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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82017	An exact history of the life of James Naylor with his parents, birth, education, profession, actions, & blaspheemies [sic]. Also how he came first to be a Quaker, and received his commission from heaven (as he saith) when he was in the field at plow. Taken from his own mouth. With the doctrines, tenets and practises of some other of the same sect. / By John Deacon.	Deacon, John, 17th cent.	1657 (1657)	Wing D482; Thomason E903_2; ESTC R207417	25,672	56

upon his several lies and falshoods wich would rather afford a great volume then be contained in so small a tract as this Treatise and although much more might be said to this purpose I only intended to touch on this by the way and come to the next thing intended to be treated on as an evidence that he is under a spirit of error The third evidence is his Doctrine in that he preacheth down all truth and up all error c. and here I shall begin with that which is most material to this subject See Mr. Bourn his defence of the Scriptures 9. 20. And first In that he saith he is as holy just and good as God himself without either limitation or reservation as was witnessed by two at Kendal and an honest Inhabitant of Vnderborow neer to Kendal Saith he and many others heard him utter this blasphemy but being all followers of Naylor he believes they will be slow and unwilling to testifie the truth in this case yet he calls me lier often for accusing him for holding perfect perfection when by this account if he were as holy just good as God himself See my Publique discoverie of their secret deceit and not perfect what then is God imperfect O horrid blasphemy He holds that the Scriptures are not the word of God but only a declaration of that word and that their words and Letters are the declaration also so then both being one in quality equality afordeth no different distinction some of them have burned the Bible as I have heard them boast in contempt of it And Naylor hath said more then once that he that expected to be saved by that Jesus Christ that died at Jerusalem should be deceived See the perfect Pharisee p. 8. and this character the holy Ghost gives of the man of sin antichrist See Mr. Boure p. 16. if any man as Naylor in effect denies Christ as being come in the flesh that is a deceiver and an antichrist 1 John 2.22.23 he hath also erroneously taught that we owe no obedience to any Magistrates or to render them any honour or subjection which though in publique he denied before the vulgar people yet then was he testified to be in a lie by one of his own Sect who openly confessed he received that doctrine from Naylor himself see the Northern Relation p. 9. and oftentimes he hath denied that the Scriptures and written word of God to be either the judge of spirits or of controversies or the rule by which every Christian ought to walk and by which he ought to guide himself and limit his actions and when I said I did understand a distinct and vast difference between Christ the word and the word of Christ the first being God the other but the expressive temporal word of God See my Publique discovery wherein the holy Ghost stooping to our infirmities speaks in such termes as may impresse on our capacities I defie your distinctions and your carnal words for Christ is the word and God is the word and all other words are without in the nature c. He also affirmed in his answers to my queries extant in my Publique Discovery that that immortality that incorruption c. spoken of us injoyed by Saints in Heaven he injoyed here immediately on earth and that in opposing him and his heresie I sought and indeavoured to kill the just one in them and that I would murder them that were out of Cains way and were transplanted from death to life with much more of the like absurd stuff And on a time being disputing with a godly able Minister about that light in all men Naylor laid down this absurd error That an Indian that never heard nor read of Christ by that which is in every man knew Christ Jesus See the defence of the Scriptures p. p. 22. as well as any man It will not be impertinent in this place to insert one notable story of him A very notable Story worth your Observation and unquestionably true JAmes Naylor being on a time at a place where it so fel out that a godly Minister* chanced to be at the same time who stood up said unto him One Mr. Cole a known godly Minister the Lord put it upon my spirit to speak a few words unto him on some things that might tend to edifie the audience to which Naylor audaciously and presumptiously said as making it a matter admirable hast thou received a message from the Lord and I not know of it thereby pretending privacy to and knowledge of the hidden secrets and unsearchable councels of the Lord like to Hezekiah 2 Chron. 15. Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee thus doth he presumtiously lift himselfe up above what he is but I shall wave what might be further said on this subject not intending to write much but onely to give an evident demonstration in brief of what may set him forth to be as he is a deceiver and not as he pretends a Saviour and to that end I come unto the Fourth argument or evidence that he is under a spirit of sedition and heresie The fourth evidence which plainly declares he is under a spirit not Divine but Diabolical to wit his Blasphemies ANd in this order might have been inserted several particulars already treated of but that I intend no needless repetition of things past in respect this present juncture of time gives too large a subject to treat upon and not onely for us to wonder at but for future posterity also to admire that so much of the Divel should inhabit in a man out of which I shall compleat this Chapter Most blasphemous is and was that expression I am the Son of God and the Son of God is but one See Mr. Farmer p. 14. 15 16 17 and the like I am saith he the prophet of the most high God I am the Son of God and the everlasting righteousnesse is wrought in me and then arrogantly as imitating Christ he blasphemously applyeth the words to himself if ye had known the Father ye would have known me also and as he gives these testimonies of blasphemy of himself and is thereby guilty of blasphemy so also in respect that he receiveth titles from others which are as bad as when they call him King of Israel he answers to it see Mr. Farmer 's Satan enthron'd c. When he was asked art thou the unspotted Lamb of God that takest away the sins of the world he answers in the affirmative Were I not a Lamb Wolves would not seek to devoure me thus taking to himselfe the titles and attributes onely belonging to Christ therein robbing God of his glory and honour And those Proselytes of his who are trained up by and under him doe questionlesse nothing but what they have learnt of him and a witnesse to this truth it is in that he corrects them not but countenanceth