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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

i. e. Samuel Waldenfield lately took occasion to repair to the said Bishop of Glocester having the reputation of a moderate Person and shewed him Fr. Bugg's said Pamphlet and Epistle dedicated to him and this very Passage of his Submission as not knowing but he had delivered it first in Manuscript to the Bishop for his Perusal and Correction Which when I enquired of him about the Bishop answered he had never seen it before nor knew the Man Whereupon I shewed him how preposterous it was for F. B. to expose his said Pamphlet in Print to general Judgment before he had the Bishops Judgment about it and how inconsistent with his said offer of his Book to his Perusal and submitting to his Censure the Matters therein How insincere F. B. was herein is obvious It seems he was resolved to traduce and asperse the Quakers in Print first that the Bishop might not have the opportunity to prevent him therein Though for a Pretext and Colour he Complements the Bishop with his Conditional Submission to his Censure and Judgment whether he had wronged the Quakers or not Did not this tend to make the World believe he had the Bishops Privity or Approbation therein or otherwise that he would not have div●lged what he had writ because offered to the Bishops Perusal and Censure who knew nothing of it until 't was gone out into the World What a Mockery and plain Abuse was this tending to make the Bishop suspected of giving Countenance thereto To whom we shewed also Bugg's other Book against us stiled New Rome Arraign with his Mock Trial and Condemnation of Perjury and Pillory against us and the Occasion thereof which Calumnies the Bishop disowned and could not allow of such Treatment And I thought meet to give this hint thereof to do the Bishop so much Justice that he might not lye under the suspition of giving Countenance to this our Implacable Adversary in these his Calumnies and bitter Invectives against us As I did in the Postscript of my late Answer Innocency Triumphant For Henry Goldwell Justice of Peace and late Member of Parliament to whom F. B. dedicated his other Scandalous Book stiled New Rome Arraigned without his Privity or Knowledge as he confessed and for which he also told some of us he severely advertised F. Bugg when he saw it in Print with his Mock-Trial Perjury and Pillory against us being sensible it was a Reflection on his Reputation to be rendred or suspected as the Patroniser or Countenancer of such Scandalous Pamphlets And 't is to be much more hoped that the said Bishop will advertise F. B. for endeavouring to shelter himself under his Countenance or Reputation In point of Civility I thought meet to shew the said Bishop of Glocester this foregoing Passage relating to him about F. b's Dedication in Manuscript before 't was printed because I had such occasion to make use of his Name in Print that he might not be offended which he was not but took it well from us Samuel Waldenfield being then also present with me However whatever we suffer there is a just and all-seeing God that will judge righteously do rightly and finally determine the Controversie between the Two Seeds the Righteous and the Wicked To Him the Righteous Judge of all we commit our Innocent Cause Friendly Reader my Concern in this Controversie is designed only to vindicate Truth according to my understanding thereof and to do particular Persons wronged so much right as to their Principle as by referring to their own Explications for where either their Words are perverted or seem dubious in the manner of Expressions their own more full and clear Demonstrations ought to be taken notice of in point of Justice to them And where the whole Body or People called Quakers are wrongfully charged about their Principles from particular Persons 't is an absurd way of arguing whether it be from any one 's defective or dubious manner of Expressions or our Adversaries own perversions and misrepresentations And in that case to manifest Truth and to do the said People right as to their Principles c. I find it the plainest way to have recourse to their Concurrent Testimonies and Harmonies of their Writers and Books to evince the truth of their Principles to others And this Method which I do sincerely observe all Religious and Christian Societies will allow of and not condemn a whole Body of Sober Religious People or Christian Society for any particular shortness in manner of Expressions for that were very partial and unjust And I doubt not but the Lord our God will stop the Mouth of Iniquity that 's open against us and clear our Innocency more and more that his Truth may prevail over Deceit and Envy and the Upright in Heart shall see it and rejoyce in the Lord and in the prosperity of his blessed Truth over his and their Enemies From a Servant of Christ George Whitehead London the 3d. of the 2d Month 1694 Reader Note That the omission of the Names of our present Opposers in the Title is 1. Because of the Contempt brought upon them by their great Envy and outrage 2. Lest their Names in the Title should cause some to refuse inspecting this Treatise In opposition to the great Abuses Misrepresentations of F. Bugg and his Advocate Tho. Crisp against us the following Testimony which was lately delivered to the Parliament is added WE whose Names are underwritten being in Christian Society with the People commonly called QUAKERS Do in good Conscience Declare and Certifie all Persons concerned 1. That we sincerely believe and Confess That Jesus of Nazareth who was born of the Virgin Mary is the true Messiah the very Christ the Son of the Living God to whom all his Prophets gave Witness And we do highly value his Death Sufferings Works Offices and Merits for the Redemption and Salvation of Mankind together with his Laws Doctrine and Ministry 2. That this very Christ of God was and is the Lamb of God that takes away the Sins of the World who was slain was dead and is alive and lives for evermore in his divine eternal Glory Dominion and Power with the ●ather 3. That the HOLY Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are of divine Authority as being given by Inspiration from God 4. And that Magistracy or Civil Government is God's Ordinance the good ends thereof being for the Punishment of Evil-doers and Praise of them that do well And we know of no other Doctrine or Principle preached maintained or ever received among or by us since we were a People contrary to these before mentioned Signed in Behalf of the said People Thomas Lower William Crouch William Ingram William Meade William Macket Philip Ford Francis Camfield John Edge Thomas Hutson Charles Marshall Josiah Ellis Gilbert Latey Theodor Eccleston Joseph Wassey Thomas Cox John Bowater Benjamin Antrobus William Philips Edward Brook William Townsend John Hall George Oldner Thomas Barker Abraham Johnson Tho. Twinbarrow

do but review thy own Query and G. W's direct Answer therein in the Quak. Vindic. p. 2. viz. To Bugg's Query 5. Whether was the Sufferings of Christ or the Sufferings of the Quakers greatest 1. In the First place we answer the Sufferings of Christ in the nature of them both inward and outward in Agony of Soul and Pains of Body by that most cruel Death of the Cross following that of Scourging and Crowning with Thorns 2. It was most unjustly and wickedly inflicted by his Persecutors the Jews and Heathen yet worse'in the Jews because they might have known better and because they prosecuted him upon false Witness And as Christ's Sufferings were most Cruel and Unjust both as to the Nature thereof and the Dignity of him that suffered so he was a most acceptable Sacrifice and sweet smelling Savour to God and his Suffering and Sacrifice of Universal Advantage and Benefit to Mankind in that he died for all Men and and gave himself a Ransom for all that all might be capable of Redemption and Salvation through him Now pray observe that G. W. gave a direct Answer to Bugg's Query viz. Whether was the sufferings of Christ or the sufferings of the Quakers greatest G. W. c. answers directly viz. 1. The Sufferings of Christ in the nature of them c. 2. Christ's Sufferings most exalted and esteemed because of the Dignity of him that suffered And this was obvious to Bugg's Eyes in Print in our said Vindication and therefore then F. B. must needs be a notorious wilful Liar herein in affirming G. W. gave no direct Answer to thy Query but was in a great strait And as to E. B's intention and Principle he exalted Christ's Sufferings in their worth dignity and merit above all other Men's as appears by his own and many other Friends Testimonies highly valuing and exalting the Death and Sufferings of Christ. E. B's Confession of Faith in his Works p. 252. Confesseth Christ Jesus as the High-Priest of God the one Offering for Sin who takes away Sin and makes Intercession And p. 441 He also confesseth a being washed and cleansed from all Unrighteousness by the Blood of Jesus by which their Sins are remitted who walk and abide in his Light c. He saith See also a Book Entituled The Son of Perdition Revealed Printed 1661 wherein Ed. Burroughs and G. Whitehead truly thus confess p. 2 4. viz. As Thousands can witness who have heard us both preach up and contend for the free Grace of God to all Men and thereby i. e. by the Grace of God Christ tasted Death for every Man and died for all Men and gave himself a Ransom for all Heb. 2. 9. 1 Tim. 2. 6. 2 Cor. 5. 14. 1 Joh. 2. 2. And it s also testified that in many more Books of ours the free Grace of God i. e. in Christ to all and Christ's Dying for all Men is declared And p. 4. ibid. Reconciliation of the World hrough Christ's Death and his being a Propitiation through Faith in his Blood clearly confessed Thus far E. B. and G. W. Thus highly have they exalted Christ's Sufferings for the Good of Mankind but thus have they not exalted their own or any other Mens or Peoples wha●ever Therefore the Quakers exalt Christ's Sufferings above their own and all others consequently Bugg has greatly wrong'd the People called Quakers in this point in his Fifth and and Sixth false Charge before cited Some of Bugg's Railery and Lies added under the same Head against the Quakers viz. Gross L●ars Grand Impostors Impudent Cheats Yea Ellwood Richardson and the most Learned among them As they have shewed all the Contempt they can to Jesus of Nazareth calling him a Vail a Garment c. To the Scriptures to the Ordinances and Ministers of Jesus of Nazareth with great Incharity p. 56. Here F. B. thou hast lied to purpose both against the Living and the Dead I dare say Tho. Ellwood and the Learned among us who are yet alive can testify against thee and the Devil too who is the Author of these thy Horrid Lies And that their Preachers never lost Fifty Pounds p. 57 is another notorious Lie for I in particular with many others have lost many times more by Informers and Imprisonments Whereas F. B. is offended at my calling him so often Bugg p. 59 60 calling me thereupon Insolent and Imperious George What 's he then in calling me only Whitehead and another Fox and another Ellwood and another Richardson Was this Pride Insolency or Imperiousness in him If he says 't was for Brevities sake so sa● I for I have often mentioned his Name at ●engtr but sometimes F. B. for Brevities sake He has also told me he would not go a step to meet such a proud imperious Fellow as in his Letter to me Dated Feb. 16th 1693. Pray what Humility has F. B. shewn herein And this is not all but he thinks thereupon to debase me by upbraiding me with my former Estate saying G. W. came amongst the Quakers Anno 1652 a poor Boy about Fifteen or Sixteen Years old travelling on foot and hath so gathered up his Crumbs though chiefly at other Mens Tables that he scorns to call him that fed him and his Friends at his Table by his proper Name p. 60. Though he somewhat mistakes as to Time and Age yet that Poverty I am not at all ashamed of it was for Christ's sake that I was made low and poor I was no whit behind F. B. in Education though I was made willing to walk on foot and deeply to suffer by Imprisonment as I did and many other ways even in my young Years wherein the Lord was with me as he still is I bless his Name And as for being fed at F. B's Table I think 't was not very often whether Three or Four Times I remember not and I suppose it was not without some Invitations by him to his House Didst not thou F. B. invite me to thy House sometimes Surely it was not then intended to upbraid me in Print with seeding at thy Table Thou wast then more a Man and of more Civility 't is pity thy Conversion to the Priests and Levites should so much deprive thee both of Compassion Natural Affection and Civility However since 't is thy pleasure thus to upbraid me I offer thee reasonable Satisfaction let me have a true Bill how oft I have fed at thy Table and what each Meal of mine comes to according to the usual Rates of Ordinaries and I will pay it or cause Payment to thee God willing To thy Six Charges against G. Whitehead 1. A Publick Defamer I deny thy Charge the Terms thereof considered in the common and evil Sense But why a Publick Defamer what because he writ that F. Bugg was turned Informer a Self-Condemned Apostate c. The latter is largely proved against thee in my several Answers as in Innocency against Envy The contentious Apostate c. A Charitable Essay