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A56906	The Quakers creed containing twelve articles of their antichristian doctrine, for which many have denyed them. Publish'd by some, who have joyned with Mr. George Keith, in the City of London, and did formerly meet with him at Turners-Hall, and in divers parts of the country, as Huntington, Reading, Bedford, and Colchester.	Keith, George, 1639?-1716.	1700 (1700)	Wing Q21; ESTC R222513	10,141	26

THE Quakers Creed CONTAINING TWELVE ARTICLES OF THEIR Antichristian Doctrine For which many have Denyed them Publish'd by some who have Joyned with Mr. George Keith in the City of London and did formerly meet with Him at Turners-Hall and in divers parts of the Country as Huntington Reading Bedford and Colchester 2 Pet. II. 1. But tbere were False Prophets among the People even as there shall be False Teachers among you who Privily bring in Damnable Heresies even Denying the Lord that Bought them and bring upon themselves swift Destruction Proverbs XIV 15. The Simple Beliveth every Word but tbe Prudent Man looketh well to his going LONDON Printed for Iohn Gwillim against Crossby-Square in Bishopsgate-Street 1700. THE INTRODUCTION FOR the Information of any Sober Inquirer who may ask Why so many People who for the space of Forty Years past some more and some less who have been both Born and Bred Quakers have now left the Society of that People In Answer to which you may hereby understand That its true such was the unhappiness of the Age wherein we Liv'd that too too many were both Born and Bred up yea overwhelm'd in the Gulpb of Quakerism for the aforesaid space of Time whereby we became as it were fast rooted and grounded on that Foundation by imbibing many hurtful Antichristian Principles which were instilled into us by our Leaders and Teachers of whom we may as justly complain in one sense as the Prophet of the Lord did from his Mouth Isaiah 9.16 The Leaders of my People have caused them to Err. By their Lies and Lightness yet such has been the merciful Providence of God Almighty to many of His poor sinful Creatures that for some considerable time past He of His own good pleasure opened the Eyes of many of our Vnderstandings whereby we began to receive from him Instrumentally some small glance of Light which we readily imbracing and by our daily conversing with the Holy Scriptures of Truth which formerly we have been taught to Slight and Vndervalue by our Leaders their Books and Preachments and do attribute that to be the great reason or means that we should remain so long in Ignorance our Minds became more and more Inlightened thereby giving us a true sight of our Errors and Mistakes plainly declaring unto us the great Necessity there was for us to embrace the Doctrine of Christ Crucified and to be obedient to his Holy Institutions if ever we intended to be Christians A Doctrine that we were strangers unto by reason of our Education aforesaid and taking the Advice of the Apostle St. Paul to the Thessalonians I Thes 5. 21. who said Prove all things hold fast that which is Good As also the Apostle St. John in his first Epistle 4. 5. Beloved Believe not every Spirit but Try the Spirits because many false Prophets are gone out into the World When we began to Prove the Spirits of many and to Try their Doctrines and bring them to the Tryal of the Scripture we found a great incoherence therein both as to Doctrine and Practise Also Contradicting the Testimony of the Scriptures Where it s said Cursed is he that adds or diminisheth Vpon which a Religious Concern came upon many in divers parts of this Nation who used their utmost endeavours according to the Abilities given them of God not only to inform their Brethren of their Vile Errors in Fundamentals but would willingly have been helpful to reclaim them but instead of their Harkening to wholesome Admonition they turned a deaf Ear and it may be said of them as it was said in days past by Those that regarded not the Cry of the City nor the Noise of the Driver who would not hearken to the Voice of the Charmer altho' he Charmed never so wisely But instead thereof they persist in all their abominable Errors Crying out to deceive the Simple All is Lyes we are Wronged and yet dare not to appear to Vindicate themselves unless it be with manifest Contradictions to themselves by bringing themselves in competition with God Almighty Saying As God is One his Truth and People One so we are One the same that ever we were ever since we were called to be a People and are not Changed nor Deviated in one Point Altho' as George Whitehead saith We see cause otherwise to Word the mater then formerly yet our Intentions are still the same Pray what Consequence can there be inferred but that they wilfully take on them the Guilt of all their Antichristian Errors Then to what purpose so many particular Persons giving forth Creeds Paipably Contradicting the former Creeds and Books if we allow them otherwise to Word the mater and their Intentions still the same whose Intentions as by their Books manifestly appear as can be proved in many Hundred Quotations evidently tend to the overthrowing of the true Christian Faith which Doctrine as contained in their Books are Repugnant to all Protestant Christians by opposing Faith in Christ Crucified and his holy Institutions Give us leave by the way to tell thee That whatsoever the high Pretentions of any may be to Christianity yet in their bold opposing the positive Commands of Christ they plainly demonstrate themselves to be no Christians and from such every sincere Person ought to withdraw and come out from their Communion If any Quaker or other Person shall question the Truth of what follows we Offer for the Conviction of the former or Satisfaction of the latter to give them a Sight of the Originals from whence they are Quoted and fully prove the whole against them before any Impartial Auditory THE Quakers Creed c. THE Particular Reasons which we give for Leaving of the Quakers are as follow notwithstanding we could give abundance more but we think it not material to trouble the Reader with a multiplicity seeing these few are material against the very Foundation of the Christian Religion as we could also give many hundred of Quotations out of their several Writers being as so many Proofs of these and other their Errors and Antichristian Principles viz. 1. Their Denial of the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity 2. The Blood of Christ outwardly shed undervalued by the Quakers 3. God and Christ in Heaven 4. Justification by the Righteousness of Christ 5. Their Equality with God 6. The Death and Sufferings of Christ 7. The Resurrection of the Body 8. Jesus of Nazareth Denied to be the Son of God 9. The Holy Scriptures 10. The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper 11. They call all false Ministers that Preach Faith in Christ without 12. Their Blasphemous Adorations given to George Fox and vindicated by other Quakers Sect. I. The Quakers Deny the Doctrine of the Holy Trinity NO Errors are more Dangerous Then to deny the Lord that bought us for such are Damnable and those that hold them are Guilty of Heresie and bring upon themselves swift Destruction 2 Pet. 2. 1 2. The Scriptures do not tell People of a

of the Cross Did the Light within shed it's Blood to satisfie the Justice of God Was the Light within conceived and Born of the Virgin Mary Crucified Dead Buried and Raised again Did the Light within ascend to Heaven and Sit on the Right Hand of God to make intercession for us All this is affirmed in the Holy Scriptures concerning the Christ of God then consequently the Quakers Christ is none of the Christ of God Sect. VIII Jesus of Nazareth Denyed to be the Son of God THE Light within sufficient to Salvation without any thing else George Whitehead his Antidote page 28th viz. Without the Man Christ Jesus and Faith in him If what G. Whitehead hath asserted be a Truth then we may bid adieu to Jesus of Nazareth The Quakers say they own him to be the Christ that was Born of the Virgin yet affirm the True Christ is the Light within all Men and that he was never seen with any outward Bodily Eyes and that Body was called Christ because the true Christ was in him To use an expression of their own Oh the Nonsence and Confusion of their Dark Spirits was there ever such contradictions as they are now found in notwithstanding they would insinuate to the People as if they were the most Orthodox Christians extant by their seeming confessions to Jesus of Nazareth well its only their otherwise Wording the matter then formerly although they now say and often declare what good can a Christ without do us let us mind the Light within that is enough for us and not Trouble our Selves with a Christ without Very True it s not well said but Wickedly said what good can Christ do us without seeing we have i. e. the Quakers so often and open publickly deny'd him as may evidently appear to the World by our Books why then should any expect that they should make Christ without to be the Object of their Faith seeing they tell the World at this Day they are not changed they are the same that ever they were and do still adhere to their former Principles c. Then consequently they take upon themselves the Guilt of all their Antichristian Errors Sect. IX The Holy Scriptures Denyed by Quakers THE Scriptures are not the Word of God George Fox great Myst p. 246. Ibid page 225. yet he says of his own Writings to you all This is the Word of the Lord. Your Original George Fox his News out of the North. p. 14 is Carnal Hebrew Greek and Latin and your Word is Carnal the Letter their Original is Dust which is the Letter which is Death and their Gospel is but Dust Mathew Mark Luke and John which is the Letter How can Mene Tekel p. 22. or dare any Say without the highest Blasphemy that the Scriptures is the Word of God If ever you own the Prophets G. Fox's Answer West Pet. p. 30. Christ or the Apostles you will own our Writings which are given forth by the same Spirit and Power That which is spoken by the Spirit of Truth in any William Pen and George Whitehead their Serious Apology p. 49. is of as great Authority as the Scriptures and Chapters are and greater Christ left nothing in Writing William Pen his Christian Quaker p. 142. 144. as the Rule that we hear of and doubtless had he intended the Rule of his followers to have been a Written Rule he would have left it upon record withal particularity This must be belived and that done on Pain of Eternal Death if the Scriptures were the Rule of Faith and Life c. then because they cannot be the Rule to far the greatest part of Mankind indeed to none but unto Learned Men they say they believe the Scriptures to be of divine Authority yet Deny them to be the Rule of our Faith and Practise Sect. X. The Sacraments of Baptism and the Lords Supper Denied YOur Baptism and Sacraments as you call it and all your Ordinances and Churches and Teachings it is Cain's Sacrifice Their Communion Bread and Wine is the Table of Devils and Cup of Devils News out of the North written from the Mouth of the Lord from one who is Naked and stands Naked before the Lord Cloathed with Righteousness whose Name is not known in the World Risen up out of the North which was prophesied of but now is fullfilled George Fox page 14. To say that Sprinkling infants with Water E. Burough's Works p. 109 191. is Baptism into the Faith of Christ this is the Doctrine of Devils I affirm William Pen his Reason against Railing p. 108. 109. That Circumcision is as much of force as Water Baptism and the Paschal Lamb as the Bread and Wine and we can testifie from the same Spirit by which Paul renounced Circumcision that they are to be rejected as not now requir'd They say where they otherwise Word the Matter They own Baptism and the Lords Supper yet deny Water Baptism and Condemn Breaking of Bread and Drinking of Wine in Remembrance of Christs Death and call both Carnal and Beggarly Elements Sect. XI They call all false Ministers that Preach Faith in a Christ without THEY that are false Ministers Preach Christ without and bid People believe in him as he is in Heaven above The Quakers are the only Ministers of Christ Come Protestants Presbyterians Independants and Baptists c. The Quakers denies you all The Quakers are in the Truth and none but they Is it not great Uncharitableness for them to thus applaud themselves and to give other People such Unchristian Language As you may hear see by what followeth under their Title viz The Priests of the World are A Brief Discovery of a Threefold Estate of Antichrist c. P. 7 8 9 10. 1. Conjurers raising dead Doctrine dead Uses dead Motives dead Reasons out of the Letter which is Death raising Death out of Death notable Conjurers 2. Thieves and Robbers 3. Antichrists the Priests of Baal cannot shew any Scripture for their Heathenish ways and Bestial Worships 4. Witches blind Guides 5. Devils the Serpent is Head in them 6. Lyars the Commission and Call of Baal's Priests come from Oxford and Cambridge which they call the Well-head of Divinity corrupt Streams issue from thence I can witness fetching the same Commodities drinking a Cup of the same Poysonous Fountain the Fountain is bitter the Streams are no better Even the Sir Symons of the Age run to Oxford and Cambridge These are not Ministers of Christ but Stewards of the Devil's Magazine Dissemblers and Lyars 7. A Viperous and Serpentine Generation going about to Murder and Strangle the Child Jesus holding a Worm-eaten Beastly Form 8. Blasphemers yea of the Devil fearful Blasphemers 9. Scarlet-coloured Beasts A Harlot full of Abominations and Filthiness 10. Babylon's Merchants Selling Beastly Wares for a large Price the Letter which is Dust and Death The day is coming when these Idol Merchants these costly Sermon-makers shall cry

Trinity G. Fox's great Mist pag 246. nor Three Persons but the Common Prayer Mass-Book speaks of Three Persons brought in by the Father the Pope Another Proof of the Denial of the Trinity by George Whitehead and Three more of his Brethren Here is the Three Persons thou Dreamest of In their Book call'd Ishmael and his Mother cast out Page 10. which thou wouldest divide out of One like a Conjurer he is shut up with the Three Persons i. e. Mr. Tounsend a Minister in Norwich in perpetual Darkness for the Lake and the Pit Another Proof out of W. Pen's Sandy-foundation If God Sandy Founda p. 12 13 15. as the Scriptures testifieth hath never been declared or belived but as the Holy One then will it follow That God is not a Holy Three nor doth subsist in three Distinct and Separate Holy Ones and since the Father is God the Son is God and the Spirit is God then unless the Father Son and Spirit are three distinct Nothings they must be three distinct Substances and Consequently three distinct Gods That frequent W. Pen his Sandy Foundation page 12. 15 but impertinent Distinction that God is one Substance but three in Persons or Subsistances a most absurd Blasphemy they the Trinitarians must necessarily conclude their kind of Trinity a Fiction Sect. II. The Blood of Christ Outwardly Shed Vndervalued by some Quakers THE Blood of Christ S. Eccles's Letter to R. Porter Vindicated by G. Whithead in his Light and Life no more than the Blood of another Saint Who also in the same Letter farther says viz. That the Baptists and Independants and Presbyterians and Pope are all of one ground and none of you understand the Blood of Jesus Christ no more than a Brute Beast c. The Quakers see no need of directing Men to the Type Ibid p. 38. for the Antitipe viz. Neither to the Outward Temple nor yet to Jerusalem either to Jesus Christ or His Blood And where doth the Scriptures say The Blood was there Shed for Justification The Sheding of that Blood Page 64. let out by the Spear was an Act of a Wicked Man and the Spear an Instrument of Cruelty which to lay the Meritorious Cause or Stress of Justification upon its false Doctrine says George Whitehead Sect. III. That God and Christ are in Heaven is Denyed by some Quakers IF there be any other Christ George Fox his great Mystery Page 206. but he that was Crucified within he is the false Christ Devils and Reprobates make a Talk of him without Reader observe it s not long since one of their Preachers was heard to pray at a solemn meeting viz. O God who was Crucified Dyed and rose again in us c. Your Imagined God beyond the Stars Christoper Atkinsons Sword of the Lord drawn page 5. and your Carnal Christ is utterly Denyed To say this Christ is God and Man in one Person it is a Lye Observe Reader this Christopher Atkinson was a Preacher of great Fame among the Quakers and a Companion with George Whitehead altho' they have told some of us of late Serious Apology by W. Pen. page 1●6 that he was Hang'd for Felony But that the outward Person which suffered was properly the Son of God we utterly Deny Sect. IV. Justification by the Righteousness of Christ Denyed W. Pen saith Sandy Foundation p. 16 18 21 22. The Justice offended being Infinite his Satisfaction ought to bear a Proportion therewith which Jesus Christ as Man could never pay he being Finite and from a Finite Cause could not proceed an Infinite Effect Since Christ could not Pay what was not his own it follows that in the Payment of his own the Case still remains equally Since the Debt is not hereby absolved or Forgiven but Transferred only and by Consequence we are no better provided for Salvation Justification by Christs imputative righteousness Another Proof see W. Pen his Serious Apology p. 148. and wholly without us and indeed this we Deny and boldly affirm it in the Name of the Lord to be the Doctrine of Devils an Arm of the Sea of Corruption which does now Deluge the whole World Note Reader Here is Justification by the Active and Passive Obedience of Christ as the meritorious and fundamental Cause thereof before God plainly Denyed for that was and is wholly without us Sect. V. The Quakers Account themselves Equal with God THey that have the Spirit of God Francis Howgills Works p. 232. are equal with God He that is joyn'd to the Lord is one Spirit there is Unity and the Unity stands in Equality it self He that hath the same Spirit that raised up Jesus from the Dead George Fox his Saul's Errand p. 8. is equal with God Sect. VI. The Death and Sufferings of Christ Undervalued by the Quakers THE way to recover the Deceived is to lay open and discover the Deceivers whilst they pretend to own him to be the Christ the Man Christ even Jesus of Nazareth who died on the Cross W. Pen's Christian Quaker p. 97 98. it may evidently appear they mean no such matter for they own no other thing to be Christ but that Light which is in all Men the same in Turks and Pagans as those called Christians which is no Body of Flesh True it is they own that which Died was his Body i. e. Christ Dwelt Eminently in him But that Body saith William Pen is in no Man Ergo that can't be the Christ in his Sence which is incapable to dwell in Men. Sect. VII The Resurrection of the Body Denyed c. I do utterly deny that this Text Willi. Pen in his invalidity of J. Faldoes Vindication Page 369 370 1 Cor. 15 and 44 is concerned in the Resurrection of mans carnal Body at all But the two States of Men under the first and second Adam Men are sown into the World Natural but they are raised Spiritually through him who is the Resurrection and the Life and so they are the Sons of the second Adam They say they own the Resurrection of the Dead yet deny that that Body which is Buried in the Grave shall ever Rise again as is proved above What shall we say They mean other things like the Papists having their Equivocations and mental Reservations which is sufficiently demonstrated by their otherwise wording of the matter but if what these Men say be true then Christ did not Die for that could not be the Christ that Dyed because that Body could not be in any Man Christ being only a Spirit in their Judgment However the Apostle St. Paul says Christ Died according to the Scriptures and that he Died for our Sins and he that Died was the Son of God because his Humane and Divine Nature made but one Person Now I would farther query with the Quakers or any in their behalf Did the Light within Die Did that bear our Sins on its Body on the Tree