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A54247 Wisdom justified of her children from the ignorance and calumny of H. Hallywell in his book called, An account of familism as it is revived and propagated by the Quakers / by William Penn. Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1673 (1673) Wing P1395; ESTC R24458 61,724 142

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God has ever been Sufficient to his People in every Age And since they only are Children of God who are led by the Spirit of God and that it is the Spirit of God alone which leads into all Truth It follows that the Law of the Spirit of Life writ in the Heart and not a Law writ on Paper a State less excellent then the Jews whose Law was written upon Stone is the great Evangelical Rule of Living Ye●●re the Scriptures an Holy Declaration of th● Word of God and of the Rule and Guide in ●atters of Salvation And we reject for ever that Spirit which leads into those Principles and Practices that in the least contradict the standing and permanent Truths therein mentioned For they were written by Holy Men of God being inspired thereto and contain Godly Reproof Admonition Exhortation and Prophecies for the Edification of the Church and perfecting the Man of God to every good Word and Work through Faith in Christ Jesus and as such many Directions Precepts and Rules are therein laid down yet they all refer to the Grace Light Spirit Word or Anointing within as That by which Man ought to be Ruled governed and ordered to God's Glory and his own Comfort as they first were who gave them forth for they were Witnesses of the Truth of what they writ So that they are an Holy Declaration of the Way of God and that Holy Principle which leads to it and in it without which the Book is sealed the Scriptures are unknown and consequently not the Scriptures but that holy Key of David is the Rule how far and which way we are both to understand interpret believe and practise them This may be enough to shew the Disingenuity of our Adversary in representing us to his Knight For because We cannot give that Title and Office due to Christ himself from him to his bare Declaration he would insinuate that we refuse all Conformity to the Holy Examples and Testimonies therein related and exprest as if we were a most dissolute Crew of Libertines But he tells us that this Person whose Name I suppose we shall prove he has made too bold with so well knowing our obstinate and perverse Humor in the Discharge of his Trusts committed to him under his MOST SACRED MAJETSY he could do no less then present him with this Treatise that going under the Name and Protection of so worthy and accomplisht a Person it may in some measure obtain its desired Effect by putting a Stop to the growing Evil and confirming those who are not seduced in the Truth of their Profession A most non-sensical Expression Answ But I am willing to hope better things of him then that be should go upon the Priest's Message or turn their Knight Errant But what 's the Matter that the Quakers are so Perverse They cannot say right Worshipful because they think that of right belongs to God nor most sacred Majesty that being fit for no mortal Man Neither can they ly and flatter with Your most Obliged and Affectionate Servant for they are more obliged to God then Man and to one Man more then another He either knew not forgot or sleighted the Rebuke of Paulinus to Sulpitius Severus who said It becometh not Christ's Free-Men to subscribe themselves Servant c. But it is nothing with such as our Adversary to Cog Ly and Flatter 'T is one Part of his Manners I would fain know what Rule he had for all this Did the Holy Prophets and Apostles teach him any such Trash Will he prate of Scripture for a Rule and yet bridle his Flattering Tongue no better The Customes of the Heathens have entred the Profession of Christianity and that Old Spirit under this New Trim goes off for a very Good Christian Oh but the Quakers are Obstinate in other Cases for all this Answ Why so Because they will by all means stand to their Principles They will not play the Sycophants Threats do not fright them nor Promises gain them They love their Conscience above their Conveniency and seek to please God rather then Men. Perhaps this sort of Men the Knight has found them but could have wisht them more pliant to the Laws it may be that he might have some colour to be kind must therefore this Busy-Body entitule his Name to all his own Follyes Lyes and Slanders against us What can any moderate Person think but that the Patron of such a Discourse has been an eminent Persecutor whose Protection is so plainly called for to a Book that without doubt would have him so For my Part I think the Knight ought to repute that Ignorant and Disingenuous Discourse so far from being a Testimony how much the Author is his most obliged and affectionate Servant that for Interesting his Name and Power therein he should hereafter look upon him as an Enemy to Him his Name and Family Before I conclude give me leave to ask him why he sought for Protection Is his national Cause defended by Princes Parliaments Navyes Armies the Learned Rich and Powerful Clergy both Universities the generality of the Gentry and Commonality so weak and gasping or are the poor despised traduced and trodden down Quakers so potent and terrible that a Book of eight Sheets dare not peep out against them but a big Title must be got to recommend and patronize it But how Worthy soever the Knight be that will not hinder my Proceeding to shew the Unworthiness of the Book therein of the Author as well to his Patron as the despised Quakers CHAP. II. Containing an Answer to his first Chapter in which he pretends an Agreement to be between the Quakers and other Ancient and Modern Hereticks The Comparison examined and proved defective OUr Adversary that he may the better prejudice his Reader against us introduceth his Discourse with a Comparison of us to the most noted and odious of the reputed ancient and modern Hereticks doubtless hoping that what he wants of Argument to render us such may be supplied by that ill Opinion Men have of those he brings us into parallel with The first Man he thought fit to pitch upon is Simon Magus a Man famous for his infamous Sorceries with whom he wickedly yoaks that faithful Minister of God George Fox because saith he Simon Magus gave out that he was God the Father And George Fox before the Justices at Lancaster that he was equal with God Answ There is no believing a decimating persecuting Priest against a Quaker till he makes more Conscience of telling Lyes who have given too many Demonstrations of their Desire to have us run down at any rate to be credited by those who love Truth more then Partiality George Fox denyes the Words they were never so spoken by him much less were they ever intended in that Way our Adversary takes and improves them For though there be not an Equality yet there is an Unity as testifyeth the Scripture Let the same Mind be
3 4. Act. 2.46 * Vetabl Ecclesiam vel congregationem Clarius Ille conventus in Ecclesiam non ea causa fit hoc quod facitis in contemptum Ecclesiae Dei redundat et eorum pudorem qui minus habent Zeger Confunditis eos qui non habent quod offerant et manducent Cameron Ecclesia hic privatis aedibus non opponitur Dei Ecclesiam contemnere est pudore afficere tenui●res qui magnam Ecclesiae partem constitu●bant Locus loco opponitur grammatice non logice i. e. Church or Congregation The Church is not opposed to private Houses To despise the Church is to make ashamed the Poor of it Rom. 16.3 5. 1 Cor. 16.19 From pag. 51. to 69. Gen. 14. Heb. 7.12 1 Cor. 9.14 Gratian. Caus p. 16. R.C. Dec. Seld. c. 6. p. 80.81 Seld. p. 67. Bp. Jewel on Hagg. Hodie venenum infusum in Ecclesiam Cobham Bernard Tindal Frith Charl. V. Emp. p. 70 71 73 74. Rev. Joh. 7 48.49 Mat. 11 24 26 61 71. John 9.29 Act. 22.22 chap. 24.5 chap. 4.13 Const Clem. Rom. li. 1. c. 6. Conc. Carth. dist 37. Cap. Episc ●ac Laur. de lib. gent. pag. 40 41. Card. de Sap. l. 2. Pet. Bell. Obser l. 1. c. ●5 Ib. 40. Dom. Sot in 4 Cent. dist 5 q. 1. Art 10. p. 154. Mach. disp lib. 2. c. 5. p 75.76 77 78. Mat. 16.28 Jo. 14.17 18 19. ●erk Sanders pag. 82. pag. 90 91 92. 1 Pet. 2.13 14. p. 93. See Bp. Gauden of Swearing The Foundation of Swearing now is the Wickedness of Men. p. 36. Bp. Rob. Sanderson De Jur. Oblig pag. 141. * As the Thief in Essex who robbing a Quaker in Company with another and using them fairly desired them not to stir till they were got clear of the Road upon which said the other man I 'l swear you swear you 'l swear through an Anvil and back again will the other promise Thieves know Honesty though they do not practise it p. 99 101 102 103. John 1.9 Joh. 8.12 1 Joh. 17. Col. 1.27 Joh. 14.17 20. John 6.53 54. Psal 7.9 Jer. 11.20 Amos 4.13 Jo. 3.21 Joh. 19.14 pag. 107 108 109 110 111. pag. 112 113 114 115. 1 Thes 5.23 1 Jo. 5.18 and c. 2.13 Mat. 5.48 Ephes 4.13 2 Cor. 7.1 1 Pet. 5.10 pag. 117. pag. 119. pag. 120 121. But why is it ceast because ceast t● you Sons of the Night Did not Christ promise to be with his to the End Either that is not so or his being with them endues them not with the Spirit of Prophecy Was it not Apostolical in the first Churches Why not now Is it less wanted Is Christ not that to his Church he was A Blind Argument indeed because the Priests of Man's making have it not therefore none have it I will pour out my Spirit upon thee and upon thy Seed thy Seed's Seed unto all Generations Isa 5 9. These Men were only versed in their own Tongues They were many of them Mechanicks and Tradesmen Answering among the Gentiles to the Prophets and Apostles among the Jews and Christians though far short of them So that Learning and Philosophy like to Religion are now so changed the Ancients would be at a Loss to know them Another thing has possest it self of the Name of each For to be a Philosopher or Lover of Wisdom which was to eschew all Evil Learning which was to unlearn every ill thing as Socrates said are now turned to dark and unprofitable Contests Elabourate and Unserviceable Studies to stuff Men's Heads pag. 122 123. pag. 125 126 127 * Rainerius the Monk and a terrible Enemy to the poor Waldenses made the same Complaint against them They used sayes he to teach first what the Disciples of Christ ought to be and that none are his Disciples BUT THEY THAT IMITATE HIS LIFE And that the Popes Cardinals c. because they live in Pride Avarice and Luxury c. are not the Lawful Successors of Christ in that they walk not up to his Commandments Thus sayes the Monk they win upon the People P.P. Per. Hist Wald. Epistle pag. 6 7 29 32 33 35 40 41 53 77 94 206 111 117 121 110 109. pag. 103 111 115. Bp. Sanderson highly honours and characterizes the Light he calls it the Eternal Law of Righteousness and a Rule sufficient to good Life See his Book in Latin● entituled De Oblig Jur. promiss I intreat you to read a late Piece of Dr. Caves called Primitive Christianity in which the Poverty Simplicity Meanness Manner and Place of Worship Maintenance Ministry objected Novelty c. of the Ancient Christians are related Jer. Proam lib. 4. Hilar. contr Auxent Lact. lib. 5. cap. 10. Relig. Uris pag. 192.