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A45498 A true account of the proceedings, sence and advice of the people called Quakers at the Yearly Meeting of faithful Friends and bretheren begun in London on the 28th day of the 3d month, 1694, and held by adjournment unto the 11th of the month following, in order to put an end to the divisions and differences among some of the people called Quakers in America : to which is added, an account of the proceedings of the Yearly Meeting at Burlington, relating to the said differences, shewing the dis-harmony of the two said meetings : as also, Some queries to that party of the Yearly Meeting at London, who gave the aforesaid judgment. Hannay, Robert.; Bealing, Benjamin, d. 1739.; Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting.; Society of Friends. Burlington Yearly Meeting. 1694 (1694) Wing H656; ESTC R12805 11,418 21

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A TRUE ACCOUNT OF The Proceedings Sence and Advice of the People called QUAKERS At the Yearly Meeting of Faithful Friends and Brethren begun in London on the 28 th of the 3 d month 1694. and held by Adjournment unto the 11 th of the month following In order to put an end to the Divisions and Differences among some of the People called Quakers in America To which is added An account of the Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting at Burlington relating to the said Differences shewing the Dis-harmony of the two said Meetings As also Some Queries to that Party of the Yearly Meeting at London who gave the aforesaid Judgment LONDON Printed for R. Levis MDCXCIV TO THE READER Friendly Reader THE following account of the People called Quakers is recommended to thy Impartial Judgment wherein thou mayst find a Party of them of the Yearly Meeting at London are proved guilty of endeavouring to Cloak and cover the Antichristian Errors and persecuting Practices of ther Apostate Brethren in Pensilvania as will further appear by these following Queries given forth by an offended Christian Quaker against the partial proceedings of Six Days Controversy and their False Judgment Prov 17.15 He that Justifieth the Wicked and he that Condemneth the Just even they both are Abomination to the Lord Robert Hannay ERRATA Page 3. line 19. for impatiently read in patiently A TRUE ACCOUNT OF The Proceedings Sence and Advice of the People called QUAKERS At the Yearly Meeting of Faithful Friends and Brethren begun in London on the 28 th of the 3 d month 1694. and held by Adjournment unto the 11 th of the month following In order to put an end to the Divisions and Differences among some of the People called Quakers in America WHereas by Agreement of this Meeting all Epistles directed to this Meeting should be read openly therein and thereupon some Epistles from America being read in course in which the differences between Geo. Keith and others were mentioned and upon Notice thereof given him he came into the Meeting and desired to have a Paper Read and to be heard in his own defence which the Meeting tenderly condescended unto and whereas the said Geo. Keith did before that in the publick Meeting of the Brethren belonging to this yearly Meeting openly and tenderly signify his earnest desire of Union and that he might not be cast off and that the Breach might be made up and that he would rather lay down his Natural Life then it should not be made up with other Expressions of the like Import which did tenderly affect many Brethren and also his open confessions in divers Meetings to the power and presence of God amongst us and with our Ministry And also there being a General sense in this Meeting of a great and tender Compassion as well as condesention in the bowels of Jesus Christ with earnest Breathings and supplications to God both with Regard to Geo. Keith's help and preservation and also with great respect to the peace of the Church of Christ and prosperity of the holy Truth and great work of the Lord God in our day and the honour of his great and glorious Name and our Christian Reputation as a Chosen people gathered by his divine Power and Goodness to shew forth his praise in our Age and Generation and to Remove and prevent Reproaches and Scandals that tend to affect us to our sorrow and Grief as a Christian Society and People that the Mouth of Iniquity may be stopt and our Enemies that seek occasion to blaspheme the holy Truth and reproach us may be confounded by the great power of the Lord our God for his Name and Truths sake which we are deeply concerned and Zealous for And we understand the Christian care and tender endeavours of our Friends and Brethren here in London hath not been wanting since they heard of the Divisions by Friendly and tender Advice in the Love of God in their Epistles in order to stop and Remove this Unhappy difference and to Reprehend these unsound and Erroneous Expressions and shew their dislike to these heats that have been among some of them Exhorting them to Brotherly Love and Christian Tenderness and Warning them against Separation or that Spirit that would lead thereto and expose the same to Reproach This Meeting also taking tender Notice of the Request of our Friends and Brethren of the 6 weeks Meeting in London for this Meeting to be concerned in order to hear and end the said differences which they had in part heard before but had not oppertunity to hear fully It was thereupon in Brotherly Love assented unto by this Meeting that as many Friends and Brethren of the six Weeks Meeting as were formerly deputed by the six Weeks Meeting and all other Members of the same Meeting that should desire it might be present and Assistant with this Meeting for the good ends aforesaid And this Meeting agreed that after all the other publick affairs should be over as many Members of the yearly Meeting as could attend the service together with all publick faithful Friends that are free should Remain and continue the yearly Meeting to hear judge and determine and endeavour to Quiet all the differences between Geo. Keith and others concerned therein Proceedings thus far agreed to by this Meeting in order to a full hearing of Geo. Keith and others concerned in the said differences much of six days were spent impatiently hearing the said differences so far as they were related or made out unto us both by the publick Reading of several Printed Books and Papers from G. K. and his Friends relating to the differences particularly one book intituled A True Copy of Three Judgments c. another intituled The Plea of the Innocent c. another intituled Some Reasons and Causes of the late Separation And also by Epistles Papers and Certificates from many concerned on both sides out of America besides the great Patience of this Meeting towards him in frequently hearing him in his Defence and Complaints Allegations and Arguments as also in divers passages both by G. K. with his Friend Tho. Budd And Sam. Jennings with T. Ducket on the other side were several times patiently heard Face to Face insomuch that G. K. divers times acknowledged the Moderation of the Meeting The foregoing Causes and Reasons How this Meeting came to be concerned in this Weighty Affair together with the manner of Proceedings thus far being sincerely related we proceed likewise to give the true Sence and Christian Advice of this Meeting thereupon Concerning the Printed Books from G. K. and others of his Friends relating to those Differences and Divisions in some parts of America it being proposed to this Meeting That Friends concerned might singly declare their Sence which they had liberty freely to do in the Fear of the Lord whose Power was over the Meeting Thereupon many Weighty Testimonies were given in great Fear and Tenderness of Spirit That the exposing the Differences in Print