The great mistery of the great whore unfolded, and antichrists kingdom revealed unto destruction in answer to many false doctrines and principles which Babylons merchants have traded with, being held forth by the professed ministers, and teachers, and professors in England, Ireland, and Scotland, taken under their owne hands, and from their owne mouths, sent forth by them from time to time, against the despised people of the Lord called Quakers, who are of the seed of that woman, who hath been long fled into wildernes ... in this answer to the multitude of doctrines held forth by the many false sects, which have lost the key of knowledge, and been on foot since the apostles dayes, called Anabaptists, Independents, Presbyters, Ranters, and many others, who out of their own mouths have manifested themselves not to be of a true descent from the true Christian Churches : but it's discovered that they have been all made drunk with the wine of fornication received from the whore which hath sitten upon the beast, after whom the world hath wondred / by George Fox.

W. P. his Principles, in his Book intituled, according to truth, that quakes not, trembles not, nor quailes.

Pr. THey say, If the Apostles had been put to preach upon a short Text, or methodi∣cally, as by a long practice in the Church, it is expected from us that they might oft times have studyed for it.

Answ. In this you have shewed your spirits, and made manifest you are voyd of the revelation from God, and your ignorance of the Scriptures; for the holy Ghost shall not speak of it selfe, but take of his: And the Apostles, what they had seen and heard they declared: And Christ, what he had received of the Father, he declared; and the spirit, that which speaks in the Church, and it shews the fulfilling of the Scri∣ptures, and it keeps not people long in Texts, as the world doth, that wrests Scrip∣tures up and down, and keep people in sects; and so there is the spirit leading into all truth, and the spirit of the Father speaking within, and the holy Ghost that mo∣ved men to give forth Scripture, that teacheth to divide the word aright, which is the spirit of prophecy in the Church, not studying.

Pr. They say, Every man that hath the spirit in some measure, doth not attain to the great height and degree that they did that gave forth Scriptures, that therefore may not lawfully and infallibly teach as they did.

Ans. Every man that hath a measure of the spirit of God in the least measure or degree, it is infallible, and so far may they teach infallibly, and know Scriptures; but they cannot know all Scriptures, but as they attain to the full measure of the spi∣rit of the Prophets and Apostles, and to the measure and stature, and fulness of Christ: and if they do not attain to all this, they are not able to know all the Scrip∣tures; and the work of the Ministers of God was to bring people to this, to the mea∣sure, and stature, and fulnesse of Christ, and saith, Let every one minister as he hath received the grace; And take heed of any of you going beyond your measure, and them that deny the grace of God appearing to all men, cannot minister.

Pr. They say, The greatest part of professors in the visible Church were, and are always earthly minded, nor can rightly value spirituall and heavenly things.

Ans. In this you and your Ministers hath shewed your fruits like Balaams, which withers and are earthly, such as Jude speaks of that separateth themselves, sensuall, and had not the spirit, but went forth from the Apostles, that are got up since the days of the Apostles, Church and Ministry, like Priest like people, and to be such as was coming up before the Apostles decease, as he speaks on in Timothy, which minded earth∣ly things; like Teacher, like People, that preach themselves thorow with many hurt∣full lusts, while they coveted after money, they lost the faith, and so came people to be all on heaps (out of unity) in the earth, being out of the faith of Gods elect: so this is all in the apostacy since the Apostles.

Pr. And he saith, That he is not a hireling that takes wages. The wages are allotted to him for his worke.

Ans. But do not all you preach for hire? and is it not for hire you preach? Now the least in the truth may see you. Is there ever a Priest in the Nation but he is hired to work, or if he have it not, he will not stay? Now to prove that you do preach for hire, where many Steeple-houses in many Parishes that hath no Priest, thither you go not, because there is but a little Benefice, and they have soules as well as others; and where there is agreement for so much a year, thither you go, is not this for hire? and so the Prophets words fulfil'd, the Priests preach for hire; and all these great sums of money which has lifted you up, and gathered a great deale of it out of poor mens labours, this hath been the undoing of you all (and Nations) and many poor people

because they cannot put into your mouths; but now is God come to judgement upon you all in the apostacy, apostates.

Pr. And thou calls the Steeple-house a Church.

Ans. Which is the Church which is come up since the dayes of the Apostles in the apostacy; for the Church is the people of God, the elect seed, which Christ is the head of, who in the midst of this Church doth sing praises, which is the pillar and ground of truth, without spot or wrinkle. Whereas the Steeple-house you call your Church will spot, wrinkle, and blemish, and decay, and fall down, and wicked men may prevail against it; but the gates of Hell cannot prevail against that Church which is built upon the rock.

Pr. And thou sayst, Thou dost not speak in that degree of the holy Ghost as the Prophets and Apostles did that spoke forth Scriptures.

Answ. Then thou must take heed of exalting thy self above thy measure; for thou canst not know Scripture, but by the same degree of the spirit the Prophets and Apo∣stles had.

Pr. And he saith, He hath no command in Scripture to sprinkle Infants, and he holds it not absolutely necessary, & he hath no command in Scripture against it, and he hath a com∣mandement of the Governors, and so he is subject to every Ordinance of man.

Answ. An ordinance of man that is not of absolute necessity, consider what it is, and that which the Scripture no where commands, nor thou hast no example for it, consider what that is; and to say the Scripture no where forbids it, it forbids all the traditions and doctrines of men: so that is judged by the spirit of God that is set up by men.

Pr. Thou saist, The Lord may give with the outward washing the spirit to the childe.

Answ. Can man receive the spirit of God by following traditions of men and out∣ward things? Was not they all from it, and from the spirit? and doth it not judge them for setting up such things God never commanded?

Pr. And he speaks of Davids Psalms given to the world sutably.

Answ. The world must repent and be in the spirit, for it lyes in wickednesse, before they can know Davids singing; for the Prophet saith, their songs must be turned into howling, and Davids condition is not the worlds.

Pr. He saith, men may respect persons in their places.

Answ. That's contrary to the Apostle, who said, God was without respect of per∣sons, and that the Gentiles should be accepted as well as the Iewes. He that doth righ∣teousnesse is accepted with God; who holds the faith of Christ it is without respect of persons, it is in the unity, and they that be out of that, be out of the unity: So thou hast pleaded for that which art out of his Doctrine. He that respects persons commits sin, and is convinced of the Law for a transgressor, as saith the Apostle. W. P. thy works are tryed and weighed, and found too light, and condemned for the fire, the witnesse in thy conscience shall answer; but now in thy security thou art asleep, but the wrath of the Lamb shall finde thee out.

And as for all thy lies and slanders thou heaps up in thy Book, they are not worth mentioning, but will come upon thy own self, for they are thine own covering, which is judged, the witnesse in thee shall answer.