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Something by way of rejoynder to Richard Smith his reply wherein I have cleared my self and others from the lyes and slanders which he (as his usual manner is) hath cast upon us. Written by Alexander Lawrence.
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Lawrence, Alexander, d. 1682.
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Something by way of REJOYNDER TO Richard Smith HIS REPLY Wherein I have Cleared my self and others from the Lyes and Slanders which he as his usual manner is hath cast upon us Written by Alexander Lawrence The Backslider in Heart shall be filled with his own Wayes and a Good Man shall be satisfied from himself A Wise Man feareth and departeth from Evil but the Fool rageth and is confident Prov. 14.14 16. Printed in the Year 1678. RIchard Smith calls his Paper printed in the year 1678. A brief Reply to Alexander Lawrence 's Pamphlet entituled An Answer to Richard Smith but how little there is of that in it is easily discerned by any reasonable person that may read my Answer and his Reply but instead thereof many Reflections and Slanders by him cast upon us as in their time and place will appear my Answer was chiefly for the clearing of us the People of God called Quakers more particularly we in this County of Cheshire from the Wrong In justice and False Accusation by him charged upon uâ— in the management of the Difference depending between him and Danieâ— Maddock which accordingly I did and not one word that I know of in his Reply doth gain-say what I wrote in my Answer touching that matter which was the Ground of the Dâ—fference or at least he pretended it so between him and us so tâ—at 〈◊〉 may reasonably be concluded the Man as touching that matter was satisfied by my Answer or other wayes was not aâ—le 〈◊〉 gain-say what was written therein and proved by several Witnesses though he is minded to call my Answer pag. 11. of his Reply A piece of the greatest Hypocrisie and Deceit imaginable but it had been Man-like in him to have shewed wherein if 〈◊〉 could but I conceive sober considerate persons will be more wise than to take it to be so because Richard Smith saith it especially being his Tongue is his own and he can say what he pleaseth that will make for himself as in its time and place will appear Richard Smith pag. 3. I no less saith he call and refer to rational impartial sober-minded men to judge the Cause by all which saith he one would think the man was serious and in good earnest Answ I was and am so and do leave what I there mentioned to the serious Consideration and Judgment of such Persons and do believe and know there are many in this County which are not called Quakers who are able to judge of those things I leave to their Consideration and Judgment yet this doth not at all cut the Throat of my Cause as Richard Smith in the same page saith it doth for the first thing I leave to the sober Reader pag. 6. is Whether it had not been as fit for R. Smith to have come to some of us to have shew'd his Book tituled Light unchangeable before he had published it as I did mine to him as to do what he did mentioned in my Answer p. 6. The second thing I appeal to any reasonable man in to judge of is pag. 10. Whether we received a False Accusation against Rich. Smith when he was not present as he falsly chargeth us we did The third thing pag. 11. I appeal to such in is to judge by what is therein truly laid down whether we had wronged Richard Smith according to what he made a noise of The fourth thing iâ—â—n pag. 13. of my Answer That no rationable man can in reason judge that I should charge Richard Smith to deny that they never were seeing the Scriptures are so full that they were in their time and season viz. Water-Baptism and Breaking of Bread these are the things though Richard Smith in pag. 3. of his Reply mentions Points of Religion I leave to rational impartial-minded men to judge of as any man that reads my Answer may find in the pages mentioned of which things and deeper than these doubtless many are able to judge which are not called Quakers unto whose serious Consideration and Judgment I again leave them that may read both Richard Smith's and my Answer The next thing that Richard Smith tells the Reader of is That a Paper of George Fox 's was brought to him in which George Fox saith many Friends came to him concerning Marriages to know what they should do in that Case so that it may now saith R. Smith be seasonably asked What is become of the Light of Christ so cryed up for the only sufficient Teacher to teach all things requisit for men to know Answ The Light is as sufficient as ever it was blessed be the God of Light forever and this no more prove the Light to be defective or that they durst not trust to it in this our Day and Generation because of speaking to G. F. as aforesaid as Rich Smith pag. 4. unchristian-like saith it doth than it proved the Light defective or that they durst not trust to it in the primitive time when Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them Acts 15.2 should go up to Jerusalem to the Apostles and Elders there to know what they must do as touching Circumcision might it not as well at that time have been said What is become of the sufficiency of the Light Paul that great Apostle of the Gentiles was sent to turn people to Acts 20.18 Doth not sending to the Apostles anâ— Elders at Jerusalem to know what you must do in this case prove either tâ—e Light is defective or you dare not trust to it nay this doth not follow but sheweth that some are come to a more full Age in the Truth and so to a more clear and deep sense and Knowledge of the Mind and Will of God and of things relating to his Kingdom than others and such the God of Heaven in his infinite Wiâ—dom and Goodness is pleased to make use of as Instruments in his hand for the Benefit and Comfort of such who are more weak and some but as Babes in Christ which the Apostles and Elders in their day did not reject but wrote to them what they should do which when they had received they rejoyced for the Consolation vers 31. as many faithful Ones do now for what God hath been pleased to do by George Fox and many other Elders and Fathers as Instruments in his Hand for the Well-being and Government of his Church for which we bless the Name of our God who gave some Apostles some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the perfecting of the Saints for the Work of the Ministry for the edifying of the Body of Christ till we all come in the Unity of the Faith and of the Knowledge of the Son of God unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Ephes 4.11 12 13. R. Smith might as well have said as many do What need you to preach pray build up exhort advise counsel admonish reprove and such like holy Duties is not