An answere vnto a wicked & infamous libel made by Christopher Vitel, one of the chiefe English elders of the pretended Family of Loue maintaining their doctrine, & carpingly answeringe to certaine pointes of a boke called the displaing of the Fam. Aunswered by I. Rogers.

Answere.

[ 36] NOw commeth this Vitell to de∣clare a tragedy of himself, which no man can ga••nsay, being a thing se∣cret and vnknowen to the world. For our secret conflictes are troublesome I graunt, when our conscience shall pres vs with the greatenes of our sinnes, but whether it were so or no who can controll him? or els who will beleeue his own wordes, speaking so many things contrary to truth already? But I must certifie that this is a speciall point of practise in the Family, that when any in conference doe require how they could so easily leaue the cer∣tainty of doctrine which once they ear∣nestly imbraced, then shall you heare them tell you of marueilous conflicts, much trouble and veration of minde, and could neuer attaine to any quiet∣nes,

vntill by the doctrine of ••••. they found rest vnto their soules.

But may not this be an illusion of Sathan as otherwise, being rightly examined? for Sathan is so suttle, that if he may get possession of any setled mindes, who instructed in godlynes by the scriptures, resist his perswasi∣ons, and so cōmeth to conslict of minde in such troubles▪ where Sathan▪ by the Lord his permission, preuayleth: then worketh he in his a certayne security or peace, and then they thinke all is well, when ind••de neuer in worse case then so captiued in Sathans ty∣ranny.

Now this man, when he hath set abroad some of his troubles, you shall see how he was deliuered: by which we may gather what marke he shootes at: namely in all troubles, and ago∣nyes of minde, all must resort to the seruice of Loue, set forth by his elec∣ted Minister HN. For this man, if he had not taken that course, he had re∣mained without hope of lyfe: certayn∣ly

great is the honor, wherewith they aduaunce this their priest and prophet, aboue all that is called God: but my hope is, that with the blast of the Lord his mouth, which he hath published in the scriptures: he shall be confounded and ouerthrowne so low, that the fall of him, which so exalted himselfe, shall be to the comfort of all the Lord his children: for whose ••ake, he now be∣ginneth to mani••est this lying Pro∣phet, and will I hope, rayse vp to his Church, men of zelous mindes, which will both write, and speake agaynst this wicked man of sinne: which is in such credit with deceaued people, which the Lord in mercy spedely bring to passe: to the glory of thy name, the comfort of thy church, and the spoyle of Sathan, and his ympes.