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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A96384	A brief account of the illegal proceedings and sinful doctrines of James Bedford priest of Blunsome and Earith in Huntington shire, who by many hath been esteemed eminent, and above all the priests in the Isle of Ely for his opposing the people called Quakers. This is to discover his fruits and doctrines both to rulers, priests and people ... so mark the following account, which is as it was certified from the hands of some of the sufferers hereafter mentioned, who are known to be credible and honest men.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1660 (1660)	Wing W1895; ESTC R186515	5,425	8

what they would as aforesaid And moreover in the year 1659. Priest Bedford himself came upon a land of the said Thomas Purcas beat off the said Thomas his Team and took away all the Grain of that Land except three Sheaves And yet notwithstanding all this his so wicked actings his covetousnesse in all this was not satisfied but sent his men to another land of the said Thomas and out of six shockes took away five and left but one and his servant Thomas Bar by force pulled away the sheaves out of the said Thomas his cart and other of his men at several other times did the like To all which aforesaid several actions done by the said Priest and his men there are many witnesses can testifie the same wherefore men may here plainly see what spirit this Priest Bedford is of and in what paths he walks even in the steps of the false prophets which Christ prophesied of which should appear in sheeps cloathing but inwardly ravening Wolves as by his fruits aforesaid he is made manifest Mat. 7.15 And now seeing this said Priest Beford hath been had in great esteem for an eminent disputant against the Quakers and after a meeting that John Whitehead had with him at Hadnam in the I le of Ely Justice Castle of Hadnam did esteem of this Priest Bedford above all the Priests in the I le of Ely in saying That he had done more in disputing against John Whitehead then any Minister in the I le of Ely would have done and so he set him above all the Priests in that I le though his folly and confusion was plainly manifest both at that meeting and other places Therefore take notice of some of the Priests Doctrines here from whence the Readers hereof may easily judge what an ignorant company of Priests they have in the I le of Ely if this Priest Bedford be above them all Pr. At the said meeting he the said Priest Bedford denyed that every man is enlightned with a spiritual Light and affirmed that the light within led men to murther instancing for his proof John 16.2 and Pauls persecuting the Saints Answ Christ is the true Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World and his light with which he enlightens every man is Spiritual so the Priest in saying that the light within led men to murther he hath blasphemed against the Light of Christ who came not destroy mens lives but to save them and the gifts of his light or grace which he gives freely unto man-kinde are of the same Nature that Christ is of from whence they flow forth and what Paul did in persecuting the Saints he did it ignorantly and not by the light for the light shewed him his transgression in so doing and they spoken of John 16.2 who thought they did God service in killing the Saints were not led by the light for they and their thoughts were deceived by him who was a murtherer from the beginning Pr. At a meeting which was at Blunsome Steeple-house the fourteenth day of the twelfth moneth where George Whitehead opposed the said Priest Bedford the Priest scoffed at quaking and trembling judging it to be of the Devil as also he did at falling down as some have done when they were smitten by the power of God Ans Here the priest scoft at the power of God and reproached its work which caused Moses to quake and Davids flesh to tremble and him to morne all the day long and the word of the Lord said unto Ezekiel Son of man eat thy bread with quaking and Paul fell down to the earth when he was smitten and he trembled and said work out your salvation with fear and trembling and Iohn fell down at the feet of Christ many more examples might be shewn for this against Pr. Bedfords blasphemy whom we ask if it was not the power of God that caused the Devils to tremble Surely he is not come so farre as the devils were to acknowledge the power of God when they confessed to the Name of Jesus Eze. 12.17 18. Acts 9.4.6 Rev. 1.17 Pr. Bedford scoft at the Quakers silent meeting and called it a Rediculous Foppery Ans So he might as well have scoft at Iob and his Friends for sitting upon the ground together in silence seven dayes and seven nights Iob. 2.13 ch 3.1 And at Ezekiel who witnessed the like Ezek. 3.15 16 17. And saith the Lord keep silent O yee Islands before me and let the People renew their strength so the Prophets and Holy men of God knew a time to be silent and a time to speak and in silence they waiting renewed their strength Pr. Bedford much scoffed at going naked Instancing a friends going naked in Cambridge Ans So he would have scoffed at the Prophet Isays going naked and barefoot for a sign and a wonder Isa 20. and at Sauls being naked a day and a night when the Spirit of the Lord was upon him and therefore it was said is Saul also among the Prophets 1 Sam. 19.23 24. And some of the servants of the Lord in this age have been moved to go naked for a signe to those whose shame and nakedness the Lord would discover as he hath done the priests nakedness and the Schollers of Cambridge their shame and filthiness since the friend went naked there Pr. Affirmed that the Quakers tread under foot the word of God in denying the Scriptures to be the Word Ans This is also a lie and a slander for we own the Scriptures in their place in owning that to be the Word which they say is the Word and that is God and Christ who was before the Scriptures which is the writtings were wherein are the words that God spoke but the word was before the words or writtings were Pr. Affirmed that all the Scriptures from the beginning of Genesis to the end of the Revelation is the word of God and that the Devils words are the word of God Ans So you may see here this priest makes no distinction between the Devils words which are in many places recorded in the Scripture and the word of God but in counting the Devils words the word of God he would here make the Divell a Minister of Gods word and here all may see his blasphemy for the Devil was a liar from the begining as he was when he tempted the woman and spoke quite contrary to what God had said Gen. 3.3 4. Pr. That the Colledges were not built by the Papists for he said the Colledge at Ierusalem was before the Papists were 2 Kin 22.14 Ans See what a silly priest this is the Colledge so called at Jerusalem was but one and there 's no mention of any being made Ministers at it but that Huldah a Prophetess dwelt in that Colledge who spoke the words of the Lord such a one as the priests will not allow to preach but here are many Colledges in England at Oxford and Cambridge which this priest Bedford could not clear from being built by Papists Also this Priest Bedfords deceit and lies against the people of God called Quakers was taken notice of in many other things which he read in a book as he had gathered them out of the priests books and that he durst not at all fairly dispute with G. Whithead at the said meeting but filled up much of the time with vain stories lyes and scoffing laughing and filthy talk not fit to be mentioned of which many of his hearers were so ashamed till many of them cryed out against him and some said he was mad and others asked what he was else but a beast When he spoke much of a Quakers calling him a beast which he was proved to be from Titus 1.10.11 12 13. And thus poor people have long been led captive by such prophane priests as this whose prophaness is gone abroad and will remaine upon record for future ages by whose iniquities the soul of the Righteous is grieved and this Nation greatly suffereth by reason of such prophane Teachers who are the Leaders that cause the people to erre And how can ever a Nation be setled in peace while such are upheld by the Rulers to be leaders of the people as oppresse them whose practices and principles tends to the rum both of bodies and soules let the serious consider it and the people lay it to heart G. W. THE END