in hand with Arminians and Pelagians do hold which only leaves man in a possibility of Salvation if the sinner will but may be the most of Christs Redeemed ones go to Hell notwithstanding while Christ John 17. Speaks of his Redeemed and Ransomed ones as those Select Ones whom the Father had given him out of the World for whom that is the World He would not so much as Pray far less dye and Keith himself owns in his Malicious Uncharitable Book Against New-England Ministers that there are those for whom it may be said Christ Dyed not And so this must be the Gentlemans Position Christ dyed for all and dyed not for all which is a plain conradiction and farewel Keith's universal Redemption which if it had not evanished in a contradiction was uncomfortable and ineffectual to the greatest number of Redeemed ones I Remember in the beginning Keith says I speak very little of the Spirit of God at all which I have already shown in the most convincing and particular manner to be False by directing the Reader to the particular Pages and now I am to show he contradicteth himself by owning in several Questions and Answers my asserting The Spirits Operations in calling Effectually in Regeneration in Working Faith in us and Vniting us to Christ But while he is necessitated to own this He affirms it To be inconsistent with and contradictory to my 〈◊〉 and My Brethrens Doctrine which he endeavours to confirm by a far fetched and inconsequential reason because we deny all extraordinary immediate and Objective Revelation such as the Apostles had and tho' we disown this Doctrine of theirs how it shall Follow we renounce all the special Gracious and saving operations of the Spirit of God in and by the use of means and Ordinances of Gods own appointment and sometimes immediately where External means of our Salvation are Wanting in the Regeneration Sanctification of Souls in making them meet for himself in Glory I leave both to Natural and Gracious Souls to Determine But every Christian Reader may discover in this person a most Arrogant Spirit to pretend to know my Principles and Opinions better than I know them my self and with impudent falshood to affirm and declare I have Published an Account of Principles I do not believe and that they are repugnant to my Brethrens Doctrine seeing our publick Confessions of Faith and Catechisms known to the whole Christian World sayes the same things and particularly in the Description of Effectual Calling which is further confirmed in all our common places and Bodies of Divinity and in all the practical Pieces treating of these Subjects as Mr. Allen of Conversion Mr. Burgess and Mr. Cole of Regeneration and many others and I am satisfied how oft I have delivered in publick my Opinion in these matters I must needs declare it is an evil Principle and unfair Undertaking for any to take upon them to Publish Principles and contradict Principles of those he is an â—solute stranger unto and it is the true Character of a Deceiver to possess others with prejudices against â—ur Principles only by misrepresenting of them and â—astening Principles on us which we abhor And â—s to all inward Revelation or speaking of God to â—e Souls and Hearts of Believers I never read nor heard of any of our Divines absolutely deny or disown iâ— And I have upon all occasions publickly Taught and Do and shall in the Strength of Jesus Christ firmly believe and that unto the end the Aluminating Sanctifying Mortifying Quickning Operations of the Holy Spirit of God in the hearts of every sound Believer in restoring the Corrupted Soul to the Forfeited Image of God so it is evident how inclinable Keith is to Calumniate and misrepresent us upon all occasions How great must the Ignorance of Quakers needs be who cannot or their perversness be that will not distinguish between Enthusiastick Immediate Extraordinary and Objective Revelations from the Spirits Gracious and Spritual Illumination of his mind impressing those Truths made known and Revealed in an ordinary way by Means of Heavens Appointment giving them Efficacious Grace to see Embrace Close with and make Saving Application of them to their heartâ— and Grace to observe the same in their Lives which ordinary and extaordinary Operations they confound together as they do the Universal or General Presence of Christ with his special saving and gracious Presence holding him to be in all after the same manner And whereas he has assumed boldness to affirm we call it Blasphemy to say Christ is really in the Saints All the Answer this deserves is that it is Notoriously False and a groundless Calumny For all of us firmly believe That unless the Spirit of Christ be in us we are none of his and Christ is in us except we be Reprobate and he dwells in all Believers 〈◊〉 from Pauls words it is by Faith Eph. 3.17 as 〈◊〉 declared and that fully from that Text Colos 1.27 Christ in you the Hope of Glory And it is no contradiction to affirm and believe that God hath called Sinners out of Sin unto Grace yet at the same time to feel and assert that all have sin remaining in them for it is no hard matter to distinguish betwixt Sinners being under the Power Dominion and Slavery or Drudgery of Sin and a Sinners having some Relicks and Remainders of Sin and Corruption in them whereby even in Believers there is a constant and spiritual Warfare raised in the believing Soul whereas formerly the Strong Man kept the House the Apostle gives us this distinction Sin shall not have Dominion over you you are not under the Law but under Grace and the same Apostle even after his Conversion complains of his own sinful wretched Corruption and at the same time Triumphs in the Victory obtained for in the next breath Thanks be to God who has given us the victory and if Sin in some measure be not cotemporary with saving Grace or Conversion what must become of Quakers universal sufficient and saving Grace and all the multitudes of them I have ever seen must according to their own Opinion be void of Conversion Grace and Justification for Sin have been easily discernable in all neither did ever any of them produce one instance for their absolute perfection and yet none of us assert that the Saints Sincerity Thought Word and Deed as Keith falsely words it yet it strictly and spiritually taken all are attended with Infirmities I am quarrelled for asserting in my Catechism page 25. This Justification and Adoption are Acts of God without us and and work only a relative Change and that Justification Adoption and Sanctification once had cannot be Lost As to the first Justification is according to the Judgment of all Proâ—estant Divines a gracious Act of Gods Love in a Judicial Way upon the account of Christ's Imputed Righteousness acquitting and absolving the sinner from Guilt and consequently from Condemnation I hope Quakers will not jump in
prevented of having any of my Friends present though some few dropped in occasionally at which time we had several Charges and Questions concerning several things which were too tedious to Rehearse here but I wish they had been Recorded then to prevent many misâ—epresentations that were spread abroad by that Party And though there was no real Debate he oft told me he came not to Dispute with me yet soon after they boasted of a Victory which if they find after a diligent perusal impartial consideration of these Sheets let them improve and post it if they will Yet after some Discourse be impudently charged me as a False Teacher and challenged me to a Publick Dispute before the Multitude which I scorned with a sharp retorsion and that for these reasons 1. Their Principles were unknown because never unanimously agreed upon nor fairly Published to the World therefore not to be Disputed within words 2. We should Dispute before an ignorant and illeterate Multitude who should be most incompetent Judges 3. Because he would run into Learning and I must follow and so what should be Delivered should not tend to their Edification but fall to the ground and be Lost But afterwards I gave him a Challenge to oppose my Catechism or Principles in Writing and he should have an Answer to every Particular though Keith gave not the least intimation of this Paper left behind him though he dropt an Expression which I understood not then that he would Write no more then he had done this I took for Declining my Challenge Now I Leave it to all to Determine whose Challenges or Overture was fairest for 1. What either of us should Deliver should be on Record and we could not fly from it 2 If the Hearing a verbal Debate in angry words should Edifie much more a written Debate frequently read over 3. Maâ—y might be Judges of a written Debate who â—ad no opportunity of hearing it Disputed â—ublickly And as I have prefixed his Paper verbatim so I expect the same priviledge for mine if any Answer is Published I have greater and better work then Controversie to Follow but in the Strength of the Lord shall not only Defend my Principles still by Writing but if called thereunto shall reaâ—ily Seal them with my Blood And so I Leave thee Reader to the Counsel and Direction of God whose Unworthy Servant I am in the Lord Jesus Amen At Rehoboth in Pocamok Maryland This 26 July 1692. Francis Makemie Reader I also offer thee these Following Questions which I expect and desire Resolution and Satisfaction from such as are concerned and that Plainly Positively Sincerely and Faithfully according to the Judgment of all of that Party without Obscurity Equivocation or Subtile and Unfair Reservation and so I bid theâ— Farewel and Remains as above F. M. Several mixed Quaeries to be resolved by Quakers in this juncture for the Justification of themselves and satisfaction of all July 26th 1692. Question I. WHat is the Reason Quakers are so far Metamorphosed or Changed both in Judgment and Practice at this Day from what they once were at their first rise in Europe II. What is the Reason Quakers that look upon themselves as the only pure Church in the World has never yet adventured to Publish a form of sound words according to the Apostles language containing a confession of their faith and principles unanimously agreed upon among themselves as all other churches in the world have done III Seeing they own themselves divinely inspired from an immediate call and Apostolick mission why they have not adventured to publish interpretations of Scripture seeing they condemn so far disapprove all other Commentaries as far from the mind of God and full of gross Errors and mistakes IV Wherefore did they write and Bark so much against all witnessing to truth conviction of falshood in Judicatures by an oath as sinful and unlawful under the Gospel and now in Pensilvania and Mary-Land seem only to quarrel the manner and way of Swearing on the Book according to the English Form and are willing to Swear now in Judicatures with lifted up hands which many look upon to be more solemn than the former V. Whether it be the same individual numerical Body for substance which falleth that shall rise again at the Resurrection notwithstanding of Changes in Respect of Quality VI. If there be a sufficient and saving light in all men to instruct direct and to teach them what necessity is there for multiplying so many Teachers both of Men and Women among Quakers VII Why Quakers are so hot and Zealous for K. James a Popish and Abdicated Prince and was never so for any other Protestant King tho' King WILLIAM and Queen MARY has been kinder than any other by giving a Liberty established by Law VIII Whether the same individual Josus that was cloathed with Hesh suffered and died at Jerusalem is the same that rose again and is ascended to Glory and the same they hold substantially in all men and women IX How Christ the Spirit of God saving Grace and Light can be in those who have not the least knowledg of him as Mediator and Intercessour between God and sinners X Whether the omission of duty as prayer or any other duty for a certain time a week a month or a year is excusable in Quakers before an all-seeing and Just God from this pretence that they had no impulse or motion of the Spirit thereunto XI Why they use not means for edifying reforming those of their families by calling them together reading Scripture daily to them praying with for them as other Christians in all Churches and Ages have done and is approved in the Word of God XII Wherefore Quakers have not adventured to publish their doctirnes publickâ— taught which they say is immediate from the spirit of God as most other Churches have done frequently XIII Seeing they decry the civil salutations of the Kingdom people among whom they live what warrant can they produce for their singular ugly bad natured way of salutation their Males Females taking one another by the hands or wrists continuing a â—onsiderable space wringing them hard looking stedfastly in each others faces without one word speaking XIV Whether it is Christ compleatly as modiator you believe in and is in all men XV Whether two men differing in a Fundamental truth absolutely necessary to salvation can be guided by the same infallible Spirit XVI Whether Quakers do direct their Prayers to God in themselves or to God in Heaven XVII Where God is really personally substantially is he not in all fulness of Grace and Goodness XVIII What Worship or Divine Service do the heathen nations perform unto the Living and True God XIX Whether the inflicting of corporal punishments on children servants other offenders and hiring of men to take a Vessel by force from Privateers be not an using of the carnal Weapon XX Whether the receiving of
Holy-Ghost who are One GOD is Great and Glorious and ought to be Reverently conceived expressed in Scripture words which the Holy-Ghost hath Taught but not in words of Mans Wisdom Page Ninth Tenth In mentioning the Offices of Christ being Three Viz. Prophet Priest and King he should have mentioned how that not only without us he did perform these Offices and now is both Priest and King in Heaven whither he is ascended but that also within us Viz. All true Believers in him he is both Prophet and King and Priest also who offereth up their Prayers unto God and by whom they have access unto God beside that Christ is not only King Priest and Prophet over his Church but Bishop Shepherd Physitian Captain and Husband c. as the Scripture declareth And that he saith Christ revealeth the Will of God to us by His Word and Spirit in Page 10. He delivereth this matter very barely and obscurely for he does not tell people where they may find the Spirit of God he doth not instruct them That the Spirit of God is in them to teach them and open the Scriptures unto them And tho' he delivereth diverse things in his Catechism concerning the New Covenant yet he neglecteth a Principal matter belonging to the same Viz. That God hath Promised in his New Covenant to teach His People Himself and to dwell in them and walk in them and that they shall be his Temple c. Page 10 11. Although he mention the death and Sacrifice of Christ for sinners yet he doth not well that he doth not hold forth that Christ died for all and tasted Death for every man as the Scripture expresly declareth which is a most great and weighty testimony of Gods universal Love for sinners Page Eleventh Tho' he say The Holy Spirit worketh faith in us and Uniteth us to Christ yet he doth this very barely and obscurely yea in contradiction to his and his Brethrens Doctrine who say all inward Divine Revelation and Inspiration is ceased since the Apostles Days if so then the Holy Spirit hath ceased to work or operate on mens hearts for his operation is not in the dark or in a blind and insensible manner but in Light and Demonstration sensibly and clearly revealing his power in them opening the eyes of their understanding and thence it is that the Spirit of God is called in Scripture the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation and that Spirit worketh in true Beleivers Page Eleventh That he calleth Regeneration a New and Spiritual Birth by the Spirit of God is true but this Contradicteth His and His Brethrens Doctrine who say they have no infallible Spirit and all Divine Revelation is ceased and that there is no immediate communion with God or his Spirit which is False Doctrine and contrary to Scripture and the Saints Experience who know that as they are Born of Gods Spirit so they are sensibly Fed and Nourished by the Spirit of God and Suck the Breasts of their Heavenly Mother Jerusalem from above and feel themselves embraced by the same as sensibly as the Child feeleth the Mothers Embraces and see and behold Her Beauty hear her voice and Language and all this is Spiritually and Inwardly known and witnessed in all True Believers Again that he saith True Believers are United to Christ is true and very comfortable but is in contradiction to His and his Brethrens Doctrine who say it is Blasphemy to affirm that Christ is really in the Saints for if he be not really in them by himself they cannot be United to him for true Union requireth the near presence of the things United one to another as the Body cannot be United to the Soul if the Soul be not really in the Body and all true Believers are United to Christ in Heaven by their being United to the measure of him in themselves as the Members of the Body are United to the Head by being United to a measure of the same Life and Spirit in them that is in the Head Page Eleven Twelve He defineth Effectual Calling to be A powerful call of God whereby he calls and draws sinners out of Sin into Grace which as it is true so is in contradiction to him and his Brethren who say All inward calling and speaking of God is ceased and there is no other Voice or Word of God but the Scriptures and yet he confesseth all have not that Effectual Calling who have the Scriptures Again he concradicteth by saying that God calleth and draweth sinners out of sin unto Grace and yet in Page Twelve saith All are still sinners And in Page Thirty saith The Godly cannot keep Gods commands perfectly And His Brethrens Doctrine is that the Saints sin in every Though Word and Deed. Page Fifteen He saith Justification and Adoption are acts of God without us and make only a Relative change but no real change and are compleated at once And in Page Sixteen He saith Justification Adoption and Sanctification once had can never be wanted all which are False and hurtful Assertions and contrary to Scripture for Gods Justifying Believers is his speaking peace to them in their Consciences and Absolving them from Condemnation as a Judge absolveth or cleareth an Accused Person and surely that is within and if not within he should have told where without if he mean in Heaven thiâ— can be no assurance nor comfort to any unless it be revealed and done also within in mens hearts Again that God maketh any men to be his Children without a Reâ—change is most absurd is not Faith and Regeneration a real change and none are made the children of God but by Faith and Regeneration and again to say that Sanctification and Justification cannot be lost is moâ—… absurd and serveth to flatter people iâ— great sins yea the greatest as if they were still Saints for according to this False Doctrine David remained a Saint and perfectly Justified when he committed Murder and Adultery and at this rate the worst of men may be Saints while such but the Scripture saith No Murderer nor Unrighteous Person can Inherit the Kingdom of God but they must be washed c. But if they still remain Saints after Murder they may inherit Gods Kingdom for all the Saints are in measure in Gods Kingdom Page Twenty-four Concerning the Sabbath he expresly Contradicteth the Scripture which expresly enjoyned the seventh Day to be kept and not indifferently one of seven Page Twenty-six He most grosly wrongeth and most falsely accuseth the People of God called in scorn Quakers saying that the Quakers and all Profane Persons are enemies to a Sabbath but it is no new nor strange thing that Gods People is numbred with Transgressors of the greatest sort seeing Christ our Lord and Head was so used by men high in an outward Profession and the people called Quakers own Christ to be the True Spiritual Sabbath or Rest of all True Believers the substance and thing signified by the
Jewish Sabbaths and New Moons and other Types and Figures of the Law yet they set apart the First day of the week from Servile Labour and spend it Religiously in Publick and Private Religious exercises as their Neighbours can witness among whom they live and give up noâ— only that Day but many other days anâ— times to the Worship of God and aâ—… careful to live to God all the days oâ— their life Page Twenty-eight What he delivereth in his Catechism concerning Ministers is most Lame and Defective He saith People 〈◊〉 to maintain their Miâ—isters that is a principal thing with him but he faileth iâ— these Three great Particulars 1. That he doth not inform people that none are true Ministers of Christ buâ— such as are really Holy and Godly Men and have a Living Experience of the work and dealings of Gods Spirit in their heart that so they may Preach their own Spiritual Experiences unto people as Daviâ— did who said Come and I will tell you whâ— God hath done for my soul and as these did who said What we have heard and seen anâ— handled of the word of Life we declare 〈◊〉 you 2. That he doth not inform People concerning the true Call of the true Miâ—…sters of God and of Christ who aâ— called and furnished by the Spirit of Chaist in the work of their Ministry to Preach and Pray but seeing he and his Brethren called Presbyterian Ministers deny this manner of immediate calling by the Spirit of God they run to the Church and Pope of Rome by that Dirty Channel and Conduit to have their Call conveyed to them for they know that their Presbyterian Church nor indeed any other called a Church hath been a Visible Church ever since the Apostles Days but only the Church of Rome hath called her self the Visible Church and they confess and say with us that the True Church of God hath been that Woman who hath fled to the Wilderness and hath not been always visible but hid and that for about Twelve Hundred Years and so had no visible Officers or Ministers to call their successors And therefore they derive their Call and Authority by the Church and Pope of Rome as James Durham in his Commentary on the Revelations and many others whose Call and Ordination Dr. Owen so called hath refuted and these called Independent Ministers whereof John Owen was one have another poor shift and evasion saying they are called by the Church but if the Church was not visible for so many ages the Church could not call them the Ministers are before the Church and therefore cannot be called by the Church originally but all these poor shifts are in opposition to the inward Call and work and motion of Gods Spirit in the hearts of the Faithful which if they knew they would never run to such broken Cysterns to Draw Water 3. That he doth not inform people that all true Ministers of Christ as they have freely received so they freely give without desiring or bargaining for any setled maintenance nor exacting it by force as Presbyterian Ministers commonly do Page Thirty Nine Forty He doth very barely and obscurely and very defectively and in some things falsly deliver his Doctrine concerning Baptism and the Lords-Supâ—per he doth not distinguish Christs Baptism which is with the Holy Ghost and Fire from Johns Baptism that is with Water he barely alledgeth that Children of Believing Parrents Viz. Infants are to be Baptized he giveth no account by what Authority oâ— Call they Baptise for they have no other Call but by the Pope of Rome and they have learned that practice of Sprinking or pouring Water on a Childs Forehead and calling it Baptism from the Church of Rome which they call the Where of Babylon and 〈◊〉 concerning the Supper of the Lord he is also very defective and he and his Brethren usuâ— and assume an Authority to themselve to Consecrate and Administer the Supper because of their Ordination originally deriv'â— by the Pope but all good Christians maâ— and ought to Eat and Drink remembring Christs Death and may and do receive him by Faith together with their outward eating with Prayer and Thanksgiving and so fulfil Christs Institution without any Prelate Presbyter or Priest of the Popes making for all true Christians are a Kingdom of Priests unto God and have the Word and Spirit of Prayer that only doth and can Sanctify their Eating and Drinking c. If any Question the Truth of this Copy they may satisfie themselves by perusing the Original at Rehoboth in Pocamok Mary-Land A Short Answer to George Keith's Lybel Against a CATECHISM Published by F. M. And left in the Hands of Mr. George Layfield I Am not a little surprised to receive from the hands of Mr George Layfield a paper containing so many mistakes false unjust and invidous charges against a Catechism Published by F M. and the rather because of his high pretences to an immideate mision and vain boasting of an extraordinary Apostolick call iusulting over all others from unusual high and enthusiastick attainments compleat perfection and unheard of experiences which the most serious and Godly are strangers unto and what they have any experince of most modest in discoursing of them and selfe denyed under their greatest enjoyments I shall wave two things First it's being delivered without a subscription whereby it is to be looked upon as a Libel not â—o be Answered nor Regarded Secondly that complementing and flattering preamble they have ever Condemned in others and withal am glad 〈◊〉 hear they have any Charity for any of a different Opinion from themselves which coming to heaâ— their Teachers will procure at any time First He begins with a general Charge of many Errors false and unsound things comprehended in the Catâ—chism And next He asserts the Author to be guilty of many Omissions and this from one pretending to Learning who has diligently read and considered it as he says is so insignificant and idle Imputation which all modest and ingenuous men must never disown and that there are Omissions wilful and designed Omissions I shall never deny for after it was first Composed I did Compendize and Abreviate it ofter than once to suit it to the Capacities of such for whom it was prepared even young ones to whom Quakers have had little regard hitherto as to their Instruction in Religious Fundamentals Neither have I seen any Writings of Quakers even those pretending to give accounts of their Principles but justly may be charged with greater Omissions then any yet discovered in the Catechism Published by F. M. as the Doctrine of the Trinity of Persons in the God-head the Ten Commandments and the Lords Prayer the Pattern of all Prayer and George Fox his Received Catechism industriously spread by Quakers not only savours of Humane Learning and words of mans wisdom but guilty of many weighty Omissions and fills up a great part with stuff wherein there is no Religion far less can they
with Papists whâ—… assert Justification to be the making of one Just and so Confound it with Sanctification which the Spirâ—… of God makes to be distinct Acts tho' always unseparable As to Adoption in its nature it is God Numbering us among his Children a taking us from among the Children of Satan and Giving us a Right to all the Priviledges of Gods Children pray where is the falshood and danger in asserting they are Acts of God without us bringing Believers into 〈◊〉 new Relation unto God Christ and the Holy Spirit to whom they are Enemies and Strangers by Nature seeing at the same time we firmly believe that there is no Relative Change wrought by God on any Sinner in Justification or Adoption without a real saving inward gracious and universal Change upon the whole man by Sanctification which are as different by the Language of the Apostle Paul as Sanctification and Glorification is Rom. 8. And none are Justified or Adopted but Sanctified also all which is asserted in my Catechism if Keith's contentious Cavelling and Carping Spirit had allowed him to take notice thereof for none of us hold that God makes any his people or children without a real gracious Change as Pen and Keith would inviduously and falsely Calumniate us and our universally known Doctrine fairly published to the World and yet that renewing work is not properly Justification but Sanctification which is a gradual work whereby the Old man of sin and corruption is Crucyfyed and the New man of Grace Righteousness or Holiness is rrnewed and put on more and more and though Keith would make Peace of Conscience to be the Essence and Nature of Justification yet all Reformed Divines with the Apostle Paul make it a concomitant or rather a consequent Blessing to our Justification Rom 5.1 Being Justified by Faith we have Peace with God And whoever denied Regeneration to work a real change which my Catechism plainly asserts And that Justification Adoption and Sanctification may be Lost is not only the Doctrine of Quakers but of Pelagians Papists and Arminians too though Keith and Barclay own that some may Arrive to such a pitch and measure that they cannot Fall away now this measure must either be higher than Justification Sanctification or Regeneration or they contradict themselves in opposing Free Grace and denying the Perseverance of the Saints in Grace with most discouraging and comfortless arguments to Believers which imply many gross absurdities and concerning this Head Mr. John Brown our Country man in confutation of Barclay layes down our unanimous Doctrine and first animadverts all that we hold the Perseverance of none but such as are Regenerated and how false and absurd were it to say a Sinner Regenerated or made a Child of God to Day and yet be a Child of the Devil to morrow made meet for Heaven and yet go to Hell Pardoned and yet Damned 2. We do not hold a special and inevitable necessity of Perseverance though unwilling and lying in Sin as Enemies would insinuate to the prejudice of Truth as Quakers often have done 3. We do not maintain a Perseverance depending on the will of man but on the gracious Covenant The Everlasting Purpose of God the Unchangeableness of his Love and Efficaciousness of Christ's Death 4 That a Believer may fall away Back-slide and Depart from God by many degrees as 1 From Duty as Hearing Reading Praving Praising c. 2 Into Grievous Sins as Noah David Soloman and Peter 3 Inro great Doubts and Fears afâ—out their State 4 From Degrees of Grace as â—rom a Strong unto a Weakness of Faith â—heir Zeal for God and Religion may grow very cold they may fall from their First Love they may fall from their former measure of Fear And 5 they may Fall from the Truth of the Gospel from the Doctrine of Our Lord Jesus and embrace many gross and dangerous Errors and Believe a â—ye 6 They may fall from the Accidentals of their Gracious State as Sense of Favour Assurance of Gods Love Strength of Habits Measures of Comfort is oft times and may be remitted and lost And yet in the last place we Believe mentain and hold There can be no Total and Final Apostacy and Defection from a Regenerate State or the Essence and Habits of all Grace and this is not only our Doctrine but the Doctrine of all our Reformed Churches tho' K's Invidious Malice is most commonly set against the Reformed Church of Scotland verifying the Ancient and common saying Omnis Apostate sua Secte osor And every serious soul may easily conceive how comfortless and discouraging the Doctrine of Quakers must needs be to all Regenerated and Believing Souls if after Regeneration being in Covenant with God Sealed with the Holy Spirit of Promise Redeemed with the Blood of Jesus they may yet be Damned in the End this and many more are the Absurdities that attend this Ancient Pelagian and Arminian Error as 1 Is it not inconsistent with that Puffing up Doctrine of their Perfection they could never yet demonstrate from instances 2. It is inconsistent with the Immutability of Gods Love for whom He Loves He Loves unto the end for his Gracious purposes are Unalterable and his Will Irresistible Isa 4.1.31 They that wait on the Lord shall renew their Strength they shall mount up with Wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary and they shall walk and not be Faint 3 It is inconsistent with the Stability of the Covenant that is well ordered in all things and sure and all its Mercies are sure Mercies hence called frequently an Everlasting Covenant Jer. 32 40. And I will I make an Everlasting Covenant with them and I will not turn away from them to do them Good but I will put my Eear in their Heart that they shall not depart from me And all Objecting Instances from Scripture must implye no Saving Faith or true Regeneration or their Fall was neither Final nor Total 4. It is inconsistent with the Faithfulness of Christs undertaking to God the Father in the Covenant of Redemption it destroys the Efficacy of His Death Let any Read Christs Prayer to God the Father in John 17. And he may soon be satisfyed there was a Select Number given unto Christ to redeem and Ransome 24. And Father I will that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am And he prays 15. And that God would keep them from the Evil. And he has engaged to God the Father that none that the Father bad given him should be Lost otherwise Christ might be Charged with Unfaithfulness And such as deny the Perseverance of the Saints must be ignorant of what Christ has done for the consirmation of the Gracious State of Believers 1 His Redeeming them from all the Demands of Divine Justice with his Precious Blood 2 Redeeming them from the power of Satan 3 From the Dominion of sin 4 He is gone to prepare a Place for them 5 He makes
thereby to deceive And when Quakers are pursued hotly about Miracles they Smilingly say John the Baptist wrought 〈◊〉 Miracles and yet his Mission was Extraordinary and immediate as K. Alledged at my House and oâ— improved it and Particularly against the Nâ— England Ministers and they suppose they have gained the Day but methinks K. as I told him and all others may justly be ashamed of Producing this all an instance for the Future for tho' John wrought no Miracles yet being Co-temporary with our Lord Jesus and his Apostles and they who wrought many Miracles confirmed this Mission that he was the Promised Elias but the Immediate Mission of Quakers never was confirmed either by their own of by the Miracles of others tho' some of them have presumed boldly on Miracles which Propheseing Miracles As the Eating Quaker in England Justly made the Monument of Gods Wrath and Monster of Mankind For daring to imitate Our Lord in that Miraculous Action of His Fasting Forty Daâ—… and Forty Nights in the Wilderness And Solomoâ— Ackles who Boastingly challenged Ministers to Fasâ— with him and Justly Punished for his Vnchristian anâ— hold Arrogance Another once in Barbadoes to king upon him to Prophecy the Death of a Child which in all humane Probability was beyond all expectation of Recovery but GOD to confound his Boldness and discover him to be a Deceiver was pleased to restore the Child who Lived in health for many Jews and the Quaking Prophet was necessitated shamefully to Publish his Recantation wherein he affirmed he had Belyed the Spirit of God And if so it is no Wonder they Belye their Neighbours but any man may see how they come off with their Lying Wonders and so shall come off in the End with their immediate Mission but it is at Length come to this that you must recieve their Verbal testimony or remain altogether dissatisfyed about their Extraordinary Call tho' some as Keith informed us at my house run that Self-Confounding and Universal Gulf of Miracles in Spirit a New invented Phrase of worse then mans Wisdome far from the Language of the Spirit of God whose Saving Operations are not Miracles at all to the Spirit of God and if Miracles they are Gods Properly and not Quakers but this with many more Phrases of heirs has no Foundation in the Scriptures And we desire to know how many of them ever Spake with Tongues who were not Taught them in the School or Learned them of others Farewel then immediate Mission if you take it not upon the Words of a Quaker And that Presbyterians and Independants and then only as he invidiously expresses it should run to the Church of Rome and Pope for to derive the mission â—…ll and ordinition from thence is the grossest caâ—…ny and most notorious Lye that could be batched â—ut of hell and must be of Satan the Father of Lyes â—ut if K had asserted this of such has hold no ordination but from the hands of a Bishop or Prelate he might have had some plea for his charge for Rome and all that Party sufficiently know there are none so opposite to nor so faithful and Zealous against them as Dissenting Protestants were no not Quakers themselves who would not have been so great at the English Court in the late Reign if they had therefore a Noted Person lately gained from Rome affirmed The Dissenting Protestants were the Bulwarks of the Protestant Interest in Europe And I must greatly suspect what K told me at my House as another Lye and Calumny that Mr. John Cotton of Hampton in New-England acknowledged in a Publick Dispute that He derived his Ordination from the Pope and the rather because he abused me upon his Return to Mr. Davis affirming the same thing of me that I owned cur Mission and Ordination from the Pope of Rome but I am confident his own Conscience could not but witness the contrary to his Face But it is to be Feared it was not the First time he had Learned to Baffle Conscience in more Weighty Matters For I not only Abhorred Disclaimed and Denyed it but Positively and Plainly Affirmed Our Mission was from Jesus Christ and Warranted from the Scriptures Hence I give caution to all not to be Credulous of K's words however so confidently affirmed but he were no fit Deciever if nor Possessed with a Spirit of Lyes and Calumnys But we can easily Justify ourselves from this Aspersion thrown invidiously upon us by Quakers and particularly by K. in all his Publick and Private Discourses and also in some of his Writings repeated over and over with an empty noise of Words for 〈◊〉 we should say with Calvin that he and others oâ— our Primitive Reformers were Evangilists extraordinarily Raised and Immediately Called of God in that great Exigence of the Church in calling the People of God out of Popish Darkness and Superstition in bringing them out of Babylon yet this will prove but a slender Argument for Quakers holding Extraordinary Calls and immediate Missions to be Gods ordinary and usual uninterrupted way to the end of the World because it might be allowed of in that juncture of the Necessity of the Church for though our Lord himself the King of his Church at the beginning of the Promulgation of the Gospel Called some in an Extraordinary Manner though at the same time they had an External Call from Christ as man yet as soon as the Christian Church began to Encrease he Commands them to use second Means for that Calling and Separation of others to the Holy Office of the Ministry in an Ordinary and Holy Separation to that Sacred Work as Paul and Barnabas was commanded to be Separated and there was Casting of Lots used in supplying the number of the Apostles and the Apostle Paul commands Timothy and Impowers him to Ordain Elders in every Church and not to neglect the Gift that was given him by Prophecy with the Laying on of the Hands of the Presbytery who are Commanded to Lay Hands suddenly on no man without sufficient proof of his Parts and Piety And further for their direction in this Scriptural and Orderly Separation and Ordination God has laid down all the Qualifications of Ministers of the Gospel which Quakers can never find in all their Teachers especially of the Feminine Sex As to our Reformers receiving their Ordination Mission and Call from Rome and conveying it to us which would seem to be the first great puzling and confounding Argument I shall answer it in these following particulars 1. I would inquire of all Quakers whether God in that great defection and universal Corruption of the Church under Romish Idolatry had then a Church in the World though in the Wilderness to deny all Churches whether Visible or Invisible really belonging to God Jesus Christ were to overthrow many Promises of God to his Church of Building her upon an immoveable Rock and that the Gates of Hell should not prevail against her and it is inconsistent to
Grace of God within and also that Christ was only a Spirit in Heaven and had nothing of the Body and many of theâ— denying the Day of Judgment and any Resurrection but what they have already attained John Wilâ—ford said Christ was a Mediator for no Drunkards 〈◊〉 wicked persons but for his own Disciples many 〈◊〉 them denied Gods Presence in all his Creatures Arguing most ignorantly and blasphemously if God be in Herbs and Grass then who tramples on theâ— tramples on God and this occasioned a new Disputâ— whether God be present in Lice Some denyinâ— they were any part of the Creation another Preaches that Christ Cureth mens Souls perfectly at once and makes them free of all sin and when we 〈◊〉 perfect we are Kings and are not to Beg or Prâ— to God for our selves another says Whether 〈◊〉 Body that was Crucified be in Heaven Let 〈◊〉 Church determine one Samuel Ginnings declared 〈◊〉 a Meeting That to do Gods Business we needed Goâ— Wisdom but to do our own Business as men 〈◊〉 needed it not another affirmed That a man migspeak unsound Words in the Life and at another Meeting the same man bids us wait That the Scepter might depart from Judah that Shiloh might come Is it not evident from these gross impertinent and abominable Ignorances and Blasphemous Heresies That God has justly given them over to a Spirit of Delusion â—o believe the grossest Lyes that ever was hatcht â—nd that for their ambitious and deceiving pretences â—o unwarrantable Inspirations Another Quarrel was G. K's Objecting against their Discipline as too Loose but for my part I never knew nor heard â—…y they had that was purely Ecclesiastick what they pretended to was most absolute and arbitrary â—ho ' I understand of late G. K. had Composed a new Draught in many particulars which tho' not allowed 〈◊〉 Reading at their Yearly Meeting yet was sent to the Yearly Meeting at London for their Approbation 〈◊〉 Sanction of which I shall give my Reader a small â—ast in these following particulars 1. That all faithâ—l Friends shall give in a few words less or more a â—ure Confession unto the Truth generally Received 〈◊〉 Friends 2. If Friends be satisfied with this Conâ—…ssion they are to express their Christian Love and â—gnifie their owning them by taking them by the â—nd or giving the hand unto them 3 That all friends who have Children come to years of Discreâ—on whom they have Instructed in the Principles of Truth that they further Labour with their Children 〈◊〉 be willing to be Received into the Number of friends in the manner above mentioned 4. Wheâ—er there should not be Elders and Deacons Chosen â—…d Appointed and Named by the Consent of the hole Church for the Help and Assistance of the â—iends of the Ministry 5. That no raw and unseaâ—ed persons do presume to speak or pray in the Meetings until they give proof of their sound Knowledge Experience and Spiritual Abilities to their Elder Brethren the Elders and the Church 6. That no Friends joyn in Marriage with any but such as are Received into the Society of Fiends by a solemn Confession of their Faith and Profession of Truth in the manner aforesaid These are but a few of many Articles of the like nature which had a very cold Reception that thoâ— they did not allow it a publick Reading yet cry'd it down as downright Popery but sure if this take place Quakers will look with another Face then ever they have yet done and many of their silly ignorant and impertinent and blaspemous Teachers shall be laid aside as useless And the Breach was so great that the two Emissaryes from London T. W. and J. D. was so far from accomplishing a Reconcileation that they Condemned him for the Separation and pronounced Woes against him and J. D. compared the Difference there to Childrens falling out about trifles sure these men so much admired at Barbadoes and elsewhere discover both their ignorance and weakness in joyning with the strongest Party the Magistrates and looking upon the Doctrine of Christ Crucifyed and the Sufficiency of the Light within to be but Trifles Lastly G. K. is blamed for calling W. Stockdal and a whole Meeting ignorant Heathens but says Keith it there is Light sufficient to Salvation in all men without the man Christ then an honest Heathen is a true Christian hence every man may Learn That honest Heathens are good Quakers oâ— Quakers are good Heathens George Keith having his Sentence Lay under Charges and no possibility of obtaining as he says 〈◊〉 any redress or Gospel Order but it is strange that any man of Sense should expect order from I gnorance Distraction and Confusion as the whole Scheme of this Controversy appears to be to every Rational and considering Man he at Length breaks off separates from their Society and sets up for himself First at his own House and generally since at the Barbado's House in Philade phia and as he endeavours to Justify himself from all former Imputations so he essays a Vindication of the Late Separation which he does by a Pamphlet called the Reasons and Causes thereof which I shall give my Reader as Followeth 1. Because Thomas Lloyd so far failed in Proving his Charge against G. K. For denying the sufficiency of the Light within and after Judgment was passed by a Monthly Meeting at Philadelphia the 22 d of the 12th Month 1691. Would not give forth a Paper of Condemnation of his False Charge but any may perceive K's cunning who not only escaped the Just Judgment of this Meeting according to â—uakers Principles but by denying the charge with a Reservation made his accuser guilty for as he declared before and since saying the Light within is not sufâ— ficient without the Man Christ Without us 2. Reason for his Seperation because K's Antagonists kept a Publick Meeting in the Afternoon at the Bank without the consent of the whole Body of Friends there which K says should be universal Unanimous and not by any Plurality of Votes and so G. K. and his party kept a Meeting for that Day in the Afternoon at his own House which he called Private and finding as they say they resolved to continue the Seperation which is still done I would Amimadvert the Reader that the Second Reason is Frivolous arising from a Nicety and circumstance of Place which as carryed by a Plurality of Votes tho' K would not submit to it without the Unanimous Consent of all which he says is the allowed method of Friends but it is not to be doubted if the Plurality had determined for him he would never have gone about to invalidate the determination and if the Unanimous consent of all be requisite in such triflles we expect K will do nothing in greater Matters without it 3. Reason because most Gross and Uuchristian Errors against the Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith are held by divers of them that are Publick Teachers
many are Unqualified for the Ministry this is a weighty Ground indeed and a just Cause and it is not to be doubted but applicable to both Partys so that a seperation from them both is Warrantable which all good Christians are to pray that God may accomplish to the Glory of his own Name and the Honour of Truth as the Issue of the begun Controversy and Confusions and alass it must be strange that all these things have been concealed so long since the Rise of Quakers in Europe and none found Faithful or Zealou sâ—or Truth among them to bring them to Light until this very Prejudice Passion and Malice or envy among them for it is not to be doubted but K in his Travels over the World could not meet with as many Insufficient Teachers as are now among them in the Government of Pensilvania East and West Jersys and also Innumerable impertinencys Inconsistencys Errors and Falshoods as he has been sensible of of late abounds among them so that it is to be feared he has been moved from Prejudice Passion and other Quarrels whereby he has taken this time and place for assuming the Honour of New Reformer for what he charges them with is no New thing but known by all who have converst with that Party to have been their Constant Sentiments as much known to K as any now in being for the Time he has followed that Novelty And according to the Present State of Affairs and Notable Alterations in a Place so the Discourses of all Regulated and Directed for most places of this Province this Division has given all Partys a Theme of Discourse and Subject of Debate and K in his Postscript to his Reasons gives a Brief account of the matters Controversed both at Meeting and other Places we suppose for the Information of Inspired Men. As 1 Whether we are only to believe in Christ Within or in him without also and in Heaven Our Advocate with the Father 2 Whether to Preach Faith in Christ within and Faith in Christ without be to Preach two Christs 3. Whether it be a Doctrine necessary to be Preacht to Believe in Christ without 4 Whether Christ's Body that was Nailed to the Cross and was Buried and Arose again be with him in Heaven Some of them saying as Keith told me at his House it never Rose but Evanished or Remained in the Grave others saying it arose but after it Ascended in the Cloud was separated from it others say it is a Nicety and to be ignorant of it does not hinder a man from being a true Christian and a Minister of Christ Others saying it is a dividing of Christ Others accusing of some for Denying the Sufficiency of the Light within from all which it is evident notwithstanding of all their high pretences to Immediate inspirations and Extraordinary Illuminations from he Spirit of God what great Error Ignorance and â—lindness they discover to the World 1. Their Ignorance of Christ Jesus our Saviour whom to Know is Eternal Life and whom Quakers say is dwells substantially in all of them and if so could it be possible to Remain so I gnorant of him as they proclaim themselves to be and who in their right wits but must look upon them as deluded Souls rather than Inspired from Heaven 2. They know not how necessary the Faith and Knowledge of the true Christ as Mediator is to make a true Christian real Minister hence they plainly tell us what Christians and Ministers will pass among Quakers even such as neither know Christ aright nor believe the true Knowledge of him necessary seeing they call Christ-man Ascended and Glorified in Heaven a Nicety conclude all such Christless Christians and Christless Ministers As an Appendix to the reasons we have an Account of the Faith of Quakers published by Keith and called in its Frontispiece the Faith of some Quakers in Pensilvania which is an Argument of their difference in Principles and Fundamentals but this will not do being so far from being Quakers Principles every where that they are not even the Principles of all in Pensilvania and for any thing I know but of a very few for tho' itis the Ambition of both Parties to Increase their Numbers Engross Followers yet to this Account of Faith he has procured but five Subscribers beside himself and as I am Informed men of mean Parts and Account but that I may briefly animadvert all Lovers of Truth concerning this Account of Faith which should be Fundamentals chiefly I shall deliver something in general and something particularly And in general 1. It is more guilty of Deficiency and Omission then a Catechism lately Censured by him to which he has an Answer for there are none acquainted with Quakers Principles can conclude this Account to be Faithfu or Full 2 Their Faith is here so obscurely delivered in Scripture Language in controversy as to the Exposition of them between them and the Reformed Churches that except in some few things that are not Fundamentals they are the Faith of others as well as of Quakers and so not fairly done But particularly 1 In page 29. He owns a particular Election of all that shall be Saved before the Foundations of the World which he must never recede from 2 Page 30. He is lame in describing the Corruption conveyed from Adam to his Posterity and says It is not Imputed to Damnation but if there be any Sin not Damnable with Quakers Death must not be the Wages of Sin with them neither must the Loss of our Original Righteousness or the Image of God be Damnable Strange flattering Doctrine to Natural Sinners 3. He says Page 31. That the common Ministration which they say is in all even in their meer Gentile State is of a Saving Nature tendencyâ—…in a general way so that any may see what a Change is in this mans mind from all Quakers who still have asserted the Sufficiency of this Universal Grace for Salvation for here he neither calls it Sufficient nor Saving but only it is of a Saving Nature and tendency and yet Page 32. He contradicted by saying it is sufficient to Save every man 4 He omits wholly any thing concerning the Covenants of Works and Grace which are undoubtedly main points of Faith seeing it is according to the Tenour of the Covenant of Grace every Sinner must be Saved and Christ is Mediator of the New Covenant 5. He tells us nothing of Women Teachers at all in his Section concerning but perhaps he dare not tell his mind yet in that point as he says of other things 6. He Transiently runs over the Ten Commandments 7. He continues to cry down Swearing in Witnessing to Truth while they decry the name they really maintain and practice the thing in all Courts in Pensilvania 8. He fills up a whole Section of their Faith with Baptism and the Lords Supper but seeing it is known to all they deny the use of both they should be ashamed
ever to Treat of them at all especially among their Fundamentals for he might as well have filled up a Section with Circumcision and the Passover if it be only to deceive this is no ingenuous dealing 9. If plain Language and plain Habits be Fundamentals with Quakers what need is there of any other mark to know a Quaker by and why the Language of others are not as plain as Quakers I know not especially as Jacob Tilman when Preaching Praying in Dutch to an English Congregation Lastly I fear â—…ording to his Description of the Church of Christy who ought as he sayes to manifest their Faith to one another by the Confession of the mouth there will no such be found among Quakers who never had any publick and unanimous Confession of their Faith yet extant otherwise there would be no room for the present Division about the greatest of Fundamentals In the next place I proceed to take notice of G. K's Appeal from the twenty eight Judges and it has a cunning and ambiguous Title viz. To the Spirit of Truth true Judgment in all Faithful Friends called Quakers that meet at the Yearly Meeting at Burlington whereby any man may perceive if they judge and determine against him he has a back Door to fly out at and will not stand to their judgment therefore his Appeal is most idle and an empty Bravado for either he looks on them as Competent Judges or not if competent Judges why does he not submit himself to their Judgmen without such a Reservation or thus if he believes them to have the Spirit of Truth why does he scruple a submission to the judgment of Friends as Quakers are commonly called if they have not the Spirit of Truth whether it were not safer to wave the Appeal which has the ambiguity of a dubious Oracle for still it must terminate here if the whole Meeting should not be of K's Judgment he shall declare them destitute of the Spirit of Truth and void of true judgment for he has disapproved the plurality of Votes in another case And in the Appeal there is first by way of Preamble the Grounds thereof laid down and next twelve particulars by way of Query proposed to be Debated at the said Yearly Meeting which highly offended the Governour with the rest of the Magistracy that were Quakers and particularly charges them tho' it is all along by way of Question with giving a Commission to and hiring meâ— to â—ight by recovering a Sloop from Privateers contrary to the Principles of Quakers who are against be use of the Carnal Weapon which they transgress also â—y providing the Indians with Powder and Lead to fight â—gainst other Indians and also that one of those pretendâ—… Ministers Taught not to take an Eye for an Eye 〈◊〉 a short time by passing Sentence on Malefactors takes â—ife for Life and finally enquires whether there is any â—xample for it in Scripture or in all Christendom â—hat Ministers should Ingross the Worldly Government 〈◊〉 they do in Philadelphia which hath proved of very â—il tendency Now the last particular proves so ofâ—sive Governour Lloyd after some Consultation sends for a Taylor who had Nail'd up the Appeal on a Board at his Shop Window to publick view and after some Examination he told them he was not a shamed to look Persecutors in the Face but being Required to give Securities to answer the Quarter Sessions they gave him till to morrow morning to provide them but from what sharp Retorting Answers he gave them he was dismissed without any further noise but immediately sent for the Printer and Requiring Securities of him which he denied his Shop was Searched and all the said Papers and his Printing Letters to the value of Ten Pounds Sterling as K. says were taken away and the said Printer William Bradford was Committed to the Sheriffs House as a Prison And another John Mackomb sent for and Committed for Selling some of the said Papers at his House all which was done in a Legal Mittimus charging the Printer and Seller as Publishers which was a mistake for properly the Author is the Publisher this makes a great noise boâ—… in City and Countrey that Quakers begin to Imprison and Persecute one another proving what they would do to others if they had power opportunity and provocation but to wipe off all suspicioâ— of Persecution they make use of the same plea as aâ— other Persecutors do even the Disturbance of the Peace and Subversion of the Government but thâ—… Salve will not Cure the Sore The next measure taken is to Consult how to punish G. K. the known Author and as many of the Subscribers as were under their Goverment and next day being the 26â—… of August a Conclave was appointed but two oâ— the Commissioners being no Quakers Dissenting they could not bring it to bear to Sign a Mittimus foâ— Committing K therefore next day resolves to publis◠〈◊〉 him or his Abetters from publishing any such Seditious Papers for the future but it is Observable that in the Proclamation there is not any mention made of Their Majesties Names which every Loyal Subject must Resent but of the Late K. twice notwithstanding they had Caution given to mention what King they meant Verbum seâ— Sapienti But the former Prisoners continue still in Confinement which is palpable and most evident Partiality to punish the Printer Seller and suffer the known Author and Subscribers to escape But on the Monday following the Appeal with the Mittimus and a Postscript is Reprinted and in the Postscript as is very Remarkable that it is Asserted by K that it is contrary to Quakers principles to make use of the Carnal Weapon but they found in their Experience it was impossible to maintain Magistracy without it that is the Carnal Sword who can but smile to see these men overthrowing their own Principles by asserting the Inconsistency of them with Magistracy which is an Ordinance of God and consequently no Government should be put into Quakers Hands But great things were expected from the Yearly Meeting at Burlington which was to begin within few days tho' little expectation of a Friendly Accommodation for G. K. kept out of Town lest he should by a Prison be prevented to attend that Meeting but K came off there with Flying Colours for the other Party being Summoned again and again to Appear but declined it Whether they disowned the Authority of that Meeting or suspected the badness of their Cause which they had reason to do or feared G. K. his Party to be too strong they can best answer for themselves 〈◊〉 â—…t that Meeting justifyâ—d G. K. and condemned Lloyd and his Party discharging them to Teach or Pray in publick Meetings till they had condemned their former Judgment by a publick Writing and how this Order was slighted is too palpable to be denied both Parties are discharged from Railing which supposes both were guilty but while the Meeting at Burlington clears K. the Yearly Meeting at Maryland condemns him and justifies the other Party whereby that Infallible Discerning Spirit Quakers boast of lay is in every true Quaker is overthrown for great Meetings of their greatest Dons can be mistaken make contrary and contradictory Orders I am Informed the Division has Reached England for in London one Party who were against Keith bought up all his Pamphlets to prevent the Spreading of the Difference Another Party Orders a new Impression of all his Books relating to that Controversy this I had lately of one of themselves I shall conclude with some passages from undoubted Information 〈◊〉 One affirmed the Difference at present concerning Christ was an empty Barrel from whence it is evident what mean thoughts this Zealote had of Christ as Man 2. Another said he did not believe to be Saved by that which Dyed at Jerusalem What a poor case must such a Soul be in 3. John Delaval hath exprest his fear that Cotton Mather's Prophesie of G. K is now accomplishing Lastly there is among Quakers in Pensilvania one Jacob a Dutchman who takes upon him to Preach and Pray in the Dutch Language to an English Congregation pretending an Immediate Call thereunto which John Delaval and the Teachers Son in law used to Interpret for the understanding of the people but some time after the Hearers desired the Inâ—…â—eters to forbear for they were more Edified â—ithout Interpretation then with it though they â—nderstood not a word he said would any have â—pposed there was such blind implicite Faith out of Rome and that these Spiritual Professors should lay open their Delusions to the VVorld at so plain 〈◊〉 â—ate But what impression the Loss of their Governmenâ—â—ay have and what Alterations it may make amonâ—â—hem I leave to Further Information And whoevâ—… would have more of this Nature even the Spiritâ—… War among Quakers chiefly promoted by the Carâ—… Weapon of the Tongue I recommend them to Phiâ—â—elphia for an enlargement of this Narrative Whâ—â—s all their own excepting some Observations aâ—… Animadversions on both Sides FINIS Advertisement THere is now in the Press will quickly be Published A new book Entituled A Present to be given to Teeming Women by their Husbands or Friends Containing Directions for Women with Child How to Prepare for the Hour of TRAVAIL Written first for the Private Use of a Gentlewoman of Quality and now Published for the common good â—y John Oliver First Printed at London and Received with great Commendation and general Acceptation And 〈◊〉 Reâ—printed and Sold at Boston in New-England by Benjamin Harris at the Sign of the BIBLE over-against the Blew-Anchor