A guide to the blind pointed to, or, A true testimony to the light within wherein some men are reproved, others counselled and encouraged, but all (who are ignoranr [sic] of their true guide) directed to the path of life : with a friendly call to all notionists and high professors of religion, in what form soever, to come speedily down from their pinacles, lest they fall into temptation : also some queries to the persecuting ministers of the Church of England / vvritten for the truth sake by T.F.

Know ye not, that the whole Creati∣on groaneth to be delivered from under the power of the Beast, and false Prophet, to wit, the corrupt Magistrates, and the persecuting and Antichristian Ministers of the Nations? Do ye not know that these have had Dominion over the Saints of the most high God, for many hundred years past, doing and executing their own pleasures upon the bodies and estates of the children of God as well in our dayes by cruel tortures untill death, as in Queen Maries dayes, upon the Martyrs that suf∣fered, burning then, who ye notwithstan∣ding could not worship the Beast nor his image, nor give their power to the Dra∣gon, which all the world have wondred after.

Do ye not know that the Man-child hath been caught up to God, the wo••an fled into the Wildernesse, and the Devil had the power over all Nations? If not, then know, the time is now hasting, that the Man-child is coming to rule the Nations with a rod of iron (and to some he is alrea∣dy come) and all must bow to his righte∣ous Scepter; for he will rule in righteous∣ness, and all the sturdy Oaks must be

hewn down, the proud and lofty looks of man must fall, and his tyrannicall and unjust power be taken from him; The Lilly of the Valley must be exalted, and the Beast and false Prophet cast alive into the Lake where they shall be tormented for ever and ever.

Let none of you now (for my love to lost man) be so scandalous, as to say, I disown Magistracy and Ministry; for if you do I here again in the presence of the Lord, and before all the world pronounce you to be Lyers and false Prophets; for I so far own both the true Magistracy and Ministry, which is of God, that I well know and am assured, the Nations can∣not be happy till both are establisht in righteousnesse and true Judgement, in the fear of the Lord, I say, till truth and, righteousnesse be set up, false Doctrine, error and heresie disowned by those men in power, and the false Prophet and the Beast cast alive into the Lake, The truth Will be suppressed, and the Ministers of the Gospel persecuted, yea though Christ Jesus himself should come again in the flesh, the Professors of this age would call him deceiver, and be as ready to whip,

scourge, and imprison him to death, as they have done his members, But blessed for ever be the holy name of our God, the false Prophet is known by his life and Do∣ctrine, and the beastly nature in all per∣secuting Magistrates is seen and discover∣ed, so that let their Profession be what it will be, they are made manifest and can∣not hide themselves from the eye of the Lord, nor from the discerning Spirits of his Saints, who do his will, and who wor∣ship him in Spirit and in truth.

Friends! the dreadfull day of Gods fiery indignation hangs over your heads, and will inevitably fall upon you without speedy Repentance, and this the servants of the Lord see, and forwarn you of in love to your souls; but you like blind Balaam see not the sword drawn against you, and ready to cut you off: You are blinder then the dumb Asse, who saw the sword hang over his Masters head, when he himself did not; Oh read your portion in the 11. Zech. 17. and take it to ye; for unlesse you spedily repent and turn to the Lord, you will surely have it; where the Pro∣phet of the Lord pronounceth a Woe to the Idol-shepherd, saying, The sword shall be

upon his arm, and upon his right eye, his arm shall be clean dryed up, and his right eye shall be utterly darkned.

Friends, every mans work must be tryed by fire, of what sort soever it be, therefore let none of you think to escape the fiery tryall; for our God is righteous, and will reward every man according to his work.

THE END.