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book_n	christian_a	church_n	faith_n	1,944	5	5.0013	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30044	Seventy queries to seventy Quakers. Or, A second sober expostulation with the hearers amongst the Quakers, by way of interrogation; touching the doctrine and practice of their mercenary teachers, expecting their answer, or else shall conclude by their silence, they assent to what is objected against them by Fra. Bugg. The introduction to the reader.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1698 (1698)	Wing B5393; ESTC R219419	9,095	8

you believe that George Fox saw the Heavens open as he pretended Answ Q. 39. If yea Then what Heaven Was it that above as St. Stephen did where he saw the Son of Man or a Heaven within his Belly only Answ Q. 40. Whether do you believe that the keeper of the House of Correction whereinto G. Fox was cast for his Blasphemy came trembling to him as the Goaler did to Paul who was a Prisoner for Preaching in the Name of Jesus Ans Q. 41. Do you believe that George Fox saw a Pool of Blood in the Town of Litchfield and a Channel of Blood run in the Streets when no Man else saw a drop of Blood as he said Answ Q. 42. If nay Then whether you can believe That such as took this Fox for a Prophet were not as much bewitch'd as the Samaritans were in the Case of Simon Magus Acts 8. Answ Touching your Teachers Idolizing this Fox Q. 43. Whether this Fox was the Father of many Nations as Josiah Coale one of your Teachers wrote him to be Answ Q. 44. And whether G. Fox had a Kingdom of whose Increase there should be no end as Coale said Answ Q. 45. If yea Whether George Fox was not a King and both then and now Ruling in Righteousness in his Everlasting Kingdom Answ Q. 46. If nay in that he is dead and rotting in his Grave then whether Josiah Coale was not then an Idolater Answ Q. 47. Whether G. Fox in his Life-time was Dignified with Eternal Honour as J. Blaikling another of your Teachers said Answ Q. 48. Whether it might be truly said of G. Fox as it was of Christ That he was in the World and the World was Made by him and the World knew him not Answ Now if these things be true of G. Fox First what he said of himself next what his Preachers said of him I marvel how the Jews if they give the same Credit to the Quakers Books that they give to the History of St. Luke shall know which is the true Messiah Jesus Christ or G. Fox But to proceed Touching the Quakers Insolent Boldness Q. 49. Whether was it not great boldness in your Teachers to write an Epistle or new Liturgy to be Read in Churches Answ Q. 50. Whether was it not great Presumption Pride and Arrogance in Geo. Fox to write a Battle-door for the Clergy to Teach them the English of Tu and Vos Answ Q. 51. Whether was it not abominable Pride and impudent Boldness in your great Apostle Fox to pretend to write a Book and affix his Name in six or eight places to those Learned Languages in the Battle-door of which he understood not a word but got Stubs and Furley to do it for him and what they could not do to Hire a Jew and gave him 80 l. in Silver and a Dozen Bottels of Wine whilst he would be esteemed and taken for the Author thereof Answ Q. 52. Whether it was not great Boldness in this Ignorant Fox and a Badge of Intollerable Pride to put forth a Book Stiled A Primmer for all the Doctors and Scholars in Europe containing 2434 Queries of Nonsense Answ Q. 53. Whether was it not great Impudence in your Teachers to go into the Churches and disturb Establish'd Ministry as their Practice was for 10 or 15 Years together and whether they would bear it now themselves were they so Affronted Answ Q. 54. Was it not great Impudence in your Teachers to call the Church of ●ngland A Cage of unclean Birds Answ Q. 55. Whether it was not great Boldness in your Teachers and Seditious in its own Nature for them to give out a general Summons to all Ecclesiastical Courts and Officers behind their Backs as in Smith's Works p. 161. Answ Q. 56. Whether it was not great Boldness and intollerable Presumption in your Teachers to Catechize by way of Dialogue all the Bishops Doctors Vicars and Curates and all Prelaticals as in Smith's Works p. 158 Answ Q. 57. Whether it was not great Boldness and brazon'd Impudence in your Teachers to undertake and print a mock Tryal of the Church of England and her Foundation and therein to condemn her to be an Adulterous Womb and guilty of Witchcraft and Sorcery as in Smith's Works p. 160 Answ Q. 58. Whether it was not intollerable Pride and Arrogance at another time to Erect a mock Court to feign a mock Tryal and there to Examine Try and Judge all the Teachers and Ministers of the Protestant Churches and therein to Condemn them Guilty of false Doctrine yea to agree and concur with all the false Prophets and Deceivers in former Ages as well as in this both in their Call Maintenance and Practice as their words are and all behind their Backs and then to Print and expose them so found Guilty and Condemn'd as in Burrough's Works p. 223. and Approved and Recommended by George Whitehead Answ Q. 59. Whether it was not intollerable Boldness and brazon'd Impudence in your Teachers to Charge the Common-Prayer-Book to be brought forth by an Adulterous Womb and that the Pope gives Life and Breath unto it and from the Pope's Loyns say they it receives its Strength as in Smith's Works page 164 Answ Q. 60. Whether you agree and consent to your Teachers Blasphemy herein objected against them with their Idolatry herein manifested with their Pride Presumption and Brazon-fac'd Boldness herein set forth or whether you will join to have these Blasphemous and Seditious Books Condemn'd and committed to the Flames as their just merit and as a Testimony against Quakerism Answ Q. 61. Whether you believe with your Teachers That all Governors and Rulers ought to be accountable to the People and to the next succeeding Rulers for all their Actions which may be inquired into upon occasion as in Burrough's Works p. 442. and there 't is made an Article of your Faith Answ Q. 62. If yea Whether it be not a Lamentable thing that such a Tribe of Ignorant Wretches who not one of a Thousand of them throughout your Tribes can say the Lord's Prayer the Ten Commandments and the Apostles Creed by Heart nor give an Account of their Faith and Hope consistent with the Articles of the Christian Faith I say that such an Ignorant Tribe of Men should Sit Judges Erect Courts and Condemn and Censure a National Learned Clergy and the Best Constituted Church in the World and Charge the Book of Common-Prayer to be brought forth by an Adulterous VVomb to Spring from the Pope and to receive its Strength from his Loyns * Tho' Establish'd by the Truth of the Scripture and confirm'd by Act of Parliament Good God! was ever the like heard of that a People who pretend to that meekness that some think they would not hurt a VVorm and yet be so bold as thus to proceed thus to Print and Publish Surely we may search all Europe Asia Africa and America and not find the like Insolent Boldness I say is not this