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ground_n	believe_v	faith_n	speak_v	1,949	5	5.2428	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46824	The state of the case, briefly but impartially given betwixt the people called Quakers, Pensilvania, &c. in America, who remain in unity, and George Keith, with some few seduced by him into a separation from them as also a just vindication of my self from the reproaches and abuses of those backsliders / by Samuel Jennings.	Jennings, Samuel, d. 1708.	1694 (1694)	Wing J670; ESTC R3996	38,369	87

no man upon the Face of the Earth ●at believeth and professeth it more than himself ●ere he seems to acknowledge the sufficiency ●f the Light as much as those he quarrels ●ith But he endeavours to suggest and ●ould sednce the unwary into a Belief that ●y our Acknowledgment thereof we deny and exclude the Man Christ Jesus and all the Bene●●s and Blessings that accrue to Mankind by him 〈◊〉 this be a Necessary Consequence it will fall as ●ell on him But as I do not believe he ●er intended so though I do not find in ei●er of the places before-cited by rue he ●ards at all against it so if he could have ●ercised the same Charity towards his Abused ●ethren in America he mihgt have spared ●s Charge in that matter against them having been so often and solemnly told by us That we did believe all that 's Recorded in Sacred Writ concerning our Blessed Saviour And not only believe it Historically but also that we through a living Faith in him who is the Author of all true Faith are reconciled to God through him who is the only way to the Father And that we do expect and believe that as we are preferved in the Path of Righteousness we shall also through the Grace and Bounty of God have a part in that purchased Inheritance which our Blessed Lord Jesus hath purchased for his with his precious Blood This and much more to the same Effect hath bee● often told him and it s well if he have no● sinned against Knowledge in this Matter But to strengthen his Charge against us he saith Reason c. p. 9 That W. 〈◊〉 A●tient Preacher meaning William Stockdel did at the same Monthly Meeting viz. t●● 29th of the 11th Month at Philadelphia 〈◊〉 new his former Accusation against him cha●●ing him openly in the Face of the Meeting That he Preached Two Christs because he Prea●●ed Faith in Christ within and in Christ w●● out us c. I confess though I was not 〈◊〉 that Meeting I have great reason to believe that W. Stockdell did not so affirm them because I observe in the Judgment afterward given forth against him by Friends they s●● That W. S. denied the words so spoken But the proceeded against him upon the Evidence 〈◊〉 Two Persons that he said so viz. W. B. and J. M. Now had it been spoken in the Face of the Meeting the Meeting must have heard it and would not have needed the Evidences of the Two Persons aforesaid but might have proceeded and I believe would to have given Judgment against him on their own Knowledge But if ever W. did say That he apprehended he preached Two Christs I cannot easily believe that he assigned that as the Ground of it because he preached Faith in Christ within and without as G. K. labours to insinuate which I have heard him often solemnly to deny But this I have heard him to confess That his speaking so much and so frequently of Christ without and Christ within might give ground to some to suspect he preached Two Christs and that the preaching of a Christ without and a Christ within was to preach Two Christs However the Two Witnesses say it and the Meeting accordingly gives Judgment against it And tho' the Credibility or Incredibility of the Witnesses goes a great way with the Judicous to satisfie them of the Truth of their Evidence or the contrary yet Judgment commonly goes according to Evidence Whence it is that sometimes the Innocent are injured yet the Judges clear of it Now as to these Two Witnesses they were much at the Devotion of G. K. and his creatures to use as he pleased one of them being W. B. the Printer whose Baseness and Treachery to his Benefactors in Pensylvania who at no inconsiderable Cost encouraged 〈◊〉 Press there and how much it was after war●● used to Abuse them is too well known tob●● covered The other viz. Joh. M' Comb 〈◊〉 Countreyman of G. K's though under Obligations strong enough to W. S. to have bound any Man of Common Civility to him for his Kindness to and Care of him in the Tim when he wanted i● yet he must be the Inst●ment of this mischief and strife by a sly unmanly ungrateful way in a Visit to W. S. 〈◊〉 pump him by Questions concerning G. K. An he being more free than discreet in his Coverse with him away he goes to G. K. t● way of a Common Tale-bearer and aggnvates what he had in a sort extorted from W. S. which so incensed G. K. that he quick comes with these his Two Witnesses and liberally bestwos his Anathema Maranatha upon W. S. without more ado telling him 〈◊〉 was an Ignorant Heathen not worthy of any pl●● in the Assembly of Friends Though I har●● heard by divers that knew his coming for● which was early and his Labour and Service in and for the Truth and his Success there in for the gathering many to it that there he was no whit behind to say no more the Person that so Treated him Thus began the Difference betwixt these Two Persons and thus was it heightened And although Friend did never justifie the words which the T●● Witnesses affirmed were spoken by W. S. yet because Judgment against W. was not giver in his way and Time although his own Turbulency was the great Obstruction he therefore sticks not to Vnchristian many whom he sometime owned for his Brethren charging them with denying the Lord that bought them affirming that they owned no other Christ but the Light within excluding the Man Christ Jesus from having any share in the Work of our Salvation And this he would have the World believe is the Ground of the Difference betwixt him and us and all our opposition to him and Testimonies against him is because God hath raised him up Zealously to Witness to those great Truths and fundamental Doctrines of Christianity denied by some rejected by others and meanly esteemed by too many I Consess the pretence is plausible and had it as much of Truth as it hath of Falshood in it he were to be commended and encouraged But what manner of Person must he be if he ●ath falsely Accused the Innocent Which 〈◊〉 affirm on the behalf of my self and believe for all that are in Communion with and generally owned by the People called Quakers he ●ath done and that knowingly too concerning very many that he hath heard often Declare their Faith in the aforesaid particulars ●nd what else is necessary to be believed and owned by true Christians all which he is as much obliged to believe as any body else is 〈◊〉 believe him in the like kind And it 's but a poor Shift for him to say as he hath sometimes done when in America we endeavoured his satisfaction and to remove his Jealousies concerning us in matters of Faith I will not believe you you walk in the Clouds and have mental Reservations and no● withstanding your scriptural Confession

Appeal c. As being of a tendency to weaken the hands of the Magistrates and we present William Bradford for Printing of the said Seditious Paper c. I shall not Comment on the Sessions Paper nor Presentments they speak plain enough for themselves and do sufficiently demonstrate that the persons exclaming so much of Persecution were but under a just Prosecution of Law for their contempt and abuses of the Magistrates and Government c. But G. K. c. have a new devise to get off of that after they have traduced and exposed them at their pleasure to tell them if charged with it that they speak not then to them nor of them as Magistrates How then do they speak to them Why to some as Ministers and to others by profession Quakers and do declare they do it conscientiously too Causeless grounds c. p. 12 and 13. But how can any believe that this is done conscientiously or with an intent or desire to reclaim the persons so exposed by them supposing they were guilty but rather to recriminate such as have been engaged in a testimony against them Have they no better way to discharge their Consciences to such as they suppose to have erred than to publish their defects if they were so to the World before ever they have spoken to the parties th●● abused by them What Conscience is in this I shall leave to any but a seared Conscience to determine But G. K. had like to have spoiled all by an implicite acknowledgment that some words spoken or written by him and T. B. by way of charge against me did respect my Magistiacy See Causeless grounds c. p. 12th Where repeating what they had before charged me with viz. That I was too high and imperious both in Friends Meetings and Worldly Courts and of being an Ignorant Presumptuous and Insolent Man which la●● words saith he did no ways respect his Magistracy Then I hope he will grant that some part of those words did which is too plain t●● be denied for they tax my carriage in Worldly Courts in the exercise of my Office as a Magistrate and this is that for which G. K. and T. B. were Presented and Prosecuted which I think will take away all pretences that ●● was on a Religious and Conscientious account and that instead of being persecuted by the Government they were the persecutors of th● Government if there be such a thing as Tongue and Heart persecution as G. K. falsly insuates he and his party were the object of Reasons and Causes c. p. 3. But how much he and his party were guilty of what they charged on others in that respect their own late Book will shew in a great part but such as were Eye witnesses and immediately concerned did see and feel more nor will G. K's Certificate from the Deputy Governour and Council of Philadelphia which he says clears him of all these charges amply declaring his innocency and peaceable behaviour towards the Government and them in Authority at that time do him much service nor weigh much with thinking People For who is it that doth not know the propensity that commonly appears on any turn or change in those that succeed in place and power to censure and expose such as were before under the same charge and trust they are called to especially where there hath been any emulation or former grudgings on that account But I shall now touch upon some words and behaviour of G. K's after which I shall submit it to the Judgment of the Impartial how far that Certificate deserves to be credited or G. K. excused I have been told by several Friends that were in a Meeting in West-Jersey where they heard G. K. say That they should hear before it was long that he were either whipt or imprisoned and rather than he would appear a false Prophet he did what he could to procure it and hundreds can witness that he did in an open Meeting at Philadelphia say to the Deputy Governour Tho. Lloyd Thou art a pitiful Governour why dost thou not send me to Prison or order me to be whipt my back itcheth for a whiping and hath long itched for it And what language he gave to Tho. Lloyd Telling him he was an impudent Man c. And how he called a Magistrate Impudent Rascal you have an account before Now what thinkest thou Reader Is this the Innocent person whose peaceable behaviour towards the Government deserved to be so amply declared and he cleared of all charges to the contrary by a Certificate from a Deputy Govern our and Council Should I enumerate all his abuses to Government 't would be tedious but as all indifferent People must needs judge him much to blame from what is already said so I think he is most of all to blame after all this to justifie such practices abusively 〈◊〉 proclaim to the World that he is persecute● for Conscience sake and when all is done What did he or Tho. Budd suffer Were they or either of them Whiped or Imprisoned No such matter they were only presented and had a tryal at Court were adjudged Guilty and had a Fine of Five Pound each set upon them which was never levied for which if they had gratitude enough they ought to acknowledge the Clemency of the Government and particularly such as might have exacted it But suppose they had been as hardly and rigorously dealt with as they would have the World to believe What were all that to me the abuse was not taken as done to a singular or private Person but to the Government and accordingly they were Presented by the Jury and Impleaded by an Attorney such as the Court was pleased to allow But they say I was upon the Bench when they were Fined which is also a mistake for though I were there when the Judgment of Court was delivered yet I neither delivered it nor was I concerned in agreeing what it should be but as is usual ●n such Cases the Justices consult and agree that in their Chamber and order it to be delivered by the Clerk in Writing at the close of the Court. The next thing I take notice of is that of Peter Boss who in that Book of the Tryal c. p. 10. is represented to be in Church Fellowship with me at the time when he wrote that Letter to me shewing his dislike of the judgment of the Twenty Eight and telling me as he saith of some Scandals I lay under c. I believe the occasion and reason of his sending that Paper to me at that time is truly given viz. That he was offended with the Judgment of the Twenty Eight Friends against G. K. c. For this indeed I take to be the chief ground of all their quarrel with me but that he was in Church Fellowship with me I deny for the judgment given forth against G. K. and his adherents included him who hath given sufficient proof how closely he