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A65860	The counterfeit convert, a scandal to Christianity and his unjustly opposing Quakerism to Christianity justly reprehended : and the true Christ, and Holy Scripures [sic] confessed by the Quakers : in opposition to two scandalous books falsly styled I. Quakerism withering, and Christianity reviving, II. Animadversions on G. Whitehead's book, Innocency triumphant.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing W1922; ESTC R38605	40,748	92

the efficient cause of Man's Salvation Qu. Wither p. 22. Seeing that Light of Life was the Light and Life of the same Jesus Christ. And I think it is a real owning Jesus Christ who was born of the Virgin Mary to be the efficient Cause of Man's Salvation to confess that to his own holy Divine Light of Life Salvation is chiefly ascribed but Instrumentally to his Body And hath not the Apostle Paul the like Distinction where he confesseth we were reconciled to God by the Death of his Son much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his Life Rom. 5. 10. Here 's Reconciliation by his Death and much more Salvation by his Life Wherefore F. Bugg's Consequence against us as bringing in Damnable Heresies Denying the Lord Jesus Christ to be a compleat Saviour p. 23. is a most foul and absurd Slander His instance in p. 23 that the Serpent is a Spirit and therefore that promised Seed which bruiseth his Head must be Spiritual And that Seed is Christ. To which I add consequently not only the outward Body or Flesh which he took upon him I cannot understand how this can be a Denial that Jesus Christ himself is the efficient Cause of Man's Salvation unless F. Bugg doth think that Christ was made up only of that outward Body of Flesh without any Divine Principle of Light and Life in him which I suppose he will not attempt to own or prove For though Christ took upon him the Seed of Abraham according to the Flesh and was the Seed of the Woman that bruises the Serpents Head even the promised Seed who through Death was to bruise under and destroy him that had the power of Death viz. The Devil yet he effectually doth it by his Divine Power Light and Life as the immediate and efficient Cause of Man's Salvation Wherein we still confess his Sufferings and Death in the Flesh Instrumentally to Contribute thereunto Christ Jesus as the promised Seed who came of a Woman made under the Law bruised the Serpent's Head both without us and within us without us through his Sufferings and Death by his Divine Testimony Word and Power within us by his Divine Life Light Word or Seed Spirit and Power which is all but one Christ himself not Two Christs nor to be divided Else how could we be born again of incorruptible Seed Or how doth that Seed remain in him that 's born again And is not that Seed Christ And is not the Word of Faith Christ in Spirit 'T is well that F. B. grants the head of the Serpent in Men shall be bruised Consequently this must be for their Salvation And Christ therefore as inwardly revealed by ●is Spirit and Power the efficient Cause there of Divers other absurd Consequences he draws upon us in this case not worth tracing His other Instances to prove his false Charge of the Quakers denying Jesus to be Christ and efficient Cause of Man's Salvation are most grosly applied and perverted as he saith by G. Fox's assuming Divine Attributes to himself p. 26 27. Which we must needs look upon to be a reiterated aspersion For where G. F. uses these Words I am the Light him by whom the World was made and doth enlighten every Man that comes into the World c. This he speaks in the Name of Christ and not of himself nor in his own Name as his following Words plainly shews viz. If you love the Light wherewith you are enlightened you will love Christ who saith Learn of me Now F. B. Dost thou in Conscience believe that G. F. assumes this to himself or that he himself made the World Or that he himself enlightens every Man 'T is very sad to see thee so hardened and wilfully perverse in thus perverting truth Thou knowest better and sins against knowledge in thy Calumnies against us F. Bug's Second Charge against the Quakers Their Books are Blasphemous and their practice Idolatrous c. This we utterly deny as a Calumnious Clam●u● against our Books and practice in general And therefore the more impossible for Fr. Bugg rationally to produce the Colour of proof thereof Wherefore I question him about his pretended Allegations 1. What Blasphemy or Idolatry was it for any of our Friends to write viz. Thou O North of England out of thee did the Branch spring and Star arise which gives Light to all the Regions round about in thee the Sun of Righteousness appeared c. 2. How proves F. Bugg that Fox's Disciples or Proselites as he scornfully calls them ecchoed back these Adorations to him as calling him the Branch the Star the Sun of Righteousness Alluding to Mic. 5. 2. Numb 24. 17. Mal. 4. 2. Zech. 3. 8. p. 31. I challenge Bugg to prove where the Quakers gave these Titles to the Person of George Fox or that he assumed them to himself Observe I have viewed over that Epistle of Edward Burrough's to the Camp of the Lord in England p. 64 65 66 67 where mention is made of the North of England and where the Branch did spring and the Star arise and the Sun of Righteousness appeared c. And G. F. is not so much as mentioned or named in all that Epistle and therefore Bugg has most shamefully belied and scandalized the Quakers in this point also not only in charging them that the Quakers Prophets give Witness to G. Fox instead of Christ that they call him the Branch the Star the Sun of Righteousness and put the North of England for the Town of Bethlehem N. Rom. unm Epist. to Ber. p. 2. But also because of our Testimony against this Horrid Lye and Abuse among others Bugg staged Twelve of us being Citizens Tradesmen and others of good Repute in his Mock Tryal wherein he condemns us for Perjured Persons to the Pillory with a form thereof in his N. Rom. Arraign to redicule and most grosly defame us both as to our Christian and Civil Reputations affected thereby Oh horrible Insolency and Wickedness in thee F. Bugg Thus wilfully to persist in thy Imposing gross Lies and Calumnies upon the World against us 3. What Divine Attributes did G. F. assume to himself in saying he wrote from the Mouth of the Lord or that he was cloathed with Righteousness p. 30. 5. How proves Bugg that to be a true and entire Copy of John Audland's Letter to G. F. which he cites p. 30 I deny his Citation and there 's reason to question the truth of it being also so often varied in Print and particularly from the Copy sent me by John Pennyman besides the Date of 1665 given it in the printed Libel entituled Some of the Quakers Principles c. gives more Cause to question the Truth of his Copy For that Date was Two Years after John Audland Died being in 1663 't is great Nonsense to suppose he writ it after he Died as appears by their Register of Burials in Westmorland And thou F. B. hast owned the said Libel and the

have evinced J. P's meaning on his Words reflected on about the Body or Flesh of Christ it follows not that I thereby make his Expressions mine seeing I note them as his I may see cause otherwise to word the Matter and yet our Intentions be the same We have not the same Expressions and Utterance in all Cases and yet may aim at and mean the same thing but never to Contemn our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ or the Holy Scriptures which testifie of him in any respect far be it from us so to do Therefore T. C. has grosly wronged and misrepresented us in these Matters with many more Perversions Lies and Scandals in his Pamphlet than are here recited for which I wish his Repentance before he dies What Terms were intended to G. Fox where his Name is not mentioned p. 29. Dost thou ground this on Bugg's Charge that our Prophets called him the Branch the Star the Sun of Righteousness and put the North of England for the Town of Bethlehem as in his New Rom. ●n●sk Epist. to Ber. and p. 81 If thou dost thou hast espoused a shameful Lye before detected that our Testimony against T●thes should be maintained p. 30. is not a Law of our own making but of Christ's and we are Conscientious in observing of it And to thy Question about our boldness for ●ur Testimony in that Case what may be expected from them that is the Quakers when they have ●ower p 18. Answ. It may be expected that they will take ●way the Burthen of Tythes and forced Maintenance and leave all People free to maintain their own Ministers And what hurt should we ●o therein pray Qu. Who termed G. F. the great Apostle of Jesus Christ p. 30. He was a great Apostle ●f Jesus Christ Ergo not Jesus Christ as some ●ave aspersed us with Blasphemy But he might 〈◊〉 eminently instrumental in Jesus Christ as a ●reat Apostle of his endued with Life Strength ●●d Power from above for the Converting 〈◊〉 and strengthning many in the Faith And ● believe J. C. and J. A. meant no other of ● F. but as eminently Instrumental in Christ Jesus whose Servant Minister and Apostle he ●as Thou fallaciously beggest the Question in ●●lieving those High Titles of the Branch and ●●e Star were intended to G. F. p. 30 as thy ●rother Bugg most falsly accused and defamed 〈◊〉 for Denying with Perjury and Pillory ●●s a bad Cause thou abette●● for which the 〈◊〉 Jadge of all will judge thee If true Prayer and Praise to God by the Spirit of Christ in his Saints be as Living Sacrifices how much more his Spirit and Life which is the Cause of such Sacrifice Where provest thou that those Names an● Terms thou sayest were H●llish and H●ll-f●●ch●● were given by any of us to true Ministers 〈◊〉 to Christ's Ministers as thy Brother Bugg h●● accused us That F. B. gives us all the ill Names he c●● p. 32. I meant all the worst of Names as N●● Rome Impostors Cowards Sophisters a pack 〈◊〉 False Witnesses and Perjured Persons and th●● Simon Magus never exceeded these Impost●● Were not these as ill Names as he could gi●● us What worse than Impostors and Sorcer●● as Simon Magus was canst thou give us worse P. 35 36. The Expressions charged as 〈◊〉 Contempt of Christ's Person set in opposition 〈◊〉 Scripture Testimonies seem to be taken b● on trust from Fr. Bugg and out of his N●● Rome c. and mostly answered and I doubt not but our Friends Books out of which th● were taken would clear themselves if impartially examined T. C's Charge against the Quakers amo●●● to this that they undervalue and con●em● 〈◊〉 Body of Christ the Flesh of Christ the Pers●n Christ and the ●●a● Christ Jesus himself p. 37. ● Which is all a gross and great Slander a●a●● us for which Jesus Christ will judge thee T. ● As also a Notorious Falshood that G. W. in his little Book p. 5. doth implicitly deny Christ's Bodily Ascension p. 37. I have confess'd the contrary viz. That the same Christ that was Crucified visibly ascended c Thou finally appealest to the Impartial Reader whether there be not great cause for Suspicion that we contemn and slight our ever Blessed Lord Jesus the Scriptures and Governours And what Cause or Ground of Suspicion hast thou for these Ca●umies with Bugg's Exceptions and thy impertinent Quarrels which we accept not for any Probations Now thy great Charge is turned to Suspicion For shame give over such Envious Trifling Doting Shatter-headed Confused Work And do not thus mispend thy little remaining precious time with such abusive peevish Quarrels and Calumnies against the Innocent and Peaceful who ows thee no ill●il What Injury have either G. Fox Isaac Pennington George Whitehead or Tho. Ell●oad done thee that thou art so peevish and bitter against them THE END * 1 Joh. 1. 14. Luk. 1. 26. 2. 10. 1. Mark ● 7. Matt. 17. 5. 26. 67. 27 38. 50. 28. 6. Acts 1. 9 10 11. 5. 3● 31. Acts 2. 36. Hebr. 5. 9. 12. 2. Rom. 8. 34. Acts 7. 35. 56. 10. 38. 1 Cor. 15. 15.