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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89410	An answer to George Keith's libel. Against a catechism published by Francis Makemie. : To which is added, by way of postscript. A brief narrative of a late difference among the Quakers, begun at Philadelphia.	Makemie, Francis, 1658-1708.; Keith, George, 1639?-1716.; Mather, Increase, 1639-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing M307; ESTC W24940	61,656	129

AN ANSWER TO George Keith●… Libel Against A CATECHISM Published by Francis Make●… To which is Added by way of ●…script A Brief Narrative of a Late Difference among the Quakers begun at Philadelphia BOSTON Pri●…ed by Benjamin Harris 〈…〉 of the BIBLE over-ag●… 〈…〉 MDCXCIIII Imprimatur Increase Mather March 31st 1694. Christian Reader SVch is not only the Impiety Irreligion and Contradiction to clear Scripture Light which the Doctrine of the Quakers is stuffed withal but the Unreasonableness Nonsense and Self-contradiction which 〈◊〉 ●arries with it that it may well seem a wonder to men of Vnderstanding that it hath not long since been Exploded and that the Abetters of it have not been a shame and ridicule to themselves and one to another● and that it had not died alone if no attempts had been made against it by so many worthy Champions of the Truth and indeed there can be no other account given of it but that God in his awful and righteous Judgment hath left men to Believe a Lie because they received ●ot the Truth in the Love of it 〈◊〉 so a Deceived Heart hath turned them aside that they cannot say is there not a Lie in our Right hand and were it not that there are so many Labouring of such ignorance as to think that holding our peace were a yielding up the cause it were pity at this time of day to take so much notice of their Scriblings as to waste Paper in replying upon them But since there is a kind of a necessity for it lest the sacred Oracles should see● 〈◊〉 some not sufficiently defended without it it may not be thought unadvisable to comply with the second part of the Wisemans Antithesis Prov. 26.5 and though no Truth is to b● foregone yet when the Foundations ar● stricken at and those Articles on which our hopes for Eternal Life are built b●…Vndermined it is time to arm in Defence of them The following Discourses then will b● found both seasonable and profitable 〈◊〉 which the venome and sophistry of ●rand Apostate and one of the mo●… 〈◊〉 caried Supporters of that totteri●… Fabrick of Enthusiasm are detected and the perverse spirit which God hath sown among them in suffering them to lay open each others follies is discovered by the Reverend and Judicious Author We do therefore Commend him and these Labours of his to the Blessing of God who alone can recover the fallen settle the wavering and confirm such as stand and make the faithful Endeavours of this his Servant become instrumental to these Desired Ends. Increase Mather Iames Allen Samuel Willard Iohn Baily Cotton Mather An Epistle to the Reader Reader I Cannot but admire the Instability of many who are so easily and soon drawn to Embrace and Espouse that perswasion and way of those called Quakers and that because of an outward and seeming Sanctity that is to be found and to be discerned among many of them consisting only in Negatives making up a Pharisaical Righteousness made of those things that are not peculiar to Quakers only of not Swearing Drinking and Ranting but if they would but cautiously Look before they Leap they would find the principles of many of the Reformed Churches as much against all those and many more evils as theirs can be and thousands of Professors exceed them in a shining Holiness and Christian Universal Piety and though others walk disorderly and not answerable to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus is not to be imputed to our Profession Principles or manner of Worshipping God otherwise all Religion would soon be rejected and Quakerism it self would be soon deserted The most of their Religion is composed of Negatives for many of them are as void of the positive part of Religion as worshipping God in the publick private and secret Duties of Religion as many moral Heathens who if they had but Learned their usual tone and grown sullen and unmannerly might pass for Quakers all over the world If we take a view of their principles in believing every one of them severally by themselves and the Books of particular Writers they are not only repugnant to truth contrary to Gods Word and the publick received Doctrine of the Churches of Christ for many Centurys past but also dangerous and damnable They cannot be looked upon as a Church having not unanimously-and fairly or faithfully published all their opinions and principles which is the cause many Espouse they know not what they have not in any of their Writings declared their Church Order Constitution Government nor Discipline They have no orderly way of Admission for Teaching Officers but as many men women as say the Spirit of the Lord is upon them must be received though they can give no convincing proof but to those already Deluded to their way from which they want the pure and powerful Preaching of the Gospel and all Administration of Sacraments which they slightly ridicule rather than own they hold or maintain a common Christ in all even in the Reprobate in whom the Spirit of God says Christ is not a sufficient saving Light and grace in all even the children of Darkness denying Original and Damnable Guilt in any Infants even in their natural State Railing against Singing of Psalms denying the Resurrection of the same Body many of them scoff at the Imputed Righteousness of Christ for our Justification and Salvation maintaining an absolute perfection for many years in this Life by a Popish Possbility of keeping all Gods Commands of which neither they nor Papist could ever in any age produce one known Instance Reader I offer here some Sheets to thy impartial perusal which was occasioned by a Paper writ by George Keith and delivered by his own hands into the hands of Mr. George Layfield at Rehoboth in Pocamok from whence as many as read may soon conclude this debate was first set on foot by themselves and by promoting it gave occasion for Laying open both their Principles and their practises more in these corners of the World then they have yet been In which Answer I have given Reply to all the Calumnies and Charges in that Paper against my Catechism which I am obliged to Justifie and Defend And the only Apology why I have not Enlarged in the proof of some points and particularly of our Doctrine concerning the Sabbath though I have sufficiently vindicated my Charge because they are fully handled by others And concerning this Subject I Recommend Keith and all of them to Caudree and Palmer Mr. John Brown sometime of Holland and Mr. Matthew Crawford and whoever answers them shall answer me If any should Censure me for my tediousness in answering I had finished it a year ago but by reason of my tedious Affliction not Transcribed until now I had a visit from Keith at my house in Virginia which though promised and intimated by his Harbinger to be on Fryday was not performed until Saturday in the Afternoon by the uncertainty of their coming was