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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86013	The Quakers shaken: or, A fire-brand snach'd out of the fire. Being a briefe relation of Gods wonderfull mercie extended to John Gilpin of Kendale in Westmoreland. Who, as will appeare by the sequel, was not only deluded, but possessed by the devill.	Gilpin, John, 17th cent.	1653 (1653)	Wing G770; Thomason E216_2; ESTC R911	12,383	15

THE QUAKERS SHAKEN OR A Fire-brand snach'd out of the Fire BEING A briefe Relation of GODS wonderfull Mercie extended to JOHN GILPIN of KENDALE in WESTMORELAND Who as will appeare by the sequel was not only deluded but possessed by the Devill MATTH. 24. 4 5. Take heed that no man deceive you for many shall come in my Name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many 2 COR. 11 14. And no marvell for Satan himselfe is transformed into an Angell of light LONDON Printed for Simon Waterson and are to be sold at the Crowne in Pauls Church-Yard 1653. THE QVAKERS SHAKEN THe minde of man destitute of Gods Grace doth like untilled ground luxuriate into wickednesse and vanitie being very prone to close with the suggestions of the grand adversarie of his soule yea though he hath had some taste of the things that are excellent yet such is his courtefie that he will be seeking after novelties Old truths like the Manna to the Israelites after a constant and continued falling of it become nauseous the truth hereof hath beene found in all ages by lamentable experience but especially in these our dayes which have been as fruitfull of new opinions in matters of Religion as Africa it selfe of Monsters Some though few in comparison God is pleased to recall who have gone astray in this kinde and to bring them to a cleare sight of their folly of which number I by Gods Grace towards me am one I desire to acknowledge him in it and to give him the praise of it and think my self bound in conscience as a testimonie of my thankfulnesse to God for my deliverance to declare it to the world that so others may heare and feare and take warning by my example They who have been lately in the Northerne parts of England cannot be ignorant how prevalent the imposture of Quaking hath been for these nine or ten Moneths last past in which snare I my selfe among many poore deluded soules was taken in May last 1653. though by Gods goodnesse towards me the snare is broaken and I am escaped a true account whereof take as followeth I being desirous to associate my self with this Faction at their Meeting and to heare some of them speake to use their owne expression acquainted one of their owne with it viz. George Bayley of Kendale who gave me great incouragement herein from his owne experience of much advantage received by him in that way Whereupon I went soone after to their Meeting at Richard Newby's house where I staid about two houres viz. from eight till ten at night where Christopher Atkinson was Speaker whose drift was to deny all Ministerial teaching and Ordinances together with all notionall knowledge formerly gained by use of such meanes to become as though wee had never learned any thing thereby savingly and to lay a new ground worke viz. to be taught of God within our selves by waiting upon an inward light which as they assert lies low hidden under the earth viz. the old man which is of the earth earthly Hereupon I resolved to close with them after which time I was afraid to read any good Books or heare any preaching Minister or call to remembrance any thing which I had formerly learned out of Gods Word concerning God or Christ or mine owne estate or any other subject contained in Scripture for I was perswaded by their teaching that whatsoever I had learned out of Gods Word by hearing reading catechizing c. was but notionall carnall and hanging upon the Tree of Knowledge in which condition whilst I abode they affirmed me to be under the Curse applying this expression though very impertinently Cursed is every one that hangeth on the Tree After this going a second time to one of their Meetings at Edmond Newby's I had some conference by the way with some of themselves which went with me amongst other blasphemies one Robert Collison affirmed that Christ was as man had his failings for he distrusted God quoth he upon the Crosse when he cryed out My God my God why hast thou forsaken me to whom I answered that then he suffered as an evill doer and so could not purchase Redemption for us after this comming home he who then was Speaker urged us to take up the Crosse daily and to abide under it saying Carry the Crosse all day and it will keepe thee at night that this would keep us low and humble and kill and make alive further he endeavoured to perswade his Auditors to hearken to a voice within them teaching that Gods voice was a still voice after which I resolved in my thoughts to waite for the manifestation of these things within my self After a while going a third time to their Meeting as I went I was somewhat troubled in my thoughts at the remembrance of that hideous blasphemy uttered by the partie before named whereupon I spake publickly to them at their Meeting concerning it telling them that I would not any further joyne with them if they were all of that mind to which some of them after much whispering answered negatively wishing me not to let it trouble me for he which spake so to me was not rightly called with which answer I was at present satisfied and did adhere to my former resolution Not long after I went to another Meeting upon a Lords Day at Robert Collisons house in Kendale where the aforesaid Atkinson was Speaker who beginning about nine a clock in the forenoone continued till three in the afternoone in which time he spake much according to his usuall manner of the great experience which he had of God from the light within him which light I not finding to be in my selfe was very much troubled apprehending my condition to be verie bad finding nothing but blindnesse and hardnesse yet I still expected the appearance of that light within me and earnestly desired that I might fall into quaking and trembling apprehending that I should thereby attaine to the immediate discoveries of God unto me Upon my departure from thence I perused a Pamphlet set forth by some of the same Faction being in York Castle the maine scope of it was against the Ministry immediately after walking in my Bed-chamber I began as I have formerly desired to tremble and quake so extreamly that I could dot stand upon my feet but was constrained to fall down upon my Bed where I howled and cryed as it is usuall with them in a terrible hideous manner to the great astonishment of my family Neverthelesse I my self was not at all affected with feare because it was a satisfaction to my former desires and I looked upon it as the beginning of the pangs of the new birth and expected that the issue of it would be good when I had continued about halfe an houre in that condition I ceased from howling and crying gradually after which I arose up against beginning to rejoyce thinking with my selfe that now I could beare witnesse against the Ministers of England as