them to deliver a Message forsooth from the Lord against the Outward Word and Outward Christ and Outward Baptism and Outward Supper Now for the Man of Wit Civility and Learning the Author of Trepidantium Malleus Intrepidanter Malleatus Or the West-Countrey Wise-A-ker Crackbrain'd Reprimand to a late Book call'd Mr. Keith no Presbyterian nor Quaker but George the Apostate Hammered about his own Numscul being a Joco Satyrrical Return to a late Tale of a Tub emitted by a Reverend Non-Con at present residing not far from Bedlam By W.C. NOw Monsieur I hope I have pleas'd you to the heart and no more will you send a Hue and Cry after me for taring away a Rag of the Title of your Book What a Blustering Title is here I must not examine its Grammar or Oratory because the Writer is a great stranger to both as will be soon enough discovered In the mean while I remember I have heard that when K. James I. was about to Knight one Williams of Essex he asked him what his Christen Name was He answered penny ruden huden hudibras penny knip knap clip clap clun clap I think said the King the Old Nick was thy Gadfer that gave thee such a name Sir Ruden I cannot tell what Williams arise said he whoever gave him his name let the world judge who made your Title for you who is the Father of Lye the Slanderer of the Brethren Well Mr. Trepidantium Malleus Intrepidantur Malleatus I can't tell what let me parly with you Empty Casks make great Sounds Your Title that Blazing Comet doth it presage any mischief certainly it s own disappearing You tell the World strange news of me that I assure you I never heard till now Had you it from the Infallible Spirit and Writings of Friend B. C. of my Love Melancholy and being at Box mentioned and hinted 10 times in your little Pamphlet Always on the same Tune you know what Creature is so When was this when was I at Box or any such place Oh I have hit it it was when the Presbyterian said If ever Jesus Christ was D it was when be made the Lords Prayer which W. C. makes no bones of to write plainly though a Turk would hardly write so of his Mahomet What will not Church and Quakerish Jacobites say W. C. a Church-man he says and perhaps the first letter may stand for Wicked Well Mr. W. C. you Wicked Church-man I promise any of your Brethren Five Pound if they can before me prove your Charge You say You are afraid lest by answering me you should be forced to go to Bedlam too c. Sure here are bad simptomes of hastning there but alone for me and in the close of all you anticipate an objection to your Readers What think you Sirs am not I almost as mad as my Antagonist to answer his rambling stuff How doth W. C. answer by granting the thing but pâ—â—mising Reformation Excuse it this 〈◊〉 I will trouble you no more Well tâ—â— You have been once mad if this be grâ—â—ted your Readers are mad too if tâ—â— regard such a mans promise out of 〈◊〉 fit much more if in it I never heard what the fate was thâ— befel me for my High Demands 〈◊〉 Preaching Had you it from B. C. you are grown a great Church-Frieâ— to Friends you write of Mr. Penâ— Mr. Whitehead and other Quakers wiâ— great veneration and devoir and hâ— many a good word for them Tâ— Allegorize not away the Literal Sensâ— Scripture though it is so notoriâ— they have done it often though 〈◊〉 serve a turn they shall call for tâ— Literal Sense Take it up look on 〈◊〉 lâ—y it aside again but Mr. Keith and are both fit for Bedlam it is pitty 〈◊〉 Hospital in Moor-fields should part 〈◊〉 c. Nay which is more strangâ— Mr. Bugg a Reformed Quaker aâ— now a Zealous Pious Church-man caâ— not escape the Lash He Mr. Pennâ— man and Mr. Crisp left the Quakers 〈◊〉 disgusts and particular Pecques why had you not told what they were for fear of a Confutation All know they left them only for their Blasphemies Heresies and Abominable Practices But that which is almost unpardonable is your Vilifying the Man whom all the World Admires an high Episcopal Man too the Author of the Snake in the Grass All that wrote against the Quakers before play'd with them till he wrote that unanswerable piece p. 17. That his writings are collections of those Gentleman 's before â—amed which is say you as if we should take an account of the Presbyterians from Bishop Laud or Heylen or of our Church from Bellarmine and Harding Well macht Mr. Churchman say I but the mischief is his Collections are not in their Books in good truth Sir you might well ask your Reader Whether he did not think you mad Mr. Snaâ—e consulted the Authors he cites and it would have been a most Injurious Charge to so great a Man to be so unworthily Reflected on had it not been by such a D as all must see that are Schollars and read your Book He Mr. Keith and I in our Three New Ways of Dealing with the Quakers help not one another to Materials after you censure us all as if Fools or Madmen you tell us Suâ—â— Fools as you think to maâ—e Fools of them Quakers You ask us How doth it appear Mr. Keith is Reformed He desires you to appear so do I there is no end of Printing in your way Cite at lâ—rge and then dispute what is the sense 〈◊〉 this word and that word but neithâ—â— you nor William Penn will meet Mr. Keith or me Come forth you Coâ—ardly Defamers shew your Faces 〈◊〉 you dare Because Mr. Keith changed not 〈◊〉 any one Article of Faith may he 〈◊〉 therefore be changed in other thingâ— You say You see as a looker on That 〈◊〉 Joy of all Ministers about G. K. 〈◊〉 groundless and they be all mistakâ—â— What is the Bishop Lord Mayor aâ— Clergy mad too as well as G. K. aâ— Trepidantiâ—m Malleus Conformistâ— know not who you are You seem to own your self to be a Jacobite though not a Socinian and that I have hit the mark about your being paid by the Quaâ—ers for the Service yâ—u do them and ask me Why may not I as well as Dr. Stubbe It is an old question Why may not one man play the Knave as well as another Perhaps you are of the opinion of H. P. â—n the time of the War when one call'd him Knave said If thou wert not â— Fool thou wouldst be one too now Yet â—ou tell me I would unsâ—y all I have â—â—itten against the Quakers for Money Well Brother I am then no fool tho' â—o often call'd so You ask me Whether â—â—en I had a Priviledge Place I ever put â—my Surplice No Sir when I was at â—he worst I was never so Mad yet as â—o put my Shirt on all my Cloaths I â—ill not only as soon but sooner take
THE FOXONIAN Quakers DUNCES LYARS and SLANDERERS Proved out of GEORGE FOX's Journal And other Scriblers Particularly B. C. his Quakers no Apostates or the Hammerer Defeated Amanuensis as is said to G. C. as he sometime wrote himself Gulielmus Calamus alias William Penn. Also a Reply to W. C. a Church-man the Quakers Advocate his Trepidantium Malleus Intrepidanter Malleatus c. TITUS I. XII 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 By Trepidantium Malleus LONDON Printed for W. Marshall at the Bible in Newgate-street and J. Marshall at the Bible in Grace-church-street near Cornhil 1697 TO HIS Vnholiness WILLIAM PENN THE ENGLISH POPE IT is notoriously known when the Old Papists the Fathers of the Quakers could neither by Scripture or Reason confute the Doctrine of Luther and Calvin they invented and publisht Libels instead of answers against the Men and their Morals Luther was a Drunkard and had his Familiar Calvin was an Intemperate Man and would often call for Wine and they had sound the mystery in his name he was also a second Lucian and by an Anagram they had found this in his name also That their Children the Quakers have taken the like method with the best Ministers and People in the World is so notorious that it needs no proof that they have done the like also with some that for their Blasphemies and other wicked procedures have deserted them is too well known Mr. Bugg Mr. Pennyman Mr. Keith Mr. Crisp are Madmen c. I therefore can expect no better Treatment I am charged by B. C. the Quaker and by W. C. the Churchman their Advocate 1. With Love-Melancholly and what Confessions I made on that Subject 2. With being clapt up in a Mad-house BOX 3. With high demands for Preaching and what befell me for it nigh Bristol To all which I Answer 1. That they are stories all False and I declare I never beard any such things charged on me by my greatest Enemies till I read them in their Libels 2. That I will give to any man Five Pound that shall prove that ever I was in Box or any such place One Hour 3. That I never got much by Preaching but at Brislington named I offer'd to give all their dues to a Minister 10 year Fellow of Lincoln-Colledge but then Poor if they would employ him aâ—d I freely gave him his Table also Who shall regard a Quaker who tells a story That I or my Brother for he cannot tell which were found in bed with I know who by an Officer Not I fâ—r I never heard the story till now and to be plain I believe he neither That al o aff rms That Bristol Friends Steel c. never left the Place of their Publick Worship unless when sick c. When I appeal to the whole City particularly the disappointed Informers whether for several years before King James's Indulgence came out they could find Men or Women there That also denies That the Quakers Bow to any Man except a few Corrupted by us and Reproved by them When it is so notorious to all the World You their Infallible head are a great Bower and so a common Idolater that B. C. imitates you his Master and continueth the Custome since his denial of this to his and the Quakers perpetual shame as some of them confess Who shall regard what this Church man says after him that talks of the Fable of the Mad-house c. and in such a stile as if he were hastning thither or lately came from thence Cur Yeâ—â—ing Cur Mr. Woodcock Goodman Goose c. this is no banter but amongst Children Young and Old Whether You Sir were the Aâ—thor â—f the Quakers no Apostates or helper to the materials or rather immaterials of that Booâ— or only the Licenser or Approver mâ—n think as they see cause no Book must now go without consent thus the Lords Mâ—ssage is stopt curtail'd or changed since it pleased you to set up Ecclesiastical Courts and make Canons to try the Light by What if I should have affirmed stories perhaps too true of friend Green of Colchester that Cleveland speaks â—f that bugger'd a Mare I had been guilty of too great rashness Help Woodcock Fox and Naylor For our Friend Green 's a Stallion Alas what hope of converting the Pope When the Quaker turns Italian And that in good time of Christmas Which tho' our Friends have damn'd all Yet when did we hear of a curs'd Cavileer E'er play'd such a Christmas gambal But thus our matters teach us The intent being well directed Tho' the Devil trapan the Adamical Man The Saint stands uninfected c. Had your Friends and Advocates these stories of me by Revelation as the two friends that came to Henry Windor had of the murther of his Child and that the Spirit should appear in the Court before the Judge which proving false were imprisoned c. Is it true that in Pensilvania some have been put to death on friends Spirit of Discerning When Christ was Crucified had you been there had you not told five false stories to their one B. C. talks of my Learning and that I am now the Champion of the Cause that my Book was handed up and down the City as an unanswerable Book I doubt not but you thought it unanswerable from the time you saw it and I thank your scribe as is said for contributing his best help to prove it to be so though you were pleased unaskt lately to send me word You had no hand in the Book yet your sophistry is so great and abominable I cannot understand you Such a man was Drunk said a friend when found to be false yea with passion hath been the answer c. such Tricks are often among the â—erfect ones Y u have lately to serve a turn declared That you believed Imputed Righteousness in the sense we plead for the Body of Christ that was crucifi'd Rose again and is circumscrib'd in Heaven That there shall be a Resurrection of the same Body laid in the Grave that you believe 1 Cor. 15.20 21. in a literal sense without an Allegory when it was proved upon you you had Printed the contrary You made answer That was against Mens Relying on this c. as I had it from that good Ministerâ— to whom with others you said all this Oh! How deceitful are Sinless Men Goldney that Creature in the shape of a man lately deny'd he said this and that of such a place when proved on him at my Lodgings said I did not name the place though I pointed to it and spoke of it like him that said George Fox never said He was the Son of God which when proved said No his words were I am the Son of God But there is no end of this Villany No Papist shall Lye or Equivocate more for the Church than the greâ—test Quakers for the Light You having refused the proposals for a meeting to consider my Questions and not owning the late Reply I purpose
to trouble you no more Pardon me that I begin with George Fox's Journal a new Folio Printed lately since his death and your large Preface if I prove him a Lyar c. your Cause falls to the ground for he was your first Apostle or rather Deceiver I doubt as you do not so you cannot believe the Fables you relate of him Some think You Sir in another disguise to be the Author of the book W. C. William Calamus I fear it is so I hope it is not if not I question not but you know him I appeal also to you whether the dasign of my Reprimand were to answer both Papers as he said when I never saw the first till I finisht my Reprimand and then put in a few lines about Cato c. or not 1. To prove G. Keith no Apostate tho' very Erroneous and proved the contrary from his charge of Election c. Then 1. The Arminians in their Church are Apostates too which must not be granted 2. Then tâ—â— New Church of England is an Apostate Church from her Doctrine Discipline and Manners which I have done at large The Vnion with Rome c. Is this an answer to say I am no Arminian What then Are such as be Apostates You are an Ungrateful Wretch thus to reflect on the Church of England What if I were my Argument leads me to it I am provoak'd to it yet the Nâ—â— Church I reflected on my work lay not so muâ—h with them that own her Doctrine 〈◊〉 Old Discipline that keep from the Lord Table Men Ignorant Scandalous Contentious that use not the new uninjoyn'd Ceremonies lowing to the High Altâ— c. What is he that writing of Reprobation could not distinguish between a Nâ—â— possibile and a Non futurum Who says God makes any mans Salvation impossible others besides G. Keith have denied it God hath made my being unable to flee a non possibile naturally but ne'er ordain'd my being born in Constantinople so he made it a non futurum so of Christs Legs not broken he made it not an impossible thing but a thing not future 2. My design was to reprove him for favouring the Foxonian Quakers whom I proved to be Blasphemers Imposters c. by proofs not commonly known therefore I intituled my Book a Reprimand not a Vindication I dare appeal to you whether things are not so and therefore such is he as if unparaled Lying Rudeness and Impertenencies had contended which should make his Reply most Infamous To all this account of the Foxonian Quakers he replies without attempting to vindicate them We are Fools and he hath found me I thank him very good Company worthy good men of his own communion and zealous for it too as Mr. Bugg and Mr. Snake for so I us'd to call him seeing he puts not his name to his book as I do not to mine yet all know the Authors Mr. Keith's being my Tutor I laugh at it I speak it without vanity and I suppose he knows it he need be no more my Tutor than I his nothing is more evident to me that W. C. wants not only a Tutor but Schoolmaster to teach him to make True Latin and Verse as the after account will prove I take him to be a man of no True Learning though a man of some wit only childish terms and nauseous phrases sometimes spoils that too the broken Latin Sir looks like yours who have little knowledge of that Tongue less of the Greeâ— though you once would venture upon a criticism forsooth with Mr. Faldo 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which occasions a little merriment there are that know your Excellency lies not that way but in some other parts of Learning Politicks History and Theology Thine in the Light without the Outward Name THE FOXONIAN Quakers DUNCES LYARS and SLANDERERS Proved out of George Fox's Journal c. PREPARE thy Ears Reader to hear Legions instead of History and Fables as prodigious as those in Father Cressy's Church-History both fit to be lookt into these Winter Evenings when Stories are most acceptable for Merriments sake Mahomet was but little skill'd in this trick when on the back of his Elboâ—â— he rode up to Heaven receiv'd the Law and came back again By the way I have it from good hands that Dr. Pocock averr'd That the story of the Dove in his Ear was a Fable that he found the Turks knew nothing of it and that Grotius confest to hiâ— he toâ—â— up the story only on common fame Cressey makes no bones of Miracles by a Parenthesis Who was raised from the Dead Jacob Beoman and Muggleton had their Lying Wonders and all to prove their contrary Messages from God foretold 2 Thess 2.9 But the greatest wonder was That these Impostors were regarded a Distempered Body and Mind may make Men imagine strange things A late Author of more wit than Honesty in his Interest of Reason in matters of Religion seems much to doubt Whether Maâ— met knew himself to be an Impostor in having the Falling-Sickness did think the Angel Gabriel did appear to him c. What shall we then think of the story of Sergius the Monk and his Indoctrinating his Young Pupil who never knew Letters For Popish Miracles I believe the Rosary scattered up and down at Hounslow-Heath where only King James appear'd as a Man of Valour did more good against Popery than all the Learned Tracts of Bishop Tillotson and Bishop Stillingfleet tho' all were as gravely told as Fox's Journal full of Heresies Lying Wonders done in a Corner Revilings what passages were for Oliver and against the Stuarts are left out so those words G. F. the Son of God Did not the Prophets words continue the same in all Changes yet this was the man who was call'd as Simon Magus The Mighty Power of God but his Wickedness was so great in pretending to bring contrary Messages from the Lord that Thousands of Quakers abhorr'd and disown'd him as a Deceiver c. Mr. Penn in his large Preface says The Quakers declar'd a Perfection from Sin but held not a Perfection in Wisdome and Glory in this Life Well Friends had once no Sin whatever they have of late the Ranters from whom they came and derived some pure Principles thought Drunkenness no sin not Uncleanness for there could be no Adultery among those old Friends for Adulterium quasi ad alterum and that was impracticable among them for they were Corpus Vnum But Oh! the Wonderful Humility and Modesty of Mr. Penn that Confesseth They be not so Wise and Glorious as they in Heaven No truly not many of them so wise as those accounted here on Earth not Wise but Otherwise Mr. Penn tells us G. Fox on a high Mountain in York-shire had a Vision He saw People as thick as motes in the Sun that should in time he brought home to the Lord Many saith he had Convincements who are now at Rest Thomas Salthouse James Naylor c. Well
come I profess my self to be ashamed to meddle with this Accuser who is so Infamous for Lying that all the world can confute him The Papists in their Casuistical Writing have asserted It was lawful for a Priest if suspected and â—â—â—en to say or swear it before a Justice of Peace or a Judge Quest Are you a Priest Answ No that is of Bacchus or any Pâ—gan God Quest Did you ever read Mass Answ No that is not with a design 〈◊〉 you of it c They can deny at the place of Exeâ—â—tion any Treason or Murther and say they are as innocent as the Child to Night born Why because forfooth they have been since absolv'd nay if occasion be that they dye Protestants too that is they protest against the Hâ—resies of the times It was well said of Mr. Mead 〈◊〉 true English-man in the late Reign 〈◊〉 his Immortal Honour when Sir D.C. told him of the Quakers Knavery about five years since in Bristol in cheatâ—â—â— the King a piece of Roguery too long to relate the men chosen as the best of them by his Majesty's order to decide the matter were so vile thâ—â— he said thou hast them upon the hip spâ—â—â— not a man of them B. C. iâ— a Foâ—onian Quaker I deal with him as such not a separate Quaker these roundly answered to Dr. Lancasters Questions Bp. of Londons Chaplain aboâ—â— Christ c. when the Foxonians did it sophistically the Separate ones answer'd well to all the questions from Philadelphia in Pensilvania when the Foxonian ones there refused to do it 〈◊〉 swallow all that Fox once said and now Penn without chewing To Reâ—â—â—â— and Curie is Common Oh! what putrid stinking words come from the mouths of the pretenders to Pure Breathings No doubt when some of the Quakers Fellow-Heathen in America hear their hard character of the best Ministers with us they think we are like Canabals or like Infernal Fiends Some when they drank of the old doctrine of Christianity desired not their new 5 Luke 39. but said as he of the wine The Old is better Deism is now a thriving weed in England and Quakerism is of kin to it The Deist observe and Quakers are very friendly one to another how writes Mr. Norris of Love to God as Creator Benefactâ—r Why not Redeemer I have been ask'd the question Is he a Deist I do not say he is this is he that hath written so favourably of the Quakers to his perpetual shame I am informed the Quakers Preach more a crucified Christ within a year or two then ever they have done this thirty year Well G. Keith and other Reformed Quakers have taught them to speak well but have they yet taught them to think or believe well They say no All but meer Tricks Ignorâ—â—â— Whitehead now Preacheth Christs 〈◊〉 is in Heaven that was once in the Grâ—â— Well if you be Inspired Persons not you were Impostors once Now for some of B. C's Assertiâ—â— the naming of which is enough or mâ—â— than enough for any that have readâ—â— Quakers Impostors or Apoststes pâ—â—â— from their Avowed Principles and contâ—â—ry Practises he saith That he found 〈◊〉 Truth or Sense till he came ro pâ—â—â—â— that Book That the Bristol Quakers â—â—ver left their meeting in the last Persecâ—â—on unless when Sick c. not Lawreâ—â—â— Steel or others That the Quakers geâ—â—rally bow not to men c. That George Whitehead and William Penn did 〈◊〉 bear their open Testimoney that in 〈◊〉 boo I grant the Quakers are more just 〈◊〉 others and careful not to tell a Lye Thâ— I plead for Lying as a Lawful thing That I bring 2 Tim. 15. When I câ—â—â— to mind the unfeigned faith that dwelt 〈◊〉 thy Grandmother Lois c. as a place 〈◊〉 scripture for playing at Bowles and Nâ—â—â— pins These and many more things I dare be bold to say He knows all to be false He must have a face of brass that asserts this No wonder Quakers cry shame and Mr Penn sent me so civil a Message to disown his being concerned since the Cry about it This man hath cut the throat of their cause If I prove they â—â—w I prove them Apostates on this mans Confession then Penn is an Apostate and the Quakers so and B. C. himself so and that since he wrote this Book as well as before as Quakers themselves confess Other things I shall Reply to That I had a fit of Love Mellancholy made â—y Confessions and put up in a Madâ—â—ise BOX Hence I am call'd what he pleas'd times without number as he had this from the Devil so I suppose W. C. from his Book if this be false if I never was one hour in any such place What Defamers are these Who shall believe any thing on their Evidence as all my Friends and Enemies too acquainted with me know these stories to be some of the most Impudent Falshoods that ever were written as I declare they are and I never heard the stories till now so I say as in the Epistle I will give Five Pounds to any man that shall prove it I hope no Ministers for my sake will regard what these Monsters not Men say of them and People not Regard That R. V. denies That he confessed to me their Minds were changed abâ—â— leaving the place of Publick Worship a time of Persecution That Monsieur Whitehead denies he expounded Solomon's Fool for a Holy Man Whoso is Simple Prov. 9.4 Give me any form of Words as an Oath or Protestation before God I will use them That I heard both these two things with my 〈◊〉 Ears the Cretians are alway Lyars and so are the Quakers Should I say I thâ—â— day saw a Quaker carryed along Drunk by six Men holding his Hands Legs Body that I never saw none so carryed but he I care not for their denying when so many Spectators know it True That he knows not the story of the 40 days Fast c. Never heard you of Mrs. C. of Plymouth If bâ— husband A. be alive let him that you not me you force me to it I care not to mention names for reasons mentioned in that Book That W. P. denies the story of Mr. Nicholet whom he caused to be turned out of his place for Licensing a Book against Popery in the Reign of K. James the 2d Why had not Mr. Penn gotten this under Mr. Nicholet's own Hand Let him yet do it it much concerns him No no his guilty Conscience keeps him from desiring it Mr. Nicholets honesty credit from doing it That I say I have no men or books to help me yet I write what I have read and heard Every Child B. C. excepted would know the sense of this Did any one think tho I am far from my Study and friends I must forget all that ever I read and heard too That I said I would not propose a Question to William Pneâ— and yet did about not serving Protestant but Popish Kiâ—gs in
what sense Baptism with Water is is not a Fundamental I shall take no notice of an old objection when my answers are not considered Let him read once again my Reprimand Mr. W Churchman you tell What care you should take to keep G Keith out of your Church I pray let him attempt first to come in We do not see he is iâ— such hast you say Yâ—u will not so easily take Members I grant according to your good old Constitution you should not We might be agreed about Communicants but according to the practise of some Innovators this body hath for scores of years lost its â—urgative Faculty and therefore is so â—â—healthy and giddy by keeping in those Dâ—egs that should be thrown out you now take and keep Atheists Adulterers Swearers Ignorant Persons notoriously â—isibly such thus is its Discipline corrupted as well as Doctrine for its Doctrine it is one of the best Churches upon Earth You ask Wâ—y â—â—ave we the Church of England I affirm we cannot find it you have left it as I have proved in my Reprimand clearly fully aâ—â—ndantly which you reply nothing too and I love not Landem Cantilenam Well The Presbyterians Perseâ—uted in New England say you Whom Blasphemers of Christ Cursers of Magistrates in the Streets False Prophets c. Obj. In Scotland now What such as were found in Popish Cabals that say Their Interest and Religion is concern'd in the bringiâ—g in of K. James again But your Church early Persecuted B. Hooper for not wearing a Surplice who honestly condemns all Symbolical Humane Câ—remonies in the wâ—rship of God in his Preface to his Savory Exposition on the prophesie of Jonah â—ox that Glorious Martyrologer was a Non Con Famous Mr Cartwright and many more such must be involv'd in trouble for a few Popish Trinklets Were your New Englâ—nd or Scottish Saints such as these Are your now Martyrs taken up and sent to Goal for being in a Corporation or within 5 miles of it Ruin'd for not coming to their Communion c. It is not the Suffering but the Cause that makes the Martyr for when Christ was crucified two Theeves were crucified with him Did ever any Presbyterian persecute as your Brethren Who countenanced Sham Plots By whom was Stephen Colledge Murthered Who condemned him and rejoyced at his death I speak the more freely of him because I was with him often after his Sentence and before his Execution Who believes he came to Oxon with a design to seiz the King What he and he alone It is well known what the Earl of Anglesey said Could my Lord Howard after his Pardon and Discovery of another Plot confirm this No he knew nothing of the Shaftsburian Plot Mr Colledge with a shower of Tears solemnly protested to me when I beg'd his silence if in the least guilty I never expect mercy from God if I was guilty or know any man to be so that way Such Sham Plots put some on real ones which indeed were not successful as your Plot was against James the Second I dare say you cannot believe it say what you will That the Presbyterians rail'd as much at the Quakers as the Quakers at them Neither can you think the Lords Prayer and Ten Commandments turn'd into verse by me so bad as you say Pray read how your Church hath done the Lords Prayer at the end of the Psalms approv'd to be Sung if mine be Vncouth Rhime Doggrel Prophaning of Scripture yours much more so I challenge any man to take the substance and words of the Ten Commandments more exact in one stave or eight lines others approve and more than so but you will not any thing that is mine and for that reason because mine I suppose some in Bedlam have talkt better then you or some others yet out of it argued more subtilly I have heard of Mr Widdows famous for a Tract of Natural Philosophy that being heard to make a great noise in such a place some came to him and askt him what it meant The Devil said he hath appeared to me and told me he could prove I could not be saved I told him he was a Lyâ—r from the beginning and would be so to the end The Devil began Syllogistiâ—ally He whose name is not written in the book of Life cannot be saved but thy name is not written in the book of Life Ergo thou canst not be saved I told him said he my name was written in the book of Life and therefore I denyed the miâ—or so the Devil went on The Scriptures is the book of Life but thy name is not written in the Scriptures Ergo thy name is not written in the book of Life I denyed said he the minor again and told him my name was written in the Scripture he asked me where I told him Honour them that are Widdows in â—eâ—d there is my name Widdows so I â—asted the Devil and he is gone Were you in such an Academy or amongst such Collegiates as you phrase it perhaps you might hear things more Ingenious with your Ravings than now we do How is it you have not a word to favour the Quakers Prophesies Is it because you have such in your Church Arise ap Evan that mad blasphemous Prophet Was it before the VVars that a Parson prayed Confound all the Enemies of thy Church and People a violent cough took him when over he thought he was in that part of the Pulpit Prayer for the Prelates and so went on By what Names or Titles soever they be Dignified whether the Most Reverend the Arch-Bishops the Right Reverend the Bishops and all inferiour Priests and Deacons You a Defender of the Church of England and take no notice of the Cassandrian Articles Non Resistance Bowing to the High Altar not indeed Book of Sports now thank our Meetings Desire some one to answer for you seeing you cannot for your self Now Sir you would let the world know you have read more then Cato's Verses perhaps the Sentences under for you bring us Noble Apotheigems In ipso limine titubare ominesum est Nullum reprehenderis vitii cujus ipse qâ—â—â—as reprehendi Faedares invidiâ— est et Authori interdum perniciosa Ex me disces quid ingenui homines ferre non possunt O rare discoveries such as a Parson said Amor res est bona as St. Austin saith Perhaps you would convince â—e that you have yet your Grammar by you but all will not do Iâ—sipieâ—tes est discere non putarem c. Well Eris mihi magnus Apollo is right De mortuis nil nisi bonum and all that follows it was answer'd in my Vindicâ—ae and Reprimand too therefore I shall not answer now Only Are not those you Revile every 30th of January Dead VVas not Dr. Oweâ— Dead who never swore to Richard Cromwel as Oliver his son lately assured me If I must I will produce the testimony of Dr Goodwin Mr Jenkins abâ—â—t Evaâ—gelista Quintus and also of Mr Sydrack
Fellow gave That was Trepidantium Malleus Answ You tore it in pieces and trampled it under your feet He dâ—â— so in the open street Quest What say they of it Answ Oh that it is a most Heavenly Piece c. Quest But what say you Answ They tell of the Trinity Distinguish between Justification and Sanctification c. A Curate of his Preached on 〈◊〉 30th of January on that Text 〈◊〉 stilleth the Madness of the People Oâ— went he to work to prove The Pâ—â—ple of England were a mad People 〈◊〉 that they chose mad Representatives to 〈◊〉 in Parliament and he would prove 〈◊〉 were Mad in that they voted against 〈◊〉 Succession of his Royal Highness the Dâ—â— of York in that they sent for and comitteâ— to Prison his Majesty's best Sâ—â—jects particularly one now present 〈◊〉 Thomson c. But said he as to your Readers You will say thâ—â— a mad discourse if I am Mad said 〈◊〉 I am sure you cannot say as Feste◠〈◊〉 Paul Much Learning hath made me the People smiled and said Noâ— â—ould clear him there You Sir write like one if you are such I also and all that read your book cannot but â—â—ear you too in that point It is too large here to tell the world of the manner of Mr. Keith's Convictiâ—â—s of a Meeting in England in Penâ—ylvania c. he hath done it Now That it cannot be charged on him That ever he denyed Christs Body in Heaâ—â—n c. which the others did Curtis in â—â—dding now still doth Owns no Christ â—â—r Heaven nor Hell without him c. Can it be imagin'd W. Penn and G. â—hitehead had not appear'd when 〈◊〉 Keith call'd a Meeting at Turnersâ—all had they not known they were â—â—iity How many vain pleas were â—ere to excuse their Non-Appeaâ—â—nce I forgive you from the heart for â—ese Abuses but were I Quaker 〈◊〉 you had so abused me in Print â—erhaps I had made my Fleshly Arm 〈◊〉 have smitten thy Outward Man I thank you for the kindness you â—e done me Slander is sometime the â—eatest that makes all even Enemies to Pity and Pity paves the way 〈◊〉 Love and I suppose your story abouâ— the Presbyterians the Lords Prayeâ— no one will believe for my sake theâ— that object against the use of it say what I suppose you cannot answer It was made under the Legal Dispensation that is when Circumciâ—â—ons Sacrifices c. were in force nothing in it is explicitly asked in thâ— name of Christ if it be the Land aâ—â— custome of all the Churches to concludâ— a Prayer or Grace if never so shorâ— with a Through Jesus Christ our Lord Is this form proper for us now Hâ—therto you have asked nothing in my namâ— mplicitly sure what you shall ask tâ—â— Father in my name explicitly yâ—â— shall receive after this manner pray yoâ— Ties to things not words Say thus 〈◊〉 such a man saith the Master to thâ—â— Servant He doth his business thougâ— in other words I will not say wâ—â—ther the use of it be a matter of Libeâ—ty which lies between Sin and Duty Be so wise as not to Talk of yâ—â— Churches kindness I was once to 〈◊〉 Tryed on the 35th of Elizabeth oâ— â—as then questioned for saying the â—â—le was good for nothing but to maâ—e 〈◊〉 humour some that he received the â—acrament in Spain as well as at Bristol â—â—ere they pleased for him that the Comâ—â—nicants in their Church lookt like a â—â—mpany of Geese that were to be cram'd 〈◊〉 be had nothing to do at Church but to 〈◊〉 fair Women when this was heard â—any were in a rage for questioning â—is Gentleman about such things as â—ese this was no Fanaticism and â—elieved that it was Spite not Zeal in â—â—eir Brethren that put some on comâ—â—aints which they found true Well Mr. Jacoâ—ite for all observe 〈◊〉 deny not this though you do your â—â—ing a Church Arminian or Laudenâ—â—n I pray remember what your â—â—end Mr. Penn wrote to Pensylva in Mr. Keith I am sorry any should quarrel with â—â—est and Learned G. Keith my Love â—â—m let him enjoy his Principles he 〈◊〉 want no encouragement from me for love his Spirit and hâ—nour his Gifts 〈◊〉 peculiar Learning Tongues Matheâ—â—cks and Platonick Studies yet to please others Mr. Penn play'd the Proteus and Excommunicated him in London with such Zeal or Fury that he said He knew not whether he Sâ—â—â— Stood or Kneeled yet had so mucâ— wit not to prophesie against him as hâ— blasphemously and wickedly did againâ— others which came not to pass there fore Mr. Whitehead hath done that iâ— these words Thus saith the Lord Thou hast poure out great reproach and contempt upon 〈◊〉 Servants and People I will assured pour out great contempt and confusion 〈◊〉 thee Yet we hope he will go to tâ— Grave in Peace as did Thomas Hitâ— You Mr. Wicked Churchman wâ—â— are such a Lying Historian cannâ— you set up too for a Lying Propheâ— and be talkt of as such with Mr. Penâ— and Mr. Whitehead your dear Friend If it be objected by my Reader why I have not been less facetious 〈◊〉 dealing with my Adversaries I haâ— answer'd to it in other Books anâ— shall only add Some think to give 〈◊〉 ways grave answers to ridiculous Persâ—â— and Things is to make the answer ridâ—â—â—lous too Well Sir To draw to a close Whatever bad Properties I have too many some say I have this good one To be easily Reconciled If we fall out we must fall in â—gain I know no other Remedy amoâ—gst â—en unless those that by a figure we call so If you please to come to my Lodgings I am plain without a complement you go no where where yon can â—e more welcome and the subject of â—â—r discourse you shall choose not I â—n Amicable Conference or Silence about these things as you please I â—â—ve often said It is not falling out â—hat doth so much mischief in the world for that is to most unavoidable but not falling in again If you signifie your Reconciliable Temper for you seem to be too faceâ—ious to be malitious be pleas'd to let â—e know when where and with whom I â—ay wait upon you and kiss your hand Anger saith Solomon Resteth in the boâ—â—m of Fools I am not in the least diâ—turbed by what you have done against â—our self and for me Eventually Postscript SINCE this Book went to the Preâ—â— Mr. Keith hath witten a Just Vâ—â—dication and his long promis'd anâ— long lookt for Retractions are now iâ— the Press and to them I refer W. C. aâ—d his Friends the Quakers I declaâ—â— I never read nor never will Mâ— Keith's former Books nor dispuâ—â— what he meant by this word and that for I stand by him no farther than 〈◊〉 by the Old though late Explode Doctrines of Christianity The Aâ—thor of the Snake in the Grass this dâ—â— hath Learnedly appeared in his Vindication against Mr. Ellwood a Quaker The Title of this