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A91253	The Quakers unmasked, and clearly detected to be but the spawn of Romish frogs, Jesuites, and Franciscan fryers; sent from Rome to seduce the intoxicated giddy-headed English nation. By an information newly taken upon oath in the city of Bristol, Jan. 22. 1654. and some evident demonstrations. / By William Prynne of Swainswick, Esq;.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1655 (1655)	Wing P4046; Thomason E843_6; ESTC R203279	28,912	41

where of disturbed two of the Ministers publickly in the Church and assaulted reviled one of them in the streets very lately two persons that bear the name of Quakers This is a true copy of the originall Information taken upon oath at Bristol as aforesaid the 22 Ianuary last from whence the Reader and whole Nation may take notice especially those in present power who should prevent such dangerous growing mischeifs with greatest care not connive at them any longer 1. That there are * See Cromwels Speech in the Painted Chamber Sept. 4. 1654. p. 16 17. multitudes of Romish Emissaries and Vermin now residing and wandring up and down freely amongst us to seduce and divide the people by setting up New Sects and Separate Congregations in all places and Broaching new Notions and opinions of all sorts or old Heresies or Blasphemies not saying Masses praying to Saints and Images or crying up the popes Supremacy c. as heretofore 2. That they are the chief Speakers and Rulers in most Separate Congregations and particularly amongst the Quakers amongst whom the Franciscan Fryers act their parts as well as the Jesuites 3. That they have their severall Missions and Directions into all parts from their generals and Superiors of their respective orders residing commonly in London * Cromwels Speech p 16 17 where they have a CONSISTORY AND COVNCEL sitting that Rules all the Affaires of the things of England besides fixed officers in every Diocesse are all foreacquainted both with the places and times of their several Missions seeing Coppinger could so certainly predict the time of their Mission and coming to Bristol where they have done much harm and assaulted disturbed the Ministers both in publique and private 4. That the Popes and these his Emissaries chief endeavours are to draw the people from our Churches publique Congregations ordinances Ministers Religion and to * See Thomas Campanella de Monarchia Hispanica c. 25 27. divide trumble us into as many Sects Separate Conventicles as they have Popish orders and thereby into as many civill parties factions as possibly they can to ruine us thereby Math 12. 25. 27. 5. That by this their New Stratagem and Liberty they have under the Disguises of being Quakers Seekers Anabaptists Independents Ranters Dippers Anti-Trinitarians Anti-Scripturists and the like gained more Proselytes Disciples and done more harme in eight or nine yeares space to the Church and Realm of England more prejudice dishonour scandall to our Religion and Ministers then ever they did by saying Masse or preaching printing any points of grossest Popery in 80. yeares time heretofore And if not speedily diligently restrained repressed will soon utterly overturne both our Church Religion Ministry and State too in conclusion having already brought them to sad confusions and distractions Now that which gives great cause of suspition that these Quakers are either disguised Franciscan Fryers or their seduced Disciples and Emissaries is 1. Their rambling about from place to place by two and two together to vent and spread their Errors as the Franciscan Fryers use by the * See Regula Frairum minorum sub Franciso Militantium Ven. 150● Rules of their order are bound to do and the Queens Franciscans did here of late 2. Their use of vile and course aray and condemning not only all Pride and Luxury but lawfull decency in apparell in themselves and their Proselytes in imitation of the * See Surius Ribadeniera in vita Regula Fratrum Minorum Sancti Francisci Franciscans 3. Their perswading people to desert their lawful Callings imploiments and to embrace a kind of idle Monkish lasy life and ramble about from place to place to vent their pretended Visions Revlations Prophecies Messages and New Lights A practise usuall with Franciscan Fryers and St Francis their Founder 4. Their rude and uncivill behaviour in refusing to salute or shew any reverential respect honor or humble deportment towards Magistrates or other persons of what quality so ever either in words Jestures of which the rude cynicall Franciscans are most guilty of all other Popish orders contrary to expresse Scripture Precepts and Presidents Exod. 20. 12. Deutr. 5. 19. Math. 15. 4. Ephes 6. 2. 5. Rom. 13. 1. 2. 7. Hebr. 12. 9. 1 Pet. 2. 13. 14. 17. 18. an observable Text against them Tit. 3. 1 2. 1 Tim. 6. v. 1 2 3. a notable Text Ephes 5. 33. Gen. 18 2 3. c. 19. 1. 2. c. 23. 7. c. 24 v. 31. c. 27. 19. c. 33. 3. 4. 6. 7. c. 37. 9 10. c. 41. 43. c. 42. 6. c. 43. 26. 28. 29. c. 48. 12. c. 49. 8. Exod. 11. 8. Ruth 2. 10. 1. Sam. 20. 41. c. 24. 8. c. 25. v. 23. 24. 25. 41. c. 28. 14. 2 Sam. 9. 8. c. 14. 22. 33. 1 King 1. 16. 23. 31. 47. c. 2. 19. 2 Kin. 2. 15. c. 4. 26. 27. 37. 1 Chro. 21. 21. Est 3. 2. which compared with Math. 10. 12. c. 5. 4. Mar. 9. 15. Lu. 1. 40. Acts. 18. 22. c. 21. 7. c. 25. 13. 1 Cor. 16. 21. 2 Cor. 13. 13. Phil. 4. 21. 22. Col. 4. 10. 12. 15. 18. Rom. 16. 15. 7. 9. to 17. 2. Thess 3. 17. may teach these rude Quakers and their Disciples far better manners and civility both in their gestures behaviours and words then now they exercise 5. Their Doctrines That the Saints are perfectly holy in this life and do not sin being able to stand perfect in their owne power That they are as equally holy iust good and Free from sin as Christ and God himself maintained by * The Perfect Pharis●● p 1 2 11 14. Fox Naylor affirmed of St Francis the Father of the Franciscans and justified by them in their writings as you may read in Surius and Ribadeniera in the life of St Francis and the blasphemous Book Conformitatum Bea●i Francisci ad vitam Jesu Christi lib. 3. cum addition Heir Bucchii Bon. 1590. first writ by Bartholomaeus de Pisa and approved by a Generall Chapter of the Franciscans held at Assise Aug. 2. 1389. and ratified by their Popes Antonini Chronicon Tit. 24. c. 1. 2. Vincentius Belvacensis Speculum Hist l. 3. c. 97. and Mornay his Mystery of Iniquity London 1612. p. 347 348. It is the observation of many learned intelligent * And of G. E●m●● a late reclaimed Quaker in his Northen Blast Protestants who have pried into the opinions and Practises of all our late New Sects That in their Books Writings Speakings Preachments * Witnesse Extreme u●ction used by many separate Congregations and their recusancy to heare our Ministers or come to our publique Ordinances and the like Practises are interlarded and mixed with some Jesuiticall and Popish Tenents opinions Ceremonies and Practises by which we may as visibly discover a Jesuit a Popish Priest or Fryer in them as we may a Lion by his paw And nothing in my judgement more clearly detects the Popish Fryers Priests Jesuites to be the

Church and Religion according to our Lawes and Statutes yet in force against them with as great diligence care zeal as you no● search after restrain secure prosecute any reall or imaginary Plotters Conspirators Enemies Traytors to the Kingdome Nation or to your selves And ●e as vigilant as industrious to secure Gods and our Churches cause interest a● your own that so you may turn away Gods wrath and inherit Phineas his praise and benediction for his zeal in this kind Numb 25. 11. 12. 23. with these four Apostolicall Admonitions and Cautions to the people recorded in the Gospel as the best Preservatives against Seducers Rom. 16. 17. 18. Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause DIVISIONS and OFFENCES contrary to the Doctrine which you have received and AVOID THEM For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own bellies and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple But evill men and seducers shall wax worse and 2 Tim. 3. 13. ●● worse deceiving being deceived But continue thou in the things which thou hast heard and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them Ephes 4. 14. Henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in wait to deceive And 2. John 10. 11. If there come any unto you and bring not this Doctrine receive him not into your house neither bid him bid speed for he that biddeth him God speed IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVILL DEEDS with this sad Memento to such who are seduced by these Impostors 2. Thess 2. 9 10. 11. 12 whos 's coming is after the working of Satan with all power and Signes and lying wonders and with all dec●i●●blen●s of unrighteousnes in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye That they all might be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse and like the unjust Judge Luke 18 2 4. Neither fear God no● Regard or Reverence Men 2. Cor. 11. 13. 14 15. For such are false Apostles deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ And no ●arvel for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angel of light Therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers also be transformed as the Ministers of Righteousnes whose ●nd shal be according to their works With the Sacred Scriptures to these New quaking male Prophets whom God never sent a broad to seduce the people of England but the Very Father of Lies ●er 14. 14 15 16 ch 23. 21. to 33. ch 27. 15. ch 29. 31. These Prophets prophesie Lies in my name I SENT THEM NOT NEITHER HAVE I COMMANDED THEM NEITHER SPAKE VNTO THEM They prophesie unto you a fals vision di●ination and a thing of nought and the deceit of their heart I have not sent these Prophets yet they run I have not spoken to them yet they prophecied I have heard what the Prophets said that prophicied Lyes in my name saying I have deceived I have deceived How long shall this be in the hearts of the Prophets that prophicie Lyes yea they are Prophets of the deceit of their own heart which think to cause my people to forget my name by THEIR DREAMES which they TELL EVERY MAN TO HIS NEIGHBOR Therefore behold I am against the Prophets saith the Lord that steal my word every one from his Neighbor that use their Tongues and say he * See Alfonsi de Vargas Relatio p. 317. to 330. saith Against them that doe prophecie false dreams and do tell them and cause my people to erre by their Eyes yet I sent them not nor commanded them therefore they shall not profit this people at all saith the Lord FOR THEY PROPHICIE A LYE vnto you for I have not sent them saith the Lord yet they prophesie a Lye in my name that I might 〈◊〉 yo 〈…〉 and that ye might perish ye and the prophe●s that prophecie unto you for I will pow●● their wickednesse upon them With these Gospel texts to our New Quaking Female Prophetesses who now in imitation of the New Order of Jesuitisses who out of a Pretended zeal of propagating the Gospel and converting Soules to God presumed to ●●nder abroad and preach publickly in England and ●●s●where to women and others about the imbeeility and beyond the Modesty of their sex for sundry years to the great scandal of Religion till at last they were excommunicated and totally suppressed by Pope Vrban the third his Bull Anno Dom. 1631. printed at Rome 1632. 〈…〉 presume to speak publickly to the people in some of their Congregations as well as to deliver personal pretended Messages from the Lord who never sent them to private Ministers and others 1 Cor. 14. 33. 34. 35. 37. Let your Women keep silence in your Churches or Assemblies FOR IT IS NOT PERMITTED UNTO THEM TO SPEAKE but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the Law And if they will learn any thing let them ask their Husbands if maried at home For it is a shame for women to speak in the Church For God is not the Author of confusion or tumult but of Peace as in all the Churches of the Saints If any man thinks himselfe to be a Prophet or Spiritual let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you and this against women speaking publickly in the Church Are the Commandments of the Lord Therefore their speaking against Gods Commandments in this sort is onely by the instinct mission and command of the very Devill in opposition to these Gospel precepts thus seconded again by the Holy Ghost 1 Tim. 2. v. 11. 12. 13. 14. Let the Women learn in silence with all subjection For I suffer not a woman to teach to Vsu●p Authority over the Man but TO BE IN SILENCE for Adam was first framed then Eve and Adam was not deceived but the Woman being deceived was in the Transgression And let those who run after and listen to these Feminine Predicants remember that of Isay 27. v. 11. The Women come and set them on fire for it is a people of no understanding therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them and he that formed them will shew them no favour And with this complaint and prayer to God himselfe Psal 60. 1. 2. O God thou hast cast us off thou hast broken us thou hast been displeased O turn thy s●lfe to us again Thou hast made the land to tremble thou hast broken and * So the old Translation renders it divided it O heal the breaches thereof FOR IT SHAKETH FINIS A Post-Script THat the Jesuites The * See Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica p. 297 325 328 336 447 5●2 624. Pests and Perturbers of all Republikes who domineer

in a short time to overthrow conquer expell and destroy the Arch-hereticks the * See Hasenmulerus Hist Jesuitica l. 5. Speculum Jesuiticum p. 61. Hussites and Calvinists in France Austria Bohemia Mor●via Silesia Hungary and both the Palatinates as the fire-brands of Rebellion to their eternal glogy concluding thus Agite Principes generost pergitis animis opus f●licibus adeo auspiciis caeptum CONFICITE paribus studiis REBELLEM CALVINI HAERESIN pene evulsam STIRPITVS VBILIBET ERADICATE c. And by Antonius Possevinus the Jesuite to omit * See Ludovicus Lucius Hist Jesuitica l. 1. c. 1 2. all others in his Miles Christianus published when Pope Paul the fifth sent an Army into France against the Enemies of the Church wherein he asserts That all Christians are bound of right to defend the Roman Religion against the doctrine of the Gospellers or Protestants with all their forces and the effusion of their blood That neither Peace nor the publique good can be preserved in the Roman Church unlesse these her enemies BE QUITE EXTIRPATED Exhorting the Captains of the Army to permit nothing at all to these Heretick● not to keep their plighted faith with them to suborn secret Inquisitors against them * We may see by this who were the raysers and originall contrivers of our late inrestine wars c. DOMESTICA ET INTESTINA BELLA INTER ILLOS EXCITARI CURENT To take care to stirre up Domestick and Intestine warres betweene themselves Proditores ac Sicarios omnibus locis contra illos instituant and to institute Traytors and Murderers against them in all places Asserting that the Captaines who did otherwise sinned against the Roman Church and were rendered inexcusable and damned Now seeing Barisonius the Jesuit in his Letter to * See Ludouicus Lutius Hist Jesuitica l. ● c. 8 p. 164. 166. a Noble Venetian who deserted their order dated at Bononia 21. April 1608. printed 1609. amongst other things thus boasts of the excellency power and perfection of their Jesuiticall Order PRO LIBITV NOSTRO ET BELLVM ET PACEM MVNDO APPORTAMVS That they can at their pleasure bring both Warre and Peace to the World as the cheife Authors of both That they lawfully may and do sow discords and divisions between King and Subject Man and Wife Father and Children Brothers and Kindred and usurp absolute Dominion and Tyranny over any private men Citties or whole Kingdoms they suspect for the benefit of the Church and See of Rome in whose Service and Greatnesse true piety and the highest Poynt of Religion consists and that for this end they may in their * of which read Ludovicus Lucius p. 129. 199. 200. Chamber of meditation animane their Assisinates to murder Heretickes Enemies and Rebels to the Church of Rome not only though private Persons but though the greatest of princes and Kings by representing to them the heroicall fact of Ehud recorded in sacred Scripture and promising them a seat in heaven amongst the Saints and martyrs for such an heroicke deed And seeing the Jesuits dispersed like Locusts over the world are increased in few years to so great a Number that they boasted long since * Ludovicus Lucius l. 1. c. 7. p. 156. 172. that they had no lesse then two hundred thousand Schollers in Europe and Claudius Aquaviva their late Generall vaunted that he could bring into the feild and that in a shorter time more souldiers then any one christian king and profered Pope Paul the 5th during the interdict of Venice when they and he were in some danger to ayde him with forty thousand men so as those of them slain in the warres might be reputed Martyrs so infinite are the Numbers of their Society Novices Disciples Treasures Revenues yea all their Colleges in foreign parts so many strong Castles Forts and Magazines of Armes Ammunition Powder and all military provisions as they bost and * Speculum Jesuiticum p. 207. to 213. Lud. Lucius Hist Jesuitica l. 1. c. 6. p. 156. 157. 238. 171. others write And seeing these Jesuits who make it their Masterpiece to weaken and destroy all others by divisions Schismes Factions Tumults prescribe it as the principle part of their owne Policy Safety Power Successes and Growth to maintain Unity Peace Amity and prevent all Schismes and Divisions amongst themselves * Regulae Jesuitarum printed 1627. and Ludovicus Lucius Hist l. 1. c. 3. p. 18. 19. 21. 24. 26. 31. prescribing sundry Rules and Orders for this end to which they are all sworn to yeild exact Obedience I referre it to the consideration of all prudent Zealous Protestants and Statesmen in our whole 3. Natio●s How dangerous a Plot and * 1. Kings 12. 26. to the end c. 13. 2. c. Jeroboam like desperate Policy it may in a short time prove to all our Churches zealous Ministers and Professors of the Protestant Religion yea to our present Governors swordmen and their Posterities likewise any longer to tolerate these Jesuiticall fiery treacherous Agents with other Romish Emissaries freely to vent their Errors Blasphemies Heresies Fancies and set up Separat Congregations in all places to multiply our divisions dis-unite us all one from another and augment their strength and party predominating in most Counsels Places the better to secure any in actuall Power for the present though to hasten their with our whole Kingdoms Churches Ministers and reformed Mat. 12. 25. Religions ruine by it in conclusion even by force of Arms and Tumults when they see their opportunity as we have all just cause to fear I shall therfore close up all with the words of * De vera Falsa Religione cap. De Magistratu printed 1525. Huldrycus Zwinglius against those Dippers and Anabaptists in his age who denyed the Office and Coercive Power of christian Magistrates specially in matters of Religion as most of our Anabaptists Quakers disguised Jesuits and Franciscans now do Propter istos ipsos qui negant Christanum posse gerere Magistratum maxime egemus magistratu quum vitam omnium talem esse videatis ut rigidissimo magistratu opus habeat Quod si * 1 Tim. 2. 1 2. propacato statu orare licet licet et nimirum orare ut Deus pium magistratum concedat quo cōmodius pax et concordia concilientur Quin omnes hoc agimus ut vitam innocentissimam ducamus et nibil nos premet magistratus * Rom. 13. 3. For Rulers are not a terror to good works but to evill wilt thou not then be afraid of the powers do that which is good and thou shalt have praise of the same Hoc ipsum Oro ut diligenter expendant qui Magistratum detrectant Si potestatem odio habent aut timent quod rectum est faciant Expendant simul Principes nè rectè factis timori sint Qui ergo jam NOVIS EXACTIONIBVS TRIBVTIS VECTIGALIBVS non modò expilant miseram plebem sed onerant excarnificant excindunt