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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76086	The Holy Scripture owned, and the Athenians injustice detected, by The abused Quaker.	Abused Quaker.	1692 (1692)	Wing B106A; ESTC R170410	8,260	2

to Jeremiah or were that word which came to him How short are they then of Scripture proof for their position and charge And what a hard but impertinent shift are they put to to prove it when on Jer. 36.1 they alleadge viz. Where are many more words than one tho the singular is used for the plural a common scheme of speech in all Nations A meer shift indeed but they wrong the Prophet here also for he does not here use that Impropriety of singular for plural but speaks distinctly of the word of the Lord which came to him and the words of the Lord written with Ink in the Book or Roll to conclude this point we are so far from contemning or undervaluing the Holy Scriptures that we grant them to be or contain the words of God and ascribe Holiness to the Divine Truths therein contained not to the meer Letters Characters or Writings in Ink and Paper and we are conscienciously concerned in keeping to the Scripture Language in calling them what they call themselves and in calling him Christ the word of God who was before all Scriptures or Writings were And however tho they say Christ is figuratviely the word of God yet he is so called more properly than so to call the Bible Books or Writings from the beginning of Genesis to the end of the Revelation insomuch that many so frequently calling the Bible the word of God without distinction and so little minding the Eternal Internal living Word that many People are kept so ignorant that they know no other word nor what they may so call but the Bible Books or outward Writings 'T is to be lamented to see the sense of the ingrafted word in the Heart so much lost by many poor ignorant Souls To their loud clamorous and general Charge That the Quakers term their own blasphemous writings the word of the Lord and this more than once repeated 't is too gross and too general to be true therefore in the name and behalf of the People called Quakers I deny their Charge and suppose any one hath so termed any book paper or papers of his which ye● I may not grant till proved this will be no proof of their general Charge upon the Quakers that they so term their Writings much less that they are blasphemous and I do not believe any of us have so termed their Writings Papers or Books without reference to the internal word of Life or immediane movings thereof to write or declare Their Charge and Accusation of Turning the most satred Truths of the Scripture into Jejune Allegories we also sincerely deny together with their subsequent Charge of turning all both our Saviours Death Resurrection Heaven and Hell into Alegory Which is so gross ●n Untruth that I never knew any before that ever read our 〈…〉 objects so charge us if these men have ●ead them they have done ve●● wickedly thus souly and fals●y to charge us and if they have 〈◊〉 they have very blindly sought to smite us in the Dark in their dark Envy but missed their Blow for the reality of these weighty matters aforesaid of our Saviours Death and Resurrection c. we have really believed as the Scriptures declare and I am to examine these mens pretended proof elsewhere against us These Athenians seem to make a great buzzing Noise against the People called Quakers whom they very grosly and falsly accuse for Idollizing and formally Praying to each other for which general Calumny and Slander their chief instance is about two Letters the one pretended to be Josiah Coales and the other John Audlands for which they quote Faldoes book and Francis Bugs for their Authority and then having taken their Citations upon trust they subjoined viz. with all these Blasphemies when they were charged Here they pretend to cite George Whiteheads Answer tho they cite but one Question out of it quoting Innocency against Envy p. 18 Wherein I must tell them they have dealt very disingeniously by G. W. in this very matter leaving out his previous Questions to Bugg about the said 2 Letters as also his following Answer and Testimony which were thus viz. As to his Charge of Idolatry if not Blasphemous Names and Titles given to G. F. p. 29. from two Letters the one from Jos Cole and the other from J. A. We question whether he has truly cited them and especially that from J. A. How proves he they are theirs as cited And we are sure that the man G. Fox did own himself a Servant of our Lord Jesus Christ and did preach and pray in his Name and to him and not in his own as many Thousands can testifie All these recited Passages both Questions and Testimony these Athenians have unfairly left out altho the said G. W. appears more positive about the 2 said Letters pretended to be Jos Coals and John Audlands in his Treatise against Bugg intituled tho Contentious Apostate and his Blow Refelled p. 23. G. W. Words are these against Bugg viz. He hath accused J. C. and J. A. both long since deceased with Idolatrous and Blasphemous Names and Titles given to Man Prayers given or offered to G. F. Deifying and Adoring him c. p. 7. in two Letters before mentioned which I have not only questioned the Truth of his Citation thereof but disowned Especially the latter as cited by F. B. who hath also varied in his citation thereof nor hath he gone about to prove either that they are truly cited by him but rather the contrary by his manifest variation therein so that still it remains for F. B. to whom I may now add and for these Athenians to prove that the Persons charged i. e. J. C. and J. A. were the Authors of the said Letters as cited by him which I do not believe nor own nor can I understand them to be Prayers as he calls them when there is not so much as the form of a Prayer in them These things considered F. B.'s Clamours against us of justifying Idolatry and Blasphemy c. do all fall to the ground as meer empty and envious Railery and Abuse And now to you prete●ded Athenians in the Case in hand I am perswaded you 'l have cause to be ashamed of F. Buggs Authority which you have so cordially espoused If you inspect how he has been detected and justly charged as a self condemned Apostate And since you have been so credulous of his and John Faldoes Authority about the two Letters aforesaid I have reason to bring the matter more closely upon you First cause appears to us to deny both their and your Citation thereof to be justly or truly made Bugg varied in his in two differing Citations and so have some of the Baptists lately We do not believe eihter of them to be perfect intire Copies of the whole Original Letters but rather corrupted minced and perverted designedly by the evil minded Persons if not fictitious Forgeries especially the latter Both Prayers and Praises may be ascribed to God and Christ in a Letter to a Friend which by an Enemy possibly may be easily perverted and directed to the Person to whom the Letter is directed How prove you they are true and perfect Copies as cited 2. You have made your Charge and Indictment for Idollizing and formally praying to each other general against the Quakers and 't is high matter of Fact and Criminal That is charged by you It touches not only 2 or 3 particular Persons but also the People called Quakers in general in whose behalf I therefore plead not guilty and your proof must either be as general as your Charge or else you 'll come off but faintly 3. And if you 'l place your General Charge on the said two Letters as cited tho no just way of arguing I am perswaded the first i. e. J. C's which you say Mr. Pen has it seems undertaken to defend suppose it as it is which yet I question will not amount to any real or positive proof of their Charge against him in perticular much less against the People called Quakers in general who are unconcerned in it Fourthly Since you are so credulous so general and so loud in your Charge we may reasonably expect from you exact and punctual proof of both the said Letters as cited and as before proposed either by producing the Originals to compare them by or sufficient credible witnesses thereof ' that are no parties nor our professed Adversaries or Enemies as both Bugg and Faldo are 4. As for the latter said to be J. A's we do positively deny it as it is cited in yours and doubt not but we can easily clear both the men and G. F. also from your odious charge and that upon their own professed Christian Principle and declared intentions in their own books extant and that they did not own or worship any other Lord Jesus Chrisi than the very same who is the only begotten of God of whom the Holy Scriptures do testifie Nor could they ever intend to ascribe any Dignity of Glory that is only peculiar to Christ Jesus to the person of any mortal upon Earth according to their own professed principle We knowing them also to be both understanding and honest men fearing God and Ministers of Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God in their day and time The Reader may expect to hear further from us if the Lord will to manifest the Abuse of these Adversaries scandalous invective Libels and to vindicate the People of God commonly called Quakers and the Truth professed by them from their Ca● 〈…〉 T B. ● E. 〈…〉 S 〈◊〉