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A65883	The Quaker vindication against Francis Bugg's calumnies in his scandalous pamphlet stiled, Something in answer to the allegations of the Quakers (in their printed case presented to the House of Commons, December 1693) ... ; together with Francis Bugg's own vindication of the people called Quakers since he left them and turned to the Church of England.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing W1950; ESTC R35241	10,738	5

of Christ 5. If thou believest all these pray produce us plain Scriptare-Rule for thy Faith that we who believe the contrary may be convinced or else do not impose an implicit Faith upon us Reader observe what the Author Bugg quotes in this point chiefly here opposed was the Popish Notion or Opinion That no man can enter into the Kingdom of God nor into the fellowship of Holy Church without Water Baptism as held by the Rhemists see their Annotations upon John 3 5. And therein opposed by the Protestants as appears in Dr. Fulke's Answer viz. It is not necessary in this place by Water to understand Material Water but rather the purifying Grace of Christ as in 4. ch ver 11. 14. where 't is called Living Water whereof he saith washing with Water in Baptism is an outward Sign So that the reformed Protestants did not esteem the outward Element Essential to Salvation And Bugg pag. 3. quotes W. Smith unfairly also out of his Primmer where he speaks of these things which arose or had their Institution from the Pope Bugg leaves out what these things were he meant viz. Sprinkling Water in a Child's Face and signing its Forehead with the Sign of the Cross and intimating his not owning Bread and Wine to be the Body and Blood of Christ or calling the Bread the Body of Christ broken for them when saith he People neither discern the Body nor the Blood of Christ pag. 39. 40. What great Error was this Did he not here chiefly oppose Infant Baptism with the Sign of the Cross and the Doctrine of Transubstantiation and Receiving unworthy Communicants to eat and drink their own damnation Which we think was not to oppose any Command of Christ nor to Contemn his Disciples taking the Bread and the Cup in Remembrance of him c. As to the Publick Ministry and Tythes If we could in Conscience have been satisfied with them we should not have dissented from them nor suffered by them Yet his Charging us with Contempt of the Publick Ministry is too general and harsh we charitably distinguish between the more moderate sort and the ridgid Persecutors As for those termed Priests of the World namely the Covetous and Persecuting sort mentioned as greedy Dogs c. pag. 4. So the Prophet terms such Isa. 56. 11. for which F. B. accuseth us with Reproaching Christ's Ministers pag. 8. We do not believe him herein nor proves he that such were either qualified as Christ's Ministers or their Call to be Divine We confess some did give them as hard Language as the Prophets of Old did those in the same Steps but their severe Persecution spoiling our Friends Goods and causing many to indure long Imprisonments some till Death sometime for Tythe of a small value it may be for the value of a Tythe-Pigg Goose or Hen c. This sure was far harder Treatment Bugg pag. 4. quotes a Brief discovery writ by some body in which he has Collected ten Lines against the Covetous Persecuting Priests of the World out of 4 Pages and places them together as one intire Paragraph but neither tells us the Author's Name nor the date of the Book nor can we find the Book it self F. Bugg pag. 4. accuseth some body for objecting against paying of Tythes under the New Covenant because abrogated by Christ c. on which he makes his Observation 1. That the Quakers by this have condemned the Martyrs and all Christians c. but herein he Unfairly imposeth on us without Proof and his Observation is too general upon the Martyrs c. for both John Wickliff William Swinderby Walter Brute William Thorpe the Bohemians with others mentioned in the Book of Martyrs and others did bear Testimony against the Corruptions of the Popish Clergy and against Tythes and compelled Maintenance And were not these Martyrs Christians This was made a Principle Article against them by the Papists as more largely appears in the first Volume of Martyrs in the Reigns of Richard the Second Henry the Fourth and Henry the Fifth 2. Bugg argues That if the Quakers are of the same mind still how can they have the Face to ask Favour meaning of the Parliament So that if we cannot for Conscience sake pay Tythes Bugg will neither allow us to seek nor to have any Favour from the Government and consequently our heavy Sufferings Imprisonments Sequestrations and Spoil to the Ruining of many Families must be continued upon us if his Uncharitable Attempts may take effect Oh! Unmerciful Man But let it be remembred that the House of Commons not long since were of a better mind and of more tender Inclination when they passed two Bills for the more easie Recovery of small Tythes being without Imprisonment of the Persons or Ruining Families thereby Bugg's charging the Quakers with contempt of Governours We sincerely deny and we had need to examine his Proofs seeing in his Observation he gives this severe and Mandatory order thereupon viz. Let the Quakers first recant of their Errors and condemn their Books and make a Confession of the Christian Faith and all under their Hands and then and not whilst then let Compassion be shewn unto them Is not this an Imperious and presumptive Dictator to the Government trow ye How now F. Bugg thou wast more merciful when a Quaker but now since thou art now gotten among the Priests and Levites thou hast lost all Mercy and Compassion towards us Now observe that Bugg quotes Edward Burrough's Works for proof pag. 507 501 621 53 522 524. here out of six pages thus far remote from each other he has Pickt and Catcht up a few Words here and there to prove the Quakers Contempt of Governours which is a very foul Abuse and Perversion for any Reasonable Man that reads those Passages may easily perceive that the Author did not testifie against Magistracy or Government it self nor against Governours in general but only against Persecuters and Usurpers over Conscience who frustrate the just ends of Government As between Anno 1654. and 1659. as appears in the pages quoted see what pains this Adversary takes Unjustly to pick out Words that he thinks make against us and leaves out at the same time what more explains the matter for us As pag. 501. E. B. speaking of Arbitrary Usurpt dominion over the Consciences of Men to which says he we cannot yield our Obedience within two Lines after he goes on We Preach Jesus Christ alone in the things of God to be our Lawgiver and own Magistracy in civil things Which last Words Bugg leaves out basely to infinuate that we contemn Magistracy And as for the Power the said People ascribe only to God which they cannot give to Man or any Earthly Power it is that Power which God only has given them in point of Conscience Religion and Worship which no Mortal Man nor Worldly Powers have dominion or prerogative over it only appertaining to God's Prerogative and 't is on that account we cannot