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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30041	The Quakers set in their true light in order to give the nations a clear sight of what they hold concerning Jesus of Nazareth, the Scripture, water baptism, the Lords Supper, magistracy, ministry laws and government / historically collected out of their most approved authors, which are their best continuing books from the year of their rise, 1650 to the year of their progress 1696 by Francis Bugg, senior.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1696 (1696)	Wing B5389; ESTC R29140	57,509	61

and State of Lib. Spir. p. 3 11. pr. 1681. 't is the Root of Ranterism to asser that nothing is a duty incumbent upon thee but what thou art perswaded or convinced is thy duty for the seared Conscience pleads this liberty against all duty The dark Conscience is here unconcerned the dead Conscience is here uncondemned I see no evil says one in paying Tythes to the hireling Priests I see no evil says another in marrying by a Priest I see no evil says a third in hiding in times of suffering for I have Christ 's and Paul 's example I see no evil says a fourth The Quakers themselves force their Apprentices to stand bare-headed before them in their Shops and Houses where they are Superiours Oh Deceit and Hypocrisie c. in putting off my Hat to my Superiors I see no evil says a fifth in shutting up my Windows in obedience to authority on Christmas-day or on Fast-days or other days set apart by the Magistrate c. Thus Reader you may see the first capital sins against the Quakers Commandments and secondly that they leave no room for their Disciples to stay until they be convinced whether indeed these be sins either in their own nature or against the written word of God or contained in the first or second Table of the ten Commandments oh no they are transgressions against the Orders Laws and Commands of Geo. Fox And as such they are obliging upon all whether conviction or no conviction c. behold the Doctrine of W. Pen yea the same William Pen that tells Mr. Faldo That there is no Command in the Scripture farther obliging upon any mans Conscience than as he meets with a Conviction SECT XV. BUt possibly some may say Indeed this yearly Epistle seems very ungrateful in divers respects and which deserves consideration but what is the reason that the Chronicle and compendious History do not come forth that the Quakers have boasted of near this thirty years in their Book Judas and the Jews c. p. 58. And their Rejoinder p. 410. saying Our faithful Chronicle of the bloody Tragedies of that professing generation will tell future ages other things c. I say why future ages This looks very odd to tell us 20 or 30 years together of a compendious History to come forth of their faithful Chronicles to come out and yet none is come forth to publick view No they are sadly dull they begin to draw back what do not the Quarterly and Monthly meetings carry up enough every year or are they minded to reserve it till all persons concerned therein are dead and gone and see none left to detect it At that rate indeed they may tell future ages a lamentable story of cruel sufferings and little of it true if any Answer 1. As to the quarterly and monthly Meetings tho they may be somewhat dull and want quickening yet no doubt but they have gathered up enough to print several volumes for you see thay call for the whole number viz. Take more care for the future that all friends su●●erings may be brought up as full and compleat in all respects as possible may be c. Thus we see what care they take first to magnifie themselves by their great sufferings which in all the History that I have read of the French Protestants I have not taken notice of any thing of the like nature 2. You may see by their threatned Chronicle how they intend to represent this Nation as a persecuting bloody-minded people And knowing that great part of their sufferings are shams and nothing but noise they are asham'd as well they may to bring it forth And to convince the World that it is so see my Book New Rome unmaskt c. p. 54. where Samuel Cater of Littleport in the Isle of Ely one of their preachers is detected for being recorded in their quarterly book for suffering a fine of 20 l. for preaching at Plakenham in Norfolk when indeed he was so far from losing 20 l. that he got 10 l. into pocket tho a rich man in clear money It 's true he was fined and his goods destrained but never carried away and in a little time every pennyworth returned as 40 neighbours will witness but this made such a noise and Sam being a right man for Fox and as true to him as he was to Ja. Nayl●r when he led his Horse into Bristol he had 10 l. sent him out of the publick Stock Fund Exchequer or Treasury or what you will call the Common Bank by John Peacock deceased late of St. Ives as a Reward for his Valour and Courage but you must note he was a Preacher for June 9. 1670. which as my old Records still by me tell me there was a meeting at Littleport where Sam. Fullig Cl. Crabb Tho. Hawks Jo. Love Henry Waddelow Tho. Paine R. Crabb and others were fined who had their Cows Horses Mares Pewter and Brass taken away but never any thing sent them from London nor their goods returned But that which makes Sam. Cater's Case still worse tho indeed I think there can be no greater cheat put upon future ages yet this is more impudent for anno 1679. S. Cater and Jos Harrison put forth a Book entituled A Lamentable Cry of Oppression c. In which Book the said Sam. renews the memory of his sufferings for that meeting for which he did not suffer a groat but got 10 l. clear into pocket as I have said read p. 14. There being a meeting at Jos Harrison's in Plakenham July 2. 1670. And Sam. Cater being there declaring the truth W. Watts's his Wife came and went and informed the Officers who came and had him before Chr. Colthorp who said he would fine Sam. 2O l. which accordingly he did and sent the Records of Conviction to Ely Magistrates who sent out their Warrants and took away his goods c. Thus ends the Relation as to matter of fact but he that writes a History of that nature should tell the whole truth viz. Indeed I was so inform'd against so fined and destrained But I had my goods again this at least he should have said tho he had kept private his Reward of 10 l. which was purposely sent him c. But alas he to make the world believe that he thus lamentably suffered under that lamentable Justice Sir Christopher Colthorp nine years after the transaction was committed and done and also to make the poor Quakers that heard him and lost their Fines without any reparation believe that their Minister was zealous for the cause a great sufferer yea 20 l. thick for coming to visit them as a servant of the Lord and a Messenger from the great God He goes on p. 44. saying And now it is upon me from the Lord to warn you all that have had any hand in oppressing his Children and evil intreating his Servants and Messengers that he hath sent amongst you to exhort you But instead