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A30032	New Rome unmask'd and her foundation shaken by a farther discovery of the grand errors, deep hypocrisies, popish practices, and pernitious principles of the teachers and leaders of the people call'd Quakers : containing also a brief answer to three books wrote by G. Whitehead, one of her chief cardinals ... against Fran. Bugg ... : as also a brief narrative between the said G. Whitehead and Fran. Bugg ... / by Francis Bugg.	Bugg, Francis, 1640-1724?	1692 (1692)	Wing B5378; ESTC R34387	122,825	141

might not G. W. as well carp at the Apostle Paul's words 1 Cor. 6.12 where he said All things are lawful unto me but all things are not expedient All things are lawful for me but I will not be brought under the power of any Might not G. W. say How now Paul what are all things lawful to thee what is this that and the other thing lawful for I find no distinguishing word in the whole Verse But in the next Verse G. W. may see the Apostle only meant indifferent things which some differed about and which he left them to their liberty in as meats c. for some eat herbs and others strong meats viz. ver 13. Meats for the belly and the belly for meats but God shall destroy both it and them c. So that eating Flesh Fish Herbs or other things this that or the other day the publishing Marriage before or not before the Womens Meetings are things in their own Nature indifferent and free and according to the Apostles and Martyrs words we ought to be left free in the use of them THE THIRD CHARGE THAT GEORGE WHITEHEAD IS A FAVOVRER OR AN EXCVSER OF SVCH PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES AS BORDER VPON BLASPHEMY AND IDOLATRY For the Proof of this Charge I shall before I proceed to the matter of the Conference recite a Parallel between the Practices of the Papists giving Divine Attributes to their Saint Thomas Becket and divers Popes which by all Protestants are accounted Idolatrous and Blasphemous And the Quakers giving and attributing to G. Fox in his Life-time Divine Attributes and Eternal Honour which is equally Idolatrous and Blasphemous and at his Funeral preached him to be the great Apostle Prophet and Jacob of the Age that so it may still appear how nigh of Kin they are giving also a hint of the Beginning Rise and Advancement of both the said Thomas Becket and G. Fox in two Columns for the help of the Reader viz. IT is written of Thomas Becket Guilielmus Neubregensis lib. 2. cap. 16. that his Father was a Brewer in London and a Jew and that from his House began a Fire in the days of King Stephen that consumed all the one side of London from the Bridge where he dwelt unto Temple-Bar And that King Henry II. took this Thomas Becket into his Favour and from being Archdeacon of Canterbury made him Lord Chancellor of England and after that made him Archbishop of Canterbury who after that treacherously and ungratefully as well as secretly resigned his Bishoprick to the Pope * See the Defence of the Apology of the Ch. of England c. p. 349 350 665 c. and of the Pope received it again and thereby betraying his Princes Right which was the cause of much trouble in England But for this and the like holy Cheats he was Sainted and now you shall hear how the poor infatuated Papists give Divine Attributes unto him Oh Christ make us to ascend unto Heaven whither Thomas is ascended even by the blood of Thomas which is shed for thy sake But Dr. Rainolds † See the Conference between Dr. Rainolds and Hart about the Pope's Supremacy p. 411. hath it thus viz. By the Blood of Thomas Which he for thee did spend Make us O Christ to clime Whither he did ascend Thus Reader you see that first Bishop Jewell and next Dr. Rainolds set forth and that in the words of the Papists themselves quoting Book and Page that the poor misled Papists gave such Titles to this their Saint as was due only to Christ himself attributing to Thomas Becket the Title not only of Intercessor but Saviour Again Oh Thomas reach thy help to us Stay them that stand help them that lie Correct our manners deeds and life Guide us unto the way of peace All Hail Oh Thomas the rod of right The Worlds light the Churches strength The Peoples love the Clergies joy All Hail brave Patron of the Flock Save them who on thy Honour glee And yet to excuse these Idolatrous Attributes and Blasphemous Appellations Mr. Harding said thus viz. Christ is used in this Prayer as the only Mediator of Salvation and St. Thomas as a Mediator of Intercession to Christ c. As Mr. Jewell in his Defence p. 349. And Dr. Rainolds in his Conference with Mr. Hart c. p. 411. both evidently set forth Next I come to shew what Names and Divine Attributes the Papists have given to their Popes as may be seen in the Defence of the Apology of the Church of England c. viz. Papa lux venit mundam the Pope is that light that is come into the world p. 570. Our Lord God the Pope And p. 750. to the same purpose and p. 562. In the Pope is all manner of Power p. 438. A Divine Power in the Pope p. 571. A certain Divine Power in the Pope beyond the natural state of men p. 493. Mr. Harding said of the Pope Thou art the Chief of all Bishops Thou art the Heir of the Apostles For Primacy thou art Abel for Government Noah for Patriarchship Abraham for Holy Order Melchisedech for Dignity Aaron for Authority Moses for Judgment Samuel for Power Peter for thy Anointing Christ c. Thus have the Papists not only Idolized their Popes but called them Christ and whatever Name was excellent in Scripture that they gave to their Popes and why it is Scripture language at least to be found in Scripture and therefore as they dreamt due of Right to the Pope c. Thus much touching the Papists giving and attributing Divine Honour to their Popes which was both Blasphemous and Idolatrous IT is written that George Fox came of poor Parentage See the 5th Part of the Christian Quaker disting c. p. 48 49. and was only a Journey-man-Shoemaker and wrought Journey-work with George Gee of Manchester But afterwards when he was a Preacher amongst the Quakers he became Famous and greatly Rich and did not deny being therewith charged but that he had 12 or 1300 l. c. But whether in his Advancement he may be most fitly compared to Thomas Becket or Simon the Sorcerer made mention of in the Acts of the Apostles cap. 8. ver 9 10. viz. There was in the City a certain Man called Simon saying that he himself was some great Man To whom they gave HEED from the LEAST to the GREATEST saying THIS MAN IS THE GREAT POWER OF GOD. I say whether G. Fox was most like this great Man Simon or Thomas Becket I leave to the Reader to judge when he hath heard how G. Fox gave out and that in Print that he was some GREAT MAN even such an one as knew who was a Saint who a Devil and who an Apostate c. pray hear what he said of himself 1st That he had a Spirit beyond all the Forefathers and thereby knew who were Saints who were Devils and who were Apostates without speaking ever a word * See their

Remark at present I come next to shew what Slight and Contempt they have cast on the Scriptures in order to invalidate their Certainty and Authority and therein to shew G. W. how they value their unwrit Traditions above the Scriptures both in words as well as in practice as I shall shew anon for I am not picking at the Rine now but plucking at the Root And tho I must confess they are sturdy Oaks yet the Ax that is laid will level them unless they repent which I pray GOD they may if it be his Will Amen First That which is spoken from the Spirit of Truth in any is of as great Authority as the Scriptures and Chapters are and greater Serious Apology page 49. By G. Whitehead in his Serious Apology p. 49. G. Whitehead's Ishmael p. 10. Secondly That which is written is the Letter which is Death and killeth Way to the Kingdom p. 8. Thirdly The Scriptures are a declaration of the Word the Husk Fourthly The Letter of the Scripture is carnal Saul's Errand to Damascus p. 7. and the Letter is Death and killeth In one of their Books * The Quakers Refuge fix'd on the Rock of Ages p. 17. they thus query viz. Whether the first Penman of the Scriptures was Moses or Hermes Or whether both these or not one Or whether there are not many words contained in the Scriptures which were not spoken by Inspiration of the Holy Spirit Whether some words were not spoken by the grand Imposture some by wicked Men some by wise Men ill applied some by good Men ill expressed some by false Prophets and yet true some by true Prophets and yet false Now Reader setting aside the Contempt George Fox George Whitehead and others anciently threw upon the Scriptures as Carnal Dust the Serpent's Meat Husk not of that Authority with what is said to be spoken from the Spirit of Truth and the like I say setting aside THAT what can be the natural Tendency of these Queries but to prejudice the weak Readers against the Authority of the Scriptures especially such who take Examples of them in that they never read a Chapter in their Meetings for the Worship of GOD. If what the true Prophets spake be FALSE If what good Men spake be ILL EXPRESSED If what wise Men spake be ILL APPLIED Then what is there left besides what was spoken by true Prophets good Men and wise Men If there be any as you seem to suggest that 't is spoken by the grand Impostor and by wicked Men and false Prophets c. And if there be some little left that was spoken by true Prophets and is true some by good Men well expressed some by wise Men rightly applied Yet you not having made any distinction who shall know what is true from that which is false that which is well expressed and rightly applied from the contrary since you have left these three wretched Questions unresolved and the Scriptures doubtful ambiguous and uncertain robbing them of that Authority which GOD's People from Age to Age have justly attributed to them As for the five Books of Moses who wrote them Moses or Hermes is now put into the world as a Question Yea whether either or neither be the Author of those Books Yea these very Writings of Moses which I never heard question'd before are now proposed whether Moses or Hermes be the Author of them Now if Moses and Hermes be all one then why is the Query put unless you would have Moses to be Hermes and not Hermes to be Moses And so Moses being lost and Hermes only a Philosopher in Egypt being found the Books going under the Name of Moses's shall be lost also If this was not your mind why do you fill the world with such Atheistical Queries c Christ himself often quoted the Writings of Moses * See Mark 12.16 Luke 16.29 Luke 24.27 Acts 3. Luke 26.27 44. and so did the Apostles I never till now took so much notice of this your wretched Design to bring the Scriptures into Contempt that so you might exalt your own unwritten Traditions and therefore there is Reason enough in this to shew that forsaking the Quakers is no Apostacy from the Christian Faith CHAP. V. Shews that the Forsaking the Quakers is no Apostacy from the Articles of the Christian Faith IN my Book One Blow more at NEW ROME c. I gave six Reasons why I compared the Quakers to New Rome Rome's Sister c. Amongst which one was That they value their unwritten Traditions above the Scriptures five of those six G. W. never touches But that of their valuing their unwrit Traditions above the Scriptures he says is a Lye without giving any one Demonstration c. And therefore to justifie my Charge That you value your unwrit Traditions above the Scriptures I prove thus First it never was from first to last your practice to read any one Chapter of the Bible nor any one Epistle of Paul Peter or any of the Apostles in your Meetings for Worship of GOD when as you have read the Epistles of Robert Sandyland Samuel Cater William Penn George Whitehead and Stephen Crisp with as much Attention and Devotion as the Papists do their Legends and this with what is writ in Chap. IV. is sufficient to prove the Point for I take all which is written in opposition to or in competition with the Scriptures to be unwritten Traditions Now if I can make it first appear that it is a principle of the Papists not to read the Scriptures in their Churches And secondly That it was and is the practice of Protestants to read the Scriptures in their Churches and Assemblies for the Worship of GOD then I hope Geo. Whitehead will not blame me for calling them New Rome who in almost every point follows their Example And also I hope it will be a caution to many of the Quakers to look about them who shall find themselves led by their Teachers into the very Road and High way to Rome before ever they so much as thought of it nay that they are in her very Borders and Territories when they thought all had been well and that they had been as their Teachers tell them and would make them believe even in the Heights of Sion in the Truth and none but THEY and that amongst them ONLY is God known elected before the world began and the like First Then to shew that it was against the principles of the Papists to read the Scriptures in their Churches Mr. HARDING against JEWEL By the Instinct of Satan Defence of the Apol. of Ch. of England p. 580. ye have brought the People from Devotion to careless Idleness from speaking to God with Hearts and Lips to a spiritual Dumbness from Prayers to Chapters from holy Think or silent meeting to unprofitable Hearing Thus much from one of the ablest the Pope had to defend his Errors by which the Reader may observe that

Book stiled ANTICHRIST IN FLESH UNMASKED c. p. 27 28 29 30. WE sincerely profess and declare in the sight of God and Men That we do faithfully believe and profess that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were given by Divine Inspiration And that the three Divine Witnesses in Heaven above * * Heaven above is a new word with them however this is not to be credited until they retract and by some publick Act condemn their old avowed Principles and ancient Errors which are in Print contrary hereunto as anon will more evidently appear namely the Father Son and Holy Ghost are one true and eternal God And the Divinity and Humanity or Manhood of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the eternal Word of God And that in the fulness of time he took flesh being miraculously conceived by the Holy Ghost and born of the Virgin Mary and suffered the cruel death of the Cross as an universal Offering and Sacrifice both in his Body and Blood shed thereon for the Sins of the whole World And was buried and rose again the third day was seen in his ascending and passed into Heaven and Glory And that he ascended far above all Heavens that he might fill all things And that by his Suffering and Sacrifice he hath obtained eternal Redemption for us That we are not pardoned justified redeemed or saved by our own Righteousness Works Merits or Deservings but by the Righteousness Merits and Works of this our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ being both imparted and imputed to us We sincerely believe also that the Man Christ Jesus is the only Mediator between GOD and Man our Intercessor and Advocate with the Father And the Resurrection of the Dead and eternal Judgment c. ANIMADVERSION HEREVPON Now this with much more G. W. in the Quakers Name seems with much seriousness to avouch so that had they first by some manifest Act under the hand of six or more of their principal Leaders condemned their former Errors which are laid down in Print and as contrary to this Confession of G. W's as Light is to Darkness I should have thought that there had been a great Reformation in them and should have been glad thereof But until they first condemn what they have given forth in Print as their Principles and that as they have said by the eternal Spirit of GOD I nor any Man else have any ground to believe that G. W. is at all serious or conscientious in this his Confession of Faith but rather that he continues in his wonted course to carry two Faces in a Hood For Instance once for all If G. W. c. did really believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament were Holy and given by Divine Inspiration and that they are profitable for Doctrine why then do they not read them in their Meetings for the Worship of GOD But rather chuse to read the Epistles of Samuel Cater Robert Sandiland William Penn George Whitehead and others of their Tribe and therein give their own Writings the preheminence as that they have done to my own knowledg near 30 Years together For as it was our frequent practice to read the Epistles of G. Fox Steph. Crisp c. and that with great Devotion and Attention so on the other hand did I never know a Chapter in either the Old or New Testament read amongst us at any of our Meetings for the Worship of GOD with what Face then can G. W. thus appear and not blush And that it may further appear that G. W. is fallacious herein I shall recite part of one of their Epistles so sent and read in which there is not a word about the Incarnation of Christ's Death Sufferings Resurrection or Ascension or any thing of that tendency tho' it be large viz. 23 pages in Quarto two or three passages thereof I shall recite that so the Reader may perceive that they err in the object of their Faith And 2dly how they applaud their Hearers And 3dly what large Commission they give to kill cut destroy lay waste all the Heathen Philistines the Amalakites c. affirming That none know GOD but themselves So that it was no marvel they gave it such an obscure dark-lanthorn Title as This is only to go amongst Friends c. for indeed it was not able to abide the light no more than many others of their Epistles and Pamphlets are Well to the matter THIS IS ONLY TO GO AMONGST FRIENDS P. 19. And thou Oh North of England who art counted as desolate and barren and reckoned the least of the Nations yet out of THEE did the BRANCH spring and STAR arise which gives Light to all the Regions round about In THEE the SON OF RIGHTEOVSNESS appeared with wounding and with healing And out of THEE the Terrors of the LORD proceeded which makes the Earth to tremble and be removed out of thee KINGS Priests and Prophets did come forth c. ANIMADVERSIONS HEREVPON Reader observe that tho' what is here spoken if well meant and rightly applied respects Christ as prophesied of by Moses and the Prophets for said Luke Acts 10.43 To HIM gave all the Prophets witness that through HIS NAME that whosoever believeth in HIM shall receive Remission of Sins c. For read Numb 24.17 and there Christ is called the Star of Jacob viz. I shall see HIM but not now I shall behold HIM but not nigh there shall come a STAR out of Jacob and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel and shall smite the corners of Moab c. And ver 19. out of Jacob shall come HE that shall have dominion c. And Zech 3.8 For behold I will bring forth my Servant the BRANCH And cap. 6. ver 12. Behold the Man whose Name is the BRANCH And HE shall grow up out of HIS place And HE shall build the Temple of the LORD even HE shall build the Temple of the LORD And HE shall bear the Glory and shall sit and rule upon HIS Throne and HE shall be a Priest upon HIS Throne c. Again read Malachi 4.2 But unto you that fear my Name shall the Son of Righteousness arise with healing under HIS wings c. Thus I say if rightly applied and well meant these Sayings of theirs relating to the STAR the BRANCH the SON of RIGHTEOVSNESS c. alludes to Christ but Christ they could not mean for he did not come out of the North of England Neither can they prove that in Scripture the North of England is accounted desolate Neither can they prove by Scripture that the North of England out of which their great Prophet G. F. came is called Barren Neither can they prove by Scripture that the North of England is reckon'd the least of the Nations So that they did not mean Christ but their great Prophet George Fox as anon will more evidently appear in the mean time let me prove to them If they did allude to Christ