The accuser of our brethren cast down in righteous judgment against that spirit of hellish jealousie vented in a great confused book, falsly entituled, The Christian-Quaker distinguished from the apostate and innovator, in five parts ; the fallacy and force whereof being herein clearly detected & justly repelled.

Observe.

Here he has heaped up divers matters to make up this Objection, as one scraping up and devising what he can to render us odious; never was any such intire Objection made by any real Quaker; he has framed it much like an open Adversary (and then deduceth his own Positions and Inferences) to render Friends, who are for outward Order and Me∣thods in the Church, not only weak and silly in their Arguing, but Apostates from the Light in their Consciences, to which they were turned in the beginning.

The design of this whole Objection for∣ged by him, is to render us a People depart∣ed

from the Light and Law of Christ within, to set up Man and Men's Precepts instead thereof, which is wicked and scornful, ten∣ding also to render the very Profession of the heavenly Motion Contemptible; which hea∣venly Motion (in opposition to his Contempt and Scorn) we affirm, came not only on G. F. but also on many other faithful Brethren, for due Methods and Order, as to Church-Government, no wayes repugnant to the Light of Christ within. And for G. F. though an Apostle and Servant of Christ, yet to be in this our Gospel day, in that very place amongst the Children of Light, as Moses was amongst the Children of Israel in his day; This Compari∣son we own not, nor does G. F. own it; for it is to render the Gospel day of Christ no brighter than Moses's Day under the Law, and the Children of Light in this Gospel Day, as in no further Dispensation than the Children of Israel under the Law; but such Doctrine we utterly disown, neither does G. F. own the Comparison, but as a faithfull Servant of Christ, his Labour was and is to turn People to Christ, his Light and Spirit in them; neither he nor we do own any Sect Masters, nor making of Sects among us, but seek to bring all to the Universal Spirit and Unity, and Bond of Peace in Christ Jesus, and we all as Servants of Christ, and Sufferers for his Name and Testimony; and do own the

Dispensation of Christ, as far excelling that of Moses, as being more bright, inward and spiritual; for thus far only the Comparison in Scripture is between Moses and Christ, Heb. 3. 1, 2, 3. Consider the Apostle and High-Priest of our Profession, Christ Jesus, who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithfull in all his House; for this man was counted of more Glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who buildeth the House, hath more honour than the House; and Moses was faithfull in all his House as a Servant, but Christ as a Son over his own House; see vers. 4, 5, 6. But farther observe our Adversaries Jealousie in this Case, name∣ly, in his 4th Part, pag. 83, 84.

W. R. in his Letter to G. F. dated, Bristol, the 27th of the 1st Moneth, 1677. Among other things, this Jealousie enters me, viz. That thou lookest upon thy self that man, at least, in whom the Son of God hath appeared to give forth his Law (and to be recorded as his Law) under the Dis∣pensation of the Gospel, even as Moses was the giver forth of the Law in that day, if this be so, &c. And in his Margenal Note on the same passage, he hath these words, viz. The Reader may take notice, that G. F. in his Letter on

the 14th of the 11th Moneth, 1676. hints at something written by me to him, thus; And thou (meaning my self) sayest, that there is a Spirit risen at this day, that gives many occasion to be Jealous, that thou (meaning G. F.) art looked upon by some AS THAT Prophet which Moses testified of, that God would raise up, &c. And thou sayst, Christ is that Prophet that is to be heard, &c. and he is the only Lawgiver, and no outward man.

Notes

• The Son of God may give forth his own Spiri∣tual Law and Testimony in his Ministers and Ser∣vants, not only in One, but Many of them, as he pleaseth; and his Law and Ministry is not to be kept hidden.