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The Christian judges, so called their words judged by the holy men of God, and Christ, and his apostles, and by the heathen ... / by George Fox.
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Fox, George, 1624-1691.
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THE CHRISTIAN JUDGES SO CALLED Their VVords Judged By the Holy Men of God and Christ and his Apostles and by the HEATHEN Herein you may see that your Words and Carriages have been contrary to the People of God of old and the Prophets Kings and Judges among the Jews and Christ the King of Kings and his great Apostles and the Heathens Governours and Officers And here you may see the Carriage and Words of the Holy Mon of God and of Christ and his Apostles and the Heathens Rulers By George Fox Printed in the Year 1676. THE Christian-Iudge SO CALLED Their WORDS Judged by the holy Men of God and Christ and his Apostles and by the Heathen ACHAN that took the Babilonish Garments and Two Hundred Shickles of Silver and the Wedge of Gold of Fifty Shickles weight Joshua the Judge of Israel who searched the Tribes and found Achan was the Man now Joshua the Judge did not say to Achan Sirrah nor Thou Rascal nor Knave nor Rogue or Whoreson as many Christian-Magistrates so called will say But Joshua said unto Achan My Son mark his Pure Language and Savoury Expression and Gracious Words My Son I pray thee give Glory to the Lord God of Israel and make Confession unto him and tell me what thou hast done and hide it not from me And then Achan confessed That he had sinned against the Lord God of Israel and thus and thus have I done above-mentioned And then Joshua the Judge said Why hast thou troubled Israel God shall trouble thee this day the Lord and they stoned him with Stones and burnt his Goods with Fire And there was no Unsavoury Word given to him as we read either Sirrah or Rascal or Knave or Whoreson who was worthy of Death Joshua 7. And Moses the Judge of Israel in Numb 15. the Man that gathered Sticks upon the Sabbath-Day whom they put in Ward until it was revealed of God what they should do to him and Moses the Judge and Aaron's Language was not Sirrah or Rascal but The Man shall be put to Death saith the Lord the Congregation stoned him without the Camp So you may see here was no Unsavoury Language given to him And Moses in Exod. 16. at the Rebelling of Corah Dathan and Abiram when Moses gave Sontence according to the Word of the Lord If these men dye the Common Death of all men or if they be visited after the Visitation of all men then the Lord hath not spoken to me c. And now Moses the Judge did not say These Rascals or Rogues or Sirrah or Whoreson as many that profess themselves Christians will do now And in Levit. 24. the Man that they put in Ward till the Mind of the Lord might be shewed concerning him which had Blasphemed the Name of God and Cursed and then the Lord said That he should be stoned to death and the Sentence of Moses was That all that heard him they should lay their Hands on his Head And so there was no Sirrah nor Unsavoury Speeches given to him as are used among some now And in Genesis 20. when Abraham was brought before Abimelech the Heathen who was a Ruler he gave him no Unsavoury Expressions as you may see throughout the Chapter And in Genesis 26. When Isaac was brought before Abimelech he gave him no Unsavoury Expressions nor did not call him Sirrah and Knave in his Examination nor his Father Abraham in his Examination as many do now that are called Christians and Abimelech do not you look upon him to be as a Heathen And in Genesis 39. when Joseph was cast into Prison by the Heathen Potiphar we do not read that he had any Railing Language given to him Neither did the Heathen Pharaoh when Moses and Aaron went before him give them any Bad Language as Sirrah and Knaves and the like as in Exod. 5. And Job who was a Judge when Elihu spoke to him and his Friends and said I know not to give flattering Titles to Man let me not respect any Man's Person in so doing my Maker will soon take me away Now Job did not say Sirrah hold thy Tongue nor gave him any Unsavoury Expression Job 32. And also see the Language of David and Solimon and other Officers in Kings and Chronicles the Savoury Language they used to such as were brought before them And also Mordecai and the Jews who were brought before Ahasbuerus see his savoury Language to them as in Esther and also in the Book of Nehemiah 6. and other places And such Officers that were friendly to the Jews and some were not yet they did not call them Sirrahs nor Knaves nor Whoresons and the like And Isaiah and Jeremiah who prophesied to several People and Jeremiah who was cast into Prison and Dungeon there was no Sirrah or Knave given to him by the King or Officers Jer. 37. And read Isaiah and Micha and the rest of the Prophets who prophesied to People to Rulers and Magistrates and see where it can be found that they had any Bad Languages given to them as Sirrah and the like either by Rulers of the Heathen or of the Jews And Nebuchadnezar a Heathen in the Examination of the Three Children and his Sentence upon them to the Fiery Furnace there was no such Language given them as Sirrah and Knave and Rascal nor Whoreson in all his Fury and Rage but called them Men as you may read Dan. 3. And Daniel when he was brought before Darius in Dan. 6. in his Examination and Sentence had no Sirrah or Unsavoury Expressions given him neither by the King nor Officers when he was sentenced to the Lyons Den to be cast amongst them as many give now adayes who are called Christians and yet some of these were Heathens And in Acts 6 7. Chap. Steven in his Examination and Sentence to Death had not the word Sirrah or Knave given to him by the Council of the Jews in their Sentence to Death And in Acts 4. when the Apostles Peter and John when they were brought before the High Priest and Rulers of the Jews and had Sentence given upon them Not to preach in the Name of Jesus they called them These Men and not Knaves nor Sirreh nor Whoreson as many that call themselves Christians do below the Heathen and have more fouler Language and Unciviller and Ungracious Expressions then they And again Acts 22. when Peter was put in Prison and James put to Death there were no such words as Sirrah nor Rogue nor Whoreson by them that prisoned Peter and put James to Death And in Acts 16. when Paul and Silas were cast in Prison by the Magistrates there were no such words given to them in their Examination and Sentence they called them Men not Rogues nor Sirrahs nor Knaves nor Whoresons And when the Magistrates had done contrary to the Law they feared And so see how short are many of the Christian-Rulers to this Example who fear not to cast Innocent People in
Prison and give them Names beside contrary to the Jews and Heathen And in Acts 19. Demetrius when there was an Uproar about their Gods he called the Apostle Paul and not Sirrah nor Whoreson Rogue and Rascal And this Demetrius had much command among the Tradesmen And when Paul was brought before Ananias the Priest and the Council of the Jews who professed the Scripture and lived out of the Life of them when Paul told them He had lived in all Good Conscience towards God until that day and they could not abide to hear speak of living in a good Conscience as the Professors of the Scripture that live not in the Life cannot abide to hear speak of living in a good Conscience now adayes and Paul was not called Knave and Sirrah by Ananias nor Whoreson and Rogue Acts 23. Acts 22. Chap. when Paul was brought before the chief Captain in all his Examination they called him by his Name or Man and not Sirrah and they were Heathen But Acts 24. the Jews that denyed Christ and professed Scripture but out of the Life which were his Accusers before the Magistrates they called Paul once A Pestilent Fellow when they accused him before Felix their Governour as the accusing Professors of Christ will do now who live out of the Life to us that live in the Life but Faelix gave Paul no such Language as you may read in the Chapter And in Acts 25.26 Festus nor Agrippa gave Paul no such Language as Sirrah nor Rascal nor Knave nor Whoreson Rogue nor Jackanapes in all his Examinations and Confessions but heard him patiently who told him He was sent to turn People from Darkness to Light and from Satan's Power to God and he did not rage against Paul and say It was Delusions and a Natural Light and Jack in the Lanthorn as some of the Priests do now And Christ the Judge of the World that gave his Sentence upon the Sloathful Servant that hid his Talent he called him Unprofitable Servant c. and not Sirrah though he had spoken hard words of Christ and called him Hard Master yet Christ did not call him Sirrah nor Whoreson Mat. 25. And in the same Chapter when Christ gave his Sentence on them that did not visit him in Prison Sick and Naked did not cloath him and Hungry and did not feed him in their pleading with Christ When saw we thee so Inasmuch as ye have not done it unto my Brethren saith Christ ye did not unto me and in Christ's Sentence of them into everlasting Punishment there were no Aggravating Words as Sirrah and the like And also the Servant that the King had forgiven his Debts that would not forgive his Fellow-Servant his Debts but took him by the Throat and cast him into Prison and said Pay me that thou owest me and then the King cast this Servant in Prison again whose Debts came upon him again and there was no Sirrah And Christ's Sentence upon the Man that had not on his Wedding-Garment was Friend and not Sirrah as in Mat. 22. And also Judas that betrayed his Master Christ Jesus the Lord of Life and sold him to the Priests in Christ's Sentence upon Judas his words were Friend and not Sirrah nor Whoreson And so here ye may see through along the Scriptures both from Christ and the Heathen and Jews in their Examinations and Sentences how they gave no such Names as the Christians do in their Sentences and Examinations upon People when they came afore them as they do now adayes who call them Sirrah Rogue Rascal Whoreson Jackanapes and the like And so Christians may see through all the Scriptures from Genesis to the Revelations that when any Persons were brought before any Kings or Rulers they did not say Sirrah Thou Rascal Thou Whoreson Thou Knave Thou Rogue Thou Jackanapes we never read such foul-mouth Language in all their Courts that they did give any such Language when the Prisoners came before them And also we never read when any came before the Jews or Heathen or Magistrates in any of their Courts that they said unto any Person Sirrah c. Put off your Hats you ill-bred Clowns and Sawcy Fellows Now you say The Scripture is your Rule you that profess Christianity you may see more corrupt words proceed out of your Mouthes then either out of the Jews or Heathens if you will try your Practice and Words by the Scriptures Do not the Scriptures tell you That no Corrupt Communication should proceed out of your Mouthes and your Words should be Gracious And Railing Rabshakeh did not give the Iews such Language as Rogue Rascal Sirrah Whoreson and Iacke-napes And Railing Cursing Shimei did not call David by any such Names as Sirrah Rogue c. when he Cursed and Railed against him neither did David give him any such Names nor Solomon when he put him to Death as you may see in the 2d of Samuel and the 16th And now I Query Where and whence the Christians have got all these Bad Names seeing neither God nor Christ nor the Prophets nor the Judges nor Kings and Rulers nor Heathen ever gave any such Names as the Scripture testifies of either amongst the Iews Christians or Heathen George Fox THE END