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A65229
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The papists younger brother, or, The vileness of Quakerism detected as it hath been printed and published by themselves : and an appendix of the Quakers unsound faith, which is also gathered out of their own printed books / by Misoplanes and Philalethes.
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Misoplanes.; Philalethes.
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Wing W1031; ESTC R28383
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What is the husk to the kernel what should Swine do with Pearls whose life is the husk and there they feed he who saith the Letter is the Word is a deceiver and errs not knowing the Scripture who putteth the Letter for the Word is blind and putteth the shadow for the substance he also that saith the Letter is the rule and guide of the people of God is without feeding upon the husk and is ignorant of the true Light Pr. Pr. Here the Holy Scripture is ill-guarded by this Quakers Shield of Truth Behold here are many black marks set upon the Holy-Scripture in the first place The Scripture by this Quaker is unjustly termed the Letter which is a dead lifeless thing 2dly The Scripture is termed the husk which is far short of the kernel Doth not this Husk say that the Scripture is unprofitable like an husk which is good for nothing 3dly They who make the Scripture their rule their guide are Swine feeding on husks 4thly That man is said by this Quaker to be a deceiver one that erreth one that knows not the Scripture who saith that the Letter is the Word or to speak more plainly this Quakers meaning That Christian is very much to blame and grosly mistaken who saith that the Scripture is the Word of God 5thly That man is blind that puts the Letter for the Word this is putting as the Quaker saith the shadow for the substance Doth not this Quaker in effect term all Christians blind Bayards that take the Scripture to be the Word of God Is it not hence clear that this Quaker counts the Scripture to be that shadow which other Christians mistaken take for the substance which is a base quaking assertion 6thly That man is without a Swine feeding on the husk one that is ignorant of the true Light who saith that the Letter is the rule and guide of the people of God The plain meaning of this Quakers words is this that the Scripture termed by him the Letter is neither the rule nor guide of the people of God and that man that saith it is their rule and guide is one that knows not Christ the true light Q. p. 73. Q. Numb 70 The Baptism we own which is the Baptism of Christ with the Holy Ghost and with fire but we deny all other now I see the other to be formal imitation and the invention of man and so a meer delusion all are heathens and no Christians who cannot witness this Baptism Pr. Pr. Here this Quaker tells us plainly that he and his fellow Quakers do deny baptizing with water that baptism with water is so far from being an Ordinance of Jesus Christ as that it is in this Quakers eye but a sorry formal imitation the invention of man a meer delusion and that all those that are only baptized with water are heathens and no Christians according to these quaking-lines the Church of England is grosly mistaken to affirm that Baptism is a sign of profession a mark of difference to discern Christians from those that are no Christians if this Quaker shall be heard in our Baptism there is no such thing as a sign of Regeneration whereby as by an instrument the baptized are grafted into the Church Art 27 it 's a meer delusion to say that the promises of the forgiveness of sins of our adoption to be the sons of God by the Holy Ghost are signified and sealed to speak this Quakers mind once more it is but a formal imitation and invention of man a meer delusion to say that the Baptism of young Children is in any wise to be retained in the Church as most agreeable with the institution of Christ Thus you see how this Quakers doctrine hath quaked the Doctrine of the Church of England into a meer delusion it 's likewise clear that let Quakerism go uncontrouled it will soon unchristian any Nation it 's basely done both to bid defiance to Christs institution and unchristen a Nation Q. p. 75. Q. Numb 71 The bread which the world breaks is carnal and natural goes into the belly passes out into the dunghill so likewise the cup which they drink and so the communion of the world passeth away and here is no communion but natural outward and carnal which is the table of devils here they are without feeding upon the husk and shadow without Pr. Pr. This Quaker hath very mean thoughts of the Lords Supper he counts it but the worlds communion instead of an holy Ordinance instituted by Christ himself this Quaker saith it is the worlds communion which is natural outward carnal instead of the Lords Table this Quaker calls it impudently the table of devils as for the bread broken which is the body of Christ this Quaker calls it the bread which the world breaks and he speaks abominably of this bread blessed and broken calling it carnal and natural that it passeth out of the belly into the dunghill are not these base words fit only for a Quakers mouth as for the Cup in the Lords Supper that is no better esteemed by this Quaker than the bread is that which is indeed the cup of blessing with St. Paul is with this Quaker but the worlds cup in receiving Sacramental bread and wine all Communicants are told by this Quaker that they do but feed upon the husk and shadow without except a Quaker who did ever count receiving the Lords Supper to be feeding upon the husk and shadow without in a Quakers account the Lords Supper is a very empty Ordinance of the Gospel bread and wine are but the husk and shadow without Q. p. 78 79. Q. Numb 72 Those we deny and their Ministry who have gotten the letter and form to trade with who to get humane learning are certain years serving as it were an apprentiship pretending to study Divinity and when their time is expired go among blind people get a certain wage sell that which they get into the brain live upon dust which is the Serpents meat death feeding death feeding the carnal mind with the carnal letter but this Ministry works no reformation only hath the form leads into the form and denies the power such come by the will of man and are upheld by the will of man and not by the will of God their call and ministry we deny which is mediate and formal imitation and invention of man and so a meer delusion their Ministry is dark dead and cold Pr. Pr. Here the Ministry of the Gospel by those that are lawfully ordained by Bishops in this Church is denied by this Quaker as for such Ministers of the Gospel they are basely reproached by this Ammonite-like Quaker they are said by this Quaker to trade with the letter and form they do as it were serve a seven years apprentiship to get humane learning like hirelings they serve for a certain wage what they get by study into their brain they sell for money the letter or the Scripture is
service which God rejects Q. p. 35. Q. Numb 43 Ch. And is not their singing an acceptable service for they that can sing praises are in a good condition Fath. But they have David's words put into Meeter by Hopkins and Sternhold and given them forth as they were David's condition and the drunkard and the swearer and the lyar sing together who know nothing of David's condition and so they sing lyes in Hypocrisie which is not a right service nor accepted of God Pr. Pr. According to this Quakers hard measure our singing of Psalms in the time of Divine-service is as bad as our Preaching and Praying it 's not a right service nor accepted of God observe well for want of a Psalm after the Quaking mode our singing of David's Psalms in Meeter is a despised service for this reason we can make no right melody in our hearts to the Lord like so many fools we do not rightly understand what we sing the Quakers to the shame of true Christianity are they only who sing with the spirit and with understanding when their spirit moves on their waters as for the Ministers and people of the Church of England we are sensual not having the spirit like those that sing Ballads other mens words we do only sing David's words put into Meeter by Hopkins and Sternhold To mount the baseness of Quakerism aloft the singing of Psalms at Court in the Kings-Chappel in the City and Country in Cathedrals and Parish Churches is according to these Quaking-lines a very prophane piece of service for here the drunkard and swearer and lyar sing together who know nothing of David's condition thus in singing Psalms we do nothing else but sing lyes in hypocrisie if this be not a base lying charge drawn up by this Quaker against the known practise of the Church of England let the unbyassed Reader judg Q. p. 36. Q. Numb 44 Ch. I would know father how it is with those things called Ordinances as Baptism and Bread and Wine which are much used in their worship Fath. Why child as to those things they rose from the Popes invention who hath had power in the night of Apostacy and hath set up his devices which are yet continued in England and the whole practice of those things as they use them had their institution by the Pope and were never so ordained of Christ for he did not ordain sprinkling water in a childs face neither did he ordain bread and wine to be so used and received and the wine is another of the Popes inventions who hath invented a silver cup and pours wine into it and then the Priest gives it to the people and tells them that is the blood of Christ that is shed for them when it is wine and not blood and gives them bread and tells them that is the body of Christ that is broken for them when people neither discern the body nor the blood of Christ and so eat and drink damnation to themselves true Baptism child is in the spirit which baptizeth into one body the true meat and drink is the body and blood of Christ which the worthy receiver feeds upon in his heart so that these things be false and not to be regarded by the true Christians who live in the spirit who is the substance Pr. Pr. This Quaker hath given us a long chase in the pursuit we have quite lost Baptism and the Lords-Supper as to their right use in the Church of England as for those things called Ordinances as Baptism Bread and Wine which are much used in our publick worship this Quaker doth boldly say they rose from the Popes invention in the night of Apostacy they were conceived and brought forth they are only devices of the Popes setting up they are continued yet in England as the Pope left them nay further this Quaker doth basely add that the whole practice of those things called Ordinances as baptism and bread and wine as we use them had their institution by the Pope they were never so ordained of Christ behold is not this rake-shame stuff is it of the Spirit of God to affirm that Baptism the Lords-Supper rose from the Popes invention who before this Quaker did term them devices of the Popes setting up is it not high base to say as this Quaker doth that the whole practise of Baptism and the Lords-Supper as we use them have their institution by the Pope that they were never so ordained of Christ according to this Quakers wild assertions is it not very plain that we baptize in the Popes name and receive bread and wine only according to the Popes institution how doth this Quaker in a ridiculous manner assert that Baptism is only sprinkling water in a child face which Christ did never ordain who can read this consident ignorance without blushing Is it not another base boldness to say that neither did Christ ordain bread and wine to be so used and received as they are in the Church of England except this deluded Quaker who hath said that the wine is another of the Popes inventions risum teneatis amici who can but laugh this Baals Prophet to scorn or rather who can but pity his great ignorance the rest of his discourse is a confused Chaos surely his hasty spirit was not at leisure to digest it better only let this be noted that this Quaker owns no other baptism but that which is in the spirit which certainly is no Scripture-baptism As for the Sacrament of the Lords-Supper there is in this Quakers eye no such thing for the body and blood of Christ is as he tells us the true meat and drink but bread and wine in the Lords-Supper are not so these things i. e. baptism bread and wine according to this Quakers mind are false things not to be regarded by true Christians who live in the spirit according to the sense of this Quaking-father all Quakers are those true Christians who do so live in the spirit as that they are above Baptism and the Lords Supper these are those false things which are not regarded by them may it not be truly said Alas poor despised Church of England how low art thou fallen What 's become of thy two Sacraments which are generally necessary to salvation Art thou now beholding to the Popes invention for them How are Christs own Ordinances now made to be the Popes devices In baptizing and receiving the Lords Supper what is the whole practice but according to the Popes institution Did thine Husband the Lord Jesus Christ ever ordain Baptism and the Lords Supper so as thou usest them Why dost thou receive bread and wine according to Christs institution did he ever ordain bread and wine to be so used and received Dost thou not know that the wine in the Cup is another of the Popes inventions Dost thou not consider that Baptism and the Lords Supper are two falshoods How far art thou from true Christianity from living in the spirit