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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77382	Folly and envy detected: in some brief observations on a late scandalous pamphlet, subscribed by D.S. intituled, An answer to several passages, citations and charges, in a book published by Fran. Bugg, styled, New Rome arraigned, &c. / By R. Bridgman.	Bridgman, Robert.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4493; ESTC R170797	5,103	17

Gospel Order look like Conniving or Winking at them away with such Malicious Insinuations But this D. S. who in a Malapart Pragmatical stile would be deemed the Representative of the True Christian Quakers is for Censuring and Excomunicating Pope like without the consent of the Church and that not only many that are alive but even several that are dead For He charges upon F. B's Accusation several Eminent Ancient Friends p. 9 10 11. with no less than great and high Blasphemy particularly G Fox Josiah Coal J. Audland and James Parnell Men that were great sufferers for Truth and who being deceased laid down their heads in Peace and were never disowned by any Christian Quaker but were sincerely Loved and Esteemed by them and their Innocency being already elsewhere vindicated and that in some of those Books this Author would so gladly have Burnt I need say the less but refer to them supposing there may have been some defect in Expression by which means the matter has not been left so well guarded against the Exceptions of Malicious Cavillers who no doubt were it not for the general Authority of the Holy Scriptures would be as ready to make their Exceptions against many Sentences or Expressions therein also But I would fain know why it must be deemed by D. S. such a great weakness in G. Fox to set his Name to the Book called the Battle-door wherein some other Men more Learned in those many Languages were also concerned must he not tho as this D. S. scornfully suggests he was a Shooe-maker and bred an Illiterate Man which 't is likely enough to use his own Phrase he knew not but by History or Tradition I say must it therefore follow that G. F. knew not the signification of Tu Nos Vos But Even as a Parrot which this Author says Can well Talk so far as he hath been Taught 'T is true a Parrot may be Taught to speak Tu nos vos but I presume 't is above the skill of this Doctor to Teach a Parrot the signification of Tu nos vos which no doubt G. Fox had as well as also some knowledge of the Hebrew Tongue Again in his Answer to F. B's charge recited by him against Isaac Penington D. S. positively charges the matter of the said Citation as an undeniable Error in J. P. proceeding from a defect in his understanding which no doubt as he saith were but that worthy Man J. P. in being he would readily retract the slip of his Pen not only in that matter but in any other of the like Import Methinks then a slip of his Pen were it so in J. P. ought not to be charged upon him as an undeniable Error proceeding from a defect in his understanding so no more ought a slip of the Pen were it so in the other Friends above-mentioned be charged as Great and High Blasphemy But 't is plain that the Old Adversary and false Accuser of the Brethren is very ready to lay hold on every seeming occasion to endeavour through his several Instruments to blast the Reputation of these Good-men that the Blessing of their Labour and Memory might not Increase or remain among the Living But should I or any other be as ready as this D. S. or F. B. to lay hold upon every slip of a Pen or unguarded Sentence or Expression we might have and make work enough For Instance might I not in such a way of arguing positively charge D. S. whatever Notion he may have of the pre-existence that he denies or at least questions a future Existence by his saying If that Worthy Man J. P. were in being as if after Death there was no being or existence but I am not either so Captious or Uncharitable towards him in that Matter Again in his Third Page He desires every true Believer in Christ Jesus and Follower of him that they would bear his Image as if he may be truly Believed in and followed and his Image not born Does not this at best appear to be a slip of his Pen And yet how ready is D. S. to mark out such in others As to this frequent professing Faith in Jesus of Nazareth and therein distinguishing himself and others to be the most or only Christian Quakers so long as he or they shew forth no better Fruits to what purpose is it to take any notice of their Faith And notwithstanding he is so ready to refer and recommend such as he would have know more of the Quakers Faith to the first part of a little Treatise Intituled the Principles of Truth Written by J. Crooke T is plain enough whatever be his talk or knowledge he is but little acquainted with the True Christian Quakers Faith which is attended with Christian Charity and teacheth to exercise a Conscience void of offence both towards God and towards Man London Octob. 11. 1694. Robert Bridgman A POSTSCRIPT by way of Caution and Consideration WHereas D. S. in his Postscript seems to request all those that are living whose former or latter Writings are in any sort Defective that they would write Explanations and Emendations upon them as also on those of which the Authors may be Dead yet in his Third Page declares that he would be glad if God would put it into the Hearts of the Governours and Rulers of the Nations to Condemn them and order them all to be Burnt Now I do herein tenderly Caution this D. S. or any other who may presume to correct or amend what they shall apprehend or suppose to be offensive that they be very careful how they detract from the due credit and esteem of any approved writer or writing concerned in Testimony to the Blessed Truth least they be found so touching the Lord 's Anointed as to hurt his Prophets and justly fall under the Reproof of the Hypocrite who would behold a More in his Brothers Eye but considered not the Beam which was in his own Mat. 7th 3 4 and 5 Verses And I offer it to D. S. his Consideration whether it can be any Evidence of good Breeding or Christianity so to Reproach and Revile G. W. an Elder in the same Profession he pretends to and that upon no better or other produced Evidence than that of an Inraged Adversary viz. F. B. Is it not very Scandalous and Wicked to publish it in print to the World that G. W. is guilty not only of Covering and Cloaking many Errors but also of being a continual Contentious Scribler and guilty of giving Base and Scurrilous Language Doth D. S. pretend a Venerable Esteem of the Scripture and yet so much forget or reject the Apostles advise Not to Rebuke an Elder but Intreat him as a Father Nor to Receive an Accusation against such but before Two or Three Witnesses Indeed 't is no wonder D. S. has concealed his Name for he may well be ashamed of such Work and I would advise him whoever he be to take the shame to himself by 〈◊〉 publickly acknowledging his Folly that so through unfeigned Repentance he may find Mercy and learn to do so no more Advertisement SInce the foregoing went to the Press I have seen another Pamphlet Intituled Something by way of Reply to a Paper lately published in the City Mercury c. Signed G. W. The foregoing Reproof and Rebuke to D. S. may serve also in Answer to that Pa●●●● unless the Author had wrote something more worth Notice and put his Name to it