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Show T R U T H Exalted. VoL. 1. tome, aufwer me firft, you Ptzpifls, ~·hofe Pope~ for many Hundred Yc1rs have far ex:~lted in the Heans of Nauons, (Gods Temple) abo\:e all that is ca11ed God: \:Vhat Scripture ever made J Pope, or g~ve A_urhonty to any one ro lord it O\'ei the Confciel)ccs of others, fince Chnfi cnJoyns that Chu-fiians fhould be Brethren? And by what Warrantable Tr-adition can he -make, difpofe, and depofe ClVil Empires? \_Vhence CJmc your C~eeds, hut from·fatl:ious and corrupted Councils, dyed m the Blood of thofe whorefus'd Conformity? \'Vhat Scripturts of the Holy Prophets, and Apoftles, or any Tr3dition for the firlt Three Hundred Y~~rs, me!ttion a /lla.{s-Book, fpeak of Peter's Cboir and a Succe.ffive Ilzjall/bJbty, orfaY a Wafer u Corpo• ·aYy tbe Flejh, 8!06i and Boner, ~bleb f •Jf&'d wit1J>kr Jerufalem ? And where did they re.1ch to o.dore Images, con1ume many Thoufands and M1lh· ons in building, carving, and p3inting ou_nvard Temples; ~f~er :feruf.dhrtt (rhe Type) was dcfiroyed, whilft Thoufands of poor Fam1lles Iangu1fhid through extreJm Poverty~ When did they cnfoyn Baby-Baptifm, Churcl ... ingot Women, Marrying by PrieUs, Holy Water to frighten the Devil. Hallowing of Bells to fcare evil Spirits, making and worfb.ippinft_ofCroireSt erefiing of.Alrars? And where did they command Bowings, inltirute Mu~ ficks, appoint Holy DJys, Canonize Saints, chafFer and merchandize about Indulgences, Pray for the Dead, Preach, or Write for a Purgatory? And whu Book, or Chapter, in the Old or New Teftamenr, menti~ns the De· grees of Popt.r, Cardinali, ".Archbifoops, Deans, Prebends, Jefuus, Frantif. cans, Dominicans, Vrfulinn, Carucbines, Benedi8ines, with other fuch like Lazy l\'uns anJ FtJ•ers, for the Edification ofChrifi's Church? But above all, when and where did they authorize, or indulge your Cruel, Perfecuting, Whipping, Racking, lnquifition, Murdering Spirit? Whole Popes, Faith, Church-Government, and whole Religion, were founded, and are maintained by inhumane Blnod-fhed, as your own Hifrories plainly manifeft. Who gave Life to theft Tbings but tbe Devil, wbo wal a Murdertr frotn tbt Bcp,inning? Thus have you Fap~/1s, through many Generations, Received for DoUrine :Mat. t~. 9· tbe. Precepts of ];1en, who for mnch fpeaking, and facrificing of your own Invemions, expea to be heard, whilfr in the luftful, wanton, ignorant, and killing Nature, which has been always !bedding the Precious Blood of thofe whom God in every Age raifed to teftifie againfr yout Superttitions and Will-Worfhips ' Therefore W 0 E S from God Almighty to thll lllomfQI Rev. 171 g, «<bo:e, who has corru_pred the Nations, and Sits upon a Scarlet Co!oJtred th 6. 8 8 Btnjf full of Names of Bl.ifpbemy, Dnmk UJiJb the Blootl of S11ints, and ap. 1 .6, • .llllrlyn of JESUS; tbt Hour of her Defolation ir nigh, and in the Cup wbJCb )he bmb fiJJeJ, jhall it be filled unto her double; for flrong is the L ord God af Haft< v:ho judgcrb her. . Co~e now, you that are called Prottflanu, however denominated or di .. lbngu1fhed, who profefs the Scriptures for the Rule of Life and Doctrine, Hand your Tri.a~ by them ; and fi1ft thofe who are called Epifcoptllians, who date your Rehg10n from the Martyrs: Th.at thofe who firlt prordted againh: the Darknefs and gro!s Idolatry of the Popi(h Andchriit, were diretled t~erero, and fupported therein, by the mighty Power of God, is not de· med ; and thlt ,the Se:tls of Blood 1hey fer to recommend their Tefiimoniu to Poiterity, are with us in high Efieem, I openly affirm and decl:tre: But that yo~ ofrhe Church of England (who now pcrfecure us) have any more to d~ wah. them than had the Jews and Pbariftts, who Crucified the Lord .Afh 7· f2. of Life, wah Abraban1, A1ofcs, and the PropbetJ, is as pofitively difowned: Fo~ 3.s they were_ou,r of tl~c Life and Spirit of thofe Holy Me~, (though but!dmg and g.:umfhmg the1r Sepulchres, :1nd making great Profeffion with th~1~ Words) mfomuch as that they {lew thofe whom God fent in rhe Same Spmt, to preJch a farther Glory, :tnd to difcover :1 more excellent \V<:~y; fa are you o~t of the PGwer and Spirit your Fore-fathers lived and died in, pr_ofe'?ng: thea Words, hut perfecuting the fame Spirir in or hers, ::tnd crucifymg 1t m your felves: No \Vonder therefore you have made fo little Progrefs fince the firft Dawning of Reform:ttion, being not yet got our of the Borders- Vai... i. T R. U T H Exalted~ ,Borders of l}ahylofl":. Form, and alcogether in her lufi tJng, and w1cked Nature: For have not y P, jl ful, proud, perfecu- t66S. that In others, Which you have :Jnd d 01J· rote dnt Prtnus, condemned ~ your Fore-fathers Prordtauons > n·d y 0 a ow ID your fclves, contrary to not only upon the He:~:ds of the Rom 1 C 0 h: nor ~erurn fe~re Perfecuuons who elteemed it Anuchri!han in t~n at bhclu m <h1een E/r::.,lbeth's Tune' who through Zeal for God declar e:r; _ur e\•en your Ft:Uow-P,quflam/ her Severity, and what fol1o~ed In ~h ~a.lnfr your Backfltdlogs) Wirnel~ Chmlu, but more particularly them e ~~gns f:of d]ame.r, and the dcce:llcd been club'd, bruifed impnfoned e a7yd wu an snow ot late that h:~ve Dungeons, and ruined in their our~ar~ ~ft poifoned to Death by lhhking or Humane : Therefore wel1 may It k atesh c(nrrary t~ Law, Chrdhan that was of old J"t- make Offc d a.r e up t e amemauon and Reproof that reprovetb m ;be Gate: Ye ;u:;s :fide 0 Word, and ftty a Snare for b1m m.19 2,. ani lay Burt bent upon the Btuks of tb R £be Jujl for a Tbmg of nout.ht Amos1•'"• punijhed; You ftort up Violence e '),teous, whilfl EvJI Doerr pnfs un: Jer. 21. '7· f~d that are amOJtt.fl you c Yet d;nnlrour o_ft'ajls, an! many are tbe Oppr~f- E:zek. '1· 19, that Jew P1Uows under .A your ne s proph~jie fmootb 1"hm s 2o. thofe, by executrng truJo;.tlt ~;::; jhd ~JY Pe7Je? Who provoke you to Ja) l fa. 5~.,o,u. thaljhould not hve lrke Greed D ou not It, and Preach Sa}ery to tbem al/ look }qr Garn /om tbeu A'} ogt, SlbJeph;,;Js that camtot mtderjfand thf>lJ .M011 d r ,uarters; t ey ~. each /or H1r ' J D ' i" d ey, aft .~ou aU ;udgt for Rewards. for all h h Ah' : 'Jf:J. rome JOT MLc, ;. ~. 6. epaned; VijionrsaaJed tbtS ' d w IC om1nanons God 1s 11. turned mto rhuk. D11rkne}s T:C~:l f.O'!t. own over )Oil, tmd yo11r Day ts as the rrrefent Enjoyment of Revelat'ore It IS you deny the Neceffity as well faith, No Man can know God wh Ion ;o any, though Without it as Chrtft Ground o~ Divine Knowledge i;n~~oma'::A u L ife E,t~lnal' ::tnd' place the John 17, 3l you may .tngrofs a FunltiOn to your felves rrs ~nt Sciences, that thereby Yearly Gam upon the Poor Peo 1 p . ' an eep up your Trade of ;y rendnng invalid the Glor101~ j,;we~e~,?;bg ~10 fo/ ~crm of L1(e, there-eople tn Tranfgreffion . thou h He h e econ A am, and 1ndulgmg wttbou! Hubneji 71one '/hall Jee God ~t M,~'!1111erh Stn u of Jbe DevJ!, and t fohn 3• 8. Commtffionated by Men, votd of rhe H 1 1~erft he never fenr, but wer~ l:leb.'n. 14. not the People ; a Badge infepar bl or: . Ghop ' and therefore ye profit Jer. '1· g2. own Name. a e to ymg rophets, who run in their Come and tell me now Te of l Cb b .r tures are your Rule wh~re d / 'Jt urc OJ Engftmd, that fay the Scri~ Tythmoflgers, Denye~s ofRevelat~ey own fuch Perfecutors, Fllfe Prophets LTime-Servers, Unprofitable Tea~~~is 00Q?fe~~ of:erfeEtio~, M_en-pleafers: and) Extollers of Humane L . nne s t e Abommatwns of the miters of Uni.wcrfiries (Si naleapmng, as the only Way to know God; Adtlefs, Prodigality, and grofs Jgnolaces ·f.)or J~lenefs, Loofenefs, Prophatie • phets, Apofiles, and Servants of ranee' an ~he~e do we find the Pro~ fefs Hundreds and Thoufanda y the Lord, to Ltve m Worldly Pomp pof~ exer.cife Civil and SpiritualJu~ifdia:' be called Lord~ of their Brethre~, and ans m their Days? Whence cam Ion over the Bodies and Souls ofChrifti~ overnment, from the Scri tures e your Forms of Prayers, and ChurchfiVe Cbriftians, or the'Mafs~Book of ~rpurh,_ and the Praaice of the PrimiMafs- Houfes are called Ch •) an oprCh Canons? Where is it that tanies, Refponfes Singin uQh.e~ft And what Prefident do you find fOr Li~ S~~are Caps, Hdods,. Ro~hersuifo~;!' ~r~an~ A~~ars, Bowing, Surplices, ca them) with much more fu'ch l"k, d.a y- aptt m, Holy D::tys, (<~s yon Arerhefe your Scripture Dollr' 1 ed m,r Tra01, and foul Superftidon? Holy J E S US, His ,A oftle tnes, an this. the Spiritual Wotfhip of the anfwer .me, le Aiembtr; of rZ~ ~1d t~e .1£Ient Chrilti.lns? Srand up and Off-fp~mg of that Idolatrous p . urc 01 '!&land; but are the_y not the Y/orfbtp, which js abominJbl Opl~ GGneranon; amoumfng at belt to Wilt~ g forth in Vengeance be tot e 0 D of Heaven, who is noiv breakmgs, and pleafJnt Pidu~~s to under do~n and confUme all the fair Builcirnay I expea an 1\.nfwerro th f ~ab«onijh ln~entions? Th,ercfore from you * e ue 1or f ~lkd the Romanifls, In what~~ |