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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

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 READER In February last I wrote a Book in Octavo Intituled A Sober Expostulation c. and I hope it hath some effect upon them since I meet with no Answer Their Teachers use to boast of their quick Answers as in their Book Judas and the Jews c. And formerly G. Whitehead wrote Three Books against me in Nine Months time but this is the third time I have wrote against them in Six Months time and no Answer which shew they begin to flag and hang down their Heads as if they were unable but now I 'll let G. Whitehead alone 't is not manly to fight below no let him rise and wash himself and then possibly he may come out with a Sheet against Twenty and Nibble here and there like the Rats But Reader observe but even those Parts of my Books which the Quakers make no reply to and the Charges therein laid and it will discover to thee their Errors to be both great and dangerous But why I marvel are their Teachers so slow at writing What Do their Spring begin to fail For when Father Penn receiv'd Jer. Ives's Sober Request over-Night the 26th of October 1674. he took his Natural Rest as himself says and in an Hours time next Morning wrote his Answer why then will neither he nor Ellwood come in to the Assistance of their disconsolate Brother Whitehead Why do they make such a drudge of him Is it because he is expert in wording the Matter otherwise and yet can mean the same thing viz. write one thing and mean another Thus much by way of Introduction First Touching the Charge on G. W. in Pil. Progress p. 172. QUery 1. Whether the Person that Suffered without the Gates of Jerusalem be properly the Son of God Answ yea or nay Q. 2. If nay whose Son properly was he Answ Q. 3. If yea Why do you follow such Teachers as utterly deny it Answ Q. 4. Whether your Teachers do not deny the Scriptures when they call them Death Dust Serpents Meat Beastly Ware Answ yea or nay Q. 5. If yea Why do other of your Teachers say they prefer the Bible above all other Books Extant in the World Answ Q. 6. Whether your Teachers speak from the Spirit of Truth or the Spirit of Error in their Writings and Preachings Answ Q. 7. If from the Spirit of Truth then whether their so speaking be of as great Authority as the Scriptures and Chapters are and greater as G. Whitehead Teaches Answ Q. 8. If so then whether their Doctrine do not tend to overthrow the Divine Authority of the Scriptures Answ yea or nay Q. 9. Whether it be Conjuration to preach out of the Scriptures of the Prophets and Apostles as your Books Teach Answ yea or nay Q. 10. Why do your Teachers Question whether Moses or Hermes was the first Pen-man of the Scriptures yea either or neither Answ Q. 11. Doth it not from such Questioning appear that your Teachers design the overthrow of Revealed Religion Answ Q. 12. Whether are the Sufferings of the Quakers greater than the Sufferings of Christ his Apostles and all the Martyrs since Answ Q. 13. If nay Whether was not Edw. Burrough a Blasphemer who so wrote and G. Whitehead c. likewise who approved and recommended such Doctrine Answ Q. 14. Whether are the Sufferings of the Quakers more unjust than the Sufferings of Christ his Apostles and Martyrs Answ Q. 15. If nay Whether was not E. Burrough a Blasphemer who so wrote and G. Whitehead who approved and recommended such Doctrine Answ Q. 16. Whether were the Sufferings of Christ his Apostles and Martyrs duly executed upon them by a Law or at least in a great Measure Answ Q. 17. If nay Whether was not E. Burrough a Blasphemer who so wrote and G. Whitehead c. likewise who approved and recommended such Doctrine Answ Q. 18. Whether this Doctrine of Burrough Whitehead Fox Coale c. does not tend to undervalue the Death and Sufferings of Christ and to exalt their own Sufferings as not only greater but more unjust Answ Q. 19. If yea Whether your Teachers are not grand Deceivers and Antichrists even such as Christ foretold of Mat. 24.24 Answ Q. 20. If yea Whether you ought not to forsake such Impostors Answ Touching G. Fox's Self-Exaltations See Pil. Prog. p. 21. 29. Q. 21. Whether you believe that G. Fox wrote his Book News coming up out of the North c. from the Mouth of the Lord as in p. 1. he pretended Answ Q. 22. Whether you believe that G. Fox was Naked when he wrote that Book as himself said Answ Q. 23. Whether you believe that his rising up out of the North was Prophesied of as he there pretended Answ Q. 24. If yea Then by what Prophet whether Moses Jeremiah Isaiah Ezekiel Daniel or by Lodowick Muggleton Answ Q. 25. If not by the true Prophets then whether he was not an Impostor who Imposed on the World his horrible Delusions Answ Q. 26. Whether was G. Fox's Name so Covered from the sight and knowledge of the World as that neither himself nor his Name was known in the World as he said himself Answ Q. 27. If yea How came the People when they saw him and heard him speak to say Lo this is George Fox or how came the Justices to make his Mittimus and send him to the House of Correction for his Blasphemy by the Name of George Fox the Shooe-maker Answ Q. 28. Whether he that hath the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the Dead be equal with God Answ Q. 29. Whether the Quakers have not the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the Dead Answ Q. 30. If yea Whether the Quakers be not equal with God Answ Q. 31. Whether you do believe that George Fox attained in his Life-time to that fulness of Glory as that his Head and Ears was filled full of it Answ yea or nay Q. 32. If nay Whether was not George Fox a grand Impostor Answ Q. 33. Whether you do believe that George Fox was before all Lauguages were as he said he was Answ Q. 34. If nay Whether then you ought to adhere to the Works of such an Impostor Answ And whether his Journal be better than the Bible as William Mead said it was Answ Q. 35. Whether do you believe that George Fox wrought Miracles Answ Q. 36. If yea In whose Name then did he work those Miracles in his own Name or in the Name of some other Man since in the Name of Jesus of Nazareth he wrought no Miracle Answ Q. 37. If not in the Name of Jesus whether he was not an Impostor Answ Q. 38. Whether do

a Lamentable thing Answer if you have any Courage left Touching their Hypocrisie and Censoriousness Q. 63. VVhether you still believe the Quakers to be the only Church of Christ and that the Quakers are in the Truth and none but they as your Doctors Whitehead and Sol. Eccles Teach notwithstanding you Reject the Ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper Reject the Reading the Holy Scriptures in your Meetings yet read your own nonsensical Epistles make no Confession of Sin nor ask Pardon for Christ's sake nor ever pray in the Name of Jesus to God the Father Answ Q. 64. Why do your Teachers leave out of your Marriage Certificates the Woman's Promise of Obedience to her Husband it being a Command of God And is not this the main Reason that the Quakers Wives are not ashamed to tell you they see no Reason that they should either Obey or Reverence their Husbands Answ Q. 65. Whether you be not more Zealous for the Commandments of G. Fox in the Education of your Children teaching them strictly to observe Thee and Thou to a single Person First Second and Third Day of the Week not to wear Lace c. than you are for the Commandments of God which teach VVomen to obey their Husbands Children their Parents Servants their Masters Subjects their Princes and Governors c. Answ Q. 66. Why do you suffer such Hypocrites to teach among you as Cater who pretended he suffer'd 20 l. for Preaching at Phakenham in Norfolk when he suffer'd not a Groat but got 10 l. clear into his Pocket Answ Q. 67. Why do you suffer George Whitehead to Teach amongst you who Preach against Swearing and yet himself did swear in the Lord-Mayor's Court April 9. 1695. before the Quakers Oath was Enacted Answ Q. 68. Whether it was not a Trial of Skill to root out the Protestant Ministry and overturn the Church of England when 7000 Quakers petitioned the Parliament against Tythes And can you take it ill if you meet with such a Petition to purge the Nation of Blasphemers Answ Q. 69. Whether you think Whitehead your Drudge can defend your Teachers from what in this Paper and my last Book is objected against them If not ought you not to examine the Matter Answ Lastly Who they Account False Ministers and what such are Q. 70. Whether you believe as one sort of your Books Teach Viz. First Are all such as sprinkle Children ALL such as Preach Christ without and bid People believe in him as he is in Heaven above ALL such as Preach out of the Scriptures ALL that Pay Tythes ALL that Receive Tythes false Ministers And if so then Secondly Are such Conjurers Thieves Robbers Antichrists Baal's Priests Witches Blind Guides Serpents and Devils Are all such Liars and the Sir Symons of the Age whose Commission and Call say they came from Oxford and Cambridge Are all such Stewards of the Devil's Magazines Dissemblers Hypocrites and a Viperous and Serpentine Generation as your Teachers say Yea of the Devil fearful Blasphemers Scarlet-colour'd Beasts a Harlot full of Abomination and Filthiness Babylon's Merchants selling Beastly Wares for a large Price the LETTER * Mark the Scriptures are with them Beastly Ware Dust and Death and elsewhere Serpents Meat which is Dust and Death and Whited Walls professing nothing but Poysonous Stuff Ravening Wolves greedy Dogs Really they are say this Book of the Quakers Blood-Hounds still Hunting and Gasping after their Prey like the Mouth of Hell Barking and Raging like Sodomites Ambitious Pharisees yea of the Devil Wo wo wo was the Portion of those Pharisees then and wo wo wo is their Portion now and Wo and Misery is the Portion of the Upholders i. e. King and Parliament of that Treacherous and Deceitful Generation c. Answ POSTSCRIPT Reader This Sheet which is occasion'd by the Quakers Deportment gives a fresh Taste of the Spirit of Quakerism For I having dispersed my Charge to G. W. as in Pilgrims Progress c. p. 172. into divers part of the Nation not only by my Book aforesaid but by a single Quarto Page this has greatly tormented the Quakers For clear themselves thereof they cannot and condemn their Errors they will not for then down goes Infallability and with it Quakerism that being the main Pillar upon which their Babel-Building stand And when I was at Oxford I sent one of these Quarto Pages containing the said Charge to Sylas Norton a Quaker he asked the Messenger from whence it came who told him from Francis Bugg I will not receive it said Sylas The same day I being at Christ's Church-College and discoursing of it and how S. Norton rejected the said Charge and Challenge one of the Fellows desired me to go along with him to S. Norton thinking I suppose that he could prevail with him to attempt a Defence I went with him and by all the fair VVords and Christian Arguments that he could use could not gain the Point tho' he told him the Charge was high and if true upon them the Quakers were not Christians and if not true he would engage the University should condemn Francis Bugg I then also offer'd that if I did not prove it upon them from their approved Authors that I would burn my Book as a Testimony against my own Injustice But neither of us could prevail but instead thereof according to their wonted manner he and his VVife railed at me call'd me Liar Serpent Brute Beast and the like Names and not only so but fell foul on the Gentleman and told him that they hired Balaam to curse the Quakers which I take to be a foul Slander cast upon that Famous University for they never hired me nor perswaded me to write a Line nor put VVords into my Mouth but what I write is of my own Accord I never was nor am a Hireling but a Volunteer First when I was a Quaker I suffer'd Three Years and Four Months Imprisonment for meeting and not taking the Oath of Allegiance I suffer'd more than 100 l. in Fines and Distresses for Meettings I was Recorder to their Monthly and Quarterly Meetings 16 or 18 Years and never took one Shilling for all my Journeys and other Service I gave 20 l. towards building their Meeting-House in Milden-Hall tho' when I left them and they denied me the use thereof by Agreement they repaid me 12 l. thereof which I put to a better use namely Printing against those Errors I formerly held I was one of the chief Entertainers of their Ministers in that part of the Country where I dwelt I have Cloathed some and put Money in the Pockets of others of them I know not in what thing I was Inferior to them which now Domineer and Insult over me And Secondly since I left them I have waged War with their Teachers from 1678 to 1698 not only by Manuscript Controversie but almost every Year one with another a Book little or great against them in Print and never till 1697.