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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30015	A just rebuke to several calumnies, lyes & slanders reported against Thomas Budd	Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing B5359; ESTC R2800	3,777	8

them who have openly denyed the Lord that bought them and though others of them in publick say they own these Christian Doctrines and know none that deny them satisfies not us while the same men oppose these very Doctrines upon all occasions in private conferences And if they had the true and right Faith why should they be so unwilling to give their offended Brethren an account thereof when we have for so long a time desired it either by way of Conference Writing or Print But they have still denyed to give us any account but only in Scripture words when some of them have expressed their Belief of certain Principles expresly contrary to the Dictates of the Spirit of Truth in the holy Scriptures We have given an Account of out faith in the most necessary things of the Christian Faith in a Sheet added to the latter end of the Book entituled Some Causes of the late Seperation c. Next whereas it is frequently reported by John Wilsford Arthur Cook and others who are prejudiced against me that I should say That I did weep so much in a Meeting as to wet two Handkercheifs of three Quarters of a yard each and all in deceit To which I say this is a great Lye raised against me on purpose to defame me and to lessen Peoples love towards me and my Christian Testimony But suppose I did signifie to some of my tenderness and frequent weeping in Meetings when I was a Boy viz. that in those days I was often tendered in Meetings insomuch that at one Meeting I did weep so much as to wet my Handkercheif but I cannot say nor never did say that this was all in deceit and therefore the said Report is a Lye and I do place it on the Authors and Reporters thereof let them clear themselves if they can Again whereas it is further reported by Arthur Cook That I struck him on the face in the publick Meeting in Philadelphia the 20 th of the 9 th Month last and this Report being spread abroad to my Prejudice and Defamation This is to signifie to all who are desirous to know the Truth of the matter and love not to believe Lyes that the thing is utterly false and without all ground but he hath raised it from this that the said Arthur Cook having the first day before being the 13 of the 9 mon. stood close by G. K. while he was declaring and staring him in the face intending thereby to disquiet him often saying Deceit Deceit and who can bear this that many that observed it thought very uncivil and rude and the next first day Arthur Cook intending to do the like again while G. K. was declaring I stept in betwixt G.K. and him to keep him off from staring him in the face but Arthur pressing to get close to G. K. I stood in his way and Arthur said Wilt thou push me No said I but I think to stand in the way and not let thee come close to him and withal in a familiar way I did gently stroke his face as a Nurse would do a suching Child and as one will do to another that is familiar to him intending no hurt nor doing no hurt in the least more than a Nurse will do to a Child and my Principles have sufficiently been known to be Christian and Peaceable against all Violence and Striking and my Practice hath been known to be corresponding and because of my peaceable Inclination I have refused for some years past to be any wise concerned in Government and serving upon Juries for which I am now under a Fine And therefore that Suggestion and Report concerning my striking Arthur Cook is a meer Calumny and false Accusation Thomas Budd THE END