24 25. R. G. We who since we believed received the Atonement shall after our bodily death be raised from the grave and be made partakers of that salvation which through faith and hope we wait for while in the body Q. Numb 20 Answ Thou puttest salvation at a great distance shewing thy self yet in the grave of corruption Is this thy meaning of salvation that thou hopest and waitest for while in the body to be raised from the grave after thy bodily death What strange nonsensical language is this * And was this the salvation that Christs second appearance was looked for to effect Hebr. 9.28 For your better understanding this Quakers mind take his Marginal note * He now hopes and waits for salvation after the bodily death see his sottishness and confusion at other times it was perfectly wrought at once without or else purchased he knows not which at Jerusalem but he hopes for it after his bodily death ah the hypocrites hope shall perish Pr. Pr. Here this Quaker hath given us a tedious chase I shall pursue him as close as I can To believe and wait for the life everlasting after death is no Article of this Quakers Faith this is putting salvation at a great distance according to these Quaking-lines that man shews himself to be in the grave of corruption that believes and waits for salvation after his bodily death To understand salvation so as to hope and wait for it while in the body to be raised from the grave after bodily death this is strange nonsensical language in this Quakers estimate according to Heb. 9.28 truly misunderstood basely wrested by this Quaker salvation after this life ended is not the salvation that Christs second coming is look't for to effect this Quaker in his marginal note scoffs at his Adversary for hoping and waiting for salvation after the bodily death it 's no less fault than sottishness and confusion to hope for salvation after the bodily death everlasting life purchased by Christ upon the Cross at Jerusalem hoped for after bodily death this is sottishness and confusion for any faithful Christians to do yea which is far worse it 's a damnable sin to do so it 's no less than the hypocrites false hope which shall perish Q. p. 29. Q. Numb 21 Also thou grantest that his appearing the second time is without sin to salvation but when thinkest thou that must be Is it in this life or hereafter Thou sayest that after the bodily death you shall be raised out of the grave and made partakers of that salvation 't is strange the salvation of sinners yea of the whole world as thy word is should be compleated at once above 1600 years since as yet to be so long after death lookt for how long is not known to thee Or dost thou look for Christ as the Son of Mary to appear outwardly in a bodily existence to save thee according to thy words If thou dost thou mayest look till thine eyes drop out before thou wilt see such an appearance of him Pr. Pr. Here this Quaker falls foul upon his Adversary in a rude manner Leviathan-like out of his nostrils goeth smoak to darken the truth Christs appearing the second time without sin to salvation is according to this Quaker in this life not hereafter to be raised out of the grave after the bodily death to be partakers after death of that resurrection which is unto life this is that sound Divinity which this Quakers light within him knows nothing of to affirm that the salvation of sinners yea of the whole world should be compleatly finished by Christs death upon the Cross above 1600 years since this is strange Doctrine to this ill-principled Quaker that Christs death upon the Cross so long since past should be effectual to deliver from bodily death hereafter those that believe in him this is that comfortable Doctrine which this Quakers stomack cannot digest you see clearly it 's no part of this Quakers faith to believe that Christ is the Son of the Virgin Mary or to look for Christ as the Son of Mary to appear outwardly in a bodily existence to save those that believe in his name this Quaker is bold to say to this purpose If any man believes that Christ shall come at the last day of judgment to judg the quick and the dead to adjudg the righteous to Heaven to condemn the wicked to Hell then he may look till his eyes drop out before he will see such an appearance of him after this life is ended by a bodily death Christs last coming to judgment is no Article of this Quakers faith without doubt Job that was a perfect man was in the right when he said That he knew that his Redeemer liveth and that he should stand at the latter day upon the earth and that in his flesh when worms had destroyed his body he should see God and his eyes should behold him after his bodily death though his reins were consumed within him Q. p. 30. Q. Numb 22 The works of the Law excluded by the Apostle from justification is when the Law is done without life or spirit so the works not done in Christ the Seed do not justifie The righteousness by faith is when the Law is performed in us by the works of the spirit righteousness in the elect seed c. Pr. Pr. Give me leave to write without offence if this Quaker had not been born out of due time he might in this point have been without exception one of the Tridentine Cabal his spirit agrees well with those Cabal-men about justification by works of righteousness as for Christs righteousness without us made ours by faith this is that Doctrine which is disowned by this Papal-Quaker in this Quaking-account of justification what hath this Quaker said more which the Trent-Council hath not determined to his hand Concil Trid. Cap. 3. Sess 6. Cum ea renascentia per meritum passionis ejus gratia qua justifiunt illis tribuatur Together with the new birth through the Merit of Christs passion grace whereby they are made righteous is imparted to them Cap. 7. Sess 6. Justificatio est sanctificatio renovatio interioris hominis per voluntariam susceptionem gratiae Justification is both the sanctification and renovation of the inward man by grace received as face answers face in the glass so do the Quakers and Papists agree together in the point of Justification by inherent righteousness they do both disclaim the works of the Law before grace received works not done in Christ the Seed do not justifie says the Canting-Quaker Justification is the sanctifying of the inner man by grace received say the Papists The righteousness by faith is when the Law is performed in us by the works of the Spirit saith the Quaker By grace received in the new birth are we made righteous say the Papists Thus the Light within which guides the Quakers to scribble concerning Justification is nothing else
but Trent-Popery infused into them by subtil Popish Priests and propagated by the deluded Quakers at this day This old Popish Doctrine is that which their Praters put off in their Speakings and Writings to their followers as if it were new doctrine from heaven something belonging to Christianity which was not known till the brain-sick Quakers made it known Q. p. 32 33. Q. Numb 23 To oppose the righteousness of the elect seed and the works of the Spirit within as unto Justification this R. G. scornfully tells us that in plainer words they of Rome thus express That the Apostle excludes from Justification works which we our selves do by our strength without the help of the grace of God not those works we do by the aid of the Spirit To these lines this Quaker answers thus They of Rome have given a better definition of Justification than R.G. hath and at least shown a better esteem of works of grace and of the Spirit of God than he hath done Now if I be exclaimed against herein for Popery I must say that wherein Papists hold any truth though in unrighteousness I must not therefore deny it if the Papists and the Devil also confess there is a God and a Christ must I therefore deny it or be counted a Papist Pr. Pr. Here the Quakers Light within is stifly at work to justifie himself for holding as the Papists do the same doctrine of Justification by works of righteousness In plain terms Quakerism in the point of Justification is Popery new-born into the world it 's no false charge to say That the Quakers have a Pope in their bellies their Books have the same Papal doctrine that truth which the Papists hold though in unrighteousness as this Quaker saith as to Justification even the self-same doth this Quaker hold as fast to the shame of the received doctrine of the Church of England I might tell the Reader how Rom. 8.3 4. 1 Cor. 6.9 10 11. Isa 45.8 James 2.20 21 23. Gal. 3.6 are discoursed from by this Quaker no otherwise than the Papists have done to assert Justification by the works of the Spirit but it is no new thing with the Devil or his Agents to quote Scripture to prove that which God never intended them for That man is a stranger to the point of Justification that knows not that many Scriptures have been wrested by the Papists for this purpose which have been soundly vindicated from Popish glosses put upon them This Quaker doth but actum agere act the Popish old part over again to amuse unwary Christians with the rehearsal of them If this Quakers spirit were of God he had ere this been silent in this matter To use this Quakers own words I shall tell him That it is an old Popish trick to assert Justification by works of the Spirit from mistaken Scriptures and there is certainly no little spice of the old Law-working spirit in it Q. p. 33. Q. Numb 24 Our asserting the righteousness of the elect seed raised in us and obedience of faith therein for justification and acceptance with God this doth neither deny nor oppose the Sacrifice of the crucified body of the Man Christ Jesus nor yet blot out of our hearts either the name or remembrance of him who is the great Propitiation for sin as unjustly the elect seed and its righteousness within is accused for the appearance of Christ within and his manifestation in spirit doth neither deny nor oppose his manifestation or suffering in the flesh but rather answereth and fulfilleth the intent and end thereof for the outward manifestation of the Son of God in the flesh as it did condemn sin in the likeness of sinful flesh so his inward manifestation in spirit doth destroy sin worketh justification and redemption in them who obey his light within for he is the author of eternal salvation to as many as obey him So here is righteousness redemption and salvation received in Christ the Light through obedience to his Light within Pr. Pr. This Quaker hath had fair play he is transcribed usque ad nauseam by this tedious discourse this Quaker gives us to understand that there is no such truth as Justification by faith alone the subject matter of his lines is hammered out upon his Popish anvil there is nothing for the main said which any Papist will disown Justification and Sanctification are by him ignorantly confounded but rightly enough according to the Popish mode he that shall affirm this Quaker to be one of Abbot Joachim's Disciples or one belonging to Seculum Spiritus Sancti or a Franciscan Papist in a new dress is not altogether mistaken his whole discourse is a medley of some truth of more falshood to glance at the title of his Pamphlet you see it plain unless we are of the same mind with the Papists in the doctrine of Justification we are all far from the nature of true Christianity in this matter in this Quakers account the Church of England together with other Reformed Churches is altogether Antichristian Q. p. 40 41. Q. Numb 25 As to R.G. his saying His Apostles and all his Ministers in all ages all in one joint voice pointing to Jesus the Son of Mary this son of man with an Hosanna to the Son of David Ans That the holy Prophets Apostles and Ministers testified unto Jesus Christ both as man born of the Virgin and unto his Divinity this is owned But it appears further that R. G.'s Hosanna and pretended adoration and claim of Salvation is only to him as the Son of Mary as now existing outwardly bodily without us * whereupon I ask him if he hath so considered him to be God the Saviour or the Son from the substance of the Father as some of his Brethren have confessed the Son is and that he existeth outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand what Scripture-proof hath he for these words and then what and where is Gods right hand is it visible or invisible within us or without us only and is Christ the Saviour as an outward bodily existent or person without us distinct from God and on that consideration to be worshipped as God yea or nay And where doth the Scripture say he is outwardly and bodily glorified at Gods right hand according to the foregoing Asterisk * you may take this Authors Marginal note Why did he not call Mary the Mother of God as the Papists do which to be sure is not Scripture-language Pr. Pr. In this Quaking ramble we find too much false abominable doctrine delivered to serious Christians it 's certainly sad to read so much base doctrine vented under the pretended nature of true Christianity I shall endeavour to sum it up in these following particulars First here is no Hosanna due to Christ as the Son of Mary as now existing bodily without us 2ly Jesus the Son of Mary is not God our Saviour 3ly That Jesus Christ is not the Son of the substance of the
us is no less matter in this Quakers account than the Doctrine of a Counterfeit Christian a Doctrine that hath not one place of Scripture to prove it a Doctrine which is denied by this real Quaker a Doctrine which is not expressed in Scripture To make sure work this real Quaker saith in effect That he is a fool or a mad-man a man void of common sense that would prove the Quaker to be no Christian for denying that Christ is a distinct person without us According to this Quakers false measure all the Members of the Church of England not to mention the Reformed Churches abroad are all fools and mad-men they are all void of common sense for they do unanimously affirm That Christ is a distinct Person without them To touch at this Quakers Verily c. Verily that man is a Braggadochio one that doth vainly magnifie the Scripture to be his sole rule nay he is a laughing-stock to all wise men that would prove a Quaker to be no Christian for denying Christ to be a distinct person without us If this be not one of the Quakers base Doctrines asserted by W. P. alias William Pon let all wise men judg According to this real Quakers mind we have no such Saviour as Jesus Christ who is God and Man in one Person distinct without us Q. pag. 79. Q. Numb 2 'T is granted That Christ is a distinct Being though not at a distance from the Saints Next we never said that Christ was not as well without us as within us we never set any limitations to Christs presence they are the false inferences of our enemies let the Reader beware that he be not abused by them for the word Person as thou usest it in telling of Christ God-man a distinct person without thee it is no Scripture-phrase Pr. Pr. In these Quaking-lines we have the way of a Serpent upon a stone here is Christ a distinct Being from the Saints but no distinct person without them this is a point of base unscriptural doctrine the Real Quaker justified saith so in effect The Person of Christ God-man a distinct person without us this is no Scripture-truth nor phrase According to the vain-glorious title of this Quaking-Pamphlet they are Counterfeit-Christians that do affirm Christ to be God-man a distinct Person without them Is it not high time for the Kings Sacred Majesty to arise and judg for by his Quaking-subjects Christ the King of Glory is basely dishonoured this Quakers Pen hath published this high dishonour Q. pag. end i. e. 79. Q. Numb 3 Such-like expressions occasion people to retain mean and dark apprehensions of God and Christ and his place of residence Pr. Pr. W. P 's false spirit doth here put him upon writing in good earnest against Christ God-man a distinct person without us for these are some of those such-like expressions as are of dangerous consequence as this real Quaker saith they do occasion people to retain dark and mean apprehensions of God Christ and his place of residence Without doubt it may be truly said That the Quakers light within is not of God for it prompts them to write so dishonourably of God the Son who was sent by God the Father in the likeness of sinful flesh thus to be God-man a distinct person without us to save us by faith in his Name Take it for a most certain truth It was the Light from below which served this Quaking Pen to write so basely concerning Christ the Word made flesh God blessed for evermore Q. pag. 82. Q. Numb 4 I grant the Scriptures are to be fulfilled and that many Heavenly exhortations reproofs and instructions therein contained are to be regarded by us But that which is my Rule to direct my understanding what is fit for me to embrace and what to reject and how to understand that which is to be received must be the Spirit of Truth which alone gives a true discerning Pr. Pr. The Real Quaker having written so ill concerning Christ God-man a distinct person without us it cannot well be expected that he should write well concerning the Holy Scriptures Like the Devil concerning Christ himself this Quaker ushers in his pestilent discourse with some truth concerning the Scriptures which serves as a blind for fools Notwithstanding Joab's fair words at first Abner was smitten to death by him at last Though this Quaker hath spoken well of the Holy Scriptures at first yet in his last lines they are basely thrust through he saith plainly that they are not the rule to direct his understanding nor to govern his life by it 's not the Scripture but the Spirit of Truth which is this Real Quaker's Rule it 's the Counterfeit Christian who holds the Scripture to be the Rule of faith and obedience This Real Quaker takes the Scripture to be but a blind guide for it 's the Spirit of Truth that doth alone give true discerning According to this Quaking-doctrine the Holy Scriptures do give no true discerning But hearken what follows Q. pag. 83. Q. Numb 5 The Light within ought to be the rule of faith and practice Pr. Pr. This is the Real Quakers upstart rotten doctrine this Quaking-dotage is not yet thirty years old this is in truth the Real Quakers Golden Image before which all if they are so filly should fall down and worship In the Quakers blind estimate the Holy Scripture is not the Word of God that this Quaking-fondling the Light within them may be set up for the Rule of faith and practice Q. pag. 84. Q. Numb 6 I further told thee That those who gave forth the Scripture came to the enjoyment of those things through the Light and Spirit of God or they could never have writ them therefore the Light and Spirit and not the Scriptures were the rule of their faith Pr. Pr. Here W. P's best reason assisted with his Light within is fondly at work to prove That the Light and Spirit and not the Scriptures were the rule of their faith that gave forth the Scripture Surely it 's matter of lamentation in our Israel that the Quakers false light and their lying spirit do counterfeit the true Light and the Holy Spirit who is God to decry the Scriptures from being the Rule of saith and life Who can read these lines without bleeding hearts Whose hearts are not touched to find the Holy Scriptures reproached in this scurvy manner Let wise men judg what hard measure the Holy Scripture meets with from the Real Quaker Q. p. 95. Q. Numb 7 We do receive and believe the Scriptures given forth by holy men of God as they were moved of the Holy Ghost and that they are profitable for doctrine for reproof and for instruction in righteousness yet since they are Writings relating to the things of God no man can understand them or have an assured testimony of them but by the Spirit of God It was not the Scripture but the Father that revealed Christ to Peter Pr. Pr.
Mind it well this is no piece of a Quakers faith That the Scripture is the Word of God or that it is the Rule of faith and obedience to any Real Quaker amongst them Behold this Quakers Logick Because St. Peter knew Christ to be the Son of the living God by a special revelation from Heaven therefore the Scripture is not the Rule of faith May it not be said without offence Surely this Quakers Light within burnt dim in his socket he saw not well to write by it It 's no imposing upon the weakest understanding to say That the Light within is no such infallible Teacher as the Quakers brag of like the Papists infallible Judg it 's not without its gross mistakes Q. pag. 103. Q. Numb 8 And for Christs bidding his Disciples Go teach baptizing Mat. 28 I told thee that no water was mentioned and that Luke in Acts the first says before the Commission mentioned by Matthew could be given at least executed John baptized with water but you shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence and then comes the Commission in force Go teach baptizing how with the Holy Ghost turning people from darkness to light from the power of Satan unto God Pr. Pr. The full import of this Quaking-Harangue is to tell that there is no such thing as Water-baptism You see plainly that baptism with the Holy Ghost thrust strangely by this real Quaker into Christs Commission hath outed Water-baptism from being a Divine Institution observe it well no water was mentioned a pitiful Cavil what then therefore Go teach baptizing is no part of Christs Commission according to the title of his Book this Real Quaker saith they are all Counterfeit Christians that hold baptizing with water the Real Quaker is for Go teach baptizing how with the Holy Ghost and with fire yet neither of them are by name exprest in Christs Commission If this be not in some measure to turn people from light to darkness from God to the power of Satan let the sober-minded Reader judg However this is most certain that to deny Water-baptism to be a Sacrament ordained by Christ himself is not the received Doctrine of the Church of England nor of any other serious Christians under Heaven Q. p. 105. Q. Numb 5 Now as for Water-baptism what Paul says of himself I may say of his Commission It was not behind any of the rest yet he denies Water-baptism to be any part of it and is as plainly rejected by him in point of institution as any thing in Scripture So that either Water-baptism is none of Christs Institutions or else Paul had no Commission to perform Christs Institutions which were strange Pr. Pr. I may without just offence ask Is not this stoutly argued from the Light within this Real Quaker to evince Water-baptism to be none of Christs Institutions Is it not a dishonour to an ordinary understanding to encounter such child-like reasoning May I not truly say Surely W.P. was at Oxford to lick glass-windows Is it the manner of his Light within of his bosom-teacher to dictate at this low rate However let it be duly considered that it is the avowed judgment of a real Quaker That Water-baptism is none of Christs Institutions and that this Quakers Paul was of the same mind which is a most gross mistake Q. p. 106. Q. Numb 10 C. i. e. Counterfeit Thou supposest the Doctrine of Justification by that righteousness which Christ fulfilled wholly without us to be a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Quaker I do so Pr. Pr. Here we have consitentem reum the Real Quaker confessing himself guilty of a base Doctrine That Justification by that Righteousness which Christ fulfilled wholly without us is a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Thus this great Gospel-truth Justification by faith articulus fidei stantis vel cadentis Ecclesiae a main Article of the Christian Faith in Luther's eye is but a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion in this Quakers account as the Papists call it a Putative righteousness so the Quaker accounts it no better than a sin-pleasing and dangerous notion Thus Justification by Christs righteousness imputed by faith which is a comfortable doctrine in the Church of Englands eye is basely murdered betwixt these two thieves Q. p. 107. Q. Numb 11 C. i.e. Counterfeit It is horrible wicked to conclude That what Christ hath done and suffered without us is to speak peace to the wicked whilst such Quaker Right Pr. Pr. To pick up the plainest sense out of these dark lines it seems to be this That it is horrible wicked to conclude that any are made righteous in Gods sight by what Christ hath done and suffered without us that it is no less than speaking peace to the wicked Thus the received Doctrine of Justification by faith in Christ is run down at a base rate Unless the perverting sense of a deluded Quaker be received that man commits an horrible wickedness that holds justification by Christs righteousness without him This is that daubing with untempered Mortar a sinpleasing-notion a doctrine which speaks peace to the wicked At this rate the Church of England is highly to blame for affirming that we are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith That we are justified by faith only Artic. 11 is a most wholsome doctrine and very full of comfort Without doubt the Homily of Justification referred to in that Article is tainted with no Quakerism in this point Behold the Case is sad that imparted Righteousness may not be retained but imputed Righteousness like Ishmael the bond-womans son must be cast forth yea loathed as a sin-pleasing notion which is dangerous rejected as that which is horrible wicked Q. pag. eadem Q. Numb 12 But what sayest thou to my distinction about Justification Christs work was twofold First to remit forgive or justifie from the imputation of sins past such as truly repent and believe Secondly By his power and spirit working in the hearts of such to destroy and remove the very nature of sin to make an end of it to finish transgression present and to come the first removes the guilt the second the cause of it Methinks this should a little allay thy clamours Pr. Pr. It 's an old truth qui bene distinguit bene docet but this Quaker hath missed the Cushion With this distinction he doth only play the Mountebanks part he doth vainly please his fond admirers this counterfeit Balsom is ineffectual he juggles here is neither the whole truth nor nothing but the truth Like the Devil this Real Quaker hath the knack to deliver some truth according to the Scripture that he may the better manage his devilish design and put off his bad Wares The first part of this Quaking-distinction is very lame which any sober Christian will soon perceive The latter part of it is full of false doctrine the base design of this distinction is to make
Justification by Christs Righteousness without us to be a counterfeit doctrine Justification by inherent righteousness only is the chief mark at which this distinction is levelled Thus you see the Papists and Quakers are in a great measure hail fellows well met only the Quaker hath the honour to be the more perfect Dotard of the two Q. p. 108. Q. Numb 13 I grant that such as repent and believe receive remission or a justifying from former sins through the righteousness of God declared in and by Jesus Christ But is this compleat Justification It is a making inwardly just through a purging out of iniquity and mortifying of corruption and bringing in Christs everlasting Righteousness Pr. Pr. Here we have the Real Quaker a downright Papist he is professedly gone into the Tents of Rome He is become a stout Champion under the Pope's banner behold this Real Quaker dabling in gross Popery According to the tenour of his own words compleat Justification is a making inwardly just through a purging out of iniquity and mortifying of corruption and bringing in Christs everlasting righteousness Thus the nail is driven to the head by this doughty man of war Thus the doctrin of the Church of England is trampled under foot the Doctrine of Christs Righteousness imputed by faith once counted wholesome is by the Quakers Pen declared to be a Counterfeit but no Quakers have yet obtained by their Spirit to write any true Oracles But the worst is yet behind Q. p. eadem Q. Numb 14 If not then to exclude this and yet conclude men completely justified by what Christ hath done wholly without is a Doctrine of Devils for it leaves men in an impure state and allows the Devils Kingdom to continue in being Pr. Pr. These Quaking-lines make the Tenent as clear as day That complete justification by what Christ hath done wholly without is a Doctrine of Devils according to this Quakers base words in print the Church of England doth hold fast that which is a Doctrine of Devils a Doctrine which doth allow the Devils Kingdom to continue in being Without doubt this is a base aspersion cast on that Church which is beautiful in the eyes of all sober Christistians Christs Righteousness wholly without made ours by faith a Doctrine of Devils Whose eyes are not offended to see it in print Whose ears do not tingle to hear it read How base is the Light within W.P. to assert it Is this the genuine fruit of this Quakers Infallible Spirit Is this the true discerning which it gives Is it not matter of godly mourning that that which the Church of England accounts to be a most wholesom and very comfortable Doctrine this ill-principl'd Quaker should term a Doctrine of Devils May it not be said without offence Surely it is high time for the Kings Majesty the Defender of the Faith to gird on His Sword these that make so bold with this and other truths of God are but like stinging-Snakes in the bosome of Indulgence THE next Quaking-Book which I shall acquaint the Reader with is thus named in print Q. The nature of Christianity in the true Light asserted Written by a Servant of Christ G. Whitehead Printed in the year 1671. Pr. Pr. This vain-glorious Title stands like a Man of War in the Title-page thus In opposition to Antichristianism Darkness Confusion and Sin-pleasing Doctrines There this Man of War is not without a Looking-glass for sin-pleasing professors of all sorts Now let us use this Looking-glass that we may the better see the Quakers own face therein Q. pag. 3. This man hath grosly wronged divers of us by accusing of us as if we did oppose and seek to overthrow the plain testimonies and voices of all the Prophets and Apostles concerning the true Saviour or the Man Christ Jesus whom we have frequently confessed both as to his Divinity and as to his taking upon him a body prepared for him to do the will of God in according to the Scriptures of truth Pr. Q. Here is a parcel of good words to gull unwary Readers with as if the Quakers were more Orthodox in the Doctrine of Faith concerning our Saviours Manhood and Divinity than their own Pen hath already declared them to be That man knows nothing who knows not how the Devil to promote errors and false doctrines hath always used to dress himself his Agents in the garb of truth to get his bad Wares the better put off The Devil was in the right when he did profess to know Christ to be the Holy One of God but he had a devillish end in it After all the fair paint in these lines the Quaker will anon shew us his horns we shall ere long know him to be no tame beast before we have done with him his ill-inspiring spirit will appear you may certainly expect from this Quaking-Pamphlet most base pitiful stuff Q. p. 6. Q. Numb 15 Which word Purchase he thus explains in an unscriptural and nonsensical stile viz. That God-man purchased and compleated Reconciliation Justification c. with God at once without us which is as good sense as to say God purchased them of God Pr. Pr. You see how this Quaker takes his Adversary to task By the way we may observe that it is plain from the title of this Pamphlet that this Quaker makes the nature of Christianity to be downright Socinianism Here his inspiring spirit appears in print to Socinianize in a gross manner Reconciliation purchased by Christ God-man this Quaker saith is explained by his Adversary in an unscriptural and nonsensical stile As the Socinians do so this Quaker charges his Adversary to write no better sense concerning Redemption purchased than to say that God purchased of God an old Socinian cavil Thus the Light within is at unawares singing the old Cuckoes song Thus the Quakers Ignis fatuus his pretended spirit hath led him into a Socinian pit Thus the true Christian Religion by this Quaker is brought to a lamentable pass According to this Quaking-scribble the nature of Christianity is now asserted in the Light to establish a base Socinian Error as if it were the truth from heaven What a blind pitiful Elf is the Quakers Light within that it cannot discern Redemption by Christ God-man as a purchase made without us but as unscriptural and nonsensical God the Son made man purchasing our redemption of God the Father by the price of his own blood as God incarnate This is that blessed Truth explained which this Socinian-Quaker calls unscriptural and nonsensical However this point searched to the bottom toucheth the Quakers to the quick They cannot endure to hear of Christ God-man the Son of God purchasing of God the Father leans towards the Doctrine of the Trinity which the Quaker E.T. termed in mine and others hearing a blasphemous doctrine Q. p. 7. Q. Numb 16 The words Purchased and Redemption are used by R. G. in an unscriptural sense while he doth so nonsensically render it as God-man
Father this is no point of this Quakers Faith this is only the confession of Presbyterians and Independents who are his adversaries brethren 4ly Jesus the Son of Mary doth not to use his own words exist outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand according to this Quaker this is a false doctrine for which there is no Scripture-proof as for Gods right hand this Quaker doth scoffingly ask what or where is it is it visible or invisible within us or without us only Thus Jesus the Son of Mary sitting on Gods right hand in Heaven is no article of this Quakers faith 5ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is no outward bodily existent person without us distinct from God to hold Christ our Saviour to be a distinct person from God the Father is no part of this Quakers faith The light within guides no Quakers to own this great Gospel-truth their spirit inspires none of them to be sound in this doctrine of faith Light of Light very God of very God is none of their faith 6ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as God Mind it well the Hypostatical Union on is not owned by any Quaker because the Quakers do deny our Saviour to be God man in one person therefore they deny that the Son of Mary is to be worshipped as God 7ly That Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is outwardly bodily glorified at Gods right hand is no Scripture-truth Lastly to call Mary the Mother of God is a Popish saying which to be sure is not Scripture-language in this Quaking discourse the learned may observe many old Heresies revived however by this Quakers golden Calf the nature of true Christianity is made naked it is stript off its primitive glory it may now truly be called Ichabod for by this Quakers most ugly doctrine the glory is departed from it Q. p. 51. Q. Numb 26 Whereas thou goest so often over with these words Jesus Christ the Son of Mary whom thou callest God-man I ask thee if this be not of kin to the Papists calling Mary the Mother of God and where did the Apostles so often or ever use these expressions Jesus Christ God-man the Son of the Virgin Mary and who were they that said Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary But Peter gave an higher testimony of him when he said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God But do not the Papists honour him as much as thou in their frequent calling him the Son of Mary as thou hast done Pr. Pr. This Quakers discourse serves to tell us that it is no piece of this Quakers Christianity to hold that Jesus Christ our Saviour is either the Son of Mary or God-man for he is angry with his adversary for going so often over with these words Jesus the Son of Mary and for calling him God-man this Quaker tells us to call Jesus the Son of Mary is that which is neer of kin to the Papists who call Mary the Mother of God Certainly this Quakers Light within is very dull-sighted which can neither discern Jesus to be the Son of Mary nor Mary to be the Mother of God the Son according to his Manhood Jesus Christ God-man in one person is a great stumbling-block in this Quakers way it 's against his Light within him to acknowledg Christ to be God and Man in one person therefore it must in his eye be Popery to call Christ the Son of Mary and Mary the Mother of God the communication of properties is a doctrine of which this Quaker takes no notice it 's not to tell whither an ignorant confidence will hurry those that are led by it to call Jesus Christ the Son of Mary God-man are those expressions saith the consident Quaker which were never used by the Apostles Behold what is the result of this ignorant confidence is it not this abominable assertion to the shame of true Christianity that Jesus Christ God-man the Son of Mary is no Gospel-truth taught by Christs own Apostles To go one step further to call Jesus the Son of Mary is according to this Quakers language to honour Christ no otherwise than those that said of him Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary Let us remark it once more it 's but a slight a vulgar dishonour put on our Saviour to call him Jesus the Son of Mary nay it 's Popery which is commonly counted Antichristianism to call Mary the Mother of God how ignorantly doth this Quaker decry Jesus from being the Son of Mary because St. Peter testified of him saying Thou art the Son of the living God therefore it is a false Popish testimony that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Virgin Mary Tremulus naviget ad Anticyras this pitiful Quaker wants a necessary dose for his pericranium common sense is ashamed of such mean arguing at this day no serious Christians none but deluded Quakers do deny Jesus Christ to be the Son of the Virgin Mary the Papists who believe many lyes are not so grosly deceived as this Quaker hath shewed himself to be in this point Q. Q. Numb 27 THe next Book to be considered is the Quakers Primer by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. Like the canker to the trees in the nursery so the mischievous design of this pitiful Primer is to corrupt from their infancy the young striplings of this Church and Kingdom under pretence of right-spelling to poyson them with Quakerism in their minority this is that leaven which is designed to sowre the whole lump to diffuse Quakerism through the whole body of this Nation a mischievous design if not timely prevented by his Sacred Majesty and those that are in authority under him there is in this Quaking-Primer magnum in parvo very much base doctrine contained in a few leaves Q. Q. It is called a new Book for Children to learn in by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. This latter hath shewed himself to be a crafty seeds-man by whose means little children are cunningly imposed upon therefore the more care is fit to be taken to prevent his dangerous attempt Books not so dangerous as this is have been burnt by the hand of the common hang-man as the Author is gone to his Judg so this Book deserves a black mark for his sake and its pestilent doctrine Q. p. 6. Q. Numb 28 A child may learn the fear of the Lord by taking heed unto the Light Pr. Pr. I might truly say that this Quaking-Primer begins with a lye thereby to corrupt childrens minds the Light within which is no express Scripture-phrase is indeed a meer fancy the real Quakers Idol which all children are early taught by these Quakers to fall down to and worship it 's false doctrine to make the Light within to be the teacher of the fear of God the holy fear of God which cleanseth both heart and life is taught by taking heed to Gods Word in this
except a Quaker none can how are the youth of this Kingdom instructed by this Catechizing-Primer to slight all Gods Ambassadors Pudet haec opprobria dici it is a shame of no mean size that such base things should be printed and not signally taken notice of Q. p. 10. Q. Numb 38 Child But are not the Scriptures given forth for a rule to walk by Fath. The Scriptures are a true testimony of what the Saints were made witnesses of but the spirit is the rule the rule unto them that gave forth the Scriptures Pr. Pr. Here the youth of this Nation are taught by this Quaking-father that the Scriptures are not the rule of faith and obedience according to this Quakers vain mind no children shall do well to take heed to the sure word of Prophesie Unto the Law and the Testimony is no rule for any children to walk by the spirit that doth infatuate the Quakers is the foolish guide whom this Quaking-father would have his child to follow is it not lamentable that the youth of this Kingdom together with those who are children in understanding are thus decoyed into the Devils net Q. p. 12. Q. Numb 39 Ch. Then I perceive it is the spirit alone that I am to mind in all things Fath. Yes child for by minding the spirit alone in all things thou wilt come to a good understanding in all things and be able to put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false Pr. Pr. Here we have this Quaking-father Catechizing his child so as to undermine the Scriptures to render them good for nothing for he saith the spirit alone is to be minded in all things therefore the Scriptures to speak like this Quaker are to be minded by children or others in nothing observe it well it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that helps to a good understanding in all things it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that enables to discern and put a difference betwixt true and false it 's now obvious that the Scripture is basely bespattered by this Quaking-father for there is no coming to a good understanding by minding the Scripture in any thing the Scripture to speak this Quakers mind hath no true light to help any to discern and put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false the Quakers ill spirit is to be minded in all things this alone is the true discerner betwixt truth and falshood but pity those poor children that have no better guide to follow Q. p. 33. Q. Numb 40 Ch. Why is not their time and place and person right seeing their time is upon that day called Sunday and their place that which is called a Church and the persons such as are counted the Ministers of Christ Fath. Nay the Lord God of Power is not limited by any of them and as for their Sunday the Heathen named it and the Pope named their Church and their Schools and Colledges made their Ministers Pr. Pr. In these lines this Quaker doth Catechistically teach his child to look upon time place persons necessary circumstances belonging to publick Worship as those that are Heathenish Popish and of mans making the whole Quaking-discourse is a base charge drawn up against the Church of England as if the Lord of Power were limited by the same as for the Lords-day this Quaker calls it our Sunday which the Heathen named as for the publick place where the members of this visible Church do meet to worship God in a material Church this he saith was made by the Pope as for the persons the Ministers of Gods Word he gives us to understand that they are none of them sent of God for our Schools and Colledges made them all do not these Quaking-lines eat like a canker is not the Church of England debased after a strange manner Q. p. eâd. Ch. Q. Numb 41 But do they not preach sound Doctrine Fath. Nay their Doctrine is after the tradition of men and not after Christ and they get their Doctrine by their arts and languages that they have learned at Schools and Colledges and then they read it or speak it forth in their own wills that are corrupted and there is no soundness in it Pr. Pr. According to the instruction of this Quaking-father all the Preachers of the Gospel within the Church and Kingdom of England are a sort of pitiful fellows for their Doctrine is not from Heaven like the old Pharisees they teach for Doctrine the tradition of men none of them do teach that Doctrine which is after Christ arts and languages learnt here below at Schools and Colledges is the whole skill which they have in the doctrine of Salvation they are all a sort of pitiful readers or speakers out of their own corrupt wills as for their Doctrine it is corrupt like themselves there is no soundness in it to speak after this Quaking-rate they are like so many corrupt trees they bring forth corrupt fruit they are all bad stewards of the Mysteries of the Gospel If this be not base railing let the world judg Q. p. 34 35. Q. Numb 42 Ch. But is not their praying a service which is accepted of God Fath. Nay for they pray not with the spirit nor with the understanding and some of them cannot pray at all but as they have prayers made by others and have them set in a book to read as in the Common-prayer-book so that neither their preaching nor praying is accepted of God Pr. Pr. From this Quaking Catechizer we may truly gather that the preaching and praying of all the Ministers of the Church of England is altogether naught as their Preaching so their Praying is a service which is not accepted of God their prayers are carnal for they pray not with the spirit tremulo judice in their praying they do but offer the sacrifice of fools for they pray not with the understanding as for those ministring Priests that do warrantably use the Common-prayer-book either in the Kings-Chappel or elsewhere to speak this Quakers mind or sense they are a company of dull Ignoramusses they cannot pray at all behold a sad case except it be in the Quakers dumb meeting or amongst those that are acted by the spirit of the Hat there is no calling on the name of God in faith any where besides according to this Quaking rant is not the Kings Majesty basely reflected on hath he not a dull Clergy to minister in his Presence is not this Church whereof he is a nursing-father in a bad case for neither the Preaching nor praying of her Priests this Quaker saith is accepted of God surely the true Christian Religion is at a low ebb in this Kingdom that Quakerism must thus carry the bell according to this vain-minded Quaker we are in a great strait we must now either all turn Quakers or else in Preaching and Praying we do but perform the
due as this Quaker doth ill understand this point Besides this quaking-father is grosly mistaken for dominium non fundatur in gratia it 's not true grace that doth intitle any Princes only to their Crowns and Scepters Cyrus that was no truly gracious man was King of Persia and the Lords anointed King Darius an heathen was owned and honoured by Daniel But this Quaker hath not yet done here 's more lamentable bad doctrine against the Lords anointed I hope I may write without offence that here are Treason and Rebellion taught against our Soveraign according to the tenour of his own words you may take this supposition Suppose the King were a proud heady high-minded man what then in this case what is to be done This Quaker saith there is no honour due to him though he be great in the world and be in place to rule Is it not plain according to this quaking-doctrine that without goodness there is no true honour due to the Kings greatness nay behold more of this abominable stuff here is the power of God mentioned by this Quaker in which power enjoyed or lived in the poor is as honourable as the rich and the beggar as he that rules according to the true meaning of this Quakers words the Kings high honour is basely degraded his Majesty is ranked with the meanest of his subjects that is a Quaker one that is in the power of God for unless that this Quakers power of God be in the King or more plainly thus unless the King be a Quaker the beggar-Quaker is as honourable as himself and the reason of this Levelling-Quakers vile doctrine is this for the honour is given as due unto the power and not to any mans person is it not plain from this wild reason that there is no true honour due to the Kings person at all But suppose the power of God as this Quaker cants were in the King what would be got by it he would not be one jot better than the meanest dry or wet Quaker the poorest Quaker in the same power of God would be as honourable as his Soveraign that rules Surely this wretchedly base doctrine is not fit to be told in Gath nor published in Ashkelon the greater is the shame of Quakerism that it should be published in our Valley of Vision this Quakers doctrine tends directly to nothing more than to lay the Kings honour in the dust to strike the Crown from his Majesty's head and to share with the King in his high honour it may be truly said Beware of Quakers for like the Jesuited Papists they are not in truth the Kings Loyal subjects Q. p. 43 44. Q. Numb 49 Ch. I would be informed of another thing Father what language I am to speak to a single person whether Thou or You be the true language to a single person Fa. Why Child a single person being one and no more the true language is Thou unto him or her and hath been the language spoken by all that have been guided by the Spirit of God without respect of persons and we do not read of another that was spoken by the holy men of God unto any person whether a King or any in authority under him for the spirit of truth leads into all truth and Thou to one is the language of truth without respect and the spirit of truth teacheth to speak it and not another Ch. But how is it then that the people use the word You to one another when they speak one to one F. Because in that thing they do not mind the Spirit of God and its teachings and so the false spirit acting brings fortha false word for You to one is an apostate language and is become seated in the pride of heart Pr. Pr. In these lines this quaking-father is teaching his Scholar an odd new language here his quaking-spirit is turned Grammarian after his quaking-fashion to teach little children to speak properly to give Thou to one person and no more but You to more than one Thou is become the Quakers Shibboleth to distinguish them from all others it 's in truth a main principle of the Quakers delusion distinctly to character them from all whom they count counterfeit Christians by them great stress is laid upon this word Thou it 's no less than a language with this Quaker like Jacob's Ladder it 's made by them to reach to Heaven they are all from below that do not use Thou to a single person probably at the confusion of languages Thou is the true language which is fallen to the Babel-quakers share this Quaker tells us that they who use not Thou to a single person are none of them guided by the spirit of God to mount this Quakers folly to its full height to say to the King May it please your Majesty to any Peer of the Realm Your Grace Your Honour to any great man Your Excellency to others Your Worship these are according to this Quaker such expressions of civil honour as were never spoken by any holy men of God I may truly say that Thou like Moses his Rod hath swallowed up all these Serpentine words they whether at Court or Country who do not use this Quakers Thou to a single person whether King Peer or Subject are sensual not having that spirit of truth who leads into all truth without Thou Charles to the Kings Sacred Majesty without Thou to every Peer of this Realm without respect the language of truth saith this Quaker is not in that mans mouth that man that is not a Thou and Thee-quaker is not taught by the spirit of truth according to this Quakers mind when we do speak one to one we must beware of You to one another for all they that do use You to the King to the Nobility to the Magistrates and Gentry of this Kingdom do in this thing not mind the Spirit of God and its teachings This Quaker saith moreover that to use You to any one man is that false word brought forth by the Devil the false spirit acting in them that use it nay which is worse You to a single person is the apostate language now is not this inference rightly drawn from his own words to say to the King Your Majesty to the Peers Your Grace your Honour to others Your Worship are no less than false words brought forth by the Devil no less than an apostate language Thus you see that this word Thou is so doted on by this Quaker as that for its sake all that use You instead of it to a single person do speak as the Devil the false spirit acts them they are all apostates such as are faln from the true Christian faith to give full weight they are all proud like Lucifer who have You seated in the pride of their hearts may it not be truly said this Quakers spirit is both bold and blind who durst write after this silly rate Q. p. 45. Q. Numb 50 Ch. But is it
under the hands of a persecuting generation in Colchester-Castle in the year 1656. Published 1675. Pr. Pr. This Quakers scribbles are in no small request with his quaking-friends here you see they are said to be given forth from the Spirit of the Lord which is a profane equalling of them with the holy Scriptures this quaking holy man of God was in the Quakers account no less inspired by the Holy Ghost than the holy Pen-men of Scripture were it 's no slander to say that the Quakers are not a little fly-blown with spiritual pride not a little of it is here published in print behold this James Parnel was the Quakers martyr that bore a faithful testimony for God even unto death in Colchester-Jayl with respect to this Quakers great worth they were a persecuting generation who did persecute this Quaker according to his true demerit This Collection was published in the year 1675 to tell this generation that this Quaker was like Abel who being dead yet speaketh but I shall truly say not like righteous Abel Let us look into some of his Pamphlets for with them all I shall not trouble your patience The first of the Pamphlets is called A trial of Faith which is thus put to the test Q. p. 4. Q. Numb 53 You believe you shall never overcome your sins so long as you are here or be made free from sins here you shew your faith is not built upon Christ who came to destroy the works of the Devil and to cleanse from all sin Pr. Pr. This is the corrupt testimony of this quaking-martyr that they are no sound believers whose faith doth not cleanse them from all their sins that the faith of Christians is not built upon Christ if it doth not make them free from their sins peccatum ne sit a sinless estate reserved for the Kingdom of Heaven is no true Divinity in the Quakers School according to this high-flown Quaker we must either be wholly free from sin like the angels or we can be no true believers in Christ St. Paul burthened with his body of death was a wretched man in the worse sense one that was not built by faith on Christ no truly faithful Christian suppose this Quaker to be in the right what then then St. John was grosly mistaken in saying thus If we say that we have no sin which the Quakers usually do we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us this Quaker is certainly for a more holy faith than God himself did ever require it 's not the ruling power but the being of sin which this Quakers faith makes free from without doubt this is to be righteous overmuch in this world I leave it to others to judg if the ill spirit of the old Catheri was not gotten into this young Quaker however it 's most clear that unless the Quakers idolized perfection be owned as the true only touchstone of faith the best grounded the most stedfast and saving faith of any Christian is not worth a rush it is an unholy faith to speak this Quakers mind that doth not cleanse from all sin in being thus this Quaker being dead hath unrighteously spoken a lye in the name of the Lord by his false Doctrine he hath concluded the Church of England at home all reformed Churches abroad under unbelief for being of this right sound mind that they shall never be made free from all their sins as long as they are here Q. Q. The next Pamphlet of Parnel's is called Christ exalted into his Throne Pr. Pr. Here is seemingly great honour done to our Saviour Christ but it is only in shew not in truth as of old he was arrayed like a King to his own greater disgrace so he is now cried up by this Quaker to the high dishonour of the holy Scriptures which is no honour to our Lord Jesus Christ Q. p. 15. Q. Numb 54 The Scripture was spoken from the Light but is not the Light nor the word nor the life nor the judg nor the rule nor the guide nor the trier of spirits for all this belongs to Christ Pr. Pr. I may truly say without offence this is none of Abel the righteous his language nor a faithful testimony born for God except another Quaker Atheist or Antiscripturist none would have laid such base things to the charge of the holy Scripture except a Quaker no man did ever call Christ the rule this Quaker is guilty of weak reasoning because Christ is the word the light the life therefore Scripture is not the word of God a light the word of life a judg a guide a trier of spirits behold is not this rare quaking Logick is it not a great shame that such dull reasoning as this is should be fathered on the holy Spirit who is God without question it 's for want of good Catechizing that the Quakers vent such irrational things in print these quaking-lines are fitter for pity than a more serious answer however let it be duly considered that at this door hath been brought in all the filth that hath been cast upon the holy Scripture the Scripture is not the light what is it then darkness saith one Quaker not to be minded in any thing saith another not the word what then the letter a dead letter say several Quakers not the life what then putrefaction and corruption not the judg what then it's the spirit alone which gives true discerning saith another Quaker not the rule what then the Scripture is not the rule of my faith and practise saith another Quaker not the guide what then the Light within is the true guide say all Quakers not the trier of spirits what then the Scripture cannot help to discern betwixt true and false saith another Quaker Thus you see clearly how the Scripture the word of God is become like a dung-cart to receive what filth the Quakers and the Papists have to throw into it is it not very sad that the Quakers way of exalting Christ is by debasing the good word of God what manner of spirit it is that leads the Quakers let all wise men hence judg Q. p. 16. Q. Numb 55 Of this Light you people and teachers of the world are ignorant and so are doting upon the Scripture without with your dark minds there with the blind Pharisees seeking life where it is not to be found Pr. Pr. The voice of righteous Abel is not yet in these quaking lines with this Quaker both people and Priest are alike they are both alike ignorant of Christ the Light because neither people nor their teachers are fond of this Quakers false Christ the Light within therefore this Quaker saith they do fondly dote upon the Scripture without and this is done with dark minds behold as this Quaker thought this is our great fault because we make the Scripture not the Quakers Light within the rule of our faith and life therefore as this Quaker saith we are ignorant of Christ the Light doting on
takes for his Text now follows his gloss That is to say take away our idol then take away our maintenance then down with our Ministry Is not this rarely quaked What will not a real Quaker say to asperse the Ministring-Priests of the Lord This Quaker hath clearly for his own purpose hit this nail on the head well may none but Quakers cry Euge Jacobe Observe it once more here is the Scripture standing again for an idol and all Ministers of the Gospel because not quakerized for the Priests of this Idol the Scripture is there not here a sound like that of old Great is Diana of the Ephesians Do not the Priests like those Craftsmen make a great stir about their Idol the Scripture Do they not say in this Quakers hearing Take away our Idol then take away our Maintenance then down with our Ministry Surely it is new very clear that the Quakers have very mean thoughts either of the Scripture or of Gods true Ministers the latter are in scorn called Priests the former is more basely termed their Idol by this Quaker we are come to a strange pass seeing that no Ministers may stick close to the divine authority of the Scripture but their gain is their only end in so doing and the Scripture the word of God is their Idol which they worship for advantage sake that their maintenance may not be taken away and that their Ministry which some Quakers prophanely enough call their trade may not go down I need add no more but this Nigro carbone notetur without question this quaking-doctrine deserves a black mark Q. p. 22. Q. Numb 60 They have nothing but the Scripture without and are still without in darkness and confusion as all those appear to be who call the Scripture their rule and guide and yet know not the truth Pr. Pr. Here th's Quaker is still baiting the Priests of the most high God as if they were a sort of Letter-mongers that have only the Scripture without out-side teachers who are still without such as are in darkness without Christ the light of life such as are in confusion without divine guidance and all this dirt is cast on them by this Quaker because they call rather make the Scripture their rule and guide but in the mean time know not the truth by the way observe how fond the Quakers are of their Light within to exalt this Idol they count the holy Scripture to be what it is not an Idol it 's no less than darkness and confusion as this Quaker saith to call the Scripture the rule of faith and life surely the holy Spirit of God is in vain pretended to by the Quakers who do so basely abuse in print those who call the Scripture the Word of God who do so much decry the Scripture from being the Word of God a rule or guide Oh that the Quakers could lay this great sin to their hearts Q. p. 25. Q. Numb 61 You bring another Gospel calling the four Books Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel Pr. Pr. Here this Quaker is offended with us unjustly for calling the Books written by St. Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel this is as he saith no less matter than to bring another Gospel into the world suppose this to be what it is not a true charge then according to St. Paul's Doctrine this Quaker would make us accursed and all that have gone before us for this new Gospel surely this Quaker did not well consider what he wrote for no Quaker doubtless dare say that the matter of those Books is not true Gospel how then came this Quaker to talk of our bringing another Gospel by affirming these Books to be the Gospel of St. Matthew Mark Luke and John as the Church of England doth as the Reformed Churches do abroad this Quaker would make us to be faulty in an high degree for by bringing in another Gospel we have another Christ to be our Saviour than he that is God and Man in one person the word made flesh it is certainly very sad that we may not call the matter of those four Books the Gospel which was written for our instruction by those four Evangelists St. Matthew Mark Luke and John but we must be basely charged to bring another Gospel which St. Paul terms accursed Q p. 26. Q. Numb 62 That is a false light in you which leads you to profess the Scripture to be your rule but in life and practice deny it Pr. Pr. Without borrowing any of this Quakers Light within him to tell us it is a confessed truth amongst us That all those do hold the truth in unrighteousness that do not live according to it but it is no false light in any of us to profess the Scripture to be our rule and though men are never so wicked the Scripture is still the rule of a better life to them which they ought to follow certainly this Quakers spirit was very much in the dark to asperse the Scripture so as he hath done by Gods own appointment the Scripture is the rule of faith and life it 's folly to think that the sinfulness of any mans life can make the Scripture to cease to be the rule of life as God hath declared it to be without doubt it is a false light in any Quaker which guides him to say that the Scripture is not the rule of his life without the Light within to guide him The next Pamphlet of James Parnel is called Q. The Trumpet of the Lord blown or a blast against pride and oppression Pr. Pr. To be sure this Trumpet sounds nothing like those silver Trumpets of old there is no small danger in this Quakers blast I shall endeavour to cast some Church-mould upon it the first sound is a terrible long blast Q. p. 28 29 30. Q. Numb 63 Wo unto you that are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen in respect to your persons who are exalted in the earth who are proud high and lofty who are called of men Master Mistris and Madam you are exalted above your fellow-creatures and grind the faces of the poor you live at ease spending your time in chambering and wantonness in hawking bowling carding dicing in eating drinking and sleeping you feed the lust eating drinking and rising up to play which is Idolatry your high and lofty horses are like your selves according to your lofty minds you sit at ease Dives-like devouring the Creation spending it upon your lusts your hearts being adultred from God your fellow-creatures labour like slaves under you you sit at ease and poor Lazarus lyes starving without you think scorn that a poor man should stand with his hat on before you you will be called Masters upholding that which Christs Doctrine forbids who saith Be not ye called Master you think scorn to be Thoued of your fellow-creatures but you will Thou God and Christ but though you be exalted as high as the Heavens and set your nests
shoulders which they touch not with one of their fingers they have respect to their interest profit ease security they count gain godliness they are preachers and setters up of tythes which Christ came to put an end to with the law they sue men at law for them they are hirelings who do falsly apply Christs words to themselves The labourer is worthy of his hire tythes are only claimed by false Teachers they deny the doctrine of Christ enlightning every one with a saving-light and that truly for it is a quaking-falshood they deny the manifestation of the Spirit in all they reproach the true Ministers of the Light and justly because of their folly they are persecutors of the children of light but the Quakers have no truth nor righteousness to be persecuted for they deny that any are made perfect from all sin in this life which they ought to deny they preach up the power and dominion of the devil's leading into sin above the power of Christ over sin in this life they exalt their Master the Devils power above Christ who came to overcome the Devil they preach up outward worship bodily service outward forms ceremonies and observances of outward Ordinances and Traditions of men of worship in outward Temples and consecrated places and outward conformity out of the life and power of godliness in Common-Prayer service and singing of Davids Psalms they please themselves with an outward melody to their ears with voice and organs their labour is to bring people to and keep them in outward communion under the outward profession and name of Christians to come to an outward washing and sprinkling to make them Christians to partake in outward eating of bread to drink of the outward cup of wine their fellowship is only in the world and with the world they do not what God requireth at their hands they are preachers up of the Kingdom of the Beast and false-Prophet they are bewailers of the great city Babylon their trade and merchandize dependeth on her Q. Q. Num. 118 Now take this Authors conclusion pag. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. Pr. Pr. In this quaking Author we find that they are the pretended Ministers of Christ that they are Antichrists Ministers that the Gospel preached by them is the Gospel of Antichrists setting up that they are led by the spirit of Antichrist that they make merchandize of the words of God that they are not Ministers of the Spirit hypocrites who do in words draw nigh to Christ but deny him in their works that Episcopal Presbyterian and Independent Teachers are alike corrupt they do all preach in their own wisdom of words they do differ from the true Ministers of Christ his Gospel and life that they all want a thorough-reformation that they have taken up their stations in formalities that they are rejected of God such from whom the Lord is departed such as are denied of the Lord to be his Ministers to them the Lord as this Quaker pretends saith Who hath required these things of your hands wherein you have polluted my name they seek their own more than Gods they have not the Spirit they are turned aside to fables they are quenchers of the Spirit they are despisers of Prophesie they speak evil of that they understand not they are none of Christs Ministers in the Spirit they convert not any unto God they go forth in the will of man they are not of God they are false shepherds they speak their own words they compose their Sermons in their own wills and wisdom they are no true guides in the way of life they are deceivers and Seducers who wax worse and worse they run in the way of Balaam they are the false guides who lead to destruction whose ways are the ways of death whose end is everlasting misery who are ready to blaspheme that holy name whereby the Quakers but in pretence and falsely are called I may without just offence to any say That I have truly set down from his own words this Quakers base account of all the Ministers of the Church of England for the most part this is done in this Scribblers own words if not so then in the genuine sense of his own words when I am put to the test this will be found true As for this and the other quaking Pamphlets I can truly say hisce oculis vidi hisce manibus tractavi observe but the time when their Books consulted by me were Printed and then this truth will be evident To their Books I shall instead of an Index add an Appendix which the Reader may be pleased to look upon as The Quakers unsound faith which I shall be bold to set down as the Quakers Belief because in that Book of theirs called Truths defence they do boldly say pag. 104 That they are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ to write or to put in print That their papers or printed Books are from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God The Articles of the Quakers faith will be supernumerary above twice four and twenty I shall set them down with reference to what hath in the foregoing discourse been taken out of their own Books all this I shall do either in their own words or according to the true meaning of them By the letter Q. is meant Quakers To begin with their unsound faith ARTICLE I. THE first Article is this We Quakers do believe as W. P. doth write That Jesus Christ is not a distinct Person without us and that there is not one place of Scripture to prove him to be so nor do we believe Christ to be God-man for it is no Scripture-phrase See Numb 1 2 3. ARTICLE II. We Q. do believe That the Scripture is not a Rule directing our understandings or lives and that the Spirit alone doth give true discerning See Numb 4. ARTICLE III. We Q. do believe That the Light within ought to be the Rule of our faith and practice See Numb 5 6 7. ARTICLE IV. We Q. do believe That Baptizing with water is no Ordinance of the Gospel instituted by Jesus Christ See Numb 8 9. ARTICLE V. We Q. do believe That the Justification of a sinner is not by Christs righteousness imputed by faith That Justification by Christs imputed righteousness is a dangerous sin-pleasing notion that it is a speaking peace to the wicked that it is a doctrine of devils that it allows the devils Kingdom to continue in being See Numb 10 11 12 13 14. ARTICLE VI. We Q. do believe and are of the same mind with our friend G. Whitehead That Christ God-man did never purchase the redemption of any sinners by the price of his own blood That redemption thus purchased is non-sensical and unscriptural That it is an upstart-doctrine which is no elder than the Presbyterians and Independents See more Numb 15 16 17 18 19. ARTICLE VII We Q. do believe That there is no Salvation to be hoped for after this life is ended by any faithful
Christians and that there is no resurrection of the body from the grave unto life everlasting See Numb 20. ARTICLE VIII We Q. do believe That after this bodily life is ended there is no life everlasting for faithful Christians that there is no resurrection of the body from the grave that there is no coming of Christ as a Judg at the last day that they may look till their eyes drop out who look for the Son of Mary to be their Saviour at his last coming to Judgment See Numb 21. ARTICLE IX We Q. do believe as the Papists do and do approve their faith herein That true Justification is only by inherent righteousness that the righteousness by faith is when the law is performed in us by the works of the Spirit See Numb 22 23 24. ARTICLE X. We Q. do believe That Jesus our Saviour is not the Son of Mary nor the Son of the substance of his Father that he doth not exist bodily without us at Gods right hand that he doth not sit at Gods right hand in heaven that he is not a distinct person from God the Father that Christ the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as being God that Christ is not God and Man in one Person that the Son of Mary is not glorified at Gods right hand that Mary is not the Mother of God it is Popery to call Mary the Mother of God and Christ the Son of Mary See Num. 25 26. ARTICLE XI We Q. do believe with our friends S. C. and George Fox the younger That the fear of God is learnt not from the Scripture Num. 27 28. ARTICLE XII We Q. do believe That deliverance from condemnation is not by believing in Christ who died to save sinners by his blood but by obeying the Light within See Num. 29. ARTICLE XIII We Q. do believe That all the Priests of Englands Church are deceivers and no Ministers of Christ See Numb 30. ARTICLE XIV We Q. do delieve That there is no knowledg of any truth to be gotten by the Scripture and that they are deceivers that do teach otherwise See Numb 31. ARTICLE XV. We Q. believe That the Priests do preach for filthy lucre and are deceivers and in transgression and that they are contrary to Christ and Paul See Numb 32. ARTICLE XVI We Q. do believe That they are no Ministers of Gods Word nor Ministers of Christ who teach that the Scripture is the Word of God See Numb 33. ARTICLE XVII We Q. do believe That there are not three distinct Persons in the Godhead that the doctrine of the Trinity is an imagination contrary to the Scripture a doctrine only taught by those who know not what they say Numb 34. ARTICLE XVIII We Q. do believe That the Scripture cannot bring any to know God and Jesus Christ and the Spirit of Truth See Numb 35. ARTICLE XIX We Q. do believe That there is no knowledg of God to be gotten by the Scripture as our friend W. Smith doth in his new Primer write See Num. 36. ARTICLE XX. We Q. do believe That all the Priests of England have their power and authority from man that they are no Ministers of Christ that they are wolves and time-servers See Numb 37. ARTICLE XXI We Q. do believe That the Scripture is no Rule to walk by and that we Quakers are to mind the Spirit alone in all things which Spirit is the Rule See Numb 38 39. ARTICLE XXII We Q. do believe That the time called Sunday or the Lords-day that the place called a Church that the persons belonging to the publick worship used in England are Heathenish Popish and of mans making See Numb 40. ARTICLE XXIII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England do preach no sound doctrine that their doctrine is after the tradition of men and not after Christ See Numb 41. ARTICLE XXIV We Q. do believe That their praying in England is not an acceptable service to God that they do neither pray with the Spirit nor with understanding that neither their Preaching nor their prayers are accepted of God See Numb 42. ARTICLE XXV We Q. do believe That singing of Davids Psalms in Court City Country is but a prophane thing it is a singing lyes in hypocrisie See Numb 43. ARTICLE XXVI We Q. do believe that Baptism and the Lords-supper rose from the Popes invention that the whole practice of them as they are used had their institution by the Pope and not by Christ that the wine is another of the Popes inventions that they are devices of the Popes setting up false things not to be regarded by any true Christians See Numb 44. ARTICLE XXVII We Q. do believe That a material Church is of the Popes invention who is the head thereof See Numb 45. ARTICLE XXVIII We Q. do believe That the People and Priests of England are no true Christians that they are not in the Christians life and way that they do practise that which God requires not at their hands nor doth accept See Num. 46. ARTICLE XXIX We Q. do believe That there is no outward civil honour due to the King or any others that they are not in the power of God that do give civil honour to the King or any man else that they are Apostates who do give civil honour to any others be they King or subjects See Numb 47. ARTICLE XXX We Q. do believe That there is no civil honour belonging to Magistrates and men in Authority that this is that respecting of persons which is sinful that there is the Lords curse which attends hat-honour that this civil honouring of Magistrates and men in authority is not required by God that the beggar-Quaker is as honourable as he that rules that there is no honour due to the Kings Person for the honour is due to the power which in is us Quakers See Numb 48. ARTICLE XXXI We Q. do believe That Thou to the King or any other man is the true language that they are not guided by the Spirit of God who do not use this language Thou that this is the language of truth that the Spirit of God teacheth to speak this language that they do not mind the teachings of the Spirit of God who do use any other language than Thou to the King or any others that You to any one man is an apostate-language See Numb 49. ARTICLE XXXII We Q. do believe though it be not true Gramar That good manners is to speak true words which is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of truth that those people do not know what good manners is who do in their words give civil honour to the King or his Subjects that they do not speak in the manner of truth but in the false spirit which corrupts good manners See Numb 50. ARTICLE XXXIII We Q. do believe That all manner of swearing is altogether unlawful that Christ Jesus hath forbidden all oaths that it is not lawful to swear upon any
account that the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance or any other Oaths injoyned by any Authority on earth are altogether unlawful because Christ hath commanded not to swear at all that no swearing is warranted by the Scripture that the dispensation of Oaths where strife was is ended by Christ who saith Swear not at all that vain Oaths and solemn Oaths are both alike forbidden by Christ See Numb 51. ARTICLE XXXIV We Q. do believe That all Holy-days are set up in the Apostacy that there is no observation of particular days that in calling the first day of the week the Lords-day or Sabbath-day people speak they know not what that the name Sunday is heathenish that every day is the Lords-day See Numb 52. ARTICLE XXXV We Q. do believe as our dear friend James Parnel hath written that they are no truly faithful Christians who do deny that there is a perfect freedom from all manner of sin to be had in this life that their faith is not the true faith if it doth not cleanse them from all their sins See Numb 53. ARTICLE XXXVI We Q. do believe That the Scripture is not the Light nor the Word nor the Life nor the Judg nor the Rule nor the Guide nor the tryer of spirits See Numb 54. ARTICLE XXXVII We Q. do believe That the people and teachers are ignorant of Christ the Light that they dote on the Scripture with their dark minds that they do like the blind Pharisees seek life in the Scripture where it is not to be found See Numb 55. ARTICLE XXXVIII We Q. do believe as our beloved James Parnel saith That the Scripture is a dead letter See Numb 56. ARTICLE XXXIX We Q. do believe That the Priests of England are the peoples leaders who cause them to err that the Scripture is their Idol to get money by that by the Scripture they do lead the people into blindness that they do in vain worship a God whom they know not that they do dethrone Christ Jesus by exalting the Scripture See Numb 57. ARTICLE XL. We Q. do still believe That the Scripture is not the Word of God nor the Light nor the Rule nor the Guide nor the Teacher nor Judg concerning matters of faith and life See Numb 58. ARTICLE XLI We Q. do believe That the Priests of England do maintain the authority of the Scripture which is their Idol only for their own ends to uphold their corrupt maintenance and deceitful Ministry See Num b. 59. ARTICLE XLII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England have nothing but the Scripture without which is a dead letter that they are without the true Light that all those are in darkness and confusion who call the Scripture their Rule and Guide and that the Priests of England are like them and that they know not the truth See Numb 60. ARTICLE XLIII We Q. do believe That they bring another Gospel into the world who call the four books Matthew Mark Luke and John the Gospel See Numb 61. ARTICLE XLIV We Q. do believe That it is a false light in any which leads them to profess the Scripture to be their Rule who do not live well See Numb 62. ARTICLE XLV We Q. do believe That all that are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam are all accursed of God and shall be cast into hell and that they are no better nor shall fare better than Lucifer Dives Haman Pharaoh Herod and the rest of their forefathers See Numb 63. ARTICLE XLVI We Q. do likewise believe That all who are called Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam are all very wicked that they do only make a profession of godliness that their worship is formal and imaginary that their Chaplains are wicked like themselves that they are like the worshippers of the golden Calf that they and their Chaplains are Heathens that Priest and people do live without God in the world that they are all accursed of God that their works are the works of the Devil that they serve the Devil with their hearts and actions that they are no Christians but Heathens both Priest and people See Numb 64. ARTICLE XLVII We Q. do believe still That all Lords Ladies Knights Gentlemen and Gentlewomen Master Mistress Madam young and old rich and poor and beggars men-servants and women-servants who are no Quakers are the children of the Devil fruitless trees that cumber the ground which are for the fire stubble to be burnt unrighteous persons to be cast into the lake which burns with fire and brimstone that thither they must go that there they must lye for evermore with Dives and Haman that they are all as bad as Dives Haman and the High-Priests Pharisees and Rulers were who put Christ to death that their belly is their god that they and all their earthly honour shall be laid into the fire See Numb 65. ARTICLE XLVIII We Q. do believe That the Priests of England are like Jannes and Jambres who withstood Moses that they do likewise withstand the truth that they are University-men with their Magick Arts and Imaginations that they do get a form of the Prophets Christs and Apostles words to trade with that they do deny the power of godliness that they are Traytors to Christ men of corrupt minds reprobates concerning the faith See Numb 66. ARTICLE XLIX We Q. do believe still That the Scripture is a dead letter that it is the husk which is usually thrown away that they are Swine feeding on husks who make the Scripture their Rule and Guide that he is a deceiver one that erreth that knoweth not the Scripture who saith the Scripture is the word of God that he puts the shadow for the substance who takes the Scripture to be the word of God that that man is without that he is a swine feeding on the husk that he is ignorant of the true light who saith that the Scripture is the rule and guide of the people of God See Numb 67. ARTICLE L. We Q. do believe That there is no other baptism but the baptism of Christ with the Holy Ghost and with fire that baptism with water is but a formal imitation and the invention of man that it is a meer delusion and that they are all heathens and no Christians who are so baptized and cannot witness the other baptism See Numb 70. ARTICLE LI. We Q. do believe That there is no such thing as Sacramental bread that it is only the bread which the world breaks that it is carnal and natural that the cup is such like that there is no such thing as the holy Communion for it is the communion of the world that communion which is natural outward carnal that that which is called the Lords-table is the table of devils that in receiving that which they call the Lords-supper they do feed upon the husk and shadow See Numb 71. ARTICLE LII We Q. do believe That the