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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45498	A true account of the proceedings, sence and advice of the people called Quakers at the Yearly Meeting of faithful Friends and bretheren begun in London on the 28th day of the 3d month, 1694, and held by adjournment unto the 11th of the month following, in order to put an end to the divisions and differences among some of the people called Quakers in America : to which is added, an account of the proceedings of the Yearly Meeting at Burlington, relating to the said differences, shewing the dis-harmony of the two said meetings : as also, Some queries to that party of the Yearly Meeting at London, who gave the aforesaid judgment.	Hannay, Robert.; Bealing, Benjamin, d. 1739.; Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting.; Society of Friends. Burlington Yearly Meeting.	1694 (1694)	Wing H656; ESTC R12805	11,418	21

to the World to the View of our Enemies both in America and Europe hath been of great dis-service to the Truth and given great occasion of Offence and stumbling to many and of great Sorrow and Grief to us and many Faithful Friends opening the Mouths of our Adversaries Professors and others to reproach the Truth and Friends thereof And it 's the clear and general Sense of this Meeting That G. Keith and the rest therein concerned with him were not acted in God's Wisdom and Counsel therein and that they ought to have had more regard to God's Glory and the Reputation of our Christian Society and Profession And altho it appears that some few persons have given Offence either through Erroneous Doctrines unsound Expressions or Weakness Forwardness Want of Wisdom and Right Vnderstanding yet the spreading thereof in Print and in that aggravating manner as they are and sending them over into England and other parts of the World unconcerned in the differences appears not to be in God's Peaceable Wisdom nor consistent with the good Order of Truth among us since we were a People And therefore it is the tender Advice and Counsel That G. Keith should either call in these Books or at least publish something Innocently and effectually to clear the Body of the People called Quakers and their Ministers from those Gross Errors charged on some few in America and retract the bitter Language in them so far as he is concerned which seems to have too much appeared in some few particular persons on both sides thereby giving occasion to Truth 's Adversaries to asperse us and to look upon the Quakers rendering Reviling for Reviling one against another which is of an ill savour and to be remov'd by God's Power and Truth and the Root and Spirit thereof in whomsoever it is And as to the Separation among Friends in America arising from the unhappy differences and the dividing some Meetings there It hath been and is to the great reproach of Truth and Friends and dishonour of our holy Professions and hinderance of Truth 's Prosperity and the great Grief and Trouble of Faithful Friends both in England and other parts of the World And how far soever G. Keith hath been concerned therein which the general Sense of Friends here is doth lye at his door He ought now sincerely to use his utmost Endeavours and Interest with his Friends concern'd to remove it and to help forward a Re-uniting and Amicable composure for the holy Truth 's sake and the Clory of God and Peace of his People And wherein G. Keith apprehends himself injured or aggreived by any particular persons he ought to exercise a Spirit of Forgiveness as he would for Christ's sake be forgiven of God and his People accordingly as he himself has sometimes openly declar'd And we desired the same in all others concerned towards him as in relation to personal Injuries or Offences And as concerning those few late Magistrates professing the Truth concerned against G. Keith in their Sessions-Proceedings and Order of Sessions published against him and in their fining him and some few others professing the Truth about words of Reflection or such like It is the Sense of Friends That G. Keith and others with him had been and were under an hour of Temptation and Provocation And those Magistrates concerned did too much let in the Provocation over them and did too highly resent Reflection and it had been better they had not medled with it but quietly have born it and passed it by and had they kept in the Wisdom of God these things might have been prevented There appears to us to have been too much height of Spirit on both sides and both had need to be deeply humbled both Provokers and Provoked Tho the Legality or Illegality of the Proceedings according to Men it appears not proper for this Meeting to meddle with howbeit the Book of the Printed Trial of the Proceeding where Quakers are represented to persecute Quakers has done great hurt in this Nation and other parts and occasioned great Reproach upon the said People in this Nation whereby many of our Enemies insult over us as if we were a People swayed by a persecuting Spirit saying We knew what the Quakers would do if they had power in their hands And therefore Friends ought to be cleared from that Reproach howbeit the said Book appearing scandalous in divers parts of it Inquiry was made in this Meeting who was the Author and Owner of it and G. Keith disowned it to be his but he owned that part of it which concerned his Trial and T. Budd said he was not willing to discover the Author's Name Therefore our Sense is That the Publishers of that Book if they profess Truth should call it in and condemn its publication and sending it over hither to our great Reproach and Injury of the Truth and people of God We understand from divers Epistles and Testimonies from many of our Friends in America corresponding with us in Brotherly Love That they appear to be in a Spirit of Love and of a sound Mind and Judgment in the things of God in the Faith of Christ and principle Doctrines of Christianity and particularly besides other Epistles we observe one bearing date the 17 th of Month 4. 1692. signed with near 30 Names from a Meeting of Ministring Friends wherein they do appear sincerely to believe and confess their Faith in Christ according to the Scriptures both as to his Conception Birth Life Sufferings Miracles Death Resurrection Ascension and Intercession and that all he did and suffered was to compleat our Redemption and that they expected Salvation by no other Name than by the Name of Jesus to which every knee shall bow and Tongue confess and that of the Resurrection and General Judgment they believe them according as they are declared in Scripture Thus far they Nevertheless if there be any such Gross Errors False Doctrines or Mistakes held by any professing Truth in America as are either against the Validity of Christs Sufferings Blood Resurrection Ascension or Glory in the Heavens according as they are set forth in the Scriptures or any ways tending to the denial of the Heavenly Man Christ such persons ought to be diligently instructed and admonished by Faithful Friends in those parts and not be exposed by any to publick Reproach and where the Error proceeds from Ignorance and darkness of their Understanding they ought the more meekly and gently to be informed But if any shall wilfully persist in Error in point of Faith after duly informed then such to be further dealt with according to Gospel Order that the Truth Church and Body of Christ may not suffer by any particular pretended Member that is so corrupt It was very observable in this our solemn Meeting that G. Keith in order to remove some scruples that might be in the Minds of some concerning his belief or Doctrine about the Sufficiency of the Light within did voluntarily

Declare in these words viz. I know no man upon the face of the Earth that professes a Belief of the Sufficiency of the Light within to Salvation more than I profess or hold and have always professed since I came among Friends viz. That the Light within being God the Word and the Spirit in every Man is sufficient to Reveal to every Man all that is needful to his Eternal Salvation Which Confession did appear to have a tendency to the Satisfaction of the Meeting in that respect and it is earnestly desired and tenderly advised by this Meeting that G. Keith have a tender regard to our Antient Testimony for the Sufficiency of the Light the Word of Faith the Immortal Seed and Spirit of Truth within and to the plainness and simplicity of the Preaching of it from the beginning whereby many have been turned to God which Testimony and Ministration the Lord hath signally blessed and prospered by his power and presence for the Gathering confirming and Building up of many thousands of his People in the most holy faith Whereof there are many Living Witnesses yet Remaining Also this Meeting in true and tender Love for Christ's sake desire and admonish the said Geo. Keith and even for the peace of his own soul to watch against his Human Infirmity and Weakness appearing therein and against such passionate Behaviour as thence appeared divers times in this Meeting to the trouble and Grief of many Antient and faithful Friends and humbly to Wait upon God to feel his power to subdue his own Passions and to be very Watchful against the same and against the Enemy that takes Advantage thereupon to hurt him or at any time to hurry him into disorder of Spirit at unawares which we pray God make him truly sensible of and watchful against for his own Inward peace and for Good Example and behaviour in the Church of Christ Howbeit we do declare that the said Geo. Keith did divers times openly acknowledge his Passions Weaknesses and Infirmities so that this Meeting did the more Exercise Compassion Charity and Patience towards him And this Meetings tender Advice to G. Keith also is to live in Peace and Charity among Friends and Brethren here in this City Nation and else where and to avoid all publick and apparent Reflections upon Ministring Friends or their Ministry and likewise all Ministring Friends to forbear the like towards him that no occasion of stumbling or Reproach may be given thereby nor any Brother Hurt in his Testimony And as G. Keith shall apptove himself in Charity and Reconciliation with Friends and Brethren here in London and elsewhere they are desired accordingly to be tender and kind to him as he sincerely approves himself to be a Man of Peace and Charity towards all and Answers our Christian Advice herein And lastly This our Solemn Meeting in the Name and Power of our Lord Jesus Christ doth Exhort and Charge all them that have separated to meet together with other Friends in the Love of God and humbly to wait for his Power to Repair the Breach Reconcile and Reunite them in his tender Love and earnestly Supplicates the God of all our Mercies to remove all Prejudice and Offences out of their Minds and to Effect this good End which our Souls have deeply and in great Humility and Brokenness of Heart Travelled for in this Meeting and are still in a Travel for that the great Reproach may be removed Gods Truth Exalted and his Churches Peace Restored and preserved And if any man think himself a Prophet or Spiritual let him acknowledg we have the Mind of Christ in these Matters to whom we Recommend you and in whose Love we Salute you all The God of Peace be with you and bruise Satan under your Feet Signed on behalf of the said Meeting and their Appointment By Benj. Bealing Some Queries to that Party or Faction of the Yearly Meeting at London who gave the aforesaid Judgment Friends I Being deeply sensible of the renewed burthens and afflictions and grief of Spirit which your Paper of False Judgment will bring upon many Hundreds of the poor despised persecuted Witnesses of the Crucified Jesus in Pensilvania and elsewhere I thought my self obliged in Conscience to publish in Print the Judgment given forth by the Yearly Meeting at Burlington against the Twenty Eight False Judges together with these following Queries By all which it will be discovered to all Impartial and Unprejudiced Readers which of the Two Yearly Meetings were guided by the Wisdom and Counsel of God and Infallible Spirit of Christ the Judgment given by them of Burlington or the other given by that Party or Faction of this Yearly Meeting at London they being so Opposite and Contradictory in matter of Fact the one to the other viz. That of Burlington being signed by Seventy Friends of Known Integrity and Good Conversation wherein there doth appear a more convincing Demonstration and Ground of Truth that they were acted in and by the Light of a tender Conscience as Impartial and Unprejudiced Men who had not set their Hands to any Papers of difference on either side The other viz. that Party of this yearly Meeting at London giving Just Cause of Suspicion that they were not acted by the Counsel of God as partly appears by their refusing to set their Hands to their own Judgment when much importuned thereto by us but too Pharisee-like laying that heavy burthen upon the Back of their Hired Clerk which they themselves would not touch with one of the least of their Fingers so as to Sign it Query I. WHether that Party or Faction of this Yearly Meeting have not discovered themselves to be too like unto their Persecuting Brethren in Pensilvania by endeavouring to cover and lessen their Crimes Query II. Whether it hath not been sufficiently proved that some of your Brethren in America are guilty of holding such Damnable Errors and Doctrines of Devils that no Protestant Society would tollerate If this you deny the Letters and Papers Writ and Signed by their own hands which were read in your yearly Meeting may be Printed to further Demonstrate and prove the same Query III. Why are you so partial as to order George Keith and Friends to call in their Printed Books and not also to order Samuel Jennings and his Brethren to call in the false and rash Judgments given forth by them against George Keith and Friends without any due Conviction Hearing or Tryal especially that of the twenty Eight Ministers that being the rotten basis and foundation on which all the rest are built Query IV. And how do you make it appear that that part of your yearly Meeting that have blamed G. K. and Friends was led by the Spirit of Truth and that yearly Meeting at Burlington that were unanimous in clearing G. K. were not led thereby but by the Spirit of Error unless ye will say that the Meetings in America have a dependance on the Meeting here as Samuel