul was; whereupon I there proved thee a lyar in that thing, and withall I asked thee, and you both, what you did miniſter unto, and watch over, that knew not the ſoul, therein thou and he both, did diſcover your ſelves to be no Miniſters of Chriſt, nor3 the Goſpel; for the Miniſters of Chriſt in the New Covenant did, an doth watch for the Souls, as they that muſt give an account unto God Hebrews 13.17.

Here Hill, I charge thee, and Whetſtone alſo, in the Preſence of the living God, to be ignorant of God, and of Chriſt, and to be no Mini­ſters of the Goſpel, nor the new Covenant, but are falſe Prophets of Rome, and never was ſent by the Lord, that knoweth not what the Soul is, as thou then ſaid, and therein thou lyed again, and treebled thy lies, that ſaid thou preached not for hire, but for Souls, and upon the examination ſaid po­ſitively, that thou, nor no man living know what the Soul was: true thou knoweſt not, nor none living in thy nature, and deceivableneſſe of unrighteouſneſſe.

Wo to thee, thou lyer, thou art of thy Father the devill, and a de­ceiver of ſouls, Iohn 8.44. And herein thou haſt manifeſt thy ſelf, and all in thy nature, to be acted and guided by a lying ſpirit: But remem­ber thou lyar, that the lake is prepared for the lyars and wicked, ſuch as thou art, and the light of God in thy Conſcience, which thou art an ene­my unto, will witneſſe the ſame for me, and the Truth, agai•ſt thee and thy deceivings; and thou mayeſt read thy reward, and all ſuch as thou art, in Pſal. 9.17. Mat. 7.15, 16, 20, and 23. Mat. 25.41. to the end. Rev. 21.8.

Thou art as one of thoſe that Iſaiah the true Prophet of the Lord was ſent to cry out againſt, that art blinde and ignorant of the knowledge of God in the inward miniſtration, that could not open thy mouth to ſpeak any thing of the myſtery, Col. 1.27. but art a blinde watchman, and a greedy dumb dog, and one that preaches for hire, and ſeeks for thy gain from thy quarter, and place where thou art ſeated, as the falſe Prophets did, and as the idoll ſhepherds and blinde watchmen did, ſo doſt thou, thou blinde watchman, idoll ſhepherd, and falſe Prophet, as thy fruits maketh thee manifeſt, that preaches for hire, and tythes, and lyed, and ſaid thou did not, Oh, ſhame, ſhame, let ſhame ſtrike thee in thy face, and cover thy lips, the light of God in thy conſcience will be an eternall witneſſe againſt thee forever thou lyer, and falſe Prophet, by thy fruits thou art known and th••is the way to know falſe Prophets as Chriſt hath ſaid: Ma•7•.5.1•, 20. And thou mayeſt read amongſt the true Pro­phets writing••nd ſee thy〈◊〉to be amongſt the falſe Prophets, by thy actions, as thy fruits maketh thee manifeſt, and let the true Prophets words judge thee,•hou falſe Prophet, who art an open lyar, and Preaches for hire, and ſeeks for the gain from thy Quarter, Place, and Pariſh where thou art, as the falſe Prophets did, ſo doſt thou Hill, Read Iſa 56•0, 11.

Iſaiah, who was the true Prophet of the Lord, did not preach for hire, neither did he ſeek for his gain from any quarter, but cried out againſt them that did is thou doſt, for thou ſaid openly, thou was not as Iſaiah was; no more thou art: For Iſaiah was annointed by the Spirit to Preach; but thou art not, and Iſaiah ſaid, the L rd God and his Spirit ſent him to preach; but thou ran as the falſe Prophets did, and thou that art not as4 Iſaiah was, thou art a falſe Prophet indeed, out of thy own mouth ar thou judged, and if Iſaiah was here now, he would cry out againſt thee, as he did againſt thoſe in thy nature then, that did as thou doſt, and as all you hireling Prieſts; and falſe Prophets do, with the ſame Light and Spirit that was in Iſaiah, art thou, and all you hireling Prieſts, ſeen now, and cryed out againſt now; We to you blinde guides, and falſe pro­phets, and hireling Prieſts, that run but never was ſent of the Lord, there­fore do you not profit the people at all, Jer. 23.

And wo to thee Hill, thou blinde guide, and falſe prophet, that preaches for hire, and ſeeks for thy gain from thy quarter, Place, & Pariſh where thou art, as the falſe Prophets did, and lies, and ſaith, thou doth not preach for hire: Oh, ſhame upon thee Hill, for ever, that liveth and acteth in ſuch groſſe wickedneſſe as thou doſt, but God will avenge himſelf on thee, and all ſuch as thou art, Iſaiah who was the true Prophet of the Lord, he cryed out againſt ſuch as thou art, and he ſpoke the word of the Lord freely, and ſaid, Come freely, without money, or price, and ſo do all the true Prophets of the Lord now that are in the light, as Iſaiah was: and they are annointed to preach, and the Lord God and his Spirit ſends them to preach freely as Iſaiah did, and to cry out againſt all ſuch as thou art Hill; Read Iſa. 48.16, 17. and Iſa. 61. Iſa. 55. and tell, the true Pro­phets words judge thee and Prieſt Whetſtone, and all ſuch as you are, that ſay, you are not as Iſaiah was, be witneſſe againſt your ſelves, that you are the falſe Prophets, and all ſuch as you are, who are not as Iſaiah was, for he was the true Prophet, and cryed out againſt the falſe, and deſcry­bed them by their fruits, Iſa. 56.10, 11.

And likewiſe Jeremiah, who was the true Prophet of the Lord, ſpoke freely, and ſaid, All the children of the Lord ſhould be taught of the Lord, in the New Covenant as Iſaiah did; and Iſaiah 54.13, 14. and Iſaiah 55. Chapters, Jeremiah 31.31. to the 35. and Jeremiah the true Prophet of the Lord cryed out then againſt ſuch as thou art, and ſaid, A filthy and a horrible thing was committed in the Land, for the prophets did propheſie falſe­ly, and the Prieſts took gifts in their hands, and bore Rule by their meanes, as thou Hill, and Prieſt Whetſtone, and all the Prieſts of the world re­ceive gifts in your hands, and beares rule by your means, and preaches for hire, and thou Hill lyed, and ſaid, thou did not, till witneſſe came againſt thee openly before thy face; Oh ſad, what a falſe Prophet, and hireling Prieſt, and lyar art thou? Here I charge thee, in the preſence of the Lord, and all ſuch as thou art, where ever they are, to be no Goſpel Miniſters, but lyars, deceivers, falſe prophets, ſeducers, and Anti­chriſts, as your fruits maketh them and thee manifeſt, and the light of God in thy conſcience, which ſheweth thee ſin and evill, and checks and reproveth thee in ſecret, will witneſſe againſt thee, and thy deceivable­neſſe, and the Word of the Lord will riſe up in judgement againſt thee, thou lyer and deceiver of the people, and all ſuch as thou art, and the Scripture witneſſeth againſt you, Read Jer. 5.30, 31. and let the true Prophets words there judge thee, thou falſe prophet, and hireling Prieſt, and all ſuch as thou art, that bears rule by their means, and holds up that5 filthy and horrible thing, which Jeremiah the true Prophet of the Lord ſaw then committed, by ſuch as you are, and he were ſent to declare a­gainſt them, as I declare againſt thee Prieſt Hill, and all that acteth ſuch things, for by your fruits you are known to be the falſe Prophets that Chriſt ſaid ſhould come, and now you are come, and declared and teſti­fied againſt; Epheſ. 5.11. Mat. 7.15, 16 and 20.

But Jeremiah the true Prophet of the Lord, he did not preach for hire neither did he bear rule by his means; but he declared againſt ſuch as did and were ſet in the ſtocks, by one Prieſt, and ſmitten on the face, Ier. 20. and Ieremiah the true Prophet of the Lord, he pronounced woes to ſuch as thou art, as thou mayeſt read, Ier. 23.1, 2. And thou art one of thoſe falſe prophets, which ſpeaks a viſion of thy own heart, and makes the peo­ple light and vain, as thy fruits and theirs maketh you manifeſt, as him that thou called Mr. Kendall, and others that were with thee, who were ſo fooliſh, vain, and ſottiſh, which is part of thy fruits, vanity upon vanity, like Prieſt, like people; read Ier. 23.16. Hoſ. 4.9.

Thou art of thoſe falſe prophets that ran but never was ſent by the Lord, for thou, and Prieſt Whetstone both ſaid, that you was not as Iſaiah the true Prophet was, and you ſaid alſo, that a falſe Prophet ran before he was ſent, therefore be witneſſe againſt your ſelves, that you are falſe prophets, and not true, and ran before you was ſent, that are not as Iſaiah was, for Iſaiah ſaid, he was annointed to preach by the Spirit, Iſa. 61. but you are not, nor none in your nature, likewiſe Iſaiah the the true Prophet ſaid, The Lord God and his Spirit had ſent him to preach, Iſa. 48.16, 17. but ſo hath not the Lord God and his Spirit ſent you to preach, who ſaid, you was not like Iſaiah the true Prophet, that were ſent; but you are the falſe Prophets, and all ſuch as you are, that hath run unſent, as the falſe pro­phets did, Ier. 23.21.

And thou Hill, and Whetſtone thy partner, and all ſuch as you are, ſteals the words of the true Prophets to trade withall, and ſels them for money, as the falſe prophets did, and the Lord is againſt you for it, as he was againſt them, therefore are you falſe prophets, as your fruits maketh you manifeſt, and as you may read, Ierem. 13.30, 31, 32.

And you that ſay, that Revelations is ceaſed, and ſay there is no knowledge of God, but by the Letter of the Scripture, as you did, when the Scripture ſaith, that there is no knowledge of God the Father, but by Revelation, Mat. 11.27. Gal. 1.11, 12. Gal. 1.15, 16. Eph. 3. Gal. 2. 1 Pet. 1. Herein you are found lyars, falſe prophets, ſeducers, and an­tichriſts, and bringeth a contrary Doctrine to Chriſt, and his Apoſtles, therefore are you and all ſuch to be holden accurſed, Gal. 1.8, 9.

Thou art one of thoſe that the Prophet Micah ſpeaks of, that cryes peace peace to people, whilſt they put into thy mouth; but thoſe that cannot for conſcience ſake put into thy mouth, and give thee money and tythes, which thou haſt no right to by the Law of God in the New Covenant; there­fore becauſe thou art a falſe prophet, and no Goſpel Miniſter, now thou art ready to prepare war againſt them, or threaten them to go to Law with them, which Chriſt forbids, Mat. 5.4 ▪ And thou mayeſt read thy6 condition, and all ſuch as thou art, Micah 3.5: and the 11. And many falſe Prophets are gone out into the world like unto thee, who through covetouſneſſe make merchandize of the people for their own ends, as thou doſt, and as the falſe Prophets did; read 2 Pet 2 Thou and all hireling Prieſts and falſe Prophets ſuch as thou art, goes on in the wayes of Cain, in envy, as he did, and are erred from the Spirit, as Balaam was, and wo is your portion; read Jude 11. Thou art one of thoſe that takes the wool, and feeds thee with the fat, as the idoll ſhepherds and falſe pro­phets did, that Ezekiel was ſent to cry wo againſt, and wo is to thee, and all ſuch as thou art; as it was to them: Read Ezekiel 34. and let the true Prophets words judge thee, thou falſe prophet, and all ſuch as thou art: And I charge thee, and all hireling Prieſts ſuch as thou art, to ſhew me one place of Scripture in all the Prophets writings, if you can, when any one true Prophet of the Lords preached for hire, and threatened to ſue men at the Law for their goods, and ſaid, they had as good right to them as a man hath to his outward inheritance; as thou and Whetſtone ſaid you had, for ſpeaking your lyes to the people, who are Miniſters made by the wi•l of man, and not by God, and ſo are falſe prophe•s; Stop your mou•hs forever, plagues, and vengeance from the Lord expect, for your reward, Iſa. 3.11. Iſa. 30.1. R•m. 2.5.6.

And thou art an evill beaſt, and a ſlow belly, and a lyer like unto the Cretians, whoſe mouth is to be ſtopped, and all ſuch as thou art; read thy ſelf, who art in that nature, a lyer, an evill beaſt, and a ſlow belly; the light of God in thy conſcience, which thou acteth contrary to, will rip thee up, and let thee ſee thy wickedneſſe, and be thy condemnation who loveth the deeds of darkneſſe, as thy fruits maketh thee manifeſt ra­ther than the light, as thy fruits maketh thee manifeſt, and as thou mayeſt read, John 3 19, 20. read Tit. 1. ••and the 16. Philip. 3.18, 19.

Thou holds up the idols Temple,〈◊〉hath the chiefeſt place in the Aſ­ſembly of envious and wicked ones, as the Scribes and Phariſees had, and thou art called of men Mr. as they was, and wo is thy portion, as it was theirs; read Mat. 23. and let Chriſts words there judge thee, thou hy­pocrite, thou raging wave of the ſea, that foameth out thy own ſhame, read Iude 13. and thou may ſee all ſuch as thou art are reſerved for black­neſſe and darkneſſe; Wo to thee, thou blinde guide, but if the blind lead the blinde, ſhall not both fall into the ditch? Mat. 15.14. Thou art oxe of thoſe that creeps into houſes, having two Steeple-houſes to ſell thy Brain-ſtudy, and carnall inventions there, and deceiveth people, and keepeth them ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth, and preaches ſin in ſtead of grace; and pleads for a continuance in ſin, and ſo for the devils kingdome, for he that commits ſin is of the de­vill, 1 Iohn 3.8, but he that is born of God ſinneth not, neither can he ſin, 1 Iohn 3 9 1 Iohn 5.18. Iohn 4.16, 17. which birth thou knowes no­thing of, nor none of thy raging fl•ck, that tore the other Letter that I ſent unto thee in your Beaſt houſe, before any of it was read, not willing that your d•c•its ſh•uld come to light, who yet worſhip the Beaſt and his image; but ſe•your••ward, Revelations 14.9, 10, and 11. Revelations 20.7 15. Revelation 22.15. Revelation 21.27. Rev. 13. and Rev. 21.8.

To the Light of God in thy conſcience I ſpeak, that with it thy minde may be turned within, to ſee into thy wicked, evill and rebellious heart, and ſo to wait for thy condemnation, that the Light may judge thee, and condemn thee, who hateth it, and acteth contrary to it; condemnation thou cannot eſcape, and the Light of God in thy conſcience ſhall witneſſe for me in thy condemnation, as the book of conſcience is penned. 2 Theſ. 1.8, 9. 1 Theſ. 2.11, 12.

Now all people, you that ſees or hears this read, try your Prieſts by the Scriptures, and their fruits, and you ſhall finde them to be falſe pro­phets, as this Hill, and Whetſtone, and all ſuch are, and beware of them, I warn and charge you as you will anſwer it before the Lord; for falſe pro­phets ye ſhal know by by their fruits, as Chriſt hath ſaid, Mat. the 7.15, 16. &c. And try your Prieſts by their fruits and the Scriptures, Are they not proud and covetous? are they not heady high-minded? are not they rai­lers and falſe accuſe•s, and ſuch as Paul ſpeaks of in the 2 Tim. 3. from the firſt verſe to the ſixth verſe? their fruits is there deſcribed, and from ſuch you are to turn away: Of this ſort are they that creep into houſes, Steeple-houſes, and keepeth you ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth by them, verſe the 6. and 7. Hear them not, nor hold them not up for the Lord is againſt them, and your ſouls ſhall never be benefited by them, nor none in their nature, for they ſhall not profit you at all, nor none ſuch as they are, as you may read, Jer. 23.32 Now you have time, prize it, and minde the Light of God in your con­ſciences, that which ſheweth you ſin and evill, and checks and reproveth you in your conſciences when you do amiſſe, there is your Teacher, that Light of God within you, loving it, and obeying it; there is your con­demnation, that light, hating it, and diſobeying it; ſay not but that you are warned in your life time; therefore repent, and turn from your idols and idolatrous worſhip, for you worſhip you know not what. John 4.22.

God is a Spirit, and they that worſhip him now, they worſhip him in Spirit and in truth, and the Father ſeeketh ſuch to worſhip him, as it is written, John 4.23, 24.

To the two Prieſts that were at the Meeting at thy houſe Thomas Cockeram, the 4. day of the week, and the 10. day of the 8. month; Read this to them and the people, that they may learn to know the true Prophet and falſe prophet, and Miniſter of Chriſt, and Antichriſt aſunder, &c.

Luke 10.5, 6.FIrſt, when I came in thy houſe, I ſaid, Peace be in this houſe, and then the wilde wanton Prieſt that is at thy houſe, he laughed and ſcoffed at it, to ſhew forth his unbroken nature, and to8 fulfill the Scripture, where it is ſaid, In the laſt dayes there ſhall come ſcoffers, which ſhall walk after their ungodly luſts, 2 Pet. 3 3 4. Here thou wanton Prieſt, I charge thee the Red headed man to be no Miniſter of Chriſt, but of Antich•iſt, and thou art without the fear of the Lord, as I told thee, and ſhewed that thou were neve•yet taught of God, and al­ſo thou ſhewed forth thy ignorance of the Scriptures, and art unfit to be a teacher of others, who knowe•h not the firſt Principles, or doctrine of Chriſt; for when he ſent f•r•h his Diſciples into the world, he ſaid unto them, When ye come in an houſe, ſalme it, and if the houſe be worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if the houſe be not worthy, let your peace return to you again; and whoſoever ſhall not receive, nor hear your words, when you de­part out of that houſe or City, ſhake off the duſt of your feet; for it ſhall be no more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorah in the day of judgement, than for that City Mat. 10.12, 13, 14, 15. And thou, the young wilde Prieſt Houlderſh•w, thou ſh•wed that thou wert never taught of God, nor ſent of Chriſt, for if thou had, thou could have received his doctrine, and his Meſſenger, but thou ſhewed thy ſelf like one of Pharaohs fed and wilde horſes, without government, or any humility or moderation at all, and the Miniſter of God exhorted young men to be ſober minded, and to let their moderation appear to all men; but thou Houlderſhaw had no ſobri­ety nor moderation at all, nor no ſolideneſſe, nor gravity, temperance pati­ence, nor honeſty, nor ſtayedneſſe at all; but were filled with laughter and folly, and fooliſhneſſe, like a fooliſh, wilde, wanton youth, without any government, as thy deeds made thee manifeſt, and the light of God in thy conſcience will witneſſe againſt thee, though thy conſcience be ſear­ed, and the earthly part above, where the deceit hath its paſſage, like a high way ground, where wilderneſſe and wantonneſſe, fooliſhneſſe and giddineſſe runs up and down, and treachery and deceit hath its abode, and lodgeth in the ſeat of darkneſſe, where luſt and acceſſe, pride, boaſting, lying, vain-glory, ſcorn, and diſdain is; y•t the light that is within thy conſcience will awaken thee, and rip thee up one day, and be a ſwift witneſſe againſt thee, and be thy eternall condemnation that hateth it and acteth contrary to it, and contrary to the Scriptures alſo, which ſaith, Put away jeſting with fooliſh talking, &c. Eph. 5.3, 4, 5.6 But thou taketh delight in that which the Scriptures forbids, and acteth contrary to the light in thy conſcience willingly, and wilfully, and rejoiceth in thy ini­quity, and in thy fooliſhneſſe, here I charge thee again in the preſence of the Lord, to be no Miniſter of Chriſt, but of Antichriſt, and thou art a ſervant of the devill, and the light of God in thy conſcience, which checks and reproves thee in ſecret for ſin and evil, will witneſſe againſt thee, and greater will thy condemnation be, thou lyer, and wanton one, thou ſcof­fer and boaſter, proud, fooliſh and prophane one, thou ſervant of ſin, and enemy of righteouſneſſe, thou ſerpent and viper, how ſhalt thou eſcape the damnation of hell? Call not thou this railing, for it is Scripture language, to the ſeed thou art of, and to that nature thou art in; and the light of God in thy conſcience will witneſſe the ſame, as the book of con­ſcience is opened; and the Scriptures beares witneſſe againſt thee, and all in that nature, as thy fruits maketh thee manifeſt, Rom. 1.21, 22. and9 Rom. 1.28. to the end, Rom. 2.5, 6. Rom. 6.16. John 8.34, 44. 1 John 3.8. Math. 23.33.

And when I asked the other Prieſt Bennet inſtead of you both, whether he were a Miniſter of the Letter or of the Spirit, he ſaid, of both the Let­ter and of the Spirit, but Paul, and the Goſpel Miniſters ſaid, ye was not Miniſters of the Letter, but of the Spirit, 1 Cor 3 6. ſo he and thou both was found to be contrary to Paul and the Goſpel Miniſters in that; but becauſe I know him and thee to be but Miniſters of the Letter, and no Miniſters of Chriſt, nor the Goſpel, nor the Spirit, therefore did I ask him and thee both of you, a Queſtion concerning the Miniſtery in the Spi•it, that it migh be made manifeſt to others, th•t he nor thou, neither of you was no Miniſters of the Spirit, for I asked him as well as thee, how he could give account of the inward Miniſtration and what death had reigned over in him, and how he came to the Law & hrough the Prophets; & know J•hn in burnings & to come burning & ſhining & what ſucceeded & exceeded,•hat it he w•re a Miniſter of the Spirit, he might give account of the paſſing from death unto life, and to ſpeak in the Miniſtery of the Spi­rit, but neither he nor thou could anſwer to that, nor give account of any thing at all concerning thoſe Miniſtrations: Then I begun to declare a­gainſt your igno•ance to the people, and to lay open your deceits, and that Prieſt Bennet, he b•lld,•nd••ared like a mad Bull, and whouted like a Ran•ier, or a Hun e•, leaſt the people ſhould hear your deceits laid open, but you are made manifeſt: On•hame,•hame, let ſhame ſtrike you in•h•aces, and cover your lips, and ſt•p your mouthes for ever ma ing a pro•eſſion of G••o•Chriſt more in that nature, who are deſ­perately wicked; and Th•••s Cocke•am, and all that have a deſire to fear God be you aſhamed of•he••es, carriages and actions of thoſe wick­ed Prieſts, that were ſo fi•hy, and wicked, and take heed how you hold them up; I warn you and ch•rg•you in the preſence of the Lord, as you will anſwer it before the judgement ſeat of Chriſt, leſt you be partaker of th••plagues, and the curſe of God come upon you for it, Rev. 18. To the light of Chriſt Jeſus in all your conſciences I ſpeak, that with it your mindes may be turned within, to ſee into your own hearts, and ſee if ever you get benefited any thing by them at all, that will ſtand you in ſtead, in the day of tryall; no, nor never ſhall benefit by them, nor none in their nature, who are out of the light, and out of the truth as they are; hear them not, not ho•d them not up, as you will anſwer it, for the Lord is againſt them, and all ſuch as•hey are, and their bleſſing is ac­curſed, like thoſe Prieſts ſpoken of in Mal. 2.1, 2.3 to the 10. And the Lord will make them contemptible in the eyes of all his people. And was he not blinde? You might ſee their baſeneſſe, as it were manifeſted that day; and if the blinde lead the blinde, ſhall not both fall into the ditch? Mat. 15.14.

Now ſay not but that you are warned in your life time, for to the light of God in all your conſciences ſhall I be witneſſed in the terrible day of the Lord, to whom my teſtimony was declared, that day as the book of conſcience is opened; and Cockeram, to the light of God in thy conſcience I ſpeak, that which ſheweth thee ſin and evill, and checks and reproves10 thee in ſecret, and lets thee ſee when thou doſt amiſſe, and acteth con­trary to it, that, with the light of God in thy conſcience, thy minde may be turned towards God from whence the light comes, in it to wait for teaching, and deny thoſe Prieſts and blinde guides, for all the children of•he Lord ſhall be taught of the Lord, as he hath promiſed, Iſa. 54.13, 14. Jer. 31.31. to the 3.5. Ezek. 34.11, 12, to the 17. John 6 45. Heb. 8, 10, 11. John 1.9. John 8.12. Now if thou love that light which ſheweth thee ſin and evill, and reproveth thee in ſecret, there is thy teach­er, that light, loving it, and obeying it; there is thy condemnation for ever, that light hating it, and diſobeying it, John 3.19, 20. Now thou haſt time, prize it, and take heed who thou entertaineth in thy houſe ſuch a proud, fooliſh, wilde, wanton, heedy, high-minded, ſcornfull, and diſdainfull one in thy houſe, under the name or pro•eſſion of a Mi­niſter of Chriſt, as that Redheaded fellow the young Prieſt is, who hath not ſo much as a form of godlineſſe, therefore not the power, and if thou and the reſt were not very dark and blinde in the things of God, thou and all the reſt might ſee, that Houlderſhaw, nor Bennet, nor none in their nature, who are of the ſeed of the ſerpent, as they are, do neither follow Jeſus Chriſt, nor his true Miniſters for their example, as their fruits maketh them manifeſt, and they doe not abide in the Doctrine of Chriſt, therefore have they not God, but are the falſe Prophets, ſeducers, and antichriſts, hold them not up, for God is againſt them, and all ſuch are by Believers, and the children of the light to be denyed; therefore receive not ſuch into thy houſe, under that pretence which thou receiveth them, neither bid them God ſpeed, leſt thou be made partaker of their evil deeds; 2 John 9, 10, 11. Now thou art warned, and to the light of God in thy conſcience am I made manifeſt, yet ſhut up from thy dark minde, for light ſhineth in darkneſſe, but darkneſſe comprehendeth it not, as it is writ­ten and witneſſed, John 1.5.

Now I ſhall prove them two Prieſts, Bennet and Houlderſhaw, and all in their nature, who are out of the light, and out of the truth as they are, to be no Goſpel Miniſters, but falſe prophets, as their fruits ma­keth them manifeſt, and the Scriptures they witneſſe againſt them, for, ſaith Ieſus Chriſt, falſe prophets ſhall come, but by their fruits ſhall ye know them, for they ſay and do not, and are workers of iniquity, and are curſ­ed, therefore muſt they depart from him, as he hath ſaid, and as it is written and witneſſed. Math. 7.15, 16, 20, 23. Do they not ſay, that they are Miniſters of Chriſt, and do they not ſay, that Chriſt hath ſent them, &c. But they have no authority from Chriſt, neither are they approved of by him, who do neither abide in his Doctrine, nor follow him for their example, therefore are they falſe prophets that ſay and doe not; they ſay, that they are ſent of Chriſt, but they do not abide in his Doctrine, neither do they follow him for their example, and he that ſaith he is in Chriſt, ought himſelf alſo to walk even as he walked, as it is written and witneſſed, 1 Iohn 2.4, 5, 6. But Prieſt Houlderſhaw, and Prieſt Bennet, and all the Prieſts of the world and Miniſters of man, walk contrary to Chriſt, and do no not abide in his Doctrine, as their fruits maketh them manfeſt, &c. For Chriſt was never proud, neither11 had he any mans perſon in admiration, becauſe of advantage; but the Prieſts of the world, or Miniſters of man, they reſpect rich men for their riches, and diſreſpect poor men for their poverty, and have great mens perſon in admiration, becauſe of advantage, that they alſo may be great in the earth, and be called Maſters, and bear Rule over poor people by their means, as the falſe Prieſts and falſe Prophets did, and they are ex­ceeding proud, therefore do they not keep the Commands of Chriſt, nor walk as he walked; but tranſgreſſeth and abideth not in his doctrine, and ſo h•th not God, as it is written, 2 Iohn 9 and they ſay men ſhould not be proud, but they do not deny it themſelves, and ſo they are evill exam­ples; for they ſay and do not, therefore are they falſe prophets, Mat. 7.15. to the end. The true Chriſt was never covetous, nor given to pleaſures, but the Prieſts are both pruod, covetous, and men that followes pleaſures, and worldly vanities, therefore are they not of Chriſt, and do not follow him for their example, nor walk as he walked, and they ſay men ſhould ſhould not be covetous, but they do not deny it, but love it themſelves, and ſo ſay and do not, therefore are they falſe prophets, and known by their fruits; and they are vain and light and wanton, and given to plea­ſures, and ſo nouriſh their hearts as in a day of ſlaughter, and kills and ſlayes the holy One, and the juſt, Iames 5•and the 5. Hoſea 6. & the 9.