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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

tongue with a red hot Iron he bored a hole quite thorow which having done and pulling the cloth off that covered his face he put a handkerchief over his eyes and so putting his left hand in his pole he taking the red hot Iron-letter in his other hand put it to his forehead which gave a little flash of smoak which being done Rich licked the same as did the dogs the wounds of Lazarus and then sang which he did often before both stroaking and kissing him which he suffered with an admired impudence so Naylor was first conveyed back to the Black-boy and thence again to Newgate where he rests till he sets forward to suffer deserved shame in like manner at Bristoll What I have said in this I saw and therefore can witnesse I shall now proceed to lay down some of their wicked and erroneous Tenets not held out to my knowledge by any one man but by them all in General 1. They deny distinction of the persons in the God-head see Fox's Sauls errant to Damascus p. 18. there he affirms that it shews only a busie mind to enquire whether there be any individual God distinguished into the Father Son and holy Ghost 2. They hold the holy Scriptures to wit the writings of the Prophets Evangelists and Apostles as not being the Word of God but some of them call it carnal and all of them a dead letter 3. They deny any Exposition except such as they themselves make and call expounding conjuration and he that takes a Text to expound it they say is a Conjurer 4. They hold their own licentious and erroneous writings and speakings to be equal with the written Word of God and George Fox said to Jos Killet that it was all one and the same to take a Text out of his writings and Paul 's Epistles See the discovery of a Treacherous design c. p. 5. and to preach upon it this is an evidence by what spirit these men are under See Mr. Bourn p. 22. 5. They hold that Jesus Christ is come into their flesh that the man Christ dwels in them and that he is savingly in all men even Turks and Infidels but that in them he is held under corruption 6. They deny the Ascension 7. Some deny the Resurrection Saints errand to Damascup p. 57. 8. They disown Christs imputative righteousness and depend upon that which is inherent in themselves 9. They hold that in Regeneration there is no new matter no habit of grace or seed of God infused but that Christ that was in man before is then onely raised up in them out of Prison and from under corruption 10. They hold the full enjoyment of present purity and immortality See my Publique Discovery c.. as who so reads my Publique Discovery may find it cleerly proved with fulness of glory that they enjoy God Christ the Resurrection Judgement and all they look for they enjoy here in this life not expecting any other World or Kingdome but deny any local Heaven or Hell 12. They hold that they neither do nor can sin 13. They hold that to pray that our sins may be forgiven is needless and to ask any thing of God is folly for he knows our wants 14. They deny all Ordinances and concerning Prayer Preaching the Sacraments c. Fox said away with them for he denyed them all And I heard Edward Borowes say that they were an abomination to the Lord with much more of the like nature But think not that I shall accuse any one man as holding all these but onely that amongst them this they believe some in a lesser and some in a greater measure I shall only make mention of some absurd actions and opinions practised and upheld amongst them that now are and were of their society in general A brief Narrative of some very Remarkable passages and absurdities committed by and amongst that heretical Sect of Quakers ANd whereas Christopher Atkinson was once as famous as most that now stand with and among them I shall in a word give you to understand that last Spring at a Sessions held at Norwich he the said Atkinson was indited arraigned and found guilty of adultery and then confessed the Fact and since hath left their society and lives civilly with his Wife in the said City as a Letter I once saw from thence testifyed to be true this Atkinson was once adored rather as an Angel then respected as a man amongst them But it is evident that he was rotten at the Core and his heart was not found George Fox before sufficient witness See the Perfect Pharisee p. 3. as Doctor Marshall Col. West and one Mr. Sawro said that he was equal with God himself See Mr. Bourn's Defence of the Scriptures p. 90. see the relation of the Northern Quakers p. 2. who also said he was the eternal Judge of the World as George Beket Adam Sands testifyeth c. He hath also avowed himself to be the Christ as George Beket and Isaac Bourn affirmeth see the same Author p. 3. so did James Naylor say also that he was God and Christ as testifyeth three witnesses Here followeth a story no lesse strange then true though the strangenesse of it may render it some what incredible which is as followeth LAst Spring or thereabouts were met together in Yorkshire about an hundered and six score men women and children of all ages and sects except sucking babes about eight a clock in the evening where they continued their usuall discourse till about eleven of the clock at night Rom. 2.22 23 24. and when their speaker had done his rable they all very lovingly like swine in a stye went to bed together in the straw stark naked save what men and women were in beds An act not becoming Christians but rather Infidels This was often times in my hearing offered to be proved in their publique meeting place but they never durst put it to trial And but a little before that there were as I was informed for a certain truth some of this factious heresie presumed so far on their delusions that they slew a child presuming to raise it from the dead which when they saw they could not accomplish they were apprehended and at the Sizes condemned and executed for the said murder Not much unlike this was that bold peremptory part of George Fox who neer Kendal commanded a cripple to cast away his crutches and walk which he did but remained a cripple still and Fox wrought his own disparagement see the irreligion of the Northern Quakers p. 29. Many more be the absurdities that I could name of this like nature but I shall only instance two or three in brief A man came stark naked to the Market-crosse in Kertby-more and there stood speaking in that posture to the people with this excuse That he stood naked by the command of the spirit that he might speak the naked truth What father that was whether of