Ansvvers to severall queries put forth to the despised people called Quakers, by Philip Bennett, who cals himself a minister of Christ, but is found a deceiver; answered by them to whom they were directed. Also, ansvvers to severall other subtil queries put forth by one Iohn Reeve, who lives in the City of London, who cals himself the last messenger and witnesse unto the true God, but is found a false witnesse, and a lyar, and a perverter of the right way of God. / Answered by Edward Burrough, and Francis Howgill, who are witnesses unto the truth against this subtil serpent-like generation.

4 Quer. Thou queries What condition Adam was formed in, and how he came to fall from his estate, and what sin it was they committed (Adam and Eve) and where∣by the Elect and Reprobate are defiled.

Ans. Adam was created in the image of God, and God breathed into him the breath of life, and he became a living soul, but eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evill, therein he turned from the Command of God and did dye, if thou hast an ear thou mayest hear, and thou that queries hast eaten of that tree, and thou shalt never know in what condition he was created in, but through the death: for a sword is set at Edens gate to keep the tree of life, which will cut thee down, before ever thou know or can witnesse his estate, and as for the Elect being de∣filed, here thou makest thy self manifest, that thou never knew what the Elect was, for the Elect is born of God, and he that is born of God sins not, and the promises of God are to the Elect, and election obtains it, and the Elect was never defiled: if thou hast an ear thou mayest hear, that which is defiled shall not enter into the holy City, and here thou hast manifest thy ignorance, and art that reprobate thou speaks, which is ordained of old for condemnation, which is the transgresser which is cast out, thou hast no communion with the Elect, for thou art defiled and art without the gate, to be trodden in the wine-presse.