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A30041 The Quakers set in their true light in order to give the nations a clear sight of what they hold concerning Jesus of Nazareth, the Scripture, water baptism, the Lords Supper, magistracy, ministry laws and government / historically collected out of their most approved authors, which are their best continuing books from the year of their rise, 1650 to the year of their progress 1696 by Francis Bugg, senior. Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724? 1696 (1696) Wing B5389; ESTC R29140 57,509 61

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be_v not_o say_v they_o oblige_v unless_o a_o man_n be_v convince_v etc._n etc._n sect_n ix_o have_v by_o the_o forego_v show_v w._n pen_n to_o be_v for_o and_o against_o himself_o for_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n order_n and_o decree_n of_o g._n fox_n conviction_n or_o no_o conviction_n against_o conformity_n to_o the_o command_n of_o god_n in_o scripture_n unless_o convince_v show_v himself_o thereby_o to_o be_v tot_fw-la quot_fw-la &_o omnis_fw-la every_o thing_n and_o nothing_o i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o the_o latter_a part_n of_o the_o paragraph_n wherein_o you_o sore_o complain_v of_o mr._n faldo_n but_o if_o upon_o a_o impartial_a consideration_n he_o shall_v be_v find_v to_o clip_v or_o pervert_v our_o matter_n and_o to_o shuffle_v with_o we_o in_o his_o own_o once_o do_v a_o poor_a people_n right_a etc._n etc._n mr._n pen_n i_o be_o loath_a to_o provoke_v you_o but_o if_o i_o shall_v i_o do_v not_o fear_v you_o you_o complain_v of_o mr._n faldo_n clip_v and_o pervert_v 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middle_n of_o a_o line_n and_o leave_v both_o end_n alter_v the_o sense_n lame_v the_o argument_n and_o deface_v the_o whole_a matter_n and_o if_o you_o please_v to_o do_v i_o right_o for_o once_o against_o his_o son_n and_o your_o companion_n that_o stand_v up_o stout_o for_o you_o when_o time_n be_v i._n e._n g._n w.'s_n answer_v style_v the_o content_a apost_n recharge_v etc._n etc._n to_o i_o entitle_v batter_a ram_n against_o new_a rome_n etc._n etc._n where_o he_o take_v one_o line_n here_o another_z there_o and_o sometime_o five_o word_n out_o of_o the_o middle_n of_o a_o line_n sometime_o but_o one_o word_n in_o a_o line_n and_o leave_v the_o next_o and_o take_v the_o next_o and_o leap_v two_o or_o three_o line_n off_o and_o take_v two_o or_o three_o word_n more_o see_v new_a rome_n unmask_v p._n 75._o where_o this_o be_v full_o discover_v it_o may_v be_v some_o may_v think_v this_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o mention_v but_o if_o they_o do_v but_o consider_v first_o how_o they_o 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plakenham_n in_o norfolk_n when_o indeed_o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o lose_v 20_o l._n that_o he_o get_v 10_o l._n into_o pocket_n though_o a_o rich_a man_n in_o clear_a money_n it_o be_v true_a he_o be_v fine_v and_o his_o good_n destrain_v but_o never_o carry_v away_o and_o in_o a_o little_a time_n every_o pennyworth_n return_v as_o 40_o neighbour_n will_v witness_v but_o this_o make_v such_o a_o noise_n and_o sam_n be_v a_o right_a man_n for_o fox_n and_o as_o true_a to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v to_o ja._n nayl●r_n when_o he_o lead_v his_o horse_n into_o bristol_n he_o have_v 10_o l._n send_v he_o out_o of_o the_o public_a stock_n fund_z exchequer_n or_o treasury_n or_o what_o you_o will_v call_v the_o common_a bank_n by_o john_n peacock_n decease_a late_o of_o st._n ives_n as_o a_o reward_n for_o his_o valour_n and_o courage_n but_o you_o must_v note_v he_o be_v a_o preacher_n for_o june_n 9_o 1670._o which_o as_o my_o old_a record_n still_o by_o i_o tell_v i_o there_o be_v a_o meeting_n at_o littleport_n where_o sam_n fullig_n cl._n crabb_n tho._n hawk_n jo._n love_n henry_n waddelow_n tho._n pain_n r._n crabb_n and_o other_o be_v fine_v who_o have_v their_o cow_n horse_n mare_n pewter_n and_o brass_n take_v away_o but_o never_o any_o thing_n send_v they_o from_o london_n nor_o their_o good_n return_v but_o that_o which_o make_v sam._n cater_n case_n still_o worse_o though_o indeed_o i_o think_v there_o can_v be_v no_o great_a cheat_n put_v upon_o future_a age_n yet_o this_o be_v more_o impudent_a for_o anno_fw-la 1679._o s._n cater_n and_o jos_n harrison_n put_v forth_o a_o book_n entitle_v a_o lamentable_a cry_n of_o oppression_n etc._n etc._n in_o which_o book_n the_o say_v sam._n renew_v the_o memory_n of_o his_o suffering_n for_o that_o meeting_n for_o which_o he_o do_v not_o suffer_v a_o groat_n but_o get_v 10_o l._n clear_a into_o pocket_n as_o i_o have_v say_v read_v p._n 14._o there_o be_v a_o meeting_n at_o jos_n harrison_n in_o plakenham_n july_n 2._o 1670._o and_o sam._n cater_n be_v there_o declare_v the_o truth_n w._n watts_n his_o wife_n come_v and_o go_v and_o inform_v the_o officer_n who_o come_v and_o have_v he_o before_o chr._n colthorp_n who_o say_v he_o will_v fine_a sam._n 2o_n l._n which_o according_o he_o do_v and_o send_v the_o record_n of_o conviction_n to_o ely_n magistrate_n who_o send_v out_o their_o warrant_n and_o take_v away_o his_o good_n etc._n etc._n thus_o end_v the_o relation_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n but_o he_o that_o write_v a_o history_n of_o that_o nature_n shall_v tell_v the_o whole_a truth_n viz._n indeed_o i_o be_v so_o inform_v against_o so_o fine_v and_o destrain_v but_o i_o have_v my_o good_n again_o this_o at_o least_o he_o shall_v have_v say_v though_o he_o have_v keep_v private_a his_o reward_n of_o 10_o l._n which_o be_v purposely_o send_v he_o etc._n etc._n but_o alas_o he_o to_o make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o he_o thus_o lamentable_o suffer_v under_o that_o lamentable_a justice_n sir_n christopher_n colthorp_n nine_o year_n after_o the_o transaction_n be_v commit_v and_o do_v and_o also_o to_o make_v the_o poor_a quaker_n that_o hear_v he_o and_o lose_v their_o fine_n without_o any_o reparation_n believe_v that_o their_o minister_n be_v zealous_a for_o the_o cause_n a_o great_a sufferer_n yea_o 20_o l._n thick_a for_o come_v to_o visit_v they_o as_o a_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o a_o messenger_n from_o the_o great_a god_n he_o go_v on_o p._n 44._o saying_n and_o now_o it_o be_v upon_o i_o from_o the_o lord_n to_o warn_v you_o all_o that_o have_v have_v any_o hand_n in_o oppress_v his_o child_n and_o evil_a entreat_v his_o servant_n and_o messenger_n that_o he_o have_v send_v among_o you_o to_o exhort_v you_o but_o instead_o
where_o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o you_o all_o this_o you_o may_v read_v among_o the_o child_n of_o the_o light_n and_o of_o the_o day_n per_fw-la g._n fox_n 7._o this_o be_v only_o to_o go_v among_o friend_n 8._o a_o epistle_n to_o friend_n in_o england_n to_o be_v read_v in_o their_o assembly_n 9_o a_o epistle_n to_o the_o remnant_n of_o friend_n per_fw-la g._n whitehead_n conclude_v thus_o let_v this_o be_v read_v distinct_o in_o the_o life_n and_o authority_n of_o god_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v among_o friend_n in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o elsewhere_o as_o any_o friend_n be_v move_v in_o the_o same_o life_n 10._o to_o all_o people_n who_o meet_v in_o steeple-house_n in_o england_n and_o elsewhere_o p._n 2._o a_o message_n from_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n in_o england_n or_o elsewhere_o into_o all_o the_o steeple-house_n to_o be_v read_v 11._o to_o the_o child_n of_o light_n etc._n etc._n i_o desire_v this_o epistle_n may_v be_v 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w._n pen_n rejoinder_n etc._n etc._n part_n 2._o p._n 404._o i_o do_v aver_v say_v w._n pen_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o quaker_n we_o never_o endeavour_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o to_o prevent_v the_o sale_n of_o a_o adversary_n book_n therefore_o in_o so_o many_o word_n they_o who_o say_v we_o do_v have_v certify_v a_o absolute_a lie_n etc._n etc._n answ_n now_o for_o proof_n that_o the_o quaker_n do_v hinder_v the_o sale_n of_o their_o adversary_n book_n i_o will_v give_v you_o three_o instance_n whereby_o it_o will_v appear_v how_o false_a william_n pen_n be_v in_o this_o case_n as_o well_o as_o in_o many_o more_o that_o may_v be_v mention_v but_o what_o will_v they_o not_o say_v for_o holy_a church_n oh_o the_o deceit_n the_o fraud_n and_o religious_a cheat_n that_o be_v to_o be_v find_v among_o the_o teacher_n of_o this_o people_n but_o as_o he_o himself_o observe_v in_o a_o little_a pamphlet_n of_o his_o style_v a_o brief_a answer_n to_o a_o false_a and_o foolish_a libel_n etc._n etc._n p._n 25._o but_o the_o truth_n be_v error_n can_v only_o be_v maintain_v by_o error_n and_o what_o can_v we_o expect_v from_o w._n pen_n who_o have_v vindicate_v as_o gross_a idolatry_n write_v by_o jos_n coal_n to_o g._n fox_n as_o ever_o muggleton_n utter_v in_o his_o book_n judas_n and_o the_o jew_n &_o c._n p._n 44_o to_o 47._o i_o say_v what_o can_v we_o expect_v of_o such_o man_n as_o pen_n and_o whitehead_n who_o will_v say_v and_o unsay_v this_o to_o day_n and_o that_o to_o morrow_n and_o by_o and_o by_o stand_v to_o neither_o well_o but_o let_v i_o proceed_v to_o prove_v w._n pen_n a_o liar_n for_o once_o since_o he_o aver_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o quaker_n that_o they_o never_o hinder_v the_o sale_n of_o their_o adversary_n book_n etc._n etc._n instance_n 1._o about_o the_o year_n 168●_n william_n rogers_n put_v forth_o a_o book_n against_o the_o foxonian_n quaker_n usurpation_n of_o their_o woman_n meeting_n etc._n etc._n entitle_v the_o christian_a quaker_n distinguish_v from_o the_o apostate_n and_o innovate_v in_o five_o part_n this_o book_n john_n barnard_n a_o dissent_v quaker_n sell_v and_o for_o which_o thing_n only_o they_o excommunicate_v he_o as_o at_o large_a set_v forth_o in_o my_o book_n de_fw-fr chr._n lib._n etc._n etc._n part_n 2._o p._n 179._o a_o abstract_n thereof_o i_o shall_v recite_v viz._n from_o the_o monthly_a meeting_n at_o devonshire-house_n the_o four_o of_o the_o 11_o month_n 1681._o whereas_o there_o have_v be_v some_o unruly_a spirit_n go_v out_o from_o the_o truth_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o the_o bless_a power_n of_o god_n writing_n print_v and_o publish_v thing_n hurtful_a to_o truth_n by_o corrupt_v of_o people_n mind_n tend_v also_o to_o draw_v they_o into_o disesteem_a deceiver_n disesteem_a mark_v the_o two_o thing_n this_o excommunication_n be_v bottom_v upon_o viz._n first_o corrupt_v of_o people_n mind_n next_o tend_v to_o weaken_v the_o esteem_n the_o poor_a ignorant_a quaker_n have_v of_o such_o deceiver_n of_o many_o of_o the_o lord_n servant_n we_o find_v ourselves_o concern_v to_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o of_o this_o kind_n befall_v jo._n barnard_n former_o a_o member_n of_o this_o meeting_n who_o have_v disperse_v into_o several_a part_n of_o this_o nation_n divers_a of_o those_o pernicious_a ba●ks_n in_o print_n write_v by_o w._n rogers_n call_v the_o christian_a quaker_n distinguish_v from_o the_o apostate_n and_o innovater_n so_o that_o now_o we_o be_v whole_o clear_a have_v use_v a_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o reclaim_v he_o do_v not_o only_o testify_v against_o that_o spirit_n which_o have_v lead_v he_o into_o that_o disorderly_a practice_n but_o also_o against_o ●i_fw-fr while_n join_v thereunto_o nor_o can_v we_o have_v spiritual_a communion_n or_o fellowship_n with_o he_o until_o unfeigned_o he_o shall_v return_v unto_o the_o truth_n by_o condemnation_n of_o that_o work_n and_o spirit_n etc._n etc._n by_o which_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o the_o quaker_n do_v endeavour_n to_o hinder_v the_o sale_n of_o their_o adversary_n book_n as_o this_o excommunication_n out_o of_o their_o fellowship_n and_o spiritual_a communion_n for_o sell_v the_o say_a book_n be_v a_o evidence_n and_o sufficient_a proof_n etc._n etc._n instance_n ii_o whereas_o g._n keith_n write_v several_a book_n against_o the_o error_n of_o the_o quaker_n in_o pensilvania_n and_o for_o which_o they_o persecute_v he_o as_o their_o book_n style_v the_o trial_n of_o peter_n bess_n george_n keith_n tho._n budd_n and_o william_n bradford_n before_o a_o court_n of_o quaker_n at_o the_o session_n hold_v at_o philadelphia_n in_o pensilvania_n etc._n etc._n at_o large_a set_v forth_o but_o the_o say_v geo._n keith_n come_v into_o england_n be_v examine_v by_o the_o yearly_a meeting_n june_n 1694._o where_o they_o advise_v g._n keith_n in_o these_o word_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v the_o tender_a advice_n and_o counsel_n that_o geo._n keith_n shall_v either_o call_v in_o these_o 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