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A82017	An exact history of the life of James Naylor with his parents, birth, education, profession, actions, & blaspheemies [sic]. Also how he came first to be a Quaker, and received his commission from heaven (as he saith) when he was in the field at plow. Taken from his own mouth. With the doctrines, tenets and practises of some other of the same sect. / By John Deacon.	Deacon, John, 17th cent.	1657 (1657)	Wing D482; Thomason E903_2; ESTC R207417	25,672	56

them in their actions and expressions of the highest blasphemie as thou everlasting Son of righteousness and Prince of peace Oh how my soul travelleth to see this day which Abraham saw and was glad and in the same letter as a signal of obedience to him is added Oh I am ready to fear as a servant and to obey as a child and again thy name is no more to be called James but Jesus Page 8. thou King of Israel and thou on Son of the most High Page 13. and Oh thou beloved of the Lord the Prophet of the most High and Martha Simonds a woman for her toughe Page 4. indeed better befitting a Cucking-stool then a speaking place doth acknowledge she worshipt him and being asked why she did so she said she ought so to do it being her duty she calls him Lord because he saith he is Lord of righteousness and Prince of peace and anointed King of Israel Page 15. 16. and Dorcas Erbury witnesseth that he is the onely begotten Son of God Page 17. 18. and that he is worthy of honour being the holy Lord of Israel and she saith she knows no other Saviour and she believes in him the World calls James Naylor and that she calls him the Son of God and she is commanded to call him Lord and Master and to serve him with much more of the like nature which to repeat at large were tedious and unnecessary in respect this is sufficient to shew him guilty of the Fact for which he now hath suffered the greater part of his punishment and what I have said I suppose is sufficient to convince any rational sensible man that the spirit Ruling in him is not Divine but Diabolical and I am confident that he which shall read Mr. John Gilpins Book wherein he relates how he was seduced by the Divel yet with a Quakers pretences of a more pure and cleer light even Christ himself who possessed him immediately and really four several times and shall read this relation of Naylor's call into this sect will find such a concurrence in the manner that the difference will rest onely here the subject is not Gilpin but Naylor and as the manner was alike so is the matter both being delusions vail'd under glorious pretences of divine revelation there extasies were both of alike strain after the manner of the working of Satan by their own reports onely one is seired in impudence the other salved with repentance but one passage in that of Gilpin I cannot omit willingly which is this A Remarkable passage and worthy your Observation GIlpin having but once tasted of that bitter berry of Apostacy from the truth yet wanting that inward evidence from an internal light which others boasted of could not be contented to weigh but pressed forwards from the shallow side to the bottomless channel of soul impoverishing errors and therefore extremely thirsted after the act of quakeing thinking that then he should feel that internal power that might evidence their external preaching which as yet he could not doe But when the Divel had so fair an opportunity as this to enlarge his Dominion he cast him into that action he so much desired When the Divel as it afterwards appeared and confessed it self to be in the likeness of a Dove descended upon him and entred into him pretending to be the holy Ghost in this state he going to their meetings where one Christopher Atkinson was speaking he returned home with great joy in that the power as he saith which was within him had enabled him to witnesse to what was said so that it may easily be discerned what that power is whose doctrine the Divel bears a witnesse unto I am cleerly of this opinion that Satan cannot witnesse unto the things of God really but to overthrow them further by his chief policie I come now to what I would willingly be brief in which is to speak a word or two to the opening and explaining of the politique designes of this man of sin James Naylor in the carryiny on this blasphemy and high treason against the most high God of Heaven and Earth The Politique deceits of this seducing Sophister in carrying on this his designe of Blasphemy and Treason against God ANd in so doing I shall first of all observe two or three things and that but name them And the first is that it was his usual custome and common doctrine both to act and to teach that it was unlawful nay sinful to give or receive civilities good morrow or good deen or you are welcome or fare you well nay not from children to their Parents or inferiours to their Magistrates in general And next more particularly he not only forbid it to his hearers but upbraided others that received titles of honour or respects as Sir and the like and in my Publique discovery in his 14. queries to me and to several others he renders this as an invective against the Ministers and as a signal token of a false Prophet who stand praying in their Synagogue but he cannot say the Pillory and being called Masters c. And lastly What he upbraided as blameable in others he now cries up not only as vertuous but as a fruit of the immortal seed in himself being called not only Master but Lord and not Lord onely neither but King of righteousness and Prince of peace See Satan enthron'd c. p. 13. are these words thou King of Israel and Son of the most High And see Mr. Farmer 's Satan enthron'd c. p. 7. are these words Oh thou fairest amongst ten thousand thou only begotten Son of God how my heart painteth after thee Oh stay me with Flagons and comfort me with Wine and the like which they doe not onely in publique but in common too as Timothy Wedlock testifyeth See Mr. Farmer 's Satan enthron'd c. page 17. you may discern the hypocrisie of this deceiver that will practise contrary to his own doctrine embracing not onely the civilities of Master but honour as Lord and not onely honour as Lord but worship as Christ also I shall now having spoke somewhat to this also proceed to relate one Story which I had from a hand of repute which was this An observable story and yet very true of one Duesbury an eminent Quaker in this Land how he lay with one Rebekah Burnhil who he or Naylor or some of their grandees had seduced to their Heresie A Friend of mine who is a zealous friend to the truth and an ingenuous opposer of their Heresie had by his industrious care procured a relation under the hand of a Lincolnshire Gentleman named Mr. White how that Duesbury a known Seducer too and Preacher of this Quaking heresie having inticed a silly woman named Rebekah Burnhill to his sedition he then indeavoured to pull her one step neerer to destruction by multiplying sin to iniquity and so as he had drawn her to his heresie he indeavoured to intice her

be no more called James but Jezebel for inchantment and not Jesus But I come to what I intend God in his justice have given over men at this time to yield subjection to the alurements of Satan and to believe lies because they have pleasure in unrighteousnesse c. Among which number chiefly is one who for his horrid blasphemies is unworthy to be what he seems a man who is well known by the name of James Naylor of whom 't is hard to say whether he is most indued with wit or wickednesse but it 's easie to suppose it were well for him he had none of the first so he were void of the latter But since Providence offereth so sad a subject I can do no lesse in duty but lay forth my self and my abilities in a case of this consequence when a man shall assume the name of God and take unto himself his attributes as doth this grand Seducer of whom I now intend to treat and since some have worthily written of his Tryal and Examination c. I shall not go about to erect any thing that may savour of Tautology but carefully truly and impartially treat of what he hath done and practiced since he came to be a Quaker that so by his miscarriages the industrious may be improved the drowsie awakened to understand the deceits of and arme himself against the man of sin and his factors and that I may so do I shall methodically proceed First To decide that which various reports render disputable to most when indeed what is said seems to be raised by such as would willingly say something yet know not well what which savours rather of a busie-brain then a well grounded knowledge I mean his Parents birth and profession c. He is the son of one Goodman Naylor so called in the Country of Anderslow in the County of York where he was born neither to much plenty or mean penury but as he was not over-rich so was he not over-poor but such was his estate that with his own industry by report he might have lived comfortably as other Countrey people do whose hands are the Tenants that produce a livelihood Concerning his profession reports are various some say he was a Gentleman born and bred others that he followed husbandry and some say this and others that but to satisfie the industrious I shall in few words declare what I can a vouch to be truth if man may be believed a Gentleman now one of that honourable Society of Grayes Inn who was either born or bred if not both either in or neer the same Town or place where this false prophet had his entrance into this transitory world who was also School fellow with this Naylor and knew his friends reported to a friend of mine before sufficient witnesse that this James Naylor was the son of one Goodman Naylor so called in the Country by profession a Sow-gelder and did also follow the same profession of a Sow-gelder and thereof made either all or part of his livelihood which was also reported by one that was a fellow Souldier with him in the Army till such time as he took up Armes and served in the Army first under the Lord Fairfax next under the Lord Lambert And for his education it was neither such as might indue him with more then to understand write well read his mother tongue nor lesse then might make him capable to undergo any ordinary imployment and though he be a man of an exceeding quick wit and sharp apprehension inriched with that commendable gift of good oritory with a very delightable melody in his utterance yet he either out of policy or neglect indeavours to make the world believe he hath not at all bettered or improved it for in his answer to my Publique Discovery he seems to be ignorant what the word etimoliger means in that when for his indeavouring to derive the word Trinity from Rome in reply to that I call him deceitful Sophister yet simple etimoliger and in his answer to that Reply he saith here I am called a Soffister and an etimoliger as if the word were odious or had some relation to a scandalous or reviling style but it is freely confessed that in another book which he owneth though perhaps some Jesuit writ it being an answer to Mr. Joshua Miller's Antichrist in Man the Quaking Idol He there flies from what he pretends immediate revelation to the rules of art learning indeavouring to confute logical Silogisms by the like and that not only by such as bear only the name but also the exact rules according to art though void of the power because they want the force of truth so that I find he can write a very legible hand if that he writ to me was his own he spells good English and either he hath more in him then he will make known and then perhaps he is what I judge him to be a Jesuit or else some other writes what he owns In the next place it will be necessary to declare his original call and entrance into this damnable heresie wherein he now stands not as various reports render it but as he himself hath often declared it not only in private but in the publique meeting at the Mouth within Aldersgate London to me and many others that have had discourse with him there The manner of his call and entrance into this damnable Sect and Heresie wherein be now stands HE said As I was in the Field at Plow in Barley-seed time meditating on the things of God in his apprehension suddenly I heard a voice saying unto me Get thee out from thy Fathers house and from thy kindred and I will be with thee at all times and in all places Whereupon I exceedingly rejoyced that I had heard the voice of that God whom from a child I had indeavoured to serve in sincerity and uprightnesse of heart and whom before that time I had never Known in truth So I went home and waited there a good while and not being obedient to that heavenly call I was cast down and remained in a sad condition as many friends can witnesse who wondred to see such a change in me and thought I was distracted and that the hand of God upon me had made me lunatick by destruction of my senses I would never have spoken nor eaten more but after I was mad and willing to go I gave my estate away and I began to make some provision as Money Apparel and other necessaries for my journey but a while afterwards going with a friend from my own house on some businesse having an old suit on without any money the voice spake again commanding me to go into the West and then it should be revealed to me what was appointed for me to do and not knowing whither I should go or what was appointed for me to do neither having taken my leave of her whom the world calls my Wife and those children which

several times profered by my self and my loving friend Mr. Persival to be proved and made good before any Magistrate if they durst put it to tryal and I profered to read the Letter or at least a Copy of it at their publique meeting provided that Naylor or any other should but ingage that I should have neither violence offered to me nor to the paper but it would not be granted and Naylor himself when accused with it in his meeting was unable to clear himself any further then with silence which gives consent A weak excuse yet as strong as his innocense and leaving his standing he said This is a priest lie And without question had he been able to have said any thing that might have savoured of an excuse he would have been ready to have spoke that with much addition his tongue being free to run commonly not only beyond reason but truth also and one passage in the said Letter must not be omitted which was Naylor being on a time in private with her the said Mistris Roper dandling imbracing and kissing her lasciviously she in a jesting manner thus exprest her self as glorying in their stolen wickdness Now James what would the world say should they see thee and I in this posture but what his ananswer was I cannot say but it may easily be supposed to be such as should incourage her in her sin with greater impudency if it might be and though he nor his friends durst not bring it to the Bar of justice he knowing his own guilt and fearing the punishment on the Law in that case provided yet Providence hath so disposed of that businesse that since he was in question for that horrid and scarce to be paralel'd blasphemy it hath been a matter disputed of before the Seat of Justice for Mr. Persival our a zeal to Piety by having impiety corrected went to the Honourable Bramfield a known godly pious Gentleman and Churchman of the Committee chosen to examine his misdemeanors and gave him to understand the matter and told him that if his Honour pleased to send for Mr. Lamb at Elie-House he had in his custody the original Copy of the Letter containing the whole proceedings before the said Church under Mr. Marshall's own hand Which Mr. Lamb being sent for and producing the said Papers they were read to the said Naylor's face in the open Court who being asked what he could say for himself as to this did not nor indeed could not deny the action but only denied the time as being not since he was a Quaker but when he was a Souldier and he said it was not in that nature in which those Letters presented it as in any dishonest or lascivious way but only he then kiss'd her in the way of courtship To which answer was returned that it was no such thing as he pretended but since he was a professed Quaker and not before which when he see it would be made so evident that it would be rendered inexcusable he was silent as to that and that it is so by consequence hereafter shall be verified Thus much for this particular act I shall now come to treat of some of his actions in general Here followeth a brief Narrative of some Actions committed by him with severall other Passages of the like nature since and not before he was a Quaker JAmes Naylor being on a time in a meeting at Sedbergh in the North peremptarily asked one who is reputed to bean honest sincere Christian named Samuel Handley whether he were free from sinne or no who replied he was sensible of his own infirmities and therefore a sinner with that Naylor railed at him with the uncivil terms of Thief and Murtherer Cane and the like and justified himself to be perfectly free from sin And here may I fitly insert a passage between one whose name I omit because he is well known about where he lives and my selfe at the Bull and Mouth within Aldersgate I being on a time at the said meeting fell by chance in discourse with one who by his signal termes as thou and thee I supposed to be a Quaker with whom after other things I had some speech concerning present and perfect perfection which he in part denying I said that Naylor owned and preached to maintain it as in a Letter extant in the Quakers whitest Divel unvailed whereupon the aforesaid A.A. called me lyer and child of the divel till producing the book it selfe I read unto him Naylors own words which when he heard he said doth James say so I answered yes nay then said he It is truth So far are they bewitched with his delusion as to steer their faith by his unstable and vitiated brain Naylor hearing of a Bull-baiting in Chesterfield whereof Mr. Billingsly was Pastor he writ a Letter to the said known godly Minister wherein he said that swearing cursing bulbaiting and blaspheming of God was the fruits of John Billingsly's Ministry thereby indeavouring to scandalize the man that had done him no prejudice See Learned Reverend Mr. Bourn's defence of the Scritures p. 17. 18. which indeed was his usual practice as is evident in many particulars too tedious to name which is a signal demonstration ofa malicious spirit but when he was in publique he was accused with this act of falshood indeed the proper fruits of his spirit he denied it calling him lyer that laid it to his charge till his Letter was produced which proved him in an untruth when he wanted not impudence to excuse but grace to repent for that lying accusation A Poor honest Country-man of Wingerworth in the County of Derby having heard Naylor prate after his usual manner error and blasphemy was so infused not with pure light as they pretend but with a desperate divelish humour that he destroyed and drowned himself which plainly speaks by what power and spirit they are acted Not unlike to this was that of Mary White who by the damnable sedition of Burrows Howgall and Hoberthorn the orators for the promotion of the man of sin James Naylor not the but their Christ and his cause was miserably be witched and inchanted to death after several and sad motions and fits as heaving and strugling like Convulsion fits with strange out-cries as barking like a Dog lowing like a Cow c. witnessed by Bartholomew Le●ald See a sheet called quakers or enchanters Sold by Mr. Dod Susannah Green and William White on oath before Edmund Harvey Esq And the like that of Gilpine and also Cotton Crosland that hanged himselfe who pretended he knew more and higher things himself them any or all the Ministers in England did the truth whereof the end demonstrates And another in the North See Gilpin towards the latter end whose name I think was Birch who was seen in the act committing Buggery with a mare and for it fled all then professed Quakers It were in vain to cite every slight passage and to treat