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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

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