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A just rebuke to several calumnies, lyes & slanders reported against Thomas Budd
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Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699.
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A JUST REBUKE TO SEVERAL Calumnies Lyes Slanders Reported against Thomas Budd MAny have been the stratagems and devices of the old Enemy af Mankind the Devil to deceive the simple-hearted in all Ages from the beginning and still endeavours by his Instruments to belye and asperse the Innocent and among the rest it hath happened to be my lot to have my share in being belyed and evil spoken of for no other cause but my being zealous for the Faith of our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ that was crurified without the Gates of Jerusalem c. which Faith hath been so much denyed rejected by some here among us high in profession to the great admiration of many and it it having pleased the Lord to raise up some to bear Witness to the Truth in contradiction to the Unbelief of others hath caused this Breach and Seperation which ceasing not there nor in belying and falsly accusing the Innocent but several of the Opposers of the true Faith are entered into a Spirit of Persecution to the Imprisoning Fining and Taking away some of our Goods and that so illegally as scarcely to be paralelled as in time may be made appear and therefore shall say no more of that at present but come to the matter wnich I am more particularly concerned to speak to and detect some of the gress Lyes and false Reports that are spread abroad Whereas since I published my Answer to the two Papers that came from Maryland there is another Lying story reported here viz. That when I was in England with G F. he informed me that it was revealed to him that an eminent Star should fall in America and that he should desire me to signifie the same to Friends here and that this Star was George Keith who should bring in Damnable Doctrines among us Answ I positively deny that ever I so said or that G. F. did ever inform me any such thing that a star should fall or desire me to signifie to Friends that this Star viz. G K. should bring in damnable Doctrines among us but on the contrary do say that I believo G. F. W. P. G. W. R. B. and other faithful Friends had dear Unity with G. K. and his present Christian Principles and Doctrines though I must acknowledge that my self partly and many others who have made a large Profession of the Principles of the People called Quakers did shew our dislike to divers Principles of Christian Doctrine held forth by G. K. in some of his printed Books and preached by him in our publick Meetings But that I should write to G. F. against G. K. shewing my dislike to his Doctrine and Principles is utterly false for I never writ to G. F. or any other Person either in England or else-where in dislike of G. K's Principles or Doctrine but finding some persons shew great dislike of some of them sent G. F. one of G K's Catechisms concluding that if there was any unsound Principles set forth therein G.F. and Friends in England would signifie the same to Friends here which yet they have not done but on the contrary so far as they have had knowledge of the said Difference have justified his Doctrine Now the most principal matters wherein I found some to differ with G. K. and wherein our Opposers still differ with us calling them Notions c. but we on the contrary affirm them to be Gospel-Truths are as follweth viz. 1. That it is absolutely necessary to our Salvation and to make us true Christians to believe that Christ dyed for our sins rose from the dead and that he ascended into Heaven without us and is in Heaven making Intercession to the Father for us as well as to believe in the Light within 2. That Christ rose from the dead and ascended into Heaven and is now in Heaven glorified in the intire and perfect Nature of Man in Soul and Body appearing in the Presence of God for us our Advocate with the Father 3. That there shall be a Resurrection of the Body both of the Just and Vnjust the Just unto Everlasting Life and the Vnjust unto Shame and Torment forever and that the Resurrection of the Body is not received in this mortal Life nor immediately after Death but the deceased Saints generally wait for it until the Coming of Christ and that the dead in Christ shall rise first when the Body that is sown Natural shall be raised Spiritual 4. That there is a general Day of Judgment yet to come whereâ—â— all Nations shall stand before the Son of Man even the Man Christ Jesus at his Appearance and Coming without us as well as at his Appearance and Judgment Seat within us to receive according to the Deeds done in the Body good or evil Now I being newly come from England and there being some Books published by G. K. by the consent and approbation of Friends here some came to me and shewed their dissatisfaction with several things in the said Books and particularly with the above cited Doctrines which indeed I did partly question the Truth of my self and having occasion to go into Maryland did discourse with some concerning the said Principles and found that some there did as well as our present Opposers account Carnal and dangerous Doctrines and thereupon did caution them to beware of the said Doctrines which would shortly break forth among us But will it therefore follow that the said Doctrines are false Not at all And I can do no less than acknowledge my rashness in cautioning others to beware of what I did not rigthly understand my self but too much taking on Trust from others But when I came to have more opportunity to hear G. K. my self and converse with him finding several honest Friends to agree with him in those Christian Principles and Doctrines it put me upon the search and enquiry whether these Principles were according to the holy Scriptures with Prayer to the Lord to guide me aright therein And after some time it pleased the Lord further to enlighten my Understanding and to confirm my Faith in those things wherein before I was wavering and doubtful and ready to be perswaded that they were Carnal Notions which now blessed be the Lord I believe to be Gospel Truths and therefore can do no less than joyn with and own G. K. in his present Christian Testimony and hope shall seal to the Truth thereof with my Blood if called thereunto And as I am sorry to find some continue in their former Ignorance and Unbelief of those precious Truths so I am as sorry and much more offended at the Hypocrisie of others who in publick seem to own the Faith of Christ thereby deceiving many simple hearted People when yet it can be proved by this two fold Instance that they have not the true Faith 1 st In that they have never signified their Repentance of their former declared Unbelief and 2 dly In that they continue in Unity with