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A65883	The Quaker vindication against Francis Bugg's calumnies in his scandalous pamphlet stiled, Something in answer to the allegations of the Quakers (in their printed case presented to the House of Commons, December 1693) ... ; together with Francis Bugg's own vindication of the people called Quakers since he left them and turned to the Church of England.	Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.	1694 (1694)	Wing W1950; ESTC R35241	10,738	5

THE QUAKERS VINDICATION AGAINST FRANCIS BUGG'S CALUMNIES In his Scandalous Pamphlet stiled Something in Answer to the Allegations of the Quakers in their Printed Case Presented to the House of Commons December 1693. But his second Edition Stiled The Converted Quakers Answer Together with Francis Bugg's own Vindication of the People called Quakers since he left them and turned to the Church of England Conveniet nulli qui secum dissidet ipse First IT 's not unknown unto you that we are Dissenters from the Church of England and as such we injoy our Liberty by Law under you who are in Authority which we have and do thankfully acknowledge and consequently not to be reputed Criminal for being such 2. That Francis Bugg himself did not account us Criminal for our Principles two Years after he had left our Communion and joyned himself unto the Church of England see his Book The Quakers detected c. printed 1686. The first point under Consideration is how I came to be a Member of their Society In the beginning they taught that all Men were Inlightned according to John 1. 9. And that this Light wherewith Christ had enlightned them was sufficient if obeyed to lead to Salvation and that it was the work of the Ministers of Christ to turn the Peoples minds from Darkness to Light and from the Power of Satan to God Affirming that this Light was a sufficient Teacher Leader Guide to every Believer without the help of outward Prescriptions Forms Orders and Decrees of Men upon these and the like Notions I became perswaded to make tryal of their Doctrine And when I came to see and observe their Practice Conversations and Deportments in the beginning and what Simplicity and Plainness attended their Ministry I was still more confirmed that it was a Dispensation of the Love of God sent as a Visitation to Mankind and being thus perswaded I was resolved to bear the Cross and did utterly despise the Shame that attended them and their Message and was not behind any of my Equals both in doing and suffering for the Testimony thereof as some amongst them can still bear me witness And in this manner we went on for many Years and loved one another with Love unfeigned and doubtless God blessed our Meetings with the comfortable enjoyment of his presence Thus far Francis Bugg which plainly shews himself very Inconsistent with himself and renders his late Work abusive malicious and not to deserve any Credit against us And although this is enough to Clear us from his Calumnies from what he now pretends or alledgeth against our Doctrine and Conversation with all Impartial Men. Yet as F. Bugg hath vindicated our Doctrine and Ministry as aforesaid we shall herewith give a general Account by many credible Witnesses of our Belief and Innocency in opposition to Bugg's great Scandals So we beseech you to peruse the following particular Examination of his Calumnies Partialities and Perversions of our Friends Writings Which Writings be pleased to note were extant in Print many Years before he left us or gave the aforesaid ample Vindication of our Doctrine and Ministry and although he confesseth he was more than 25 Years a Member of our Society Yet in all that time and some time after he left us found no fault with our Doctrine or Testimony but own'd and confest the same as aforesaid And he himself must needs then know that neither he nor we held any such Doctrines as he would now represent Upon which we query 1. Didst thou Francis Bugg when a Quaker deny Jesus of Nazareth 2. Didst thou Francis Bugg when a Quaker 25 Years account that the Quakers denyed Jesus of Nazareth 3. Didst thou F. Bugg contemn the holy Scriptures 4. Didst thou F. Bugg when a Quaker account the Quakers contemned the holy Scriptures 5. Didst thou F. Bugg disown Magistracy 6. Didst thou F. Bugg when a Quaker account the Quakers disown'd Magistracy Bugg pag. 5. Concerning his Charge of our denying Jesus of Nazareth We utterly deny it How proves he it 1. Observe some of his Instances viz. pag. 5. Thou must wait to know something of God in thee which in thy own Conscience he makes manifest 2. That of God within us is so viz. the Foundation for we know it is Christ we know Christ in us c. 3. We believe that Christ in us doth interceed the Father on our behalf 4. The very Christ of God is within us We dare not deny him By these four Instances of his he endeavours to prove that The Quakers deny Jesus of Nazareth but doth not he himself hereby deny the Mystery of Christ in Spirit and implicity accuse the holy Apostles with denying Jesus of Nazareth for the same Testimony 1. Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them Rom. 1. 19. 2. Examine your selves whether ye be in the Faith prove your own selves know ye not your own selves how that Jesus Christ is IN you except ye be Reprobates see 2 Cor. 13. 5. Query 1. Was this another Jesus Christ than Jesus of Nazareth No sure there was but one Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 8. 6. 3. Query 2. And was it not Jesus of Nazareth whom Saul persecuted in the Primitive Christians Yea sure see Acts 22. 8. I am Jesus of Nazareth whom thou persecutest And tho' Bugg cannot conceive this Mystery of Christ IN us and WITHOUT us also yet the Apostle says It was manifest to his Saints 4. To whom God would make known what is the Riches of the glory of this Mystery amongst the Gentiles which is Christ IN you the hope of Glory Col. 1. 27. 5. God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your Hearts crying Abba Father Gal. 4. 6. Another of his Instances to prove we deny Jesus of Nazareth Is out of W. Smith's Primmer or demonstration of the New and Living Way viz. They that are false preach Christ without and bid People believe in him as he is in Heaven above but they that are Christ's Ministers preach Christ within We confess there is one Edition in Octavo reads it as he quotes it But the other Edition in Folio bound up with his Works The Paragraph runs expresly thus in the fourth Leaf of his said Demonstration viz. Why they that are false preach Christ without ONLY and bid People believe in him as he is in Heaven above in opposition to his being within but they that are true Ministers they preach Christ within and direct People to wait to feel him in themselves and so to believe in him as he makes himself manifest in them whereby they truly confess his being without also Thus far W. Smith And this said Author W. S. is yet more full and express in this point and that too in the very Edition quoted by Bugg in his confessing the same Christ both WITHOUT and WITHIN viz. We believe all things which are spoken by the holy Prophets and Apostles concerning Jesus Christ are true