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A65884 A rambling pilgrim, or, Profane apostate, exposed being an answer to two persecuting books, falsly entitled, I. The pilgrim's progess from Quakerism to Christianity, II. A modest defence, with an epistle dedicatory to his bountiful benefactors / by G.W. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1700 (1700) Wing W1951; ESTC R20202 45,954 62

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of_o sam._n fisher_n prophecy_n and_o f._n b.'s_n malice_n and_o injurious_a construction_n p._n 14_o 15_o 16._o part_n ii_o of_o the_o light_n of_o christ_n the_o spirit_n be_v authority_n the_o holy_a scripture_n ten_o commandment_n silent_a meeting_n p._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o of_o f._n b_n offence_n against_o light_n and_o conviction_n and_o his_o self-contradiction_n about_o the_o light_n lawgiver_n and_o head_n of_o the_o body_n the_o church_n etc._n etc._n p._n 20_o 21_o 22._o of_o his_o notorious_a abuse_n about_o the_o ten_o commandment_n p._n 22_o 23_o 24._o how_o to_o charge_v f._n b._n if_o he_o will_v not_o behave_v himself_o quiet_o p._n 24._o of_o his_o falsehood_n envy_n contradiction_n and_o insolency_n against_o the_o light_n and_o the_o minister_n thereof_o p._n 24_o 25._o of_o his_o calumny_n and_o accumulate_v lie_n and_o perversion_n against_o the_o quaker_n compaer_v they_o to_o jesuit_n to_o be_v disinherit_v in_o all_o they_o say_v p._n 26_o 27._o a_o certificate_n on_o g._n whitehead_n behalf_n against_o f._n b_n idle_a detraction_n p._n 27_o 28._o of_o his_o trumpeting_n out_o his_o hospitality_n and_o upbraid_v our_o minister_n p._n 28_o 29._o of_o his_o blasphemous_o compare_v the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o quaker_n light_n and_o of_o our_o meeting_n etc._n etc._n p._n 30_o 31._o of_o his_o fallacy_n and_o abuse_v in_o a_o quotation_n out_o of_o g._n keith_n way_n cast_v up_o p._n 31_o 32._o of_o pray_v for_o the_o king_n and_o our_o plain_a testimony_n against_o plot_n and_o conspiracy_n etc._n etc._n p._n 32_o 33._o of_o f._n b_n expose_v in_o print_n a_o passage_n of_o two_o clergy-men_n against_o the_o liberty_n grant_v and_o legal_o confirm_v p._n 33_o 34._o of_o his_o pillory_n and_o cage_n idle_a mockery_n contempt_n and_o folly_n p._n 34._o of_o his_o horrid_a calumny_n about_o a_o most_o damnable_a plot_n charge_v against_o our_o meeting_n etc._n etc._n p._n 35._o of_o his_o hypocritical_a asseveration_n and_o presume_v to_o dictate_v to_o authority_n unjust_a restriction_n and_o limitation_n to_o prevent_v the_o growth_n of_o quakerism_n as_o he_o call_v it_o p._n 35._o 36_o 37._o of_o his_o silly_a and_o insolent_a boast_v and_o challenge_v and_o of_o our_o discourse_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n and_o some_o member_n of_o parliament_n p._n 37_o 38._o his_o spirit_n of_o envy_n falshood_n and_o persecution_n still_o appear_v in_o other_o thing_n p._n 38_o 39_o a_o catalogue_n of_o my_o answer_n to_o f._n bugg_n book_n extant_a in_o print_n p._n 39_o 40._o a_o brief_a answer_n to_o francis_n bugg_n book_n false_o style_v a_o modest_a defence_n etc._n etc._n p._n 41._o the_o ramble_a pilgrim_n expose_v part_n i._n the_o principal_a notice_n i_o be_o concern_v to_o take_v of_o francis_n bugg_n pilgrim_n progress_n from_o quakerism_n to_o christianity_n as_o he_o false_o term_v it_o be_v of_o his_o chap._n xiii_o entitle_v the_o quaker_n conversion_n g._n whitehead_n be_v sermon_n explain_v their_o ancient_a testimony_n of_o above_o two_o print_a sheet_n which_o g._n whitehead_n utter_o deny_v and_o in_o good_a conscience_n solemn_o testify_v against_o as_o a_o sermon_n never_o preach_v nor_o own_v by_o he_o and_o which_o fr._n bugg_n also_o know_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n be_v a_o fictitious_a romance_n presumptuous_o contrive_v and_o invent_v by_o himself_o to_o ridicule_n defame_n and_o scandalize_v both_o g._n w._n and_o the_o people_n call_v quaker_n and_o their_o yearly_o meet_v which_o he_o call_v their_o convocation_n and_o the_o quaker_n synod_n also_o call_v it_o a_o sermon_n for_o g._n w._n to_o hold_v forth_o at_o their_o convocation_n he_o be_v positive_a in_o his_o first_o title_n that_o it_o be_v g._n w_n sermon_n and_o as_o idle_a self-contradicting_a and_o false_a in_o the_o other_o that_o it_o be_v for_o he_o to_o hold_v forth_o consequent_o not_o g._n whitehead_n sermon_n but_o f._n bugg_n forgery_n and_o as_o the_o say_v fictitious_a sermon_n be_v compose_v of_o base_a forgery_n ridiculous_a romance_n foul_a perversion_n gross_a lie_n idle_a and_o sordid_a stuff_n with_o many_o curtail_v and_o abuse_v citation_n out_o of_o our_o book_n beside_o his_o presumptuous_o profane_v the_o sacred_a name_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n and_o the_o light_n within_o in_o his_o say_a forgery_n and_o that_o it_o may_v evident_o appear_v such_o i_o may_v recite_v some_o passage_n out_o of_o it_o under_o the_o title_n of_o forgery_n and_o show_v 1._o his_o invent_a cut_n of_o picture_n about_o a_o table_n to_o represent_v the_o quaker_n synod_n as_o he_o call_v it_o some_o have_v their_o name_n over_o their_o head_n and_o other_o deputy_n and_o on_o the_o table_n two_o book_n picture_v the_o one_o style_v the_o journal_n of_o g._n fox_n and_o the_o other_o church-canon_n on_o the_o outside_n which_o be_v a_o mere_a fiction_n of_o his_o own_o and_o in_o the_o same_o cut_n or_o figure_n which_o he_o entitle_v 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beastly_a ware_n yea_o dust_n and_o serpent_n meat_n and_o this_o i_o can_v prove_v by_o two_o book_n write_v by_o our_o apostle_n george_n fox_n etc._n etc._n p._n 108_o 109._o observe_v this_o be_v a_o horrid_a piece_n of_o forgery_n i_o never_o preach_v this_o doctrine_n in_o my_o day_n nor_o do_v i_o own_v it_o but_o abhor_v call_v either_o matthew_n mark_n luke_n and_o john_n or_o their_o gospel-testimony_n or_o holy_a scripture_n beastly_a ware_n etc._n etc._n nor_o do_v i_o ever_o read_v those_o expression_n in_o any_o of_o g._n f_n or_o other_o friend_n book_n and_o for_o this_o gross_a lie_n and_o calumny_n fra._n bugg_n have_v be_v several_a time_n reprehend_v in_o print_n and_o yet_o still_o persist_v in_o the_o repetition_n thereof_o see_v my_o sober_a expostulation_n p._n 104_o 105._o and_o p._n 67_o 98_o 137._o and_o other_o answer_v to_o he_o etc._n etc._n forgery_n moreover_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o uncertain_a that_o it_o be_v questionable_a who_o be_v the_o first_o penman_n thereof_o whether_o moses_n or_o hermes_n yea_o either_o or_o neither_o p._n 109._o observe_v i_o deny_v this_o to_o be_v part_n of_o any_o sermon_n of_o i_o or_o ever_o so_o assert_v by_o i_o there_o be_v not_o only_a forgery_n against_o i_o in_o this_o but_o also_o a_o perversion_n and_o abuse_v against_o some_o other_o friend_n the_o question_n be_v not_o their_o own_o but_o arise_v from_o some_o other_o as_o evident_o appear_v in_o their_o book_n entitle_v the_o quaker_n refuge_n etc._n etc._n p._n 17._o and_o it_o be_v answer_v in_o my_o antidote_n against_o the_o venom_n of_o the_o snake_n in_o the_o grass_n pag._n 83_o 84._o forgery_n i_o still_o affirm_v the_o same_o and_o do_v tell_v you_o that_o it_o be_v according_a to_o our_o ancient_a testimony_n and_o you_o know_v we_o can_v change_v nor_o alter_v be_v as_o unchangeable_a as_o our_o light_n within_o p._n 109._o obs._n i_o utter_o deny_v that_o i_o do_v so_o tell_v they_o in_o any_o sermon_n of_o i_o that_o we_o be_v as_o unchangeable_a as_o our_o light_n within_o this_o be_v not_o only_o a_o forgery_n but_o also_o a_o scurrilous_a abuse_n of_o the_o light_n within_o forgery_n we_o ourselves_o use_v many_o word_n not_o scriptural_a as_o these_o of_o call_v the_o scripture_n death_n dust_n beastly_a ware_n etc._n etc._n the_o reason_n why_o we_o call_v they_o so_o and_o translate_v the_o word_n of_o christ_n john_n 5._o 22._o from_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o the_o light_n within_o etc._n etc._n be_v because_o we_o believe_v there_o be_v no_o other_o son_n of_o man_n than_o the_o light_n in_o we_o p._n ibid._n obs._n thus_o he_o false_o feign_v i_o to_o preach_v and_o to_o repeat_v his_o own_o gross_a lie_n over_o and_o over_o of_o call_v the_o scripture_n beastly_a ware_n and_o as_o if_o we_o use_v so_o to_o call_v they_o
sorry_a for_o thou_o under_o a_o sense_n of_o the_o lamentable_a desperate_a state_n how_o dare_v thou_o thus_o proceed_v to_o sin_n against_o light_n and_o knowledge_n to_o invent_v such_o a_o scurrilous_a sermon_n in_o above_o two_o large_a sheet_n in_o print_n and_o call_v it_o george_n whitehead'_v sermon_n when_o thou_o know_v it_o be_v a_o defame_v counterfeit_v device_n and_o romance_n of_o thy_o own_o have_v also_o give_v thyself_o the_o lie_n by_o say_v it_o be_v a_o sermon_n for_o g._n w._n how_o bind_v be_v god_n command_n to_o thou_o viz._n thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hold_v he_o guiltless_a that_o take_v his_o name_n in_o vain_a thou_o shall_v not_o bear_v false_a witness_n against_o thy_o neighbour_n exod._n 20._o yet_o thou_o audacious_o proceed_v in_o thy_o forgery_n and_o false-witness-bearing_a against_o i_o and_o our_o friend_n and_o in_o my_o name_n as_o thus_o preach_v viz._n forgery_n you_o know_v that_o we_o ourselves_o to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n do_v make_v a_o kind_n of_o prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o when_o we_o be_v at_o their_o table_n when_o company_n be_v present_a but_o if_o alone_a either_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o we_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o for_o our_o food_n and_o seldomer_n with_o our_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n as_o christ_n do_v as_o stephen_n do_v or_o as_o the_o martyr_n do_v no_o you_o know_v we_o be_v of_o another_o yea_o of_o a_o different_a faith_n and_o practice_n from_o all_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n and_o holy_a confessor_n and_o all_o christian_a church_n to_o this_o day_n be_v exalt_v above_o they_o for_o we_o sit_v in_o heavenly_a place_n sing_v the_o song_n of_o zion_n in_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n without_o sin_n or_o any_o imperfection_n p._n 117_o 118._o obs._n i_o challenge_v f._n bugg_n and_o all_o his_o abettor_n and_o other_o adversary_n in_o the_o world_n to_o prove_v when_o and_o where_o ever_o i_o or_o any_o of_o we_o preach_v such_o a_o sermon_n as_o this_o import_v such_o dissimulation_n in_o prayer_n public_a or_o neglect_v of_o it_o in_o private_a or_o any_o such_o self-exaltation_n above_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n or_o all_o christian_a church_n etc._n etc._n no_o i_o abhor_v such_o vain_a ostentation_n foolish_a and_o false_a boast_v and_o profess_v or_o preach_v up_o a_o faith_n and_o practice_n different_a from_o they_o and_o it_o be_v as_o notorious_o false_a that_o we_o pray_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n and_o seldom_o give_v thanks_o at_o home_n or_o abroad_o if_o alone_o and_o that_o we_o so_o make_v prayer_n to_o our_o light_n within_o as_o have_v our_o whole_a god_n within_o we_o as_o safe_o as_o the_o papist_n have_v their_o crucifix_n in_o their_o pocket_n p._n 117_o 118._o this_o also_o be_v a_o ignorant_a contemn_v scoff_n and_o flout_v as_o well_o as_o forgery_n and_o a_o slight_a also_o put_v upon_o the_o light_n within_o which_o though_o god_n and_o christ_n be_v our_o light_n life_n and_o salvation_n yet_o we_o do_v not_o limit_v nor_o confine_v he_o as_o the_o whole_a god_n within_o we_o only_o he_o be_v a_o omnipresent_v and_o all-seeing_a god_n who_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n can_v contain_v forgery_n my_o very_a doctrine_n show_v it_o to_o be_v the_o ten_o commandment_n first_o by_o tell_v the_o priest_n they_o may_v as_o well_o carry_v the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o christ_n the_o consequence_n of_o which_o be_v that_o christ_n have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o learn_v they_o as_o we_o p._n 118._o obs._n though_o he_o unjust_o make_v this_o a_o part_n of_o my_o sermon_n it_o be_v none_o of_o my_o doctrine_n or_o preach_v neither_o be_v the_o word_n i_o as_o cite_v he_o refer_v to_o truth_n defend_v the_o quaker_n print_v 1659._o p._n 18_o but_o false_o quote_v the_o word_n i_o do_v not_o tell_v the_o priest_n they_o may_v as_o well_o carry_v the_o ten_o commandment_n to_o christ_n much_o less_o that_o christ_n have_v as_o much_o need_n to_o learn_v they_o as_o we_o i_o disow_v such_o blasphemy_n but_o the_o question_n be_v put_v be_v the_o moral_a law_n or_o ten_o commandment_n a_o rule_n to_o the_o christian_n life_n the_o answer_n be_v thou_o may_v as_o well_o ask_v if_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v a_o rule_n to_o christ_n for_o the_o christian_n life_n and_o rule_n be_v christ_n who_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n who_o come_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n but_o to_o fulfil_v it_o therefore_o my_o intent_n be_v not_o to_o make_v void_a or_o to_o break_v the_o moral_a law_n or_o ten_o commandment_n but_o to_o refer_v they_o to_o christ_n the_o true_a christian_n life_n way_n and_o principal_a rule_n and_o that_o christ_n be_v their_o life_n who_o live_v to_o he_o be_v evident_a see_v col._n 3._o 4._o for_o you_o be_v dead_a and_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n when_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o life_n 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