takes for his Text now follows his gloss That is to say take away our idol then take away our maintenance then down with our Ministry Is not this rarely quaked What will not a real Quaker say to asperse the Ministring-Priests of the Lord This Quaker hath clearly for his own purpose hit this nail on the head well may none but Quakers cry Euge Jacobe Observe it once more here is the Scripture standing again for an idol and all Ministers of the Gospel because not quakerized for the Priests of this Idol the Scripture is there not here a sound like that of old Great is Diana of the Ephesians Do not the Priests like those Craftsmen make a great stir about their Idol the Scripture Do they not say in this Quakers hearing Take away our Idol then take away our Maintenance then down with our Ministry Surely it is new very clear that the Quakers have very mean thoughts either of the Scripture or of Gods true Ministers the latter are in scorn called Priests the former is more basely termed their Idol by this Quaker we are come to a strange pass seeing that no Ministers may stick close to the divine authority of the Scripture but their gain is their only end in so doing and the Scripture the word of God is their Idol which they worship for advantage sake that their maintenance may not be taken away and that their Ministry which some Quakers prophanely enough call their trade may not go down I need add no more but this Nigro carbone notetur without question this quaking-doctrine deserves a black mark Q. p. 22. Q. Numb 60 They have nothing but the Scripture without and are still without in darkness and confusion as all those appear to be who call the Scripture their rule and guide and yet know not the truth Pr. Pr. Here th's Quaker is still baiting the Priests of the most high God as if they were a sort of Letter-mongers that have only the Scripture without out-side teachers who are still without such as are in darkness without Christ the light of life such as are in confusion without divine guidance and all this dirt is cast on them by this Quaker because they call rather make the Scripture their rule and guide but in the mean time know not the truth by the way observe how fond the Quakers are of their Light within to exalt this Idol they count the holy Scripture to be what it is not an Idol it 's no less than darkness and confusion as this Quaker saith to call the Scripture the rule of faith and life surely the holy Spirit of God is in vain pretended to by the Quakers who do so basely abuse in print those who call the Scripture the Word of God who do so much decry the Scripture from being the Word of God a rule or guide Oh that the Quakers could lay this great sin to their hearts Q. p. 25. Q. Numb 61 You bring another Gospel calling the four Books Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel Pr. Pr. Here this Quaker is offended with us unjustly for calling the Books written by St. Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel this is as he saith no less matter than to bring another Gospel into the world suppose this to be what it is not a true charge then according to St. Paul's Doctrine this Quaker would make us accursed and all that have gone before us for this new Gospel surely this Quaker did not well consider what he wrote for no Quaker doubtless dare say that the matter of those Books is not true Gospel how then came this Quaker to talk of our bringing another Gospel by affirming these Books to be the Gospel of St. Matthew Mark Luke and John as the Church of England doth as the Reformed Churches do abroad this Quaker would make us to be faulty in an high degree for by bringing in another Gospel we have another Christ to be our Saviour than he that is God and Man in one person the word made flesh it is certainly very sad that we may not call the matter of those four Books the Gospel which was written for our instruction by those four Evangelists St. Matthew Mark Luke and John but we must be basely charged to bring another Gospel which St. Paul terms accursed Q p. 26. Q. Numb 62 That is a false light in you which leads you to profess the Scripture to be your rule but in life and practice deny it Pr. Pr. Without borrowing any of this Quakers Light within him to tell us it is a confessed truth amongst us That all those do hold the truth in unrighteousness that do not live according to it but it is no false light in any of us to profess the Scripture to be our rule and though men are never so wicked the Scripture is still the rule of a better life to them which they ought to follow certainly this Quakers spirit was very much in the dark to asperse the Scripture so as he hath done by Gods own appointment the Scripture is the rule of faith and life it 's folly to think that the sinfulness of any mans life can make the Scripture to cease to be the rule of life as God hath declared it to be without doubt it is a false light in any Quaker which guides him to say that the Scripture is not the rule of his life without the Light within to guide him The next Pamphlet of James Parnel is called Q. The Trumpet of the Lord blown or a blast against pride and oppression Pr. Pr. To be sure this Trumpet sounds nothing like those silver Trumpets of old there is no small danger in this Quakers blast I shall endeavour to cast some Church-mould upon it the first sound is a terrible long blast Q. p. 28 29 30. Q. Numb 63 Wo unto you that are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen in respect to your persons who are exalted in the earth who are proud high and lofty who are called of men Master Mistris and Madam you are exalted above your fellow-creatures and grind the faces of the poor you live at ease spending your time in chambering and wantonness in hawking bowling carding dicing in eating drinking and sleeping you feed the lust eating drinking and rising up to play which is Idolatry your high and lofty horses are like your selves according to your lofty minds you sit at ease Dives-like devouring the Creation spending it upon your lusts your hearts being adultred from God your fellow-creatures labour like slaves under you you sit at ease and poor Lazarus lyes starving without you think scorn that a poor man should stand with his hat on before you you will be called Masters upholding that which Christs Doctrine forbids who saith Be not ye called Master you think scorn to be Thoued of your fellow-creatures but you will Thou God and Christ but though you be exalted as high as the Heavens and set your nests
The PAPISTS Younger Brother OR THE VILENESS OF QUAKERISM DETECTED As it hath been Printed and Published by Themselves And an APPENDIX of the QVAKERS Unsound Faith which is also gathered out of their own Printed BOOKS By MISOPLANES and PHILALETHES Hisce oculis vidi hisce manibus tractavi Chemnit Praef Neque enim aliunde haereses obortae sunt aut nata sunt schismata quam inde quod sacerdoti Dei non obtemperatur Divus Cyprianus libro primo Epistolâ tertiâ Exod. 20. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour 2 Tim. 3.8 9. Men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith but they shall proceed no further for their folly shall be manifest unto all men LONDON Printed for Edward Brewster and Simon Miller at the Crane in St. Paul's Church-yard and at the Star at the West-end of St. Paul's 1679. The PAPISTS Younger Brother OR The Vileness of Quakerism detected c. READER HE that shall endeavour to take a Quaker off from his conceited bottom may sooner remove a Material Church from the old Foundation However one blow at the Root may not be unserviceable My present design is not to trouble this delicate people to prevent this I shall only give them their own Meat cook't by themselves in their own dish It 's well known how the Poets were painted of old licking up what Homer did cast forth I shall only present the Quakers with that which their overcharged Homers have disgorged I hope this fair dealing cannot justly offend any of them I know it is in vain to tell the Quakers That their Quakerism is a compound of false-Doctrine newly-brought to light several old Errors new vampt Antichristian Popery put forth in a new dress The Quakers whose Names are so and so in the flesh cannot endure to hear that their false spirit hath been delivered of such pitiful off-spring However I shall endeavour to make their Pamphlets in print tell the Intelligent Reader at whose doors the Quakers pretended spirit would have their lamentable brats laid It 's probable what is written may movere bilem stir the Quakers choler but my design is only to remedy that status or windy spirit that troubles them that puts them upon all those irreligious heats with which they and others by them are so troubled To read their Enthusiastick follies transcribed out of their own Books may be a proper prescription for them Let not the Quakers nor any others believe that by answering fools according to their folly I do write one syllable against the Holy Ghost who is God or that I have scoffed the Quakers as being the Servants of God I know very well Pietas non patitur ludum Give me leave only to tell the Christian Reader That the Quakers do commonly beg the question they take it for granted always that they only are the People of God his peculiar servants which is but the true idolizing conceit of themselves true humility would make them look upon themselves with another eye their silly Quakerism would then be what it is indeed a true cause of their abasement before the Lord. To weigh the Quakers in the right balance to take a true estimate of them their Praters are but too like Baals Prophets by their followers that do not know them they are fondly doted on Mahomets Pidgeon and the Quakers Spirit are both alike in this neither of them are of God That man is a meer stranger to their Scribbles that knows not what manner of Saints they are in their own Calendar The People of God The Seed of God The Lords anointed ones that must not be touched The Saints of the Most High God Thus like Simon Magns they give out that themselves are some great ones to whom many silly people give heed from the least to the greatest as if the false-inspired Quakers were carried forth by the great power of God By the way consider it well it 's a woful mistake to think or believe that the Quaker's pretended spirit is the ever-blessed Spirit who is God The vile Doctrines contained in the Quakers printed Books are enough to dash this base conceit this vain belief in pieces As for my own particular I do look for hard measure from my Neighbour Quakers for this kindness of love to undeceive them I have already been sufficiently without any just cause blackmarkt by them A Judas A Persecutor of Gods people A black Devil The Porter of Hell loaded with all the Plagues of Hell exposed to all the Devils of Hell These are some of those unchristian evil-speakings which some Quakers have used of me But I need not tell the Impartial Reader how black the Quakers mouths are nor how fell they are against any Priests nor how expert they are at dying white black the greatest innocency hath not escaped their blacking liue I thank God they are not my Judges I must neither stand nor fall before their bar I am not one jot the worse for being their filth and off-scouring I am not in the least induced to retaliate I shall only transcribe their own Books to serve as a looking-glass to let the serious Reader see what base Doctrines are broacht against God above against the Kings Majesty below against the Gospel the Doctrine which is after godliness against the Scripture which is the Word of God against Jesus Christ whose Satisfaction is denied whose being God-Man is derided whose Person is not owned by them A larger list of the Quakers base Doctrines shall be summed up in the close of this Discourse which may not unfitly be called The Quakers vain belief or corrupt Creed At present I shall not wire-draw one line in their Books to speak more than their own words will bear I shall only bespeak the Readers patience for their very idle discourses this trouble I cannot avoid I do before-hand assure the Reader That his patience will be sore put to it to read such impertinent rude ignorant blasphemous corrupt mean stuff fathered on God who is Truth in whom is no darkness The Books made use of I shall name as I find them named and printed By these Letters Q. Pr. the Reader will easily know which words are onely taken out of the Quakers Books THE first Book that offers it self to be considered is thus penned The Counterfeit Christian detected and the real Quaker justified By a lover of Truth and Peace W. P. Printed 1674. Q. Pag. 78. Q. Numb 1 Give me one place that mentions Christ to be a distinct Person without us Art thou so destitute of common sense as to think of proving the Quaker to be no Christian because he denies a Doctrine not expressed in Scripture and yet at that instant to magnifie the Scripture as thy sole Rule Verily thou makest thy self a derision to all wise men Pr. Pr. The whole drift of these Quaking-lines is to affirm That Christ is no distinct person without us To assert that our Saviour is a distinct Person without
Father this is no point of this Quakers Faith this is only the confession of Presbyterians and Independents who are his adversaries brethren 4ly Jesus the Son of Mary doth not to use his own words exist outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand according to this Quaker this is a false doctrine for which there is no Scripture-proof as for Gods right hand this Quaker doth scoffingly ask what or where is it is it visible or invisible within us or without us only Thus Jesus the Son of Mary sitting on Gods right hand in Heaven is no article of this Quakers faith 5ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is no outward bodily existent person without us distinct from God to hold Christ our Saviour to be a distinct person from God the Father is no part of this Quakers faith The light within guides no Quakers to own this great Gospel-truth their spirit inspires none of them to be sound in this doctrine of faith Light of Light very God of very God is none of their faith 6ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as God Mind it well the Hypostatical Union on is not owned by any Quaker because the Quakers do deny our Saviour to be God man in one person therefore they deny that the Son of Mary is to be worshipped as God 7ly That Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is outwardly bodily glorified at Gods right hand is no Scripture-truth Lastly to call Mary the Mother of God is a Popish saying which to be sure is not Scripture-language in this Quaking discourse the learned may observe many old Heresies revived however by this Quakers golden Calf the nature of true Christianity is made naked it is stript off its primitive glory it may now truly be called Ichabod for by this Quakers most ugly doctrine the glory is departed from it Q. p. 51. Q. Numb 26 Whereas thou goest so often over with these words Jesus Christ the Son of Mary whom thou callest God-man I ask thee if this be not of kin to the Papists calling Mary the Mother of God and where did the Apostles so often or ever use these expressions Jesus Christ God-man the Son of the Virgin Mary and who were they that said Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary But Peter gave an higher testimony of him when he said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God But do not the Papists honour him as much as thou in their frequent calling him the Son of Mary as thou hast done Pr. Pr. This Quakers discourse serves to tell us that it is no piece of this Quakers Christianity to hold that Jesus Christ our Saviour is either the Son of Mary or God-man for he is angry with his adversary for going so often over with these words Jesus the Son of Mary and for calling him God-man this Quaker tells us to call Jesus the Son of Mary is that which is neer of kin to the Papists who call Mary the Mother of God Certainly this Quakers Light within is very dull-sighted which can neither discern Jesus to be the Son of Mary nor Mary to be the Mother of God the Son according to his Manhood Jesus Christ God-man in one person is a great stumbling-block in this Quakers way it 's against his Light within him to acknowledg Christ to be God and Man in one person therefore it must in his eye be Popery to call Christ the Son of Mary and Mary the Mother of God the communication of properties is a doctrine of which this Quaker takes no notice it 's not to tell whither an ignorant confidence will hurry those that are led by it to call Jesus Christ the Son of Mary God-man are those expressions saith the consident Quaker which were never used by the Apostles Behold what is the result of this ignorant confidence is it not this abominable assertion to the shame of true Christianity that Jesus Christ God-man the Son of Mary is no Gospel-truth taught by Christs own Apostles To go one step further to call Jesus the Son of Mary is according to this Quakers language to honour Christ no otherwise than those that said of him Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary Let us remark it once more it 's but a slight a vulgar dishonour put on our Saviour to call him Jesus the Son of Mary nay it 's Popery which is commonly counted Antichristianism to call Mary the Mother of God how ignorantly doth this Quaker decry Jesus from being the Son of Mary because St. Peter testified of him saying Thou art the Son of the living God therefore it is a false Popish testimony that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Virgin Mary Tremulus naviget ad Anticyras this pitiful Quaker wants a necessary dose for his pericranium common sense is ashamed of such mean arguing at this day no serious Christians none but deluded Quakers do deny Jesus Christ to be the Son of the Virgin Mary the Papists who believe many lyes are not so grosly deceived as this Quaker hath shewed himself to be in this point Q. Q. Numb 27 THe next Book to be considered is the Quakers Primer by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. Like the canker to the trees in the nursery so the mischievous design of this pitiful Primer is to corrupt from their infancy the young striplings of this Church and Kingdom under pretence of right-spelling to poyson them with Quakerism in their minority this is that leaven which is designed to sowre the whole lump to diffuse Quakerism through the whole body of this Nation a mischievous design if not timely prevented by his Sacred Majesty and those that are in authority under him there is in this Quaking-Primer magnum in parvo very much base doctrine contained in a few leaves Q. Q. It is called a new Book for Children to learn in by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. This latter hath shewed himself to be a crafty seeds-man by whose means little children are cunningly imposed upon therefore the more care is fit to be taken to prevent his dangerous attempt Books not so dangerous as this is have been burnt by the hand of the common hang-man as the Author is gone to his Judg so this Book deserves a black mark for his sake and its pestilent doctrine Q. p. 6. Q. Numb 28 A child may learn the fear of the Lord by taking heed unto the Light Pr. Pr. I might truly say that this Quaking-Primer begins with a lye thereby to corrupt childrens minds the Light within which is no express Scripture-phrase is indeed a meer fancy the real Quakers Idol which all children are early taught by these Quakers to fall down to and worship it 's false doctrine to make the Light within to be the teacher of the fear of God the holy fear of God which cleanseth both heart and life is taught by taking heed to Gods Word in this
shoulders which they touch not with one of their fingers they have respect to their interest profit ease security they count gain godliness they are preachers and setters up of tythes which Christ came to put an end to with the law they sue men at law for them they are hirelings who do falsly apply Christs words to themselves The labourer is worthy of his hire tythes are only claimed by false Teachers they deny the doctrine of Christ enlightning every one with a saving-light and that truly for it is a quaking-falshood they deny the manifestation of the Spirit in all they reproach the true Ministers of the Light and justly because of their folly they are persecutors of the children of light but the Quakers have no truth nor righteousness to be persecuted for they deny that any are made perfect from all sin in this life which they ought to deny they preach up the power and dominion of the devil's leading into sin above the power of Christ over sin in this life they exalt their Master the Devils power above Christ who came to overcome the Devil they preach up outward worship bodily service outward forms ceremonies and observances of outward Ordinances and Traditions of men of worship in outward Temples and consecrated places and outward conformity out of the life and power of godliness in Common-Prayer service and singing of Davids Psalms they please themselves with an outward melody to their ears with voice and organs their labour is to bring people to and keep them in outward communion under the outward profession and name of Christians to come to an outward washing and sprinkling to make them Christians to partake in outward eating of bread to drink of the outward cup of wine their fellowship is only in the world and with the world they do not what God requireth at their hands they are preachers up of the Kingdom of the Beast and false-Prophet they are bewailers of the great city Babylon their trade and merchandize dependeth on her Q. Q. Num. 118 Now take this Authors conclusion pag. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. Pr. Pr. In this quaking Author we find that they are the pretended Ministers of Christ that they are Antichrists Ministers that the Gospel preached by them is the Gospel of Antichrists setting up that they are led by the spirit of Antichrist that they make merchandize of the words of God that they are not Ministers of the Spirit hypocrites who do in words draw nigh to Christ but deny him in their works that Episcopal Presbyterian and Independent Teachers are alike corrupt they do all preach in their own wisdom of words they do differ from the true Ministers of Christ his Gospel and life that they all want a thorough-reformation that they have taken up their stations in formalities that they are rejected of God such from whom the Lord is departed such as are denied of the Lord to be his Ministers to them the Lord as this Quaker pretends saith Who hath required these things of your hands wherein you have polluted my name they seek their own more than Gods they have not the Spirit they are turned aside to fables they are quenchers of the Spirit they are despisers of Prophesie they speak evil of that they understand not they are none of Christs Ministers in the Spirit they convert not any unto God they go forth in the will of man they are not of God they are false shepherds they speak their own words they compose their Sermons in their own wills and wisdom they are no true guides in the way of life they are deceivers and Seducers who wax worse and worse they run in the way of Balaam they are the false guides who lead to destruction whose ways are the ways of death whose end is everlasting misery who are ready to blaspheme that holy name whereby the Quakers but in pretence and falsely are called I may without just offence to any say That I have truly set down from his own words this Quakers base account of all the Ministers of the Church of England for the most part this is done in this Scribblers own words if not so then in the genuine sense of his own words when I am put to the test this will be found true As for this and the other quaking Pamphlets I can truly say hisce oculis vidi hisce manibus tractavi observe but the time when their Books consulted by me were Printed and then this truth will be evident To their Books I shall instead of an Index add an Appendix which the Reader may be pleased to look upon as The Quakers unsound faith which I shall be bold to set down as the Quakers Belief because in that Book of theirs called Truths defence they do boldly say pag. 104 That they are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ to write or to put in print That their papers or printed Books are from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God The Articles of the Quakers faith will be supernumerary above twice four and twenty I shall set them down with reference to what hath in the foregoing discourse been taken out of their own Books all this I shall do either in their own words or according to the true meaning of them By the letter Q. is meant Quakers To begin with their unsound faith ARTICLE I. THE first Article is this We Quakers do believe as W. P. doth write That Jesus Christ is not a distinct Person without us and that there is not one place of Scripture to prove him to be so nor do we believe Christ to be God-man for it is no Scripture-phrase See Numb 1 2 3. ARTICLE II. We Q. do believe That the Scripture is not a Rule directing our understandings or lives and that the Spirit alone doth give true discerning See Numb 4. ARTICLE III. We Q. do believe That the Light within ought to be the Rule of our faith and practice See Numb 5 6 7. ARTICLE IV. We Q. do believe That Baptizing with water is no Ordinance of the Gospel instituted by Jesus Christ See Numb 8 9. ARTICLE V. We Q. do believe That the Justification of a sinner is not by Christs righteousness imputed by faith That Justification by Christs imputed righteousness is a dangerous sin-pleasing notion that it is a speaking peace to the wicked that it is a doctrine of devils that it allows the devils Kingdom to continue in being See Numb 10 11 12 13 14. ARTICLE VI. We Q. do believe and are of the same mind with our friend G. Whitehead That Christ God-man did never purchase the redemption of any sinners by the price of his own blood That redemption thus purchased is non-sensical and unscriptural That it is an upstart-doctrine which is no elder than the Presbyterians and Independents See more Numb 15 16 17 18 19. ARTICLE VII We Q. do believe That there is no Salvation to be hoped for after this life is ended by any faithful
Mind it well this is no piece of a Quakers faith That the Scripture is the Word of God or that it is the Rule of faith and obedience to any Real Quaker amongst them Behold this Quakers Logick Because St. Peter knew Christ to be the Son of the living God by a special revelation from Heaven therefore the Scripture is not the Rule of faith May it not be said without offence Surely this Quakers Light within burnt dim in his socket he saw not well to write by it It 's no imposing upon the weakest understanding to say That the Light within is no such infallible Teacher as the Quakers brag of like the Papists infallible Judg it 's not without its gross mistakes Q. pag. 103. Q. Numb 8 And for Christs bidding his Disciples Go teach baptizing Mat. 28 I told thee that no water was mentioned and that Luke in Acts the first says before the Commission mentioned by Matthew could be given at least executed John baptized with water but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence and then comes the Commission in force Go teach baptizing how with the Holy Ghost turning people from darkness to light from the power of Satan unto God Pr. Pr. The full import of this Quaking-Harangue is to tell that there is no such thing as Water-baptism You see plainly that baptism with the Holy Ghost thrust strangely by this real Quaker into Christs Commission hath outed Water-baptism from being a Divine Institution observe it well no water was mentioned a pitiful Cavil what then therefore Go teach baptizing is no part of Christs Commission according to the title of his Book this Real Quaker saith they are all Counterfeit Christians that hold baptizing with water the Real Quaker is for Go teach baptizing how with the Holy Ghost and with fire yet neither of them are by name exprest in Christs Commission If this be not in some measure to turn people from light to darkness from God to the power of Satan let the sober-minded Reader judg However this is most certain that to deny Water-baptism to be a Sacrament ordained by Christ himself is not the received Doctrine of the Church of England nor of any other serious Christians under Heaven Q. p. 105. Q. Numb 5 Now as for Water-baptism what Paul says of himself I may say of his Commission It was not behind any of the rest yet he denies Water-baptism to be any part of it and is as plainly rejected by him in point of institution as any thing in Scripture So that either Water-baptism is none of Christs Institutions or else Paul had no Commission to perform Christs Institutions which were strange Pr. Pr. I may without just offence ask Is not this stoutly argued from the Light within this Real Quaker to evince Water-baptism to be none of Christs Institutions Is it not a dishonour to an ordinary understanding to encounter such child-like reasoning May I not truly say Surely W.P. was at Oxford to lick glass-windows Is it the manner of his Light within of his bosom-teacher to dictate at this low rate However let it be duly considered that it is the avowed judgment of a real Quaker That Water-baptism is none of Christs Institutions and that this Quakers Paul was of the same mind which is a most gross mistake Q. p. 106. Q. Numb 10 C. i. e. Counterfeit Thou supposest the Doctrine of Justification by that righteousness which Christ fulfilled wholly without us to be a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Quaker I do so Pr. Pr. Here we have consitentem reum the Real Quaker confessing himself guilty of a base Doctrine That Justification by that Righteousness which Christ fulfilled wholly without us is a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Thus this great Gospel-truth Justification by faith articulus fidei stantis vel cadentis Ecclesiae a main Article of the Christian Faith in Luther's eye is but a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion in this Quakers account as the Papists call it a Putative righteousness so the Quaker accounts it no better than a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Thus Justification by Christs righteousness imputed by faith which is a comfortable doctrine in the Church of Englands eye is basely murdered betwixt these two thieves Q. p. 107. Q. Numb 11 C. i.e. Counterfeit It is horrible wicked to conclude That what Christ hath done and suffered without us is to speak peace to the wicked whilst such Quaker Right Pr. Pr. To pick up the plainest sense out of these dark lines it seems to be this That it is horrible wicked to conclude that any are made righteous in Gods sight by what Christ hath done and suffered without us that it is no less than speaking peace to the wicked Thus the received Doctrine of Justification by faith in Christ is run down at a base rate Unless the perverting sense of a deluded Quaker be received that man commits an horrible wickedness that holds justification by Christs righteousness without him This is that daubing with untempered Mortar a sinpleasing-notion a doctrine which speaks peace to the wicked At this rate the Church of England is highly to blame for affirming that we are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith That we are justified by faith only Artic. 11 is a most wholsome doctrine and very full of comfort Without doubt the Homily of Justification referred to in that Article is tainted with no Quakerism in this point Behold the Case is sad that imparted Righteousness may not be retained but imputed Righteousness like Ishmael the bond-womans son must be cast forth yea loathed as a sin-pleasing notion which is dangerous rejected as that which is horrible wicked Q. pag. eadem Q. Numb 12 But what sayest thou to my distinction about Justification Christs work was twofold First to remit forgive or justifie from the imputation of sins past such as truly repent and believe Secondly By his power and spirit working in the hearts of such to destroy and remove the very nature of sin to make an end of it to finish transgression present and to come the first removes the guilt the second the cause of it Methinks this should a little allay thy clamours Pr. Pr. It 's an old truth qui bene distinguit bene docet but this Quaker hath missed the Cushion With this distinction he doth only play the Mountebanks part he doth vainly please his fond admirers this counterfeit Balsom is ineffectual he juggles here is neither the whole truth nor nothing but the truth Like the Devil this Real Quaker hath the knack to deliver some truth according to the Scripture that he may the better manage his devilish design and put off his bad Wares The first part of this Quaking-distinction is very lame which any sober Christian will soon perceive The latter part of it is full of false doctrine the base design of this distinction is to make
but Trent-Popery infused into them by subtil Popish Priests and propagated by the deluded Quakers at this day This old Popish Doctrine is that which their Praters put off in their Speakings and Writings to their followers as if it were new doctrine from heaven something belonging to Christianity which was not known till the brain-sick Quakers made it known Q. p. 32 33. Q. Numb 23 To oppose the righteousness of the elect seed and the works of the Spirit within as unto Justification this R. G. scornfully tells us that in plainer words they of Rome thus express That the Apostle excludes from Justification works which we our selves do by our strength without the help of the grace of God not those works we do by the aid of the Spirit To these lines this Quaker answers thus They of Rome have given a better definition of Justification than R.G. hath and at least shown a better esteem of works of grace and of the Spirit of God than he hath done Now if I be exclaimed against herein for Popery I must say that wherein Papists hold any truth though in unrighteousness I must not therefore deny it if the Papists and the Devil also confess there is a God and a Christ must I therefore deny it or be counted a Papist Pr. Pr. Here the Quakers Light within is stifly at work to justifie himself for holding as the Papists do the same doctrine of Justification by works of righteousness In plain terms Quakerism in the point of Justification is Popery new-born into the world it 's no false charge to say That the Quakers have a Pope in their bellies their Books have the same Papal doctrine that truth which the Papists hold though in unrighteousness as this Quaker saith as to Justification even the self-same doth this Quaker hold as fast to the shame of the received doctrine of the Church of England I might tell the Reader how Rom. 8.3 4. 1 Cor. 6.9 10 11. Isa 45.8 James 2.20 21 23. Gal. 3.6 are discoursed from by this Quaker no otherwise than the Papists have done to assert Justification by the works of the Spirit but it is no new thing with the Devil or his Agents to quote Scripture to prove that which God never intended them for That man is a stranger to the point of Justification that knows not that many Scriptures have been wrested by the Papists for this purpose which have been soundly vindicated from Popish glosses put upon them This Quaker doth but actum agere act the Popish old part over again to amuse unwary Christians with the rehearsal of them If this Quakers spirit were of God he had ere this been silent in this matter To use this Quakers own words I shall tell him That it is an old Popish trick to assert Justification by works of the Spirit from mistaken Scriptures and there is certainly no little spice of the old Law-working spirit in it Q. p. 33. Q. Numb 24 Our asserting the righteousness of the elect seed raised in us and obedience of faith therein for justification and acceptance with God this doth neither deny nor oppose the Sacrifice of the crucified body of the Man Christ Jesus nor yet blot out of our hearts either the name or remembrance of him who is the great Propitiation for sin as unjustly the elect seed and its righteousness within is accused for the appearance of Christ within and his manifestation in spirit doth neither deny nor oppose his manifestation or suffering in the flesh but rather answereth and fulfilleth the intent and end thereof for the outward manifestation of the Son of God in the flesh as it did condemn sin in the likeness of sinful flesh so his inward manifestation in spirit doth destroy sin worketh justification and redemption in them who obey his light within for he is the author of eternal salvation to as many as obey him So here is righteousness redemption and salvation received in Christ the Light through obedience to his Light within Pr. Pr. This Quaker hath had fair play he is transcribed usque ad nauseam by this tedious discourse this Quaker gives us to understand that there is no such truth as Justification by faith alone the subject matter of his lines is hammered out upon his Popish anvil there is nothing for the main said which any Papist will disown Justification and Sanctification are by him ignorantly confounded but rightly enough according to the Popish mode he that shall affirm this Quaker to be one of Abbot Joachim's Disciples or one belonging to Seculum Spiritus Sancti or a Franciscan Papist in a new dress is not altogether mistaken his whole discourse is a medley of some truth of more falshood to glance at the title of his Pamphlet you see it plain unless we are of the same mind with the Papists in the doctrine of Justification we are all far from the nature of true Christianity in this matter in this Quakers account the Church of England together with other Reformed Churches is altogether Antichristian Q. p. 40 41. Q. Numb 25 As to R.G. his saying His Apostles and all his Ministers in all ages all in one joint voice pointing to Jesus the Son of Mary this son of man with an Hosanna to the Son of David Ans That the holy Prophets Apostles and Ministers testified unto Jesus Christ both as man born of the Virgin and unto his Divinity this is owned But it appears further that R. G.'s Hosanna and pretended adoration and claim of Salvation is only to him as the Son of Mary as now existing outwardly bodily without us * whereupon I ask him if he hath so considered him to be God the Saviour or the Son from the substance of the Father as some of his Brethren have confessed the Son is and that he existeth outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand what Scripture-proof hath he for these words and then what and where is Gods right hand is it visible or invisible within us or without us only and is Christ the Saviour as an outward bodily existent or person without us distinct from God and on that consideration to be worshipped as God yea or nay And where doth the Scripture say he is outwardly and bodily glorified at Gods right hand according to the foregoing Asterisk * you may take this Authors Marginal note Why did he not call Mary the Mother of God as the Papists do which to be sure is not Scripture-language Pr. Pr. In this Quaking ramble we find too much false abominable doctrine delivered to serious Christians it 's certainly sad to read so much base doctrine vented under the pretended nature of true Christianity I shall endeavour to sum it up in these following particulars First here is no Hosanna due to Christ as the Son of Mary as now existing bodily without us 2ly Jesus the Son of Mary is not God our Saviour 3ly That Jesus Christ is not the Son of the substance of the
act his part to make little children believe this Doctrine to wit Three Persons and one God is a false doctrine That the Father the Son and the Spirit are no otherwise three Persons but as the world and their Teachers calls them so To say that God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost are three Persons but one God this is to speak we know not what a meer fancy as we have imagined a false doctrine contrary to the Scripture Article 1 To say with the Church of England In the Unity of this Godhead there be Three Persons of one substance power and eternity the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost is in this Quakers account the Doctrine of the world and their Teachers a speaking we know not what a vain imagination a corrupt doctrine contrary to the Scripture If this be not pestilent doctrine for little children to learn let all sober Christians judg Q p. 21. Q Numb 35 Now Children the Scriptures of truth do declare of God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth which are one but the Scriptures cannot bring you to know God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth Pr. Pr. In this Quaking-Primmer here is a train laid to blow up the knowledg of the Scriptures to prepare little Children to sleight them as being unable to bring them to know God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth according to these Quaking-lines St. Paul was mistaken when he said that the Scripture was profitable for Doctrine for wherein are the holy Scriptures profitable for Doctrine if they are unable to bring those that read them to know God Christ and the Spirit of Truth certainly it is either a true or a false knowledg that is to be gotten of God Christ and the Spirit by the Scriptures to exalt the Quakrs Idol the Light within little Children are here taught to sleight the holy Scriptures as a dull Book in the reading whereof there is nothing of God Christ and the Spirit of Truth to be known There are many more soul-endangering Doctrines in this Primer but I shall dismiss them at this present that I may come to the Quakers Catechism a Book of no less dangerous consequence as Popery of late hath spread in this Kingdom by Popish Catechisms so the Papal Quakers have set their Catechisms forth to gain Proselytes by this means Pharisee-like they make their followers twofold more the children of Hell Q. THe Book now under consideration is thus Titled Q. Two Treatises the one Entituled A New Primer the other A New Catechism both written by William Smith Printed 1668. Pr. Pr. The New Primer is that Book in which is demonstrated the new and living way a specious title this Book hath to catch unwary Readers to draw them cunningly into the Devils snare it 's written by way of Question and Answer the Child inquiring the Father informing which is a subtle way to dispense Quakerism the other is a new Catechism both are bound up together both Primer and Catechism are the sittest for Smithfield to receive the Hangmans Imprimatur there the Catechising new Primer is betwixt the Father and Child thus Q. p. 2. Q. Numb 36 Child But is there something of God in my own conscience that will give me the knowledg of him Father Yes and there is not any thing else that can do it Pr. Pr. In the first page of this new Primer this Quaking father endeavours to shew his child how he may come to know God his way and truth which he saith is thus done by something of God in his own conscience but so as that there is not any thing else that can do it as for the Scripture this stands for a cypher for a dead letter like a dumb Idol the Scripture can do nothing to make known God his way and truth the Light within this Quakers fondling is the childs only tutour to help him to know God his way and truth as for the Scripture which is given by inspiration of God which as St. Paul saith Is able to make wise to salvation which is profitable for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work this very Scripture in comparison of the Light within is not able to help children in the least to know God his way and truth it doth still further appear that the Quakers spirit is not of God which doth thus debase the Scripture which is Gods word Q. p. 5. Q. Numb 37 Fath. Such as are not Christs Ministers have their power and authority from man and have each man a place of settlement which is called a Parish in that Parish they have Tythes allowed for their maintenance and they have a law made by man to compel it and if any for conscience sake cannot give it them then by their Law they sue them and imprison them and spoil their goods and these are wolves Child that are let loose among the lambs to rend and tear them and they have places builded in their several Parishes which they call Churches and they observe one day in a week for their worship and few hours in that day to perform it and they have an hour-glass and that is their time of Preaching and their eye will be oft towards the glass to see when it is run because it is a long hour to them when the glass is run they tell their people the time is now spent and what hath been spoken must suffice for that time and this is not the practice of Christs Ministers Pr. Pr. By this Quaking father the children of this Church and Kingdom are basely taught in a ridiculous manner to despise all Gods Ministers of what degree soever throughout this whole Kingdom from the Kings Chappel to the meanest Congregation we are all alike none of Christs Ministers like Jeroboams Priests or Baals Prophets this Quaker saith we derive our authority from man the Consecration of Archbishops and Bishops the Ordination of Priests and Deacons is no more but an humane invention for they have their power and authority from man in this Quakers account there is no true Ministry belonging to the Church of England the Priests are but so many Tythmongers setled in every Parish bloody wolves let loose among the lamb-like Quakers to rend and tear them like the Jews they have a law made by man to compel that which is unjust they are time-servers who do observe one day in a week for their worship and a few hours in that day to perform it an hour-glass measures the time of their Preaching which their eyes are oft upon their glass run and their time are both spent together thus in this Quakers eye they are no better than so many hour-glass-Preachers behold what a silly scandalous charge is here drawn up against all the Ministers of Gods Word in this Church and Kingdom who can believe that the foregoing discourse was indited by the infallible spirit who is God
except a Quaker none can how are the youth of this Kingdom instructed by this Catechizing-Primer to slight all Gods Ambassadors Pudet haec opprobria dici it is a shame of no mean size that such base things should be printed and not signally taken notice of Q. p. 10. Q. Numb 38 Child But are not the Scriptures given forth for a rule to walk by Fath. The Scriptures are a true testimony of what the Saints were made witnesses of but the spirit is the rule the rule unto them that gave forth the Scriptures Pr. Pr. Here the youth of this Nation are taught by this Quaking-father that the Scriptures are not the rule of faith and obedience according to this Quakers vain mind no children shall do well to take heed to the sure word of Prophesie Unto the Law and the Testimony is no rule for any children to walk by the spirit that doth infatuate the Quakers is the foolish guide whom this Quaking-father would have his child to follow is it not lamentable that the youth of this Kingdom together with those who are children in understanding are thus decoyed into the Devils net Q. p. 12. Q. Numb 39 Ch. Then I perceive it is the spirit alone that I am to mind in all things Fath. Yes child for by minding the spirit alone in all things thou wilt come to a good understanding in all things and be able to put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false Pr. Pr. Here we have this Quaking-father Catechizing his child so as to undermine the Scriptures to render them good for nothing for he saith the spirit alone is to be minded in all things therefore the Scriptures to speak like this Quaker are to be minded by children or others in nothing observe it well it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that helps to a good understanding in all things it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that enables to discern and put a difference betwixt true and false it 's now obvious that the Scripture is basely bespattered by this Quaking-father for there is no coming to a good understanding by minding the Scripture in any thing the Scripture to speak this Quakers mind hath no true light to help any to discern and put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false the Quakers ill spirit is to be minded in all things this alone is the true discerner betwixt truth and falshood but pity those poor children that have no better guide to follow Q. p. 33. Q. Numb 40 Ch. Why is not their time and place and person right seeing their time is upon that day called Sunday and their place that which is called a Church and the persons such as are counted the Ministers of Christ Fath. Nay the Lord God of Power is not limited by any of them and as for their Sunday the Heathen named it and the Pope named their Church and their Schools and Colledges made their Ministers Pr. Pr. In these lines this Quaker doth Catechistically teach his child to look upon time place persons necessary circumstances belonging to publick Worship as those that are Heathenish Popish and of mans making the whole Quaking-discourse is a base charge drawn up against the Church of England as if the Lord of Power were limited by the same as for the Lords-day this Quaker calls it our Sunday which the Heathen named as for the publick place where the members of this visible Church do meet to worship God in a material Church this he saith was made by the Pope as for the persons the Ministers of Gods Word he gives us to understand that they are none of them sent of God for our Schools and Colledges made them all do not these Quaking-lines eat like a canker is not the Church of England debased after a strange manner Q. p. eâd. Ch. Q. Numb 41 But do they not preach sound Doctrine Fath. Nay their Doctrine is after the tradition of men and not after Christ and they get their Doctrine by their arts and languages that they have learned at Schools and Colledges and then they read it or speak it forth in their own wills that are corrupted and there is no soundness in it Pr. Pr. According to the instruction of this Quaking-father all the Preachers of the Gospel within the Church and Kingdom of England are a sort of pitiful fellows for their Doctrine is not from Heaven like the old Pharisees they teach for Doctrine the tradition of men none of them do teach that Doctrine which is after Christ arts and languages learnt here below at Schools and Colledges is the whole skill which they have in the doctrine of Salvation they are all a sort of pitiful readers or speakers out of their own corrupt wills as for their Doctrine it is corrupt like themselves there is no soundness in it to speak after this Quaking-rate they are like so many corrupt trees they bring forth corrupt fruit they are all bad stewards of the Mysteries of the Gospel If this be not base railing let the world judg Q. p. 34 35. Q. Numb 42 Ch. But is not their praying a service which is accepted of God Fath. Nay for they pray not with the spirit nor with the understanding and some of them cannot pray at all but as they have prayers made by others and have them set in a book to read as in the Common-prayer-book so that neither their preaching nor praying is accepted of God Pr. Pr. From this Quaking Catechizer we may truly gather that the preaching and praying of all the Ministers of the Church of England is altogether naught as their Preaching so their Praying is a service which is not accepted of God their prayers are carnal for they pray not with the spirit tremulo judice in their praying they do but offer the sacrifice of fools for they pray not with the understanding as for those ministring Priests that do warrantably use the common-prayer-Common-prayer-book either in the Kings-Chappel or elsewhere to speak this Quakers mind or sense they are a company of dull Ignoramusses they cannot pray at all behold a sad case except it be in the Quakers dumb meeting or amongst those that are acted by the spirit of the Hat there is no calling on the name of God in faith any where besides according to this Quaking rant is not the Kings Majesty basely reflected on hath he not a dull Clergy to minister in his Presence is not this Church whereof he is a nursing-father in a bad case for neither the Preaching nor praying of her Priests this Quaker saith is accepted of God surely the true Christian Religion is at a low ebb in this Kingdom that Quakerism must thus carry the bell according to this vain-minded Quaker we are in a great strait we must now either all turn Quakers or else in Preaching and Praying we do but perform the
for those people and priests that are not so bad as others in this Quakers account they are but cursed hypocrites as for any true Christianity this Quaker saith there is none to be found among them for the people are out of the life and practice of the Apostles and the Priests are cursed Teachers who bring another doctrine thieves that climb up another way if this Quaker hath not born false witness against his neighbour then let any sober impartial Christians judg surely this poor man was in a great quaking-heat swadled up in much consident ignorance which made him cry out Be ashamed and blush you Priests of England why so to see the fruits of your Ministry so laid open before you had this Quaker lived in those days then he would have looked upon the sins of Israel to have been the fruits of their Prophets Ministry or if he had been alive in Christs time he would have said that the sins of the Jews were the fruits of Christs Ministry and of his Disciples I may truly say the Quakers may truly be ashamed and blush to see so much inspired folly in print I need add no more in so plain case Q. p. 150 151. Q. Numb 81 Here you may see what England's Church which England's Priests have planted now differs from the heathen set drunkards aside set swearers aside set lyars aside set proud ones aside set covetous ones aside set railers aside set murderers aside set whoremongers aside set wild ones prophane ones wanton ones aside set quarrellers and fighters aside hypocrites dissemblers persecutors aside backbiters extortioners lustful ones aside then see where England's Church is Pr. Pr. In these rude quaking-lines we may easily see what thoughts this Quaker hath of the Church of England that in this Quakers account this Church is none of Gods Vineyard nor of his own planting with him it is only England's Priests Church which differs not at all from the heathen to speak this Quakers mind more fully England's Priests Church is nothing but a corrupt body consisting of bad members they are either as bad or worse than heathens that are members of the Church of England what can this Quaker mean by all this setting aside here mentioned is not this his quaking-mind that the Church of England is no sacred fold for Christs sheep for if the wicked like goats were set aside then it would appear what kind a Church it is he that considers those quaking-lines well may well conclude that the Quakers do believe that the Church of England is not the Church of God nor any member of the holy Catholick Church that Mystical body whereof Christ is the head behold once more that according to this Quakers mind drunkards swearers lyars proud ones covetous ones railers murderers whoremongers wild ones profane ones wanton ones quarrellers sighters hypocrites dissemblers persecutors back-biters extortioners lustful ones that is the worst of men are the chief members of the Church of England for saith he set these aside then see where England's Church is I need not tell the Judicious Reader that this Quaker hath shewed himself grosly ignorant of the nature of a particular visible Church if this man had lived in the Wilderness or in the Prophets days or in the days of the Apostles then at this rate of ignorance he would have unchurched the Church of God as he hath unchurched at this day the Church of God in England however all the right-bred children of the Church of England may now see what filth what disgrace hath by this Quaker been cast upon their Mother I may truly say that this deluded Quaker hath said enough to make the Church of England to become a den of thieves Antichrists dominion and the devils Kingdom which is no doubt a most base aspersion Q. p. 177. Q. Numb 82 And are made partakers of the Divine nature of Christ by which they are made Christians Pr. Pr. In these few words this Quaker hath given a most blasphemous account of all Quakers for he saith that they are made partakers of Christs Divine nature that they are Christians thus made behold here is our Saviours Godhead shared amongst the Quakers behold here are the Quakers made more than coheirs with Jesus Christ no less God than himself is like George Fox the old Quaker they are all equal with God himself with reference to this high base doctrine it may truly be said that every real Quaker is truly godded with God and christed with Christ for according to this abominable quaking assertion they are all partakers of that same Divine nature which Christ hath Mr. Higginson in his relation of the Irreligion of the Northern Quakers hath this passage pag. 3. One Williamsons Wife a disciple of Milners when she came to see him at Appleby said in the hearing of divers whose names might here be inserted if it were needful that she was the eternal son of God when the men that heard her told her that she was a woman and therefore could not be the son of God she said no you are women but I am a man This relation I shewed to two Quakers yet living hereby to let the blasphemous folly of Quakerism appear in its own colours to them but they were so far from blushing that they did both of them justifie this abominable blasphemy saying that all this might be made good at this horrid boldness I became silent but now behold here is Parnel a Quaker boldly but basely affirming that all Quakers are partakers of Christs Divine nature hence according to this quaking-blasphemy it appears evidently that women as well as men-quakers are no less the eternal sons of God than Christ himself is for they do alike partake of Christs Divine nature to back this intolerable blasphemy this Quaker in the next lines was not ashamed to misapply St. John's words as he is so are we in this world this horrid blasphemy is so apparent I shall dwell no longer upon it nor make any inferences from it I may truly say that James Naylors notorious blasphemy was the genuine issue of this abominable doctrine according to that infallible spirit who is said to guide all Quakers this is an infallible quaking-principle That all Quakers are partakers of Christs Divine nature besides it 's no wonder that this Quaker said p. 174 Thus is God with us manifested in the flesh thus all real Quakers are in their own vain imaginations godded with God and christed with Christ no less God incarnate than our Saviour that man is a stranger to Theologia Germanica who sees not how the leaven of that little Book hath sowered the Quakers whole lump this quaking-blasphemy is so gross that for its sake the Quakers may well be ashamed of their Light within Q. p. eâd. Q. Numb 83 Here is the true Church where there is but one Teacher one Lord one Faith one Baptism one Light one Life one Way one Shepherd and one Sheepfold one Priest over the
Christ which frees from sin and the law he that hath an ear may hear this false doctrine Q. p. 80. Q. Numb 99 Whereas thou wouldest know with what body the Saints shall arise in that body which Christ shall live in for he is the Saviour of the body the resurrection and life of the body Pr. Pr. The drift of these lines is to give us this quaking-account of the resurrection of the Saints That no particular Saints shall rise with particular bodies from death to life again to any that would know in what body the Saints shall rise these Quakers give this answer they shall rise in that body which Christ doth live in for he is the Saviour of the body but what body is it whereof Christ is the Saviour have not these Quakers told us it is the Church so then this according to the Quakers is the body in which Christ lives and in this body the Saints shall arise thus you may plainly see that the Quakers do plainly deny that particular Saints shall rise from death to life at the last day with their own particular bodies and in what corrupt sense they do hold the resurrection of the body Q. p. 83. Q. Num. 100 Philosophy and Logick which are of the devil Pr. Pr. It 's no wonder that the Quakers do bespatter the Universities and those that are educated in them behold how these Quakers do in their bold ignorance speak evil of those things they know not saying that Philosophy and Logick are of the devil the baseness of this charge is evident I need say no more of it Q. p. 85. Q. Num. 101 Who art querying whether Christ have a body and the Father none shewing thy self not to know the Lords body for the Son is in the Father and they are one and with thy carnal eye lookest upon him to be like thy self if thou knowest his body thou knowest the fathers for they are both one thou full of subtlety who art querying how the Son may be distinguished from the Father and they are not to be distinguished but it is thou who art making many Gods and makest three Gods Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines we are told to this purpose that Jesus Christ hath no body of flesh united to his Godhead in his own person no more than God the Father hath 2ly That there are no distinction of Persons in the Godhead for as these Quakers say the Son of God and God the Father are not distinguished 3ly These Quakers say that to distinguish God the Son from God the Father is making many Gods 4ly In the Quakers account to affirm three distinct Persons in the Godhead is likewise the making of three Gods Q. p. 98. Q. Num. 102 Christ did not send forth his Disciples to sprinkle a little durty water upon childrens faces as your filthy dreamers do and tell them it is an Ordinance of Christ who are lyars of him Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines Infant-baptism is basely denied in this Quakers account it 's nothing but sprinkling a little durty water in childrens faces they that baptize children are termed by this Quaker filthy dreamers it 's also here said in effect that they do belye Christ who say that Infant-baptism is an Ordinance of Jesus Christ Q. p. 99 100. Q. Num. 103 The cup which thou drinkest we do deny for thy cup is the cup of devils and thy table is the table of devils which is an Idol and an imitation and thy sacrifice is to devils and not to God for do not drunkards meet at thy table and swearers and cursed speakers and fighters and who follow all manner of filthy pleasures and idolaters and covetous and these are thy companions and thy fellowship at thy table and what hast thou to do to talk of the cup of Christ who sits at the table of devils and drinks the cup of devils Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines you see how the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is despised the cup blessed a Quaker calls here the cup of devils the Lords table he saith is the Priests table and calls it the table of devils of the Lords table he saith it is an idol and imitation receiving in remembrance of Christ sacrificed for us is sacrificing to devils and not to God in this Quakers esteem that the fellowship at the Lords table is very wicked that Communicants present themselves at the table of devils and do drink the cup of devils the Lords Supper as it is usually celebrated according to Christs own institution is in a Quakers account no more you see but the cup and table of devils an idol and imitation and a sacrificing to the devils and holding fellowship with wicked livers Q. p. 100. Q. Num. 104 Priests and Suppers and bread and wine is an imitation and an image which is the likeness of a thing which the Lord forbids Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image nor the likeness of any thing Pr. Pr. This Quaker gives us plainly to understand what mean things Priests Suppers bread and wine are or to speak his mind more clearly that Preists the Lords Supper celebrated upon Communion-days Sacramental bread and wine are no more in this Quakers eye but an imitation and an image the likeness of a thing forbidden by God in the second Commandment till this Quakers heated fancy imposed upon him did ever any man affirm or was it ever read that Sacramental bread and wine or the Lords Supper was an image the likeness of a thing forbidden by God in the second Commandment given at mount Sinai surely no man of common sense can swallow this quaking inspiration the great folly of this poor man is transparent Q. p. 104. Q. Num. 105 We are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ to write to teach or to exhort or to put in print our giving forth papers or printed books it is from the immediate eternal Spirit of God Pr. Pr. We may behold here that all Quakers are in their own account become so many infallible Popes they do all imagine themselves to be possessed of the immediate Eternal Spirit of God of Christ See here also that in all they write teach exhort or print all Quakers are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ that there are no papers given forth nor books printed by any Quakers though never so full of ignorance of false Grammer of nonsense of false charges of false doctrine of old errors of abominable blasphemy of ridiculous impertinences but they are all basely pretended to be from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God In this Glass you may likewise see in what esteem with themselves their papers and books printed are in comparison of the Scripture this which is Gods word and Gods book given by inspiration of God is with all Quakers decryed as being not the word of God no light no rule but the letter a dead letter an idol husk a shadow dust a carnal letter whilst their papers and books are owned
this worship I do declare to be deceitful and abomination to the Lord which is but Cains sacrifice O England I do declare against all these thy Teachers and against this thy worship as from the mouth of the Lord all thy imagined formal worships and carnal traditions and ordinances is the Lord risen to declare against O people your Teachers hath beguiled you and fed themselves with the fat but your souls are hungred by them they love the wages of unrighteousness and follows the error of Balaam for reward and have devoured souls for dishonest gain the Lord is rising to require his flock at the hands of the idols shepherds O ye idol dumb shepherds you have scattered the sheep and have fed your selves with them ye shall no longer wear garments to deceive you have long deceived the simple by your lyes the mystery of witchcraft is not now hid O England thy prophets are treacherous persons thy Judges judges for reward thy priests preach for hire thy rulers are evening-wolves which seeks for the prey all thy corrupt judges and officers and rulers will the Lord cut off and he will avenge the cause of the poor that is oppressed by priests in their tythes by lawyers in their fees by officers in their unrighteous dealings the sword of the Lord is drawn in thee O Nation and put into the hands of them which is scornfully called Quakers and thy unjust rulers and officers cannot hurt them O Land depart from all thy teachers lest thou be partaker of their plagues Pr. Pr. In these virulent lines you have seen this brainsick Quaker blacking the Teachers Worship and Magistrates of England by raking in this dunghill no little filth will appear behold how the Teachers of England are aspersed foully by this quaking zealot to write his mind more plainly they are no better than the false Prophets of Israel covetous teachers who seek their gain from their quarter thieves who steal the word their preaching is but the divination of their own brain which they sell for money that their teaching is for the fleece that they are no Ministers of Jesus Christ what then are they this Quaker saith that they are seducers blind guides antichrists such as lead poor blind people into the ways of destruction that they are such as are not sent of God that the people do not profit under their Ministry for their souls are in the dark heathenish nature leaning as he saith in the imaginations to speak this Quakers mind they are very wicked teachers for these iniquities lying swearing drunkenness covetousness and oppression and living according to the course of this world do rule among the Priests from the Prophet to the Priest as he saith every one deals falsely in this Quakers account the teachers of England are no more but hirelings and greedy dumb dogs the Quakers who pretend to be taught of God do deny them all he saith that the teachers of England are in the way of the Pharisees who we know were accursed of Christ that they do blindly lead the people as the Pharisees did of old that as cheats use to do they have beguiled the people that like the false Prophets they have fed themselves with the fat but starved the peoples souls that like Balaam they have loved the wages of unrighteousness followed Balaams error for reward that they have devoured peoples souls for dishonest gain that they are the Idols shepherds yea Idol dumb shepherds that have scattered the sheep and fed themselves with them that they wear garments to deceive that they have long deceived the people by their lyes that they have a mystery of witchcraft that they are treacherous persons Priests preaching for hire that they are oppressors by whom the people are oppressed in their Tythes that they are dangerous teachers not fit to be heard for this Quaker saith O land depart from thy teachers lest thou be partaker of their plagues now let us see how the worship of God used in England is despised by this Quaker to come to particulars he names reading singing preaching all which do belong to Gods publick worship but what saith this Quaker of this worship take his own words he saith that this worship is carnal that it is no worship of God that it is an imagined worship by which the living God is mocked that our reading singing preaching is heathenish no true worship of God that this worship is deceitful and abomination to the Lord that it is Cains sacrifice that all this he doth declare from the mouth of the Lord which is an unparallel'd quaking boldness Now let us likewise see what this Quakers mind is touching the Magistrates of England he being of age shall speak for himself who saith thus That these iniquities to wit lying swearing drunkenness covetousness and oppression and living according to the course of this world do rule among the rulers in this Nation from the least of them even to the greatest every one is given to covetousness that the Judges of England he saith are Judges for reward that the rulers of England he saith are evening wolves who seek for the prey that they are those corrupt judges officers rulers whom the Lord will cut off that they are such officers as do oppress the people in their unrighteous dealings but now this Quaker saith that the sword of the Lord is drawn in England and put into the Quakers hands what 's meant by these words I do wholly leave it to the wisdom of the Magistrate to interpret though I have hitherto forgot it yet let it be remarked that by the false Light within this Quaker hath seen a lying vision for England which is this that all her teachers are drunk with the Whores cup of Babylon which is full of abominations I shall add no more but leave the serious Reader to abound in his own sense upon those quaking-words Thus I have done with this hot-headed Quakers Pamphlet THe next quaking-book to be briefly considered is called The warnings of the Lord to the men of this generation particularly to those in power who are lately passed away and to them that remain as they were given forth in sundry Letters and sent to Oliver Cromwell Richard his Son late Protectors c. whom for brevity I have omitted but may be seen in the Title-page by his Servant George Bishop who is moved of the Lord now to publish them London printed by M. Inman 1660. Pr. Pr. This quaking Pamphlet you may see was in this Quakers account of high value it 's vain-gloriously called the warnings of the Lord whereas no Quaker will confess that the Scripture is the Word of God this traytorly book is called The warnings of the Lord behold how this abettour of rebellion this publisher of high Treason George Bishop said that he was moved of the Lord now to publish them as if this lamentable scribble were the Lords immediate work Now let us pass on to the Book it self Q.
thee execute his vengeance on those generations Pr. Pr. In these lines you may behold this Quaker crying up Oliver Cromwel as being not unlike the man Christ Jesus for he saith that Oliver Cromwel was the man who did bear as upon a common shoulder the sufferings of the oppressed but what tender consciences many of them had it hath been better understood since that time their tender consciences had no feeling of Rebellion Treason and other mens estates To go on with this Quakers comparing tacitely Oliver Cromwel and Christ together he saith that their sufferings went to his heart that he felt their sufferings on his shoulder that he could have laid down his life for one of them that his heart was tender that his bowels did sound that the hearts of his sufferers flowed in to him that in them and him there was but one spirit and one heart but in all the time of his Rebellion and High-treason whose servant whose instrument was whose work did Oliver Cromwel Behold what this Quaker saith of him the Lord did call and raise him up to head his Armies he made him his Sword and the Lord did execute by this Oliver Cromwell his vengeance on those generations Doth not this Quaker plainly tell us that the Rebel-Army under Cromwells command was Gods Army that called and raised this Traytor to be the head of his Army that God made Cromwell his Sword that God by Cromwell did execute vengeance onthose generations who these generations were the Reader must judg Q. p. 9 10. Q. Num. 115 Charles Stuart could have put off from himself the sufferings of the Puritans upon the Bishops and have alledged that they were a nonconformable factious generation and did contrary to the Law but that could not excuse him nor his standing still whilst he had power to remedy it but did not nor that those Laws were of long standing nor the disaffection of great men and nobles and rulers and bishops and priests and the generality of the Nation to that way from the judgment of God which hath taken hold on him and his children and his party whom he hath made a dreadful example of his vengeance and that by thy Sword as an instrument Pr. Pr. These lines of this quaking Bishop are abominable not to point at every base passage in them this is plainly the mind of this wild inspirado that the judgment of God to use his own words hath taken hold on Charles Stuart and his Children and his party that the Lord hath made the King his Children his party a dreadful example of his vengeance and that Oliver Cromwell's sword was the Lords instrument of this judgment and of the vengeance executed on the late King and his Children and his party that I may not be looked upon as a bloody Priest I shall squeeze these lines no further only let me say without offence that no man of any common sense dare justifie what this Quaker hath written to be the moving of Gods spirit without question these are such traytorous lines as were never seen in print from the eternal God before Q. p. 14. Q. Num. 116 Who wa st the Lords battel-axe and weapon of war to the cutting dovvn of him Pr. Pr. This traytorly Quaker goes on still to tell Oliver Cromwell that he was once the Lords battel-axe his weapon of war to the cutting down of the King behold how this Quaker in print doth justifie the basest of murthers as if it had been the Lords doing by Cromwell as his battel-axe as the Lords weapon of war for this bloody work Thus I have done with this Quakers Letter to Oliver Cromwell which was dated from Bristol the 16 of the fifth Month 1656. Subscribed thus George Bishop Surely this lamentable Quaker was strongly huffed up by his rebellious and traytorous spirit when he took himself to be moved of the Lord to publish them again in the year 1660 he that desires to know more of this Quakers pretended warnings of the Lord or to see how a Quakers light within him can act the part of disloyalty rebellion and high Treason against the Kings Sacred Majesty may peruse this quaking-Pamphlet more at large THE next book which might be transcribed is called A comparison between the true and false Ministers by Nicholas Knight printed 1675. Pr. By the late Impression of this Quakers scribble it 's evident against which Ministers this quaking-author writes that they are the Ministers of the Church of England that are the false Ministers here meant to ease my Readers patience and consult my own ease I shall contract his whole book thus Q. p. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. Q. Num. 117 Pr. Pr. In this quaking-book the false Ministers of England are thus described They are false Teachers who go and are not sent they go forth in their own names without any commission from God only in the will of man they call themselves the Ministers of Christ but are not their doctrine is false and traditional it 's not from heaven but men below they do teach for doctrine the traditions of men they are the false Teachers they preach a divination of their own brains they come not in at the door they climb up another way they speak in the wisdom of mens words they are men-pleasers by inticing and feigned words they are deceivers seekers of their own praise they seek more the fleece than the flock they preach for hire and divine for money they expect gain from their quarters like the Scribes and Pharisees they make long prayers and under that pretence devour widows houses such as say and do not they limit the Church of Christ to a Nation they are blind leaders of the blind and both fall into the ditch they hold the truth in hypocrisie and unrighteousness they take the words of God into their mouths when they hate to be reformed they have a form of godliness and deny the power they are deceivers and being deceived cause the Name of God to be blasphemed and evil spoken of they observe months and days and consecrated places their preaching is limited to days hours and hour-glasses and to the wills of men to outward observations traditions and ceremonies by their fruits these trees may be known out of the evil treasure of their hearts they bring forth evil things they are an ill savour clouds that hold no water they are sounding-brass and tinkling cymbals they do not profit the people at all being weighed they are still found too light they do neither believe nor understand what they preach they have no experience of the word of life like those silly women they are always learning but never able to come to the knowledg of the truth they flee the cross they are not willing to forsake all for Christ they chuse rather to be subject to the corrupt laws and wills of men than to obey Christ in denying themselves they lay heavy burthens on mens
account that the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance or any other Oaths injoyned by any Authority on earth are altogether unlawful because Christ hath commanded not to swear at all that no swearing is warranted by the Scripture that the dispensation of Oaths where strife was is ended by Christ who saith Swear not at all that vain Oaths and solemn Oaths are both alike forbidden by Christ See Numb 51. ARTICLE XXXIV We Q. do believe That all Holy-days are set up in the Apostacy that there is no observation of particular days that in calling the first day of the week the Lords-day or Sabbath-day people speak they know not what that the name Sunday is heathenish that every day is the Lords-day See Numb 52. ARTICLE XXXV We Q. do believe as our dear friend James Parnel hath written that they are no truly faithful Christians who do deny that there is a perfect freedom from all manner of sin to be had in this life that their faith is not the true faith if it doth not cleanse them from all their sins See Numb 53. ARTICLE XXXVI We Q. do believe That the Scripture is not the Light nor the Word nor the Life nor the Judg nor the Rule nor the Guide nor the tryer of spirits See Numb 54. ARTICLE XXXVII We Q. do believe That the people and teachers are ignorant of Christ the Light that they dote on the Scripture with their dark minds that they do like the blind Pharisees seek life in the Scripture where it is not to be found See Numb 55. ARTICLE XXXVIII We Q. do believe as our beloved James Parnel saith That the Scripture is a dead letter See Numb 56. ARTICLE XXXIX We Q. do believe That the Priests of England are the peoples leaders who cause them to err that the Scripture is their Idol to get money by that by the Scripture they do lead the people into blindness that they do in vain worship a God whom they know not that they do dethrone Christ Jesus by exalting the Scripture See Numb 57. ARTICLE XL. We Q. do still believe That the Scripture is not the Word of God nor the Light nor the Rule nor the Guide nor the Teacher nor Judg concerning matters of faith and life See Numb 58. ARTICLE XLI We Q. do believe That the Priests of England do maintain the authority of the Scripture which is their Idol only for their own ends to uphold their corrupt maintenance and deceitful Ministry See Num b. 59. ARTICLE XLII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England have nothing but the Scripture without which is a dead letter that they are without the true Light that all those are in darkness and confusion who call the Scripture their Rule and Guide and that the Priests of England are like them and that they know not the truth See Numb 60. ARTICLE XLIII We Q. do believe That they bring another Gospel into the world who call the four books Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel See Numb 61. ARTICLE XLIV We Q. do believe That it is a false light in any which leads them to profess the Scripture to be their Rule who do not live well See Numb 62. ARTICLE XLV We Q. do believe That all that are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam are all accursed of God and shall be cast into hell and that they are no better nor shall fare better than Lucifer Dives Haman Pharaoh Herod and the rest of their forefathers See Numb 63. ARTICLE XLVI We Q. do likewise believe That all who are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam are all very wicked that they do only make a profession of godliness that their worship is formal and imaginary that their Chaplains are wicked like themselves that they are like the worshippers of the golden Calf that they and their Chaplains are Heathens that Priest and people do live without God in the world that they are all accursed of God that their works are the works of the Devil that they serve the Devil with their hearts and actions that they are no Christians but Heathens both Priest and people See Numb 64. ARTICLE XLVII We Q. do believe still That all Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam young and old rich and poor and beggars men-servants and women-servants who are no Quakers are the children of the Devil fruitless trees that cumber the ground which are for the fire stubble to be burnt unrighteous persons to be cast into the lake which burns with fire and brimstone that thither they must go that there they must lye for evermore with Dives and Haman that they are all as bad as Dives Haman and the High-Priests Pharisees and Rulers were who put Christ to death that their belly is their god that they and all their earthly honour shall be laid into the fire See Numb 65. ARTICLE XLVIII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England are like Jannes and Jambres who withstood Moses that they do likewise withstand the truth that they are University-men with their Magick Arts and Imaginations that they do get a form of the Prophets Christs and Apostles words to trade with that they do deny the power of godliness that they are Traytors to Christ men of corrupt minds reprobates concerning the faith See Numb 66. ARTICLE XLIX We Q. do believe still That the Scripture is a dead letter that it is the husk which is usually thrown away that they are Swine feeding on husks who make the Scripture their Rule and Guide that he is a deceiver one that erreth that knoweth not the Scripture who saith the Scripture is the word of God that he puts the shadow for the substance who takes the Scripture to be the word of God that that man is without that he is a swine feeding on the husk that he is ignorant of the true light who saith that the Scripture is the rule and guide of the people of God See Numb 67. ARTICLE L. We Q. do believe That there is no other baptism but the baptism of Christ with the Holy Ghost and with fire that baptism with water is but a formal imitation and the invention of man that it is a meer delusion and that they are all heathens and no Christians who are so baptized and cannot witness the other baptism See Numb 70. ARTICLE LI. We Q. do believe That there is no such thing as Sacramental bread that it is only the bread which the world breaks that it is carnal and natural that the cup is such like that there is no such thing as the holy Communion for it is the communion of the world that communion which is natural outward carnal that that which is called the Lords-table is the table of devils that in receiving that which they call the Lords-supper they do feed upon the husk and shadow See Numb 71. ARTICLE LII We Q. do believe That the
believe That the Bishops in the late Kings time were persecutors that that generation was pulled up in the Lords anger that the powers that supported them were swept away in the Lords sore displeasure that the Lord was terrible to the men of high stature that the Lord did break in upon them with a furious blow of horrour and amazement that he smote with an incurable wound the Bishops and their King and their Nobles and their mighty men of war their Captains and Councellors their Priests and their Officers and their whole strength that the Lord left the name of Bishops King Nobles mighty men Captains Counsellors Priests Officers to be an astonishment and a wonder and a curse unto posterity See Numb 113. ARTICLE XCIV We Q. do believe That Oliver Cromwell was the man who did bear as on a common shoulder the sufferings of the oppressed for conscience sake who with himself were appointed to the same destruction that their sufferings went to his heart that he had a fellow-feeling of them on his own shoulder that he could have laid down his life for one of those sufferers that his heart was then very tender that his bowels did sound for them that the hearts of all his fellow-sufferers flowed in to him that in them and him there was but one spirit and one heart that for this cause the Lord did call Oliver Cromwell and raise him up to head the Lords armies that this Oliver Cromwell was made the Lords sword that the Lord did by him execute his vengeance on those generations See Numb 114. ARTICLE XCV We Q. do believe That the Puritans were great sufferers under the Bishops that Charles Stuart was inexcusable touching their sufferings for not remedying them according to his power that the disaffection of great men and Nobles and Rulers and Bishops and Priests to that way of the Puritans did not keep them from the judgment of God that the judgment of God hath taken hold of Charles Stuart and his Children and his party and hath made him his Children and party a dreadful example of the Lords vengeance and that this judgment was executed on the late King his Children and party by Oliver Cromwell's sword as an instrument See Numb 115. ARTICLE XCVI We Q. do believe That Oliver Cromwell was the Lords battel-axe and his weapon of war to the cutting down of the late King See Numb 116. ARTICLE XCVII We Q. do believe as our friend Nicholas Knight hath written That all the Teachers of England whether they are Episcopal or Presbyterian or Independent are false Ministers no true teachers who are not sent who have no commission from God who go forth in their own names only in the will of man that they are no Ministers of Christ that their doctrine is false and traditional that it is not from heaven but men below that they do teach for doctrine the traditions of men that they are the false teachers that they preach a divination of their own brains that they come not in at the door that they climb up another way that they speak in the wisdom of mens words that they are men-pleasers by feigned words that they are deceivers that they are seekers of their own praise that they seek more the fleece than the flock that they preach for hire and divine for money that for a pretence they make long prayers like the Scribes and Pharisees and devour widows houses that they say and do not that they limit the Church of Christ to a Nation that they are blind leaders of the blind that they do hold the truth in hypocrisie and unrighteousness that they hate to be reformed that they have a form of godliness and deny the power that they are deceivers and being deceived cause the name of God to be blasphemed and evil spoken of that they do observe months and days and consecrated places that their preaching is limited to days hours hour-glasses to the wills of men to outward observations traditions and ceremonies that these trees may be known by their fruits that out of the evil treasure of their hearts they bring forth evil things that they are an ill savour that they are Clouds which hold no water that they are sounding brass and tinkling cymbals that they do not profit the people that they are too light in the balances of the Sanctuary that they do neither believe nor understand what they preach that they have no experience of the word of life that like those silly women they are ever learning but are not able to come to the knowledg of the truth that they flee the Cross that they are unwilling to forsake all for Christ that they do chuse rather to be subject to the corrupt laws and wills of men than to Christ that they lay heavy burthens on mens shoulders which they touch not with one of their singers that they respect their own interest ease profit and security that they count gain to be godliness that they are hirelings that they do preach up the power and dominion of the devils leading into sin above the power of Christ over sin in this life that they do exalt the devils power who is their master above Christ that they preach up outward worship bodily service outward forms ceremonies and observances of outward ordinances and traditions of men of worship in outward Temples and consecrated places and outward conformity out of the life and power of godliliness in Common-prayer service and singing of Davids Psalms that they please themselves with an outward melody of voice and organs that they labour to bring people to an outward communion under an outward profession and name of Christians that they make them Christians by an outward washing that their fellowship is only in and with the world that they do not what God requires at their hands that they are preachers up of the Kingdom of the Beast and false Prophet that they are bewailers of the great City Babylon that their trade and merchandize do depend on her that they are pretended Ministers of Christ that they are Antichrists Ministers that the Gospel preached by them is of Antichrists setting up that they are led by the spirit of Antichrist that they make merchandize of the words of God that they are not Ministers of the Spirit that they are hypocrites who draw near to Christ with their mouths but deny him in their works that Episcopal Presbyterian and Independent are alike corrupt teachers that they do all preach in their own wisdom of words that they do differ from the true Ministers of Christ his Gospel and life that they do all want a thorough-reformation that they have taken up their stations in formalities that they are rejected of God that they are such from whom the Lord is departed that they are denied of the Lord to be his Ministers that they are such teachers to whom as our friend Knight saith the Lord saith who hath required these things at your hands wherein you have polluted my name that they seek their own more than Gods that they have not the Spirit that they are turned aside to fables that they are quenchers of the Spirit that they are despisers of Prophesie that they do speak evil of that which they understand not that they are none of Christs Ministers in the Spirit that they convert not any unto God that they go forth in the will of man that they are not of God that they are false shepherds that they speak their own words that they compose their own Sermons in their own wills and wisdom that they are no true guides in the way of life that they are deceivers and seducers who wax worse and worse that they run in the way of Balaam that they are false guides who lead to destruction whose ways are the ways of death whose end is everlasting misery that they are ready to blaspheme that holy name whereby we Quakers are called See Numb 116 117. ARTICLE XCVIII In the last place We Q. do stedfastly believe as George Fox and Richard Hubberthorn our friends do That our dear friends W. P. G. Whitehead William Smith G. C. and George Fox the younger James Parnell George Fox the elder and Richard Hubberthorn Edward Burrough George Bishop and Nicholas Knight have written and printed their fore-named Books and given them forth from the immediate eternal Spirit of God and therefore by good consequence they and their writings are no less to be believed than the Penmen of the Scripture the Prophets and Apostles are FINIS The Names of the Books cited in this Treatise with the Page where the Author begins to extract the Quakers corrupt Creed out of them I. THE Counterfeit Christian detected and the real Quaker justified By a lover of Truth and Peace W. P. Printed 1674. Page 4 II. The nature of Christianity in the true Light asserted Written by a Servant of Christ G. Whitehead Printed in the year 1671. Page 13 III. The Quakers Primmer by S.C. and George Fox the younger Page 27 IV. Two Treatises viz. a new Primmer and a new Catechism both written by William Smith Printed 1668. Page 33 V. A Collection of the several Writings given forth from the spirit of the Lord through the servant of God James Parnel who bore a faithful testimony for God and died a Prisoner under the hands of a persecuting generation in Colchester Castle in the year 1656. Published 1675. Page 59 VI. The Heathens Divinity set upon the heads of all called Christians G. F. Printed in the year 1671. Page 118 VII The power and glory of the Lord shining out of the North or the day of the Lord dawning By one whom Ishmaels brood calls a Quaker whose name in the flesh is James Naylor London printed 1653. Page 128 VIII A Warning from the Lord by one named of the world Edward Burrough Page 129 IX The Warnings of the Lord to the men of this generation particularly to those in power who are lately passed away and to them that remain as they were given forth in sundry Letters and sent to Oliver Cromwell Richard his Son late Protectors c. by his servant George Bishop who is moved of the Lord to publish them London printed by M. Inman 1660. Page 135 X. A Comparison between the true and false Ministers by Nicholas Knight Printed 1675. Page 141
p. 1. Q. Num. 111 Friend in the fear of God hear and consider for it doth concern thee Pr. Pr. Behold how this Quaker writes to Oliver Cromwell not as an Usurper but as his friend how he calls upon his friend in the fear of God to hear and consider how much he was concerned for this Usurper as being his friend Q. p. 3. Q. Num. 112 Was it wont to be thus with thee did thy sword till of late ever return empty from the blood of the slain and the spoil of the mighty could the spirit that was risen up against the Lord in these three Nations stand before thee was ever any thing too hard for thee missedst thou in thy counsels at any time whatever thou didst put forth thine hand to do was it not brought to pass was not wisdom with thee and counsel as the oracles of God becamest thou not as the army of God at thy feet did not the proudest enemy fall down and bow didst not thou come upon Princes as upon mortar and as the potter treadeth the clay were not the hearts of honest men knit to thee as one man did they sigh at any time at the remembrance of thee was not the remembrance of thee to them sweet and pleasant as life from the dead as of him that removed the burthen from off the shoulder that delivered the poor from him that was too strong for him was it ever so with man in these latter generations as it was with thee whilst God was with thee whilst the Rock had not forsaken thee Pr. Pr. The drift of this Quaker in these lines was to magnifie Oliver Cromwell an Usurping Traytor as one whose sword took the spoil of the mighty before whom the spirit risen against the Lord in these three Nations could not stand as one for whom nothing was too hard as one whose counsels succeeded well as one with whom was wisdom and counsel as the oracles of God as one that became as the army of God as one at whose feet the proudest enemy quaere was not this King Charles the First fell down and bowed as one who came upon Princes as mortar and as the potter treadeth the clay quaere were not these Princes the Nobles of England Ireland and Scotland as one that had the hearts of honest men knit to him as one man quaere who were these honest men as one at whose remembrance honest men did not sigh as one whose remembrance was pleasant to those honest men as life from the dead as one with whom it was so in these latter generations as with no other man for as this Quaker saith God was with him as his Rock behold according to this Quaker how in the time of Oliver Cromwell's Rebellion high treason usurpation traytorous actings God was so with him as he never was with any man in these latter generations according to these quaking-lines a man may be a rebel a traytor a man in actual arms against the Kings Majesty his lawful Soveraign and yet be the best man in his generation one that hath Gods special presence with him and become as the army of God a man whom God his Rock doth not forsake where are those loyal Quakers that dare call these quaking-lines the movings of the Lord surely they are ashamed of this quaking brother in print and have much more cause to abandon the quaking spirit who leads themselves Q. p. 4. Q. Num. 113 Did not the Lord hear the groans of those who suffered because of their Consciences in the days of the Bishops pull'd he not up that generation in his anger swept he not away the powers that supported them in his sore displeasure though of many hundred years standing become he not terrible to the men of high stature brake he not in upon them with a furious blow of horrour and amazement did he not smite them with a wound incurable they and their King and their Nobles their mighty men of War their Captains and Counsellors their Priests and their Officers and their whole strength leaving their name an astonishment and a wonder and a curse unto posterity Pr. Pr. In these lines of this quaking Bishop we are told That the Lord did hear the groans of some that suffered because of their consciences in the days of the Bishops This is but a quaking-insinuation to make credulous fools believe that the late Bishops did persecute men for their consciences this was the old flabellum seditionis which this Quaker was fond of But mark how this Quaker saith that the Lord in anger did pull up like weeds that generation according to this misled Quaker the Lord is very angry with Bishops but that 's not all he tells us That the Lord swept away the powers that supported them in his sore displeasure To speak this Quakers mind more plainly The Lord was so angry with the King and Nobility that supported the Bishops as that in his sore displeasure he swept them like cobwebs or dirt away from the face of the earth Nay further he saith that the Lord became terrible to the men of high stature he broke in upon them with a furious blow of horror and amazement he smote them with an incurable wound But who were they that were thus afraid thus furiously dealt with thus incurably wounded This Quaker gives this account of them saying They and their King their Nobles their men of war their Captains their Councellors their Priests their Officers their whole strength according to this Quakers mind the men of high stature were the Bishops but what became of them their King their Nobles their Men of war their Captains their Councellors their Priests their Officers their whole strength This Quaker saith basely of them to this purpose That the Lord in his anger left their name an astonishment and a wonder and a curse to posterity according to the plain meaning of this Quakers words to name no more the late King Charles the first of blessed memory was smitten with an incurable wound and his name is left in this Quakers account for an astonishment and for a wonder and for a curse unto posterity Let all wise men judg how this rebel and traiterous Quaker was moved of the Lord to write as he hath done Q. p. 4 5. Q. Num. 114 Wast not thou the man who didst bear as on a common shoulder the sufferings of the oppressed for conscience sake who with thee were appointed to the same destruction Went not then every such suffering to thine own heart Felt not thou every one of them on thine own shoulder Couldst not thou have laid down thy life for one of them How tender was then thine heart How sounding thy bowels Flowed not in the hearts of them all to thee In them and thee was there not one spirit and one heart For this cause did not the Lord call thee and raise thee up to head his Armies Made he thee not his Sword Did he not by