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A85712	The Quaker's Jesus: or, The unswadling of that child James Nailor, which a wicked toleration hath midwiv'd into the world. Discovering the principles of the Quakers in general. In a narrative of the substance of his examination, and his disciples, as it was taken from their own mouthes, in their answer before the magistrates of the city of Bristol; also, of his examination in the painted chamber Westminster, and the management of it in Parliament, now published for the satisfaction of himself and some Christian friends. By William Grigge, (citizen of Bristol) who believes in that Jesus (and him alone for salvation) that was crucified at Jerusalem, above sixteen hundred years agoe.	Grigge, William.	1658 (1658)	Wing G2023; Thomason E942_2; ESTC R207579	61,372	85

that the question for death should not be put The House then considered what the punishment should be if not death So they voted his punishment to be as followeth That upon Thursday next the 18th of Decemb. he stand in the Pillory two houres in the new Pallace yard with a paper of his offence and crime in his breast And then presently to be whipt by the Hangman to the old Exchange upon Saturday following to be put in the Pillory for two houres before the Exchange and then bored through the tongue with a hot Iron and stigmatized with the letter B. in his fore-head And afterwards be by the Sheriffs of London conveyed to Bristol and there ride through the City upon a Horse with his face to the Horse tail and then publickly whipt through the Town And then by the Sheriffs of Bristol to be conveyed to Bridewel in London there to be kept close Prisoner from all society of people from pen ink and paper kept to hard labour and to eat no more than he yearns by his labour and not to be released till further order from the Parliament The next day being the 17th of December Nailor was brought to the Barre to receive his sentence agreed upon The next day Thursday the 18th of Decemb. Nailor according to his sentence stood in the Pillory in the new Pallace yard two houres and immediately after was from thence whipt by the Hangman to the old Exchange Upon Saturday following being to receive the remainder of his punishment there London in the morning was a Petition sent in to the Parliament to desire the respiting of his punishment for a few dayes he being not well least it should endanger his life To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland The humble Petition of the persons whose names are underwritten Humbly Sheweth THat we are credibly informed by those eyes that have seen it that James Nailor is in a very ill and dangerous condition of body not fit to undergo that part of your sentence he is adjudged unto this day and were desired to acquaint this Honourable House so much And to beg the respite of a week or some small time as to your wisdom and goodness shall seem meet that he may recover a little strength before he be called forth again Which office of charity we could not refuse though we are not partakers with him nor abettors of him in any things that have occasioned this sentence Therefore since we believe it is not your intent to destroy that life which you spared in your sentence We humbly pray an Order of Reprieve may be granted for a few dayes and it will be accepted as an Act of your Christian moderation and clemency And we shall pray c. T.Z. J. S. J. W. C. H. This Petition occasioned this Order following Ordered That the further punishment of James Nailor which should have been on this day shall be suspended till this day sevenight and be executed on him then and that the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex do observe the Order accordingly Tuesday Tuesday after being the 23. of Decemb. there came near about an hundred men with a Petition to the Parliament door for the remitting the rest of Nailors punishment The House understanding of it many worthy Members would have had it rejected but the House was divided and at last put to the Vote whether to be admitted or no which was carried in the Affirmative whereupon the Petition was called in and one Mr. Joshua Sprigg formerly an Independent Minister presented it at the Barre before the House and made a short Speech before the delivery of it the Speech I could not get but the Petition was as followeth To the Parliament of the Common-wealth of England Scotland and Ireland c. The humble Petition of divers peaceable and well affected persons in the Cities of London and Westminster in behalf of themselves and many others SHEWETH THat your moderation and clemency in respiting the punishment of James Nailor in consideration of his illness of body hath refreshed the hearts of many thousands in these Cities altogether unconcerned in his practice And hath opened their eyes to see something more than the terrors of Mount Sinai to dwell upon your Honourable House and hath likewise given them some hopes to see you come forth in the Spirit of our Lord Jesus yet more and more to the convincement of those that erre and are out of the way Wherefore we most humbly beg your pardon that are constrained to appear before you in such a suit not daring to do otherwise that you would remit the remaining part of your sentence against the said James Nailor leaving him to the Lord and to such Gospel remedies as he hath sanctified And we are perswaded you will find such a course of love and forbearance more effectual to reclaim and will leave a Seal of your love and tenderness upon our Spirits And we shall pray c. The substance of the Petition was for the remitting and pardoning of the residue of Nailors punishment the Parliament that day came to no result about it but broke up This Petition was in the first place subscribed by Col. Scrope sometimes Governour of the Castle and Fort of Bristol The Petition to the Parliament being not like to take that effect they hoped they made their address to the Protector as followeth To his Highness Oliver Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England S. and J. and the Dominions thereunto belonging The humble Petition c. SHEWETH THat your Petitioners having out of tenderness to the good cause of our spiritual and civil Liberties concerned in some late proceedings of the House of Parliament and to the good of these Nations and the government thereof appeared in a Petition to the Parliament a Copy whereof is hereunto annexed for the remitting the remaining punishment of James Nailor which Petition is received into the House and resteth there We humbly conceive it our duty also in consideration of the joint interest which your Highness with the Parliament hath by the Instrument of Government in the Legislative power to make our humble address and request to your Highness That you will be pleased according to all former Declarations and the experience we have had of your Highnesses care of this tender interest of Liberty of Conscience to weigh the consequence of these late proceedings and according to the 37th Article of the Instrument aforesaid and one of the grounds you declare upon in the Warre with Spain your Highness will stand up for the poor people of God in this day Wherein your Highness will not do more right to your Petitioners than to your self and these Nations And we shall pray c. Fryday being the 26. of December his Highness the Lord Protector sent a Letter to the House about the business of Nailer as followeth Oliver P. RIght trusty and right well beloved We greet you well Having taken

times many speak non-sence fluently and blasphemy without Book Why Brethren considering the helps we have by English Authours it s an easie matter so to do and it s no hard matter to prove it the practice of gifted Brethren as they are call'd even amongst us Sometimes to bring some godly mens Sermons as Doctor Sibs c. in a Pulpit and with a bold face so deliver it that the hearers sometimes admire as well they may such matter from such men Well Brethren did our hopeful Plants fitted in Vniversities receive so much incouragement as they ought Sure the Church of God would not be at such a losse for Ministers as to be beholden to such men and if Learning had that due incouragement it ought to have through the blessing of God from thence might come abroad those that may pluck up those tares which this generation hath sowed sow such Seed that may feed the Church of God with good bread and not with chaffe Oh should I speak what I could of some of these intruders for I know more then a good many upon that honourable Calling of the Ministry which if we would keep to rule none should take upon him but he that is called of God as was Aaron truly friends I could tell you of such grosse ignorance and that in fundamental catechistical points of such profanenesse in conversation of such spotted dealing in and with the world that a man as a man much more a Christian man would cry shame on But Brethren I forbear and shall only give you instance of two Pulpit-brethren whom many of you know in reference to the first to wit ignorance the one supposed God to be a man though more glorious than we because the parts of a man are attributed to him in Scripture Another reverend Doct. Brother speaking of Circumcision said That being it was the cutting off of the fore-skin it is said he the cutting off of the fore-skin of the fore-head Frends I do not shoot at rovers but am able to black the white in my margin in this as well as in other things but I forbear and do wish that if men finde their Spirits drawn out to desire so great a work and are godly and sound in the truth they would submit to a tryall by those that are able to judge of their gifts and so to be separate to the work and sent forth according to rule and then the Lord be with the good But it may be objected seeing I speak so much against others why I practice and that without a call printing my Self and this all things considered a greater work then preaching or publick speaking I answer 1. I had a call by the Magistrates of the City to make good against Nailer and his Disciples what blasphemies they and my self heard delivered in their Examinations which accordingly I did before the Committee at Westminster 2. Noting his Examinations in short hand there as before I did at Bristol I was able to give some account to the business and the mannagement thereof in Parliament 3. Could I have prevailed with that godly Minister that set forth his Examination here to have forborn till the business had been ended I should gladly again have lent my assistance unto him from my notes there and then you would have had it in better termes he being far better able then now you have but he then being willing to hasten what he had done to the Presse it came forth without it 4. I was moved by the earnest request of some godly friends who had perused it when in a Manuscript that I would let the world see the height of this impostor's blasphemy and his punishment 5. I waited above a whole year hoping some better Pen would have done it but that not appearing this desires acceptance And thus you have seen the Reasons of my taking this boldness in printing if they be not of weight to give satisfaction to all godly ordained Ministers especially those to whom I am known and from whose Ministry by the blessing of God I have received grace if any of these I beg pardon it being in this kind my first fault and to them I promise shall be my last c. Psal. 141.5 Let the righteous smite me it shall be a kindness and let him reprove me it shall be c. As for all others who are godly though we may differ in judgement and yet may dislike it unto them I say as Pilate of the true Jesus now again truly crucified so may I of this false Jesus justly punished What I have written I have written and if they shall demand the cause of me for thus writing I trust I shall be ready for their godliness sake to give them a reason and that with meekness and fear But then for all others whose ranting principles lead them to damnable practices who haply may see some weakness in it both for stile and method and so may scorn and reproach both it and me unto all such my answer is whatever they speak of it it s under foot and all the shame that such black mouths can foam out I have learnt from my dear Jesus whom they daily crucifie to despise and shall say as David Psal. 119.42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me for I trust in thy Word And thus now being perswaded by some godly Christians that God would have glory by it I have put it to the adventure and shall leave it to him who can bring glory to himself by what meanes he pleaseth and if by this discovery of blasphemy and filthiness and that by professors Jesus Christ or any of his Ordinances may be but one foot exalted I shall take it as an honour to be trod upon My Fellow Citizens If you consider but that one peece of Blasphemy which was in one of the papers found about Nailer to wit That Christ that died at Jerusalem was but a figure of that Christ in them and from this it 's said Nailer is Christ So you will see in Doroth Erbury her Answer to the Magistrates and upon this followeth he must be honoured and owned as Christ whereupon this wretch Nailor takes and accepts of this honour from his Disciples contrary to that we find in Scripture Matth. 21.15 For the Argument was right by the Pharisees That none ought to have Hosanna cryed to him but the true Christ either by old or young only the application they made is denyed he being the true Messias 't was due to him But what shall we say with what words or teares shall we bewail it that a wicked vitious and blaspheming wretch a Jam. Nailor should give an Answer thus If it come of God I cannot refuse it But Brethren you shall see the contrary practised by John the Baptist when he was sent unto and had a fair opportunity to be cryed up for a Jesus when they put it unto him