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A30022 A brief history of the rise, growth, and progress of Quakerism setting forth that the principles and practices of the Quakers are antichristian, antiscriptural, antimagistratical, blasphemous, and idolatrous from plain matter of fact, out of their most approved authors, &c. ... / by Francis Bugg, Senior. Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724? 1697 (1697) Wing B5367; ESTC R23818 99,372 212

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of_o though_o the_o fact_n can_v not_o be_v deny_v yet_o they_o can_v not_o censure_v any_o that_o remain_v in_o their_o unity_n for_o which_o reason_n he_o at_o last_o leave_v they_o g._n w'_v antidote_n 252._o answer_v as_o his_o character_n of_o john_n pennyman_n be_v in_o the_o superlative_a degree_n appear_v flattery_n and_o his_o scandalous_a story_n be_v on_o his_o behalf_n and_o reason_n of_o leave_v we_o appear_v neither_o true_a nor_o impartial_a i_o never_o have_v any_o undeniable_a proof_n of_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n hear_v from_o john_n pennyman_n etc._n etc._n reply_v well_o do_v george_n thou_o be_v in_o the_o right_n on_o it_o for_o i_o never_o know_v any_o matter_n of_o evil_a fact_n charge_v on_o the_o quaker_n and_o their_o error_n but_o thou_o have_v have_v the_o impudence_n to_o deny_v it_o at_o least_o as_o state_v or_o in_o some_o other_o sophistical_a manner_n so_o that_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a to_o prove_v matter_n of_o fact_n against_o the_o quaker_n undeniable_o true_a why_o because_o they_o have_v a_o face_n of_o brass_n to_o deny_v any_o matter_n of_o fact_n against_o they_o how_o true_a soever_o it_o be_v of_o which_o this_o antidote_n be_v not_o the_o least_o instance_n and_o for_o which_o reason_n i_o can_v wish_v the_o author_n of_o the_o snake_n may_v not_o trouble_v himself_o to_o reply_n again_o two_o p._n 254._o g._n whitehead_n have_v cite_v a_o passage_n in_o the_o snake_n etc._n etc._n viz._n quaker_n register_n their_o suffering_n for_o the_o truth_n as_o they_o call_v it_o will_v make_v they_o exceed_v all_o the_o ten_o persecution_n and_o to_o be_v more_o undescerving_a than_o the_o suffering_n of_o christ_n himself_o or_o the_o apostle_n etc._n etc._n to_o which_o g._n whitehead_n answer_v these_o be_v false_a suggestion_n we_o have_v no_o such_o hope_n he_o i._n e._n snake_n cites_n edward_n burrough_n unfairly_n and_o partial_o in_o this_o point_n and_o yet_o the_o comparison_n of_o the_o quaker_n suffering_n as_o great_a and_o more_o unjust_a than_o in_o the_o day_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n or_o any_o time_n since_o be_v a_o mistake_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v so_o first_o verbal_o state_v by_o edward_n burrough_n or_o some_o time_n since_o i_o shall_v not_o determine_v unless_o i_o see_v the_o original_a copy_n etc._n etc._n reply_v i_o do_v positive_o affirm_v and_o before_o any_o ten_o minister_n of_o the_o protestant_a church_n viz._n episcopal_n presbyterian_a independent_a or_o baptist_n will_v prove_v that_o the_o from_o recite_v author_n charge_v be_v undeniable_o true_a matter_n of_o fact_n but_o what_o then_o g._n w._n still_o complain_v of_o evil_a suggestion_n of_o unfair_a and_o partial_a citation_n though_o poor_a heart_n he_o be_v so_o sting_v with_o this_o snake_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o acknowledge_v a_o mistake_n some_o where_o but_o dust_n not_o determine_v where_o oh_o horrible_a what_o a_o book_n write_v in_o 1657._o by_o one_o of_o their_o inspire_a prophet_n as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o disperse_v 15_o year_n up_o and_o down_o the_o nation_n and_o then_o reprint_v by_o thy_o own_o approbation_n dear_a george_n with_o thou_o and_o g._n fox_n epistle_n of_o recommendation_n and_o now_o to_o tell_v we_o of_o a_o mistake_n but_o know_v not_o where_o and_o to_o call_v for_o original_a manuscript_n write_v 40_o year_n since_o be_v such_o a_o piece_n of_o fallible_a infallibility_n that_o have_v i_o room_n i_o shall_v far_o enlarge_v upon_o it_o francis_n bugg_n sen._n may_v 13._o 1697._o book_n write_v by_o fra._n bugg_n sen._n 1._o de_fw-fr christianae_n libertate_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o 8vo_fw-la bind_v 2._o the_o paint_a harlot_n both_o stripe_v and_o whip_v etc._n etc._n 3._o reason_n against_o rail_a etc._n etc._n 4._o innocency_n vindicated_n and_o envy_n rebuke_v etc._n etc._n 5._o the_o quaker_n detect_v and_o their_o error_n confute_v 6._o a_o let_v to_o the_o quaker_n show_v their_o frequent_a address_n to_o k._n j._n 2._o 7._o batter_v ram_n against_o new_a rome_n etc._n etc._n 8._o one_o blow_n more_o against_o new_a rome_n etc._n etc._n 9_o new_a rome_n unmask_v and_o her_o foundation_n shake_v etc._n etc._n 10._o new_a rome_n arraign_v and_o out_o of_o her_o own_o mouth_n condemn_v etc._n etc._n 11._o a_o sheet_n deliver_v to_o the_o parliament_n dec._n 1693._o entitle_v something_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o quaker_n allegation_n etc._n etc._n 12._o quakerism_n wither_v and_o christianity_n revive_v etc._n etc._n 13._o quakerism_n annotonized_n etc._n etc._n 14._o a_o sheet_n entit_fw-fr the_o quaker_n yearly_o meet_v impeach_v etc._n etc._n 15._o a_o second_o summons_n to_o the_o city_n abel_n by_o way_n of_o metaphor_n to_o deliver_v up_o sheba_n the_o son_n of_o bichri_fw-la 2_o sam._n 20._o i._n e._n g._n whitehead_n etc._n etc._n 16._o the_o quaker_n set_v in_o their_o true_a light_n etc._n etc._n 17._o a_o brief_a history_n of_o the_o rise_v growth_n and_o progress_n of_o quakerism_n 18._o the_o picture_n of_o quakerism_n draw_v to_o the_o life_n etc._n etc._n finis_fw-la