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A65888	A sober expostulation with some of the clergy against their pretended convert Francis Bugg his repeated gross abuse of the people called Quakers, in his books and pamphlets, viz., his New Rome arrainged, History of Quakerism, Second summons, Picture of Quakerism, and other pamphlets which may serve to invalidate the authority of the snake in the grass, as it refers to his books.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1697 (1697)	Wing W1959; ESTC R20305	65,396	156

other Apostates c. F. Bugg in his Epistle Dedicated to the Bishop of London compares the Quakers to Magicians of Egypt to Simon Magus the Sorcerer to Juglers rendring them no better than Hereticks Blasphemers and like Satan himself and his Ministers thus odiously representing them All which and much more such like Stuff we reject as his own gross and sordid Calumnious Railery and hope the said Bishop on serious Consideration will not Credit nor Patronize such gross Railery nor Esteem it for his Reputation or Honour to be Credulous in such Cases against us from the bare Authority of not only partial but bitter and implacable Adversaries as the said Bugg has notoriously manifested himself to be Here follows F. Bu●g's most general Slanders repeated and refuted gross Calumnies against the People called Quakers in his said History with brief Notes on them 1. P. 3. Bugg saith That none Preached Murther more than the Quakers Note What he alledges for this gross Calumny is answered long since in our Book Entituled Christ's Lambs defended from Satan's Rage 2. P. 4. That they sit at devonshire-Devonshire-house to null make void and repeal as Vnlawful what the King Lords and Commons make Lawful at Westminster Note This Calumny is refuted in Answer to him before and his envious design therein discovered See The Counterfeit Convert p. 46 47 48 49 50 51. 3. P. 9. That they prest into the World with Principles against ALL Rule and Government Note A loud and most gross Lie our Principles were always for Christ's Rule and Government among Christians and for all Just Rule and Government among Men as being God's Ordinance 4. That the Foundation they went upon was under pretence of magnifying the Light in themselves to deny Jesus of Nazareth to undervalue his Death and Sufferings contemn his Laws contain'd in the Holy Scriptures c. p. 9. Note These are notorious and most horrid Falshoods the quite contrary is asserted frequently by us We magnifie Christ's Light and Life in Man for no such Ends but the contrary as thereby sincerely to own and follow the Lord Jesus Christ through his Sufferings and according to his Laws It was by his Light in us that we were led to Suffer with him and to be Crucified with him and to Die with him that we might Live and Reign with him who tasted Death for every Man 5. That G. W. hath vindicated this i. e. that the Scripture was Serpent's Meat Beastly Ware c. p. 9. Note A foul Calumny against G. W. 't was never my Principle so to term the Scripture I have always had from my Childhood a real esteem and great love for the Holy Scriptures nor do I know of any among us that ever called them Beastly Ware or Serpents Meat nor do we own the Expressions as applicable to Holy Scripture we having also most generally bought Bibles which I never heard any call Beastly Ware before tho' probably some or other might so term such Mens perversions on Scripture as make a Trade thereof for Money or filthy Lucre wherein I suppose they could not intend any contempt of Holy Scripture but upon their Unscriptural Preaching for filthy Lucre. 6. That G. W. and his Followers have published a Journal of G. F's deluding Charms on purpose to Bewitch the People like SIMON MAGUS p. 9. Note This is still foul filthy and abusive for 1. We know no deluding Charms in that Journal 2. Nor had we any such purpose in the Publication thereof as to Bewitch People Behold how the Man belches vomits and foams out his own shame against us contrary to his own former Testimonies for us c. 7. That G. F. wrought Counterfeit Miracles and never in the Name of Jesus p. 11. Note This is still enviously to Abuse G. F. and us we read not in all his Writings that ever he so much as pretended to work any Miracle either by himself or in his own Name or by his own Power but that by the Power of the Lord which is no other Name but that which was given to Jesus Christ Phil. 2. 9. some Great Things have been wrought even in Answer to the Prayers and fervent Breathings to God of that Good Man G. F. and others of the Church-partakers of the same Faith in Christ with him wherein they did not pretend to pray in any other Name Power or Spirit but that of Jesus Christ. 8. That both Fox and Parnell call themselves Christ in W. P's Since p. 12. Note I do not believe W. Penn either gave or will own any such Sence it being contrary to his and all our Sence so to call any Mortal Man upon Earth tho' some may be come to THAT which was before Languages or Humane Arguments were i. e. to the Word and Power of God and his Son Jesus Christ which was only the same G. F. and J. Parnell intended 9. That the Humanity of Christ the Quakers deny it as clearly as the Socinians deny his Godhead p. 12. Note This is a gross and notorious Falshood we i. e. the Quakers so called have often clearly and scripturally Confessed and Asserted both the Divinity and Humanity i. e. Manhood of Christ Jesus as many of our Books manifestly prove 10. That the Foxonian Quakers say of G. Fox he is the Power of God p. 13. Note This also is positively denied by us as a gross and foul Calumny Pray where do any of the Quakers so say of G. F I know not neither do we own his scornful Nick-name and Distinction of Foxonian Quakers for we are sure 't is contrary to our Principle and Profession to set up any Sect Masters over us or to Adore any Mortal Man or Finite Creature as 11. God as is also charged upon G. F's Followers touching him pag. 14. which we deem also a notorious Falshood 12. That all the Quakers Prophets being 400 in number give Witness to G. Fox and Adore him as the Branch the Star the Sun of Righteousness p. 15. Note This old Story of Bugg's is a gross refuted Lie and Calumny G. Fox is not so much as mentioned in that Epistle out of which those words viz. the Branch the Star the Son of Righteousness are taken directed to the Camp of the Lord in England p. 66. of E. B's Works 13. That Baptism and the Lord's Supper God never commanded are given forth by them who are Brazened with Deceit p. 15. Note This is falsly charged and stated in both and contrary to what we have frequently confessed with respect to both for 1. John's Baptism was by special Command from Heaven and had its Dispensation and Time as 't was Typical of Christ's Spiritual Baptism 2. The Lord's Supper both as in the Type and in the Antitype in the Figure and in the Mystery and Substance distinctly and truly considered in their placed Dispensations we have often Scripturally confessed and even in Answer to this Adversary let him review The Quakers Vindication against F. Bugg

Principles and Shamefully and Undeservedly Scandalized particular Persons both Living and Dead and an Innocent People also As we hope in Christ ever to approve our selves both in in the sight of God and Men with due Honour to Jesus Christ in all his Works and Sufferings and tender Respect to the Holy Scriptures As by the Harmony and Concurrence of our Ancient Friends Testimonies is publickly Demonstrated and we can make appear contrary to thy Converts Unjust Pretences and Misrepresentations and therefore if thou dost not put a stop to his Mischevious Attempts which severely Affects both our Christian and Civil Reputations in Rendring us both Blasphemous Imposters and Perjured Persons his Malicious Mischievous Work will Affect thee and some others who have Abetted him and the Cry will be loud and ascend higher than to thy self I hope thou wilt Charitably accept this Information and Advertisement and prudently Consider and make Use of the same London the 1st of the 1st Mouth 1693-94 FROM thy Friend and Well-wisher Geo. Whitehead Expecting shortly thy Ingenuous Answer c. But no Answer yet CHAP. II. A Copy of a Letter to Isaac Archer Vicar of Milden-Hall Suffolk London the 2d of the 1st Month 1693-94 Friend Isaac Archer I Desire thee Charitably to accept these Lines and prudently to Consider them for the Truth 's Sake as also for thy own Reputation I remembering how Officious thou wast in Accompanying and Abetting thy Follower and Disciple F. Bugg in the publick Disturbance he made of our Friends-Meeting at Milden-Hall the 30th of the 2d Month called April 1691. Contrary to the Intent of the present Government and of the Law of our Liberty in the peaceable Exercise of our Religious Worship toward Almighty God and how thou with him then Deemed our said Meeting an unlawful Conventicle because our Friends there had omitted a Circumstance of Law in not entring that Meeting-House upon Record as the Law directs which did not bespeak a Charitable Disposition on thy part towards us And also how thou hast Gratified Encouraged and Abetted the said F. Bugg if he writes true of thee by giving thy Approbation for his Abusive Book Which he saith he hath recited only an Abridgment thereof in his most Scandalous Book Stiled New Rome Arraigned as followeth viz. I do own the Substance of this Book as a Defence of those Eternal Truths by which I hope for Salvation and which are as a Comfort to me in my Pilgrimage Peace be to those that own them and the Lord open the Eyes of them that deny them Isaac Archer Now thou having thus far Countenanced F. Bugg and approved of his Writing against us as a People who are commonly called Quakers Please to Consider how far his Injurious Work of Envy and Contention against us and the Consequences of it may Affect thy Self and thy Reputation And therefore for thy Information and Caution I hereby give thee a short Recital of some of F. Bugg's Notoriously False Charges against the said People called Quakers where he chargeth them 1. With denying Jesus of Nazareth 2. Contempt of Holy Scriptures 3. Calling us Perjured Persons for our Negative Testimony against his so charging us and thereupon acting his Mock Trial forging our Answers and Erecting the form of a Pillory and therein Scandalizing divers Citizens and Tradesmen in and about London as Perjured Persons tho' Persons of good Repute and Credit better than himself thereby Affecting not only their Christian but Civil Reputations 4. Contempt of Governours and being against Magistracy in Principles he also Charges upon the said People giving them these Characters viz. New Rome Rome ' s Sister the Papists their Brethren and that they follow the Steps of the Jesuits 5. Terming one of their approved Ministers one of her chief Cardinals i. e. New Rome's 6. Our Declaration to the King and Parliament for the Holy Scriptures being given by Divine Inspiration he renders Deceitful and Contrary to our Belief and to serve a Turn 7. He Accuses the said People with reviling Christ's Ministers undervaluing Christ's Death Sufferings all which is expresly contrary to the said People's Faith and Principles 8. Terming the said people Black-Guard of Lyers Impudent Imposters Cowards Horrible Blasphemers Wretched Imposters and such as Simon Magus never exceeded cum multis aliis c. With many more such like gross Calumnies and Raileries are Bugg's Malicious Books stuft with all to render us Odious and Obnoxious in the Eye of the Government and Nation for which the Righteous God will Judge him and his Abettors for such his Intolerable and Mischievous Attempts Please to observe that tho' F. Bugg by his Partial Picking Words and Broken Sentences out of some Ancient Books of George Fox Edward Burrough's and Isaac Penington's he would seem thereby to Colour such his false and erroneous Charges before cited and Fallaciously cast them on a whole Body of People yet the same Books of theirs in other Passages explanatory and more plain do clear them and their Principles as to their sincerely owning Jesus of Nazareth highly Esteeming the Holy Scriptures truly owning Magistracy and so far from Popery as that they were in their Day true Witnesses against it and against all Idolatry and Superstition and that our Declaration to the King and Parliament for the Holy Scriptures being given by Divine Inspiration was sincere on our parts and in the sight of God according to our Belief and Principle as by many of our Books and Testimonies is Evinced as also that we highly Esteem and Value Christ's Death Sufferings and Sacrifice for the Reconciliation of Mankind unto God as by the Harmony and Concurrence of our publick Testimonies and solemn Confessions which have been Extant for many Years is clearly and fully Demonstrated whatever F. Bugg and his Abettors have Maliciously Suggested to the contrary against us whose work of deadly Malice and Persecution therein does not only affect our Christian and Civil Reputation but the Civil Government under which we Live and with true Gratitude enjoy our present Liberty in the Exercise of our tender Consciences towards Almighty God in point of Worship For 1. Bugg's Rendering our said Declaration to the King and Parliament for the Divine Authority of the Holy Scripture deceitful on our parts This is to go about to Invalidate and Destroy a Principal Condition of our Present Liberty and to confront the Government 's acceptance of our said Declaration 2. Bugg's Unjustly and Maliciously Representing the said People called Quakers under these Black and Odious Characters of New Rome Rome ' s Sister and as Brethren to the Papists following the Steps of Jesuits c. And Consequently no better nor other than Papists Whereupon I ask thee these Questions viz. 1. Does not this greatly tend to gratifie the Popish Interest by his thus Magnifying of it far bigger than 't is and to lessen and injure the Protestant Interest and consequently to Contradict the Government which has been

the King's Subjects as Perjured Persons and to the Pillory and that in their Absence too and some of them Persons he never knew as he has since declared and in his Mock-Trial Forging False Answers in the same Person 's Names and then Erecting the Form of a Pillory with Twelve Pictures and the first Letters of the Names of the Persons thus Condemned and Scandalized by him and the Word Perjury set over them to Ridecule them with such Gross Forgery Now we Query of you his Approvers whether such his Proceedings be Warrantable either by the Law of God or Man With several more Queries and Matters to thee Isaac Archer in my Letters Relating to F. Bugg's Abuse and my large and Friendly Letters also to the said W. Smithies containing much in Substance of the same Matters which yet remain unanswered by you or either of you save only a few Lines I had f●om thee Isaac Archer which is not all Answer to the Queries neither does it yet appear that you have given him any Real or Effectual Check to stop his Abuse and Calumnies as you were Cautioned but rather he has persisted therein and Boasts of your Approbations as followeth F. Bugg Proceeds in his Preface p. 3. thus viz. Poor Proud Man i. e. G. Whitehead I say this Considered I shall allow Mr. Archer Room for his whole Approbation and Recite the Substance of two or three Letters from some other Clergymen and the Request of three others besides an Independant Preacher that so be G. W. may see that both Conforming and Nonconforming Ministers are not ashamed to appear in Favour of what I Write nor afraid of G. Whitehead who acts more like a Lord Chief Justice than an Humble Quaker Answ. 1. If you his Approvers are not ashamed so to appear in his Favours you may be I persume you have given your Approbations too Early before you could have or see our Answers And I Question whether either you Conforming or Nonconforming Ministers who have been so early in your Approbations for F. Bugg have ever yet seriously Perused our Answers and Confutations of his Notorious Lyes and Calumnies against us but have rather brought your selves under great Blemish and Guilt by such your Approbations and I must tell you it was a very Unadvised and Indiscreet Act in you to be so Forward and Early in your Approbations and Judgments for F. Bugg's Books against the Quakers without hearing both Parties Fully and Impartially such Percipitancy and Injustice will never Redound to your Honour or Reputation who are the Clergymen and Ministers Conforming or Nonconforming who have shewn your Favours and Approbations of this pretended Convert for much Boasted of by him His Parish Minister's Approbation which he chiefly Boasts of thus Stiled and Cited viz. Mr. Archer Minister of Milden-Hall in Suffolk the Town where I Dwell his Approbation c. As there is Joy in Heaven over a Sinner Converted to God as to his Morals so when the Erroneous turn to the true God as to his Intellectuals Truth and Goodness being his Infinite Attributes the Shadow of them for in the Creature they are no better are Equally Pleasing to their Author Hence I may shew my Joy in that my Neighbour Bugg is returned from his Errors not as to his Life for he was Sober ever since I knew him but as to his Judgment as a Sign of which he has Laboured to bring over his Seduced Brethren which would they Read his Books might be done But I fear most of them are of the Mind of one of them that told me Thou mayest out Argue me but shall not Perswade me However I do own the Substance of this Book i. e. the first Impressionths as a Defence of those Eternal Truths 〈◊〉 which I hope for Salvation and which are a Comfort to me in my 〈◊〉 Peace be to those that own them and the Lord open the Eyes of such as deny them Isaac Archer By this the Reader may see what a Great and Eminent Convert F. Bugg is here Rendred and what Joy his now Teacher shews in his Conversion and by such his Approbation of F. Bugg's Work as a Defence of the Eternal Saving Truths and his Judgment against the Quakers as his Seduced Brethren he has joyned Issue with him therein against us but herein we deny their Judgment i. e. the Judgment and Condemnation of both Priest and Proselyte it being without Proof or Conviction Isaac Archer thou wast too forward in this Point thou hast given Approbation and Judgment for F. Bugg's Book it seems on its first Impression and against us before thou could'st have our Answers or Impartially hear both Parties Is this thy Justice or Judicial Way of Proceedure And dost thou think such Malicious Work as thy Disciple F. Bugg's will Convince us of Error if mistaken or bring Honour to thee or Credit to thy Cause Surely thou art Accountable to the Just God for thy Encouraging F. Bugg in his Unjust Attempts who when he has Recited thy Approbation then falls to Boasting Railing falsly and grosly Reviling instead of better Argument according to his wonted Course since he became your Convert pretended viz. Come G. W. quoth he I have found room to Recite my Teacher Verbatim but I want both time and room to draw the Exact Picture of G. W. who for Audacious Insolency Pride and Conceit for Scorn Contempt and Envy for Defaming Glossing Perverting and Subtilty for denying what you know to be true and affirming what you know to be false I say to set forth your Exact Picture in these and other the like Crafty Jugglings and Legerdemain c. it would require a Volumn Behold your Convert's Treatment Many such Storms of Raillery he Appears in in his Books and Pamphlets instead of Sober or Sound Argument wherein as I know in my own Conscience he has falsly Aspersed me Being also known to be a Person of better Fame than he Represents me so no Ingenuous or Impartial Men will take his Calumnies upon trust against me or my Friends but such as are so Enviously Credulous as to give away their Common Sence and Reason to believe his Reproachful Lyes and so joyn Issue with him in his False Judgment against the Innocent But he proceeds on with the Approbation given for him viz A Letter from Dr. Burrell SIR I heartily Congratulate your Return to our Church which doubtless is the most Eminent for Doctrine Worship and Discipline amongst all the Reformed Churches in the World I cannot but highly Commend your Pious Endeavours for this End of which I have received an Account from Mr. Gearing a London Minister I shall much Rejoyce in your success herein in order to undeceive them Poor Seduced People having therein Displayed many of the Intreigues of their Leaders Your Real Friend Nath. Burrell Observe here how far these Clergymen have Entituled themselves to F. Bugg's Work against the People called Quakers taking what he Writes for granted as Pious

Cause humble this Adversary if it be his Blessed Will and let all others among us c. take warning from his woful and lamentable Backsliding and Fall Let one most Scandalous and Blasphemous Calumny be yet further Remarked viz. Fr. Bugg's repeated Charge against the Quakers viz. these Contemptible Expressions as calling the Scriptures Beastly Ware c. as before and the like we are Charged with in that most malicious wicked Piece The Snake in the Grass where divers gross Calumnies are broached from Bugg's Authority and Credit I having examined that Book out of which the said Expressions have been pretended to be taken Entituled A Brief Discovery of a Threefold state of Antichrist Printed Anno 1633. p. 9. I find no such gross Expressions as calling the Scriptures Beastly Ware but divers severe Reflections upon the Covetous Persecuting Priests in those Days then writ by some Prisoners at York-Castle 1653. and what 's there called Beastly Ware is not the Scriptures but what Babylon's Merchants sell for a large Price i. e. a Rabble of Notions heaped up in their Brain all the Week and which they sell for filthy lucre's sake c. calling them also Idol-Merchants Costly Sermon-makers who Persecuted the pure Truth the Saints live in p. 9 10. of the said Brief Discovery but not a word of calling the Scriptures themselves Beastly Ware and I am perswaded such Blasphemy and Contempt of Holy Scripture was far from the Thoughts of those said Prisoners and that which they would have abominated and rejected with Abhorrence if they had then been Charg'd therewith Thus the Perversion and Injury done by F. B. c. in this Matter is apparent in his putting Mens dark Notions for the Holy Scriptures The said Prisoners called Babylon's Merchants Rabble of Notions Beastly Ware but F. B. says it is the Scriptures which they so call what a shameful Liar and Perverter is this He pretends to prove W. Penn a Liar for once p. 38. Brief History But 't is more true that he is more than once yea often prov'd a Liar and gross Defamer of others and that his pretended Pious Endeavours by you his Approvers and Ministers aforesaid are proved very Impious and you may Answer for him and Vindicate him if you please or can since you have given him such high Approbation and Congratulation which he has divulged to your Disgrace for F. B's Answering by repeating Calumnies and Slanders against us will deserve little further notice since so often unanswerably Confuted already and if you his Approvers will not adventure to attempt his Vindication as well as Approbation nor yet shew any publick dislike of his Abuses scandalous and reproachful Scribling but leave him to his own Vindication and farther to reproach us we may take it as an Indication that you are Conscious his Defaming Work is not justifiable nor warrantable in the sight of God or Just Men and that you have over-shot your selves in his Approbation and the more guilty your selves in suffering Sin to lye upon him without just Reproof suitable to his publick Offence and Crime against Truth But if you will be mute in this Matter and suffer him to persist in his wonted Course of Vilifying and Abusing us without your publick Reprehension or Dislike thereof then may you be farther justly called in question and Exposed thereupon for your neglect of Justice CHAP. VI. A Brief Answer to Fr. Bugg's Two Printed Papers Dated March 1696. TO his Printed Paper unduly Stiled George Whirehead's Oath unjustly Accusing the Quakers with Prevaricating about Swearing His Story hereupon both first As to the Form of the Oath pretended Secondly And as to its being Read to him G. W. affirms he is wronged in this Accusation and Story by F.B. and that he is not Conscious to himself thereof but as preferring Truth 's Reputation before his own patiently suffers and bears it among many other Personal Injuries Misrepresentations and Detractions cast upon him by this Adversary whom I ask 1. F. B. who was thy Informer about this said Oath pretended 2. Out of what Book was it Read to G. W. and by whom 3. Suppose I had failed of our Principle in that Case as I have not hast thou done either fairly or justly thence to asperse the Quakers in general with Prevaricating about Swearing Must they all suffer for my Fault if I had committed it which I did not as many can Witness As to the Association and his taunting Insinuations concerning the King and Government and our Affection and Fidelity towards them and forming an Address for us like an Officious Agent we hope we have given that Satisfaction as to our Innocency which this and the rest of our most Inveterate Adversaries cannot extinguish and the Acceptance and Favours which as a People we have received through God's Providence from the Government no doubt does vex and fret this our Implacable Adversary seeing his many Attempts and strenuous Endeavours to render us Obnoxious and to Incense the Government against us and by his utmost Endeavours that way to prevent our Belief are so manifestly disappointed and frustrated Blessed and Praised be our God for Ever who hath attended our Endeavours But let it be observed how sordid brutish and unnatural it was in F. Bugg so strenuously to labour to prevent the Quakers Relief in the Case of Oaths since he Married his Son into an Honest Family of Quakers so called and appeared very officious as I am credibly informed to promote the Marriage as if he would rather have them also Ruined than Relieved As to our Christian Confession of Christ his Divinity and Humanity and his Glorious Body in Heaven we have sufficiently and sincerely evinced according to Holy Scripture against this Adversary and other Opposers which they are not able to Confute knowing also that we are not necessitated to give farther Answer to his Impertinent Questions especially since his Work is so much falsly to Accuse and Asperse us with sly and unjust Insinuations to render us Offensive and Obnoxious to the Government Besides One Fool may ask more Questions than Twenty Wise Men may Answer To F. Bugg's Paper Stiled A Brief Reply which with the other before-mentioned he having delivered at the House of Lords which one of them gave me His false Charge of our Contempt of Christ and the Scriptures being Answered and Refuted before in several Answers to his Malicious Books and Pamphlets he proceeds in his wonted Course of Perversion and Defaming still for which he frequently quotes his own Presumptuous Authority and Refuted Pamphlets As to his offence at the Words he Cites of an Imagined God beyond the Stars and their Carnal Christ. We say First The True Infinite and Omnipresent God tho' in Heaven above yet is not confined or limitted to beyond the Stars nor can the Heaven of Heavens contain Him 2. The True Lord Jesus Christ who Ascended far above all Heavens that he might fill all things He is not a