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scripture_n	faith_n	word_n	write_a	3,171	5	10.6412	5	false

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A50262	Of the Quakers despising the holy scriptures As appears in their preachers printed books, as follows; collected in the fear of the Lord, for no other end, but to move the Quakers to get all their errors retracted, and to caution all others against them.	Mather, W. (William), fl. 1695.	1700 (1700)	Wing M1285B; ESTC R217892	4,761	1

Come and behold a thing most true The Quakers how they do pursue With Daggers Points GOD's holy Word It to destroy with one Accord Lo how it breaks their Daggers keen And makes those Monsters to be seen True and Righteous are THY Judgments LORD GOD ALMIGHTY Who will not Fear THEE and Reverence THY WORD The Third Edition Corrected with some Additions This Note is in this Impression here placed and added at the Request of Mr. John Pennyman who in his private Fast Jan. 30. 1650. was converted from his vain Conversation only and Alone by reading of the Scriptures which may be seen more at large in the Book of his Life p. 2 3 4. Of the Quakers Despising the Holy Scriptures As appears in their Preachers printed BOOKS as follows Collected in the fear of the LORD for no other end but to move the QUAKERS to get all their Errors retracted and to Caution all others against them BY calling the Scriptures the Rule and the Word says George Fox their first and great Apostle have all Men run into their Senses into Confusion 1 G. Fox's Gr. Myst p. 18.68.75.246.302 IT 's Blasphemy to say the Letter is the Word of God it is the Devil that contends for the Scriptures to be the Word of God 2 G. Fox Myst p. 246. Lawson 's untaught Teacher p. 2. IN NO SENSE can the Scriptures properly be called The Word of God 3 J. Naylor's Answ to the Jews p 22.25 TO say that the Scriptures is the Word of Truth is a Lye 4 John Whitehead 's and R. Ruckhill●s Quaker Refuge p. 17. THEY are blind Sots and evil Beasts that say the Scriptures are the Written Word of God And that thou callest the Word in the Scripture which is Death and killeth c. GOD does not speak in the Scripture LET shame cover the Faces of those rotten filthy Dreamers that say the Scriptures are a Means whereby Faith is wrought 5 G. Whitehead c. Ishmael c. p. 12. c. HOW can or dare any to say without the highest Blasphemy that the Scripture is the Word of GOD 6 Geo. Bishop 's Mene Tekel p. 22. WE Quakers meet not to read the Scriptures 7 R. Barclay 's Works p. 12. FOR they are imperfect Copies 8 W. Penn 's Invalidity of J. Faldo 's Vindication p. 77. WHICH Transcriptions and Translations were they never so certain and entirely answering to their first original Copies yet are not capable to be to all Men any other than a Lesbian Rule or a Nose of Wax 9 Samuel Fisher 's Works p. 752. THE Scriptures not the Saints Rule 10 Idem p. 460. W. Penn 's Inv. p. 69. WHETHER Moses or Hermes was the first Pen-man of them and whether both these are not one or whether there are not many words contained in the Scriptures which were not spoken by Inspiration of the Holy Ghost whether some Words were not spoken by the Grand Impostor 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 11 John Whitehead c. above p. 17. Qr. HOW it may be known assuredly uncontrolably and infallibly that the Scripture is at all of GOD and not a cunning devised Fable and Invention of Men 12 S. Fisher 's Addit Append. p. 21. YET the Scriptures are much like the shadow of the true rule 13 W. Penn 's Spirit of Truth vin p. 38. BEING Parables to all the World but are no Parable to us Quakers 14 Ja. Parnel 's Shield of Truth p. 10. c. FOR not a Jot or Tittle of them can be understood without Immediate Revelation 15 W. Penn 's Inval. p. 43.47 IT was not a Bible but Christ that the Saints Preached to bring People to Repentance 16 Truth vindicated by John Petman and Jasper Bat p. 45. HE that saith the Letter is Light is in Darkness and Blindness and is a Deceiver seeking the Living among the Dead 17 James Parnel 's Shield c. p. 10. c. THE cursed Serpent is in the Letter * Geo. Fox 's Truth Def. p. 102. which is Earthly and Carnal Death Beastly Ware Ink and Paper so Dust is the Serpents Meat their original is Dust Hebrew Greek and Latin which is the Letter So these Serpents feed upon Dust which feed upon these carnal Things and their Gospel is Dust Matthew Mark Luke and John which is the Letter which killeth 18 G. Fox Saul 's Errand p. 7. and his News out of the North p. 14. and his Truth Def. p. 14.45 102. SO that Faith in the History of Christ's outward Manifestation has been a deadly Poyson these latter Ages has been infected with 19 W. Penn 's Quakerism a new nick Name c. p. 6. c. THE Scriptures are the attire of the Whore or false Church which brings none to know God and Christ 20 Fran. Howgil 's Works p. 211. and S. Crisp 's Prim. p. 23. BUT the Gospel that we Quakers Preach we neither received of Man nor from Man but by Immediate Revelation 21 R. Barckley 's Works p. 13. WE are taught of Gods Spirit immediately without Means Tool or Instrument 22 L. Richardson to Bennet p. 42. printed 1664. and Step. Crisp 's Sermons p. 13. 1694. THE Law written in our Hearts which to us is an Absolute Rule 23 Truth vind by J. Petman c. ●…bove p. 45. Therefore we are not to obey any Command in Scripture before the Spirit in us not our own Spirits first move thereto no not to Prayer and giving God Thanks with our Hats off before Dinner or Family Prayer or catechizing Children or Servants 24 Ed. Burrough 's Works p. 47. Is Penington's Exam. p. 81. John Petm c. above p. 31. FOR the Scriptures are not the Saints Rule of knowing God and liv●ng unto him 25 Christ Atkinson Sword of the Lord drawn c. p. 2. THE Spirit is our only and alone Rule 26 Ed. Burrough everlasting Gospel p. 47.18 OF Faith Guide of Life and Judge of Controversies 27 W. Penn 's Inv. p. 69. c. NOTHING else must teach in our Meetings nothing else judge c. Not to trust Paul nor Peter who err'd but the Spirit cannot err 28 Is Penington Examin p. 85. THE which infallible Spirit or Light that every Man hath being turned to it will without the Scriptures lead all Men out of Delusion 29 G. Fox Myst p. 168 AND we affirm that our giving forth Papers or printed Books it is from the Immediate Eternal Spirit of God 30 G. Fox and R. Hubberthorn 's Truth defen p. 104. SO that what is spoken from the Spirit of Truth in any is of as great Authority as the Scriptures and Chapters are and GREATER 31 W. Penn and G.