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
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
having purchased all of God without Pr. Pr. Here we have this Quaking Proteus turned into a Socinian shape sore troubled it 's still no less than unscriptural and nonsensical to affirm That God-man hath purchased all of God without If we should fondly pin our faith on this Quakers sleeve then upon easie terms we might bid farwel to the received Doctrine of the Church of England Art 2 for there is no such thing discoverable by the Light within any Quaker as that the Godhead and Manhood were joined in one person who suffered was dead and buried to reconcile his Father to us and to be a Sacrifice not only for original guilt but also for all actual sins of men such true doctrine as this is belongs not to the nature of this Quakers Christianity this is that doctrine which in this Quakers Glass is represented unjustly to be unscriptural and nonsensical This blessed Truth That Christ God-man hath purchased all of God without is to this Quaker a rock of offence unjustly taken by him Without doubt that man is not mistaken who shall say That the Quakers do deny Christ to be God-man in one person this certainly is no point of any Quakers faith That Christ God-man hath purchased our Redemption of God the Father by his precious blood without us If this be true then where is or what is become of this Quakers true Christianity If this with his fellow-Quakers were enjoined by the Kings Majesty the Defender of the true Faith to subscribe to the 39 Articles of Religion then by their thus declaring their unfeigned assent and consent but to the two first Articles thereof their false Christian paint would soon fall off then the Kings Majesty would soon see what manner of Christians these Saints Seed People as they call themselves of the Most High God are Q. p. 8. Q. Numb 17 Because those terms in Scripture relating to Christ and his works are misunderstood and perverted by many professors and Priests I shall state them with the natural and simple sense thereof viz. Jesus A Saviour who saveth from sin Christ is anointed with power from on high Propitiation A Sacrifice well pleasing which is to purge away sin and make nigh to God and which imports forgiveness reconciliation favour mercy kindness c. Sacrifice An oblation or offering to consecrate or make holy Reconciliation An agreement a setting at one Covenant An accord agreement a contract a treaty a condition c. Atonement Peace quietness betwixt them that are reconciled or in mutual friendship Redemption A ransoming buying again rescuing such as were under bondage or sold under slavery Salvation A saving or a making safe from the hand of an enemy destroyer or oppressor c. Imputation An ascribing laying to the charge of or an accounting reckoning or thinking Justification A making righteous just upright vertuous good perfect c. and also an adjudging pronouncing and sentencing one that is made righteous to be so Pr. Pr. Thus far we have had this Quakers unlearned Dictionary or ill-digested Vocabulary Now let us first observe what doth immediately follow Q. p. 9. Q. Numb 18 Now if professors come not to feel and experience these things or works of Christ fulfilled in them they are but empty professors and talkers of them without the true life and power of Christianity and true Religion Pr. Pr. This Quakers Dictionary or Vocabulary is so trivial as that it is lost time an abuse of patience to note much concerning it They are Quakers in heart ill-principl'd in Christianity who do not see plainly how this Quakers spirit hath put him upon playing the Sophister as well as an Ignoramus in it There is not one syllable of Redemption by purchase to be found in it Jesus Christ Propitiation Sacrifice Reconciliation Covenant Atonement Redemption Salvation Imputation Justification are not only ignorantly but basely explained to use Dr. G's words whom I heard preaching upon that plain literally-meant Text Mat. 5.10 say Haec intus transiguntur omnia they must be all felt and experimentally fulfilled within professors otherwise they are but empty professors and talkers of them nay further unless professors come to this which they are never likely to do to have them fulfilled in them they are in a sad case without the true life and power of Christianity and true Religion To give one parting-blow more Let it be duly observed that this Quakers explanation is full of tautologies and of plain words darkned by those of more difficult understanding as also of several vain repetitions of all which his Teacher the Light within his pretended Lord God his Spirit that inspired him is highly guilty As for Justification it is altogether Popishly explained a plain instance that the Quakers Light within is from Rome below not from Heaven above besides that man is not imposed upon that shall hence aver this Quakers Vocabulary to be full of Socinianism for here is nothing of Redemption by Christs blood without us The life and power of this Quakers Religion hath nothing to do with redemption purchased by Christ God-man Once more consider this Quaking-Dictionary well and then it will casily appear that this Socinianizing Quaker doth truly deny the Lord that bought him as well as unchristian all those that are not of the same corrupt mind with him That all these abovesaid words in their Quaking-sense must be fulfilled in them Q. p. 18. Q. Numb 19 But thou contradictest thy Tutors the Presbyterians and Independents in saying That mans redemption is purchased by his crucified body for they say he did not satisfie as man simply but as God and man or as God-man which is all one as to say That God satisfied and paid God or that God purchased redemption of himself Pr. Pr. Observe how this Quaker takes his adversary to task as an untoward Pupil contradicting his tutors According to this Quakers ill-sighted light within him the received Doctrine of Christs satisfaction derives its pedigree no higher than the Presbyterians and Independents According to this Upstart Quaker Christs satisfaction is no Gospel-truth from God in heaven it 's only from below according to this Quaker the Presbyterians and Independents are the known Fathers of this Infant-truth the old scum is still before this Quakers eyes all his light within doth not remove it God satisfying and paying God God purchasing redemption of himself doth still so blind him as that he cannot as yet see redemption by price or satisfaction made by Christ God-man to God the Fathers Justice to be a precious Gospel-truth It 's no slander to say That this Quaker hath an ill-catechised head an ignorant spirit to be his guide otherwise he had never appeared so ignorant in print I may truly write without any just offence That an ungrounded confident pretence to divine teaching hath put this deluded Quaker upon devising a Looking-glass for all sorts of professors in which nothing of true Christianity is yet to be seen Q. p.
Quaking-Primer little Children are taught to take heed to the Light within them that the Scripture the Word of God the sure word of Prophesie may not be regarded by them as their guide or rule of their lives Q. p. 11. Q. Numb 29 Therefore cease from that which is evil and obey the Light within and then shalt thou be delivered from condemnation Pr. Pr. Here these Quaking Primmer-men are subtilly at work to corrupt the injudicious minds of children with gross Popery here is deliverance from condemnation not by faith in Christs Merits but by obeying the Light within them their worst guide It 's a sad case that little children are in danger to be thus basely taught to pronounce the Roman Sibboleth that man is dim-sighted who doth not see that Quakerism serves as a stepping-stone for Popery in this Church and Kingdom Q. p. 13 14. Hearken not to the deceivers Q. Numb 30 who keep you from the Light of Christ Jesus believe them not that turn you from the Light for they are not the Ministers of Christ Pr. Pr. Here you may observe how this Quaking-Primmer is mainly designed to foist these new Vessels by this bad liquor put into them other Teachers whether Archbishops or Bishops Priests or Deacons rightly ordained are but deceivers no Ministers of Christ to whom little children are here taught not to hearken nor believe them By this base suggestion it is here endeavoured to prejudice young children against the Ministry of Gods word by the lawful Ministers of it to make them be slighted as so many deceivers that would keep little children from the light of Christ Jesus to be slenderly regarded by them as being no Ministers of Christ as those that would turn them from the light I may truly say Here is the poyson of Asps with which these Quakers would infect the youth of this Church and Kingdom Q. p. 15. And such also are all deceivers who tell you Q. Numb 31 The only way to come to the knowledg of all truth is by the Scriptures for the knowledg of truth is by the Spirit of truth which doth bring to the knowledg of Jesus Christ and his Spirit leadeth into all truth Pr. Pr. The dangerous design of this Quaking-Primmer is to leaven the minds of young children with this abominably false doctrine That the Holy Scriptures are not the way to know the truth That Gods Ministers are deceivers who teach that the Scriptures are the way to know the truth Behold a sad case here is the Spirit of truth highly exalted to decry the Word of God the holy Scripture from being the way to the knowledg of the truth according to this Quaking-fancy any prophane despiser of the Scriptures may very boldly say That Timothy was ill-instructed in the knowledg of the Scriptures from his youth That St. Paul was grosly mistaken in saying That the Scriptures were able to make him wise unto salvation But you see these Quakers are strangely fond of the Light within so as to cry down the light of Gods own word as if nothing but deceitful knowledg were to be gotten by the Scripture which is Gods Book This Quaking-dotage doth plainly say In vain did Timothy know the Scriptures of a child in vain do any Parents train up their children in the knowledg of them if this be not what is the ready way to lay poor children open to the Spirit of Error to make them a ready prey to the Quakers deluding spirit of truth By pursuing this Quaking-fancy is not the Devil likely to have a rich ingathering in this Church and Kingdom Q. p. 16. Q. Numb 32 And such are deceivers who preach for money and tythes such cannot lead you out of transgression for they are in transgression themselves for Christ said to his Freely you have received freely give and Paul made not the Gospel chargeable but these Priests that preach for filthy lucre deceive people Pr. Pr. In this Quaking-Primmer here is a base charge drawn against all the Ministring-Priests of the Church of England here these Quakers have fired their Beacon that the youth of this Church and Kingdom may have timely notice to beware of their best soul-friends here the silly sheep are slily counselled against their keepers that the Quaking-Wolves in sheeps-cloathing may the better prey upon them Is it not very sad that the youth of this Church and Kingdom must be thus dangerously prejudiced against Gods Priests who are his Ambassadors by whom God doth beseech his Rebel-subjects that they may be reconciled to God Behold here little children are taught to look upon all teaching-Priests as so many deceivers as those Hirelings that preach for money and tythes which is a lying slander as those blind guides that are in the pit of transgression such as are not like Christs true Ministers as burdeners of that Gospel which plain Paul made not chargeable as those Priests that preach for filthy lucre as Cheats who deceive the people According to the baseness of these Quaking-lines it 's a shame for the King 's Sacred Majesty the Defender of the true Faith that such base Priests should be owned by him be suffered to preach before him Is it not likewise another standing-shame that the Priests of the Most High God should be thus basely reproacht in print to the corrupting of youth and as yet no exemplary notice taken of it By the way observe it well that the Most Reverend Fathers of this Church are some of those Priests that are thus stigmatized in these Quaking-lines as well as the other dignified and inferior Clergy of this Church and Kingdom The good Lord rebuke this Quaking ill spirit Q. p. 17 18. And such are no Ministers of Gods word Q. Numb 33 who tell you the Scripture is the word of God and these are the Ministers of the Letter who are Ministers of the Scripture and not Ministers of Christ Pr. Pr. You see these Quaking Primmer-men are still busie to sow their bad seed in the young Seminary whilst they do pretend to learn little children to spell they do likewise learn them these Devilish Lessons First That the Scripture is not the Word of God 2. That they are no Ministers of Gods Word who tell little children that the Scripture is the word of God 3. That they are the Ministers of the Letter and not the Ministers of Christ who are Ministers of the Scripture May I not say without offence to any If the Devil were incarnate it would well become him to teach such base Doctrine as this is By this Doctrine once imbib'd little children are well fitted to become bad Scholars in the Devils School Q. p. 25. Q. Numb 34 And these the Father Son and Spirit the world and their Teachers calls Three Persons but they speak they know not what even as they have imagined contrary to the Scripture therefore Children believe them not Pr. Pr. Here George Fox the younger comes on the stage of the Quaking-Primmer to
act his part to make little children believe this Doctrine to wit Three Persons and one God is a false doctrine That the Father the Son and the Spirit are no otherwise three Persons but as the world and their Teachers calls them so To say that God the Father God the Son and God the Holy Ghost are three Persons but one God this is to speak we know not what a meer fancy as we have imagined a false doctrine contrary to the Scripture Article 1 To say with the Church of England In the Unity of this Godhead there be Three Persons of one substance power and eternity the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost is in this Quakers account the Doctrine of the world and their Teachers a speaking we know not what a vain imagination a corrupt doctrine contrary to the Scripture If this be not pestilent doctrine for little children to learn let all sober Christians judg Q p. 21. Q Numb 35 Now Children the Scriptures of truth do declare of God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth which are one but the Scriptures cannot bring you to know God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth Pr. Pr. In this Quaking-Primmer here is a train laid to blow up the knowledg of the Scriptures to prepare little Children to sleight them as being unable to bring them to know God and Christ and the Spirit of Truth according to these Quaking-lines St. Paul was mistaken when he said that the Scripture was profitable for Doctrine for wherein are the holy Scriptures profitable for Doctrine if they are unable to bring those that read them to know God Christ and the Spirit of Truth certainly it is either a true or a false knowledg that is to be gotten of God Christ and the Spirit by the Scriptures to exalt the Quakrs Idol the Light within little Children are here taught to sleight the holy Scriptures as a dull Book in the reading whereof there is nothing of God Christ and the Spirit of Truth to be known There are many more soul-endangering Doctrines in this Primer but I shall dismiss them at this present that I may come to the Quakers Catechism a Book of no less dangerous consequence as Popery of late hath spread in this Kingdom by Popish Catechisms so the Papal Quakers have set their Catechisms forth to gain Proselytes by this means Pharisee-like they make their followers twofold more the children of Hell Q. THe Book now under consideration is thus Titled Q. Two Treatises the one Entituled A New Primer the other A New Catechism both written by William Smith Printed 1668. Pr. Pr. The New Primer is that Book in which is demonstrated the new and living way a specious title this Book hath to catch unwary Readers to draw them cunningly into the Devils snare it 's written by way of Question and Answer the Child inquiring the Father informing which is a subtle way to dispense Quakerism the other is a new Catechism both are bound up together both Primer and Catechism are the sittest for Smithfield to receive the Hangmans Imprimatur there the Catechising new Primer is betwixt the Father and Child thus Q. p. 2. Q. Numb 36 Child But is there something of God in my own conscience that will give me the knowledg of him Father Yes and there is not any thing else that can do it Pr. Pr. In the first page of this new Primer this Quaking father endeavours to shew his child how he may come to know God his way and truth which he saith is thus done by something of God in his own conscience but so as that there is not any thing else that can do it as for the Scripture this stands for a cypher for a dead letter like a dumb Idol the Scripture can do nothing to make known God his way and truth the Light within this Quakers fondling is the childs only tutour to help him to know God his way and truth as for the Scripture which is given by inspiration of God which as St. Paul saith Is able to make wise to salvation which is profitable for instruction in righteousness that the man of God may be perfect throughly furnished unto every good work this very Scripture in comparison of the Light within is not able to help children in the least to know God his way and truth it doth still further appear that the Quakers spirit is not of God which doth thus debase the Scripture which is Gods word Q. p. 5. Q. Numb 37 Fath. Such as are not Christs Ministers have their power and authority from man and have each man a place of settlement which is called a Parish in that Parish they have Tythes allowed for their maintenance and they have a law made by man to compel it and if any for conscience sake cannot give it them then by their Law they sue them and imprison them and spoil their goods and these are wolves Child that are let loose among the lambs to rend and tear them and they have places builded in their several Parishes which they call Churches and they observe one day in a week for their worship and few hours in that day to perform it and they have an hour-glass and that is their time of Preaching and their eye will be oft towards the glass to see when it is run because it is a long hour to them when the glass is run they tell their people the time is now spent and what hath been spoken must suffice for that time and this is not the practice of Christs Ministers Pr. Pr. By this Quaking father the children of this Church and Kingdom are basely taught in a ridiculous manner to despise all Gods Ministers of what degree soever throughout this whole Kingdom from the Kings Chappel to the meanest Congregation we are all alike none of Christs Ministers like Jeroboams Priests or Baals Prophets this Quaker saith we derive our authority from man the Consecration of Archbishops and Bishops the Ordination of Priests and Deacons is no more but an humane invention for they have their power and authority from man in this Quakers account there is no true Ministry belonging to the Church of England the Priests are but so many Tythmongers setled in every Parish bloody wolves let loose among the lamb-like Quakers to rend and tear them like the Jews they have a law made by man to compel that which is unjust they are time-servers who do observe one day in a week for their worship and a few hours in that day to perform it an hour-glass measures the time of their Preaching which their eyes are oft upon their glass run and their time are both spent together thus in this Quakers eye they are no better than so many hour-glass-Preachers behold what a silly scandalous charge is here drawn up against all the Ministers of Gods Word in this Church and Kingdom who can believe that the foregoing discourse was indited by the infallible spirit who is God
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-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
not a thing that will become me to use good manners and people do not take the word Thou to be good manners when I speak to my betters Fath. It is evil words child that corrupts good manners but true words is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of truth which is good manners and thou must not mind what others say but mind thou the Lord and his teachings and he will teach thee to speak good words and true words which is good manners and people that know not the teachings of God nor the truth of God they know not the manner of it and so are seeking how to honour one another and to speak to one another and after what manner to do it which is not in the manner of truth but in the false spirit which corrupts their words and actions and so corrupts good manners Pr. Pr. As this Quaking-father did just now endeavour to teach children to speak properly so he is here instructing them to be mannerly after the Quakers rude fashion it is certainly a dull spirit that moves in this Quakers wheels for he hath not helpt him to write true English evil words that corrupts good manners is that false English which cannot be made into true Latin by any Quaker amongst them all but this was not a stumble by chance we have his quaking-Quaking-spirit tripping again true words is mannerly and is spoken in the manner of truth which is good manners give me leave to say perhaps this mans spirit was in some great heat or haste and so was not at leisure to help him to write better English Now let us see if this Quakers manners are any better than his non-sense the old Proverb may not amiss be applied to him As the fool thinks so the bell clinks to speak in the manner of truth is with this Quaker good manners except the tongue and then it 's plain that this Quaker knows not what belongs to good manners to speak this Quakers mind fully Thou to the King to the Peers to the Gentry of this Realm spoken in the manner of truth that is spoken as the Quakers do is all the good manners this Quaker owns you may see that what is more than Thou and Thee is a parcel of evil words which do corrupt good manners according to this Quaking instructor St. Paul was ill manner'd he did not speak in the manner of truth when he said most noble Festus according to this Quakers estimate to bow the body to any superiors to honour them by word or gesture is that which is not of the Lord nor proceeds from his teachings except Quakers you see that no people do know the teachings of God nor the truth of God nor do speak in the manner of truth that do give civil honour to their superiors this rude Quakers discourse serves to be-clown all Courtiers that do honour the King in their words and gestures for in effect this Quaker tells them that they do not speak in the manner of truth those good and true words which are mannerly words they neither know the teachings of God nor the truth of God which is far worse Thus you see that here is the Quakers School their rude Court to learn those manners which are in the manner of truth as for our civil way of speaking to our superiors betters and equals by being thus mannerly we do but seek to honour others in the false spirit who is the Devil if this Doctrine do not tend to make men Clowns to re-baptize them into the Quakers false spirit to make their Proselytes as errant Clowns as themselves are known to be then let any wise men judg Q. p. 46 47 48 49 50. Q. Numb 51 Ch. And how must I do concerning Oaths seeing that swearing in many things is required Fath. Whatever men requires of thee child thou must mind what the Lord requires of thee Christ Jesus hath forbidden all Oaths it 's not lawful to swear upon any account because Christ hath commanded not to swear at all if thou lovest him thou wilt keep his Commandments and not transgress against him because men require thee do thou mind the spirit of truth and it will teach thee to speak truth in what thou art called unto Let thy yea be yea for what is more cometh of evil Ch. But there is much said concerning the lawfulness of an Oath as to end strife or engage to a Ruler and there are many Scriptures brought for it Fath. They that bring Scriptures to plead for swearing in this day do not understand the Scriptures for he who is Lord of all saith swear not at all but let your yea be yea and your nay nay for what is more comes of evil thou art to obey Jesus Christ whose Doctrine is true who ends the dispensation of Oaths where strife was now Jesus Christ who endeth all changeable things saith swear not at all it is without putting any difference betwixt vain Oaths and solemn Oaths he saith not at all nor by any thing therefore child obey thou Christs Doctrine if thy yea will not be taken let nothing else be done by thee lest thou fallest into condemnation Pr. Pr. In this rambling discourse this Quakers drift is to inform his Scholar about Oaths but his Light within is so grosly dark as that lawful and unlawful swearing are altogether confused and condemned alike by him all swearing indifferently is condemned by this Quaker as that sin which reacheth to damnation in hell according to the tenor of his quaking-lines all the Kings subjects who have taken the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance have done that which the Lord forbids them that which is contrary to what Christ hath commanded them by thus swearing they have not minded the spirit of truth nor so loved the Lord Jesus as to keep his Commandments by shewing their obedience to the King in taking the foresaid Oaths they have transgressed against the Lord Jesus Christ the King of Kings by taking these Oaths they have done that which comes of evil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the Devil the evil one by this Quakers decrying all swearing without exception and his perverting Christs own words it 's easie to observe what manner of persons the Kings subjects are let us view them in this Quakers glass are they loyal to the King below this Quaker makes them for their sworn Allegiance to be disobedient to the Lord above have they religiously taken the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance they have likewise irreligiously sworn that which the Lord requires not of them hath the Law enjoined them to swear the said Oaths they have done that which is unlawful Christ Jesus hath forbidden all Oaths it was not lawful for them to swear upon any account though the law of man did require it by taking the said Oaths what love have they shewed to Jesus Christ for in so doing they have broken his Commandments by thus swearing they have presumptuously transgressed against him
which of the Kings sworn subjects have minded the Spirit of truth when they took those oaths By their so swearing have they not done that which comes of evil or of the Devil the evil one Is not this rare quaking-stuff according to this Quakers false doctrine it is altogether unlawful for any of the Kings subjects to swear subjection to him any more lest they fall into condemnation as for any oaths which are truly lawful they are so condemned by this Quaker as that there is no Scripture-warrant for them in this day to plead Scripture for those oaths that are in truth righteousness and judgment it 's like using an old Almanack out of date it may well be said To what end did St. Paul tell the Christian Hebrews of God swearing by himself and that an oath is to put an end to all strife for had this Quaker been in St. Pauls time he would have catechized him otherwise that he did not understand the Scriptures that St. Paul had taught other doctrine than the Lord Jesus had done for he faith Swear not at all but let your yea be yea That solemn oaths are as bad now as vain oaths That swearing was lawful under the old dispensation but unlawful now Then St. Paul might have known this new-light-doctrine That Christ ended the dispensation of oaths where strife was If all this be not ungrounded abominable doctrine delivered by this Quaker then let wise unbiassed Readers judg Q. p. 50 51. Q. Numb 52 Ch. Father inform me concerning the observation of days as holy-days and Sunday which some call Sabbath-day and some the Lords-day and whether the Lord requires that I should observe them Fa. If thou observest a day observe it to the Lord but he requires not the observing of particular days for the Seventh day was holy in which he rested from all his works and that was the Jews Sabbath and they observed it to the Lord as he commanded but Christ Jesus hath fulfilled it and ended it and those called Holy-days are set up in the Apostacy in which the Saints have been killed and martyred upon which days the Apostles rejoyced and feasted and they are called Festival days and thou art to abominate the observing of them because they were set up in the blood-thirsty spirit and for that called the Lords-day or Sabbath-day people do not understand what they say for the Sabbath is the Seventh day and the observing of that is ended in Christ and that called the Lords-day is the first day of the week and the name Sunday is from the heathens who celebrated that day to the Sun and so called it Sunday but Child every day is the Lords day and thou art to observe them all unto him and who come to Christ and believe in Christ come over the observation of days into the one day of the Lord which is as a thousand years Pr. Pr. In this Quakers long discourse the set-time for Gods publick Worship is run down at an ignorant rate from observing a day to the Lord it 's ignorantly asserted That God requires not the observing of particular days when the King and Parliament made the last Act for the better observation of the Lords-day then according to this Quaker they did nothing but make a Law to establish Will-worship for as this Quaker saith the Lord requireth not the observing of any particular days it 's here confest notwithstanding what was said by this Quaker to the contrary that the Seventh day was the Jews Sabbath-day as the Lord commanded behold here was a particular day required by God to be observed by the Jews behold again how this Quakers spirit hath inspired him to write a contradiction but as for us Christians under the Gospel there is no particular day to be observed to the Lord there are no Holy-days owned by this Quaker these days are like so many brats of Babylon rejected by him these days he saith were set up in the Apostacy at that time when the Saints were killed and martyred doth not this Quakers ignorance in effect count all Holy-days to be Apostatical days Are not these the Festival days which his Child is instructed to abominate the observing of What is more plain from these Quakers words than this That Holy-days observed by the Reformed Churches abroad and the Church of England at home are abominable days not fit to be observed But why are Holy-days to be abominated This Quaker gives this reason Because they were set in the blood-thirsty spirit it 's hard to understand the meaning of these words however we have no Holy-days which this Church observes but such as were at first set up by a blood-thirsty spirit surely if this Quaker had lived in those days of old he would have faln as strangely foul upon the Jews Feast of Purim as being from another blood-thirsty spirit but this Quakers aking-tooth is at the Lords-day or Sabbath-day in this matter the Prophane and the Quakers are well agreed they do neither of them make conscience to observe this day to the Lord for that called the Lords-day or Sabbath-day this Quaker saith that the people do not well understand what they say to speak according to this Quakers own words both King and Parliament were faln low in their understandings when they made an act for the better observation of the Lords-day in their debates they said they knew not what who named it either Sunday Lords-day or Sabbath-day had this Quaker been consulted they might have known thus much that the seventh-day-Sabbath is ended in Christ that the Lords-day is the first day of the week that Sunday is from the Heathens but in truth every day is the Lords-day so that to declare this Quakers mind truly there is indeed no such day as the Lords-day to be observed by any Christians for every day of the week is to be observed as the Lords-day and this is not this Quakers single opinion for he saith that they who come to Christ and believe in Christ do which is strange come over the observation of days is not this Quakers meaning this That all real Quakers do neither observe Holy-days nor the Lords-day not Holy-days as this Church appoints nor the first day of the week as being the Lords-day which is their degenerating from the practice of the Primitive Christians to say no worse of them but whither do the Quakers come when they are gotten over the observation of days for my part I cannot tell this Quaker is of age let him speak for himself who saith that they come into the one day of the Lord which is as a thousand years and here I leave him I Shall transcribe no more out of him but proceed to some of James Parnel's Pamphlets the Book which is made use of is called Q. A Collection of the several writings given forth from the spirit of the Lord through the servant of God James Parnel who bore a faithful testimony for God and died a Prisoner
but James witnessed against it and said He that respects persons commits sin for there is no respect of persons with God therefore saith James howl ye rich men here your professed Ministers abide not in the doctrine of Christ and so have not God but the devil now you shall see the partiality of the names in this your breeding and manners from a poor man to a rich man it is called honour and due respect and manners from a rich man to a poor man it is called courtesie and humility amongst the rich and nobles of the earth it is called Courtlike breeding of those of the lower degree it is called Country-breeding amongst the lower sort of the world it is called neighbourhood and civil respect one to another and so the devil hath covers for all his deceit and so he is honoured both in Court and Country but wo unto them that hide their sins and cover with a covering and not of the spirit of the Lord but this is the riches of the world and the devil that makes so many degrees as between Dives and Lazarus Haman and Mordecai for the Lord hath made all the Nations of the earth of one mould and one blood Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines we are told by this Quaker to this purpose That putting off the hat suppose to the King to any Peers to any Magistrates to any Gentlemen or others is an invention of proud Lucifer who is the devil according to this Quakers mind by putting off the hat to them the devil is honoured worshipped and exalted in man to whom it is done according to this quaking-document when all Courtiers stand bare in the Kings Presence what are they then doing this Quaker saith in print thereby the devil is honoured worshipped and exalted in man if this be loyal doctrine delivered by this Quaker let the whole world judg this Quaker saith that putting off the hat is such a fashion as the Scripture doth not warrant according to this Quaker then standing bare in the Kings Presence is civil honour given to the King without any Scripture-warrant behold the Scripture is abused by this Quaker to tell us that man hath found out many inventions but this is most certain that till Quakerism was hatcht which is not yet thirty years old or not much elder to put off the hat was none of these inventions till there was an yester-day-Quaker no man was so far imposed upon by the spirit of errour as to say that putting off the hat to the King to superiours to our equals was an invention of the devil but this Quaker is arrived in the ship of folly at a strange discovery that which is rightly called courtesie humility honour manners breeding due respect this Quaker by a false light within him hath discovered here to be that respect of persons which was he saith never ordained by God but by the devil behold here is a base discovery to be courteous and lowly to inferiours by moving the hat to them to give honour to shew manners and due respect to superiours to bid a poor man put on his hat is courtesie to be counted a courteous man but all this is as he saith wickedly that respect of persons which was never ordained of God but by the devil let me say without offence it is easie to guess at whose Torch this Quakers light within him was fired to give honour to the King Peers to name no more is according to this Quakers lines that respect of persons which was never ordained by God but by the devil by stirring in this puddle there is more of this Quakers stinking stuff to second this Quakers false base doctrine St. James his words are basely wrested by him St. James never said howl you rich men because it was then in use sinfully to respect them by putting the hat off to them St. James explains himself otherwise in that Chapter surely this Quakers spirit was dull-sighted to be thus grosly mistaken but this Quaker hath his by-fling at Ministers he saith here where in teaching to give honour to the King to the Peers to any to whom it is due your professed Ministers abide not in the Doctrine of Christ and so have not God but the devil behold how this Quaker makes all Ministers for teaching the truth to be no better than the Ministers of the devil or such as have the devil for their God now this Quaker goes on to tell us what is called honour due respect manners what is called courtesie and humility what is called Court-like breeding Country-breeding neighbourhood and civil respect surely this Quakers spirit was at no little leisure to attend such trifles but what of all these mind it well honour due respect manners courtesie humility Court-like breeding Country-breeding neighbourhood civil respect are according to this Quaker covers which the devil hath got for all his deceit by these he saith the devil is honoured both in Court and Country but like the devil this Quaker quotes Scripture wrongfully to prove what he hath said amiss saying But wo unto them that hide their sins and cover with a covering but not of the spirit of the Lord now to what purpose are these Scripture-words Surely they are sent by this Quaker on that errand to prove that which the most wise God never intended them for any considering person may soon see enough to this Quakers shame for his impertinent alledging of them but this Quaker hath brought us to another new but strange discovery which is this That the Riches of the World and the Devil have made so many degrees as between Dives and Lazarns Haman and Mordecai doth not this Quaker in effect say thus much That the many degrees of Honour that are either in this Kingdom or elsewhere are of the Devils making behold how this Quaker is become a down-right Leveller for as all degrees of men are of the Devil so his quaking-equality is pretended to be from the Lord for he saith the Lord hath made all the Nations of the Earth of one mould and one blood I may truly say That this wild stuff is nearly allied to this When Adam digg'd and Eve span where then was the Gentleman Except deluded Quakers and doting Levellers none do derive the Degrees of men from the Devil according to this Quaker the King as Supreme Head of this Kingdom hath that Degree of Honour above all his Subjects which is made by the Devil which is a most base aspersion cast on the Kings most Excellent Majesty by this Quaker Q. p. 97 98 Q. Numb 78 c. We are accused that we say That we are perfect without sin I answer Man was perfect without sin before the fall I shall leave this as a query with all both Priests and people who deny perfection from sin here Whether Christ is but part of a Redeemer or a perfect Redeemer and which is the place betwixt Heaven and Earth where man shall be made free or cleansed
for those people and priests that are not so bad as others in this Quakers account they are but cursed hypocrites as for any true Christianity this Quaker saith there is none to be found among them for the people are out of the life and practice of the Apostles and the Priests are cursed Teachers who bring another doctrine thieves that climb up another way if this Quaker hath not born false witness against his neighbour then let any sober impartial Christians judg surely this poor man was in a great quaking-heat swadled up in much consident ignorance which made him cry out Be ashamed and blush you Priests of England why so to see the fruits of your Ministry so laid open before you had this Quaker lived in those days then he would have looked upon the sins of Israel to have been the fruits of their Prophets Ministry or if he had been alive in Christs time he would have said that the sins of the Jews were the fruits of Christs Ministry and of his Disciples I may truly say the Quakers may truly be ashamed and blush to see so much inspired folly in print I need add no more in so plain case Q. p. 150 151. Q. Numb 81 Here you may see what England's Church which England's Priests have planted now differs from the heathen set drunkards aside set swearers aside set lyars aside set proud ones aside set covetous ones aside set railers aside set murderers aside set whoremongers aside set wild ones prophane ones wanton ones aside set quarrellers and fighters aside hypocrites dissemblers persecutors aside backbiters extortioners lustful ones aside then see where England's Church is Pr. Pr. In these rude quaking-lines we may easily see what thoughts this Quaker hath of the Church of England that in this Quakers account this Church is none of Gods Vineyard nor of his own planting with him it is only England's Priests Church which differs not at all from the heathen to speak this Quakers mind more fully England's Priests Church is nothing but a corrupt body consisting of bad members they are either as bad or worse than heathens that are members of the Church of England what can this Quaker mean by all this setting aside here mentioned is not this his quaking-mind that the Church of England is no sacred fold for Christs sheep for if the wicked like goats were set aside then it would appear what kind a Church it is he that considers those quaking-lines well may well conclude that the Quakers do believe that the Church of England is not the Church of God nor any member of the holy Catholick Church that Mystical body whereof Christ is the head behold once more that according to this Quakers mind drunkards swearers lyars proud ones covetous ones railers murderers whoremongers wild ones profane ones wanton ones quarrellers sighters hypocrites dissemblers persecutors back-biters extortioners lustful ones that is the worst of men are the chief members of the Church of England for saith he set these aside then see where England's Church is I need not tell the Judicious Reader that this Quaker hath shewed himself grosly ignorant of the nature of a particular visible Church if this man had lived in the Wilderness or in the Prophets days or in the days of the Apostles then at this rate of ignorance he would have unchurched the Church of God as he hath unchurched at this day the Church of God in England however all the right-bred children of the Church of England may now see what filth what disgrace hath by this Quaker been cast upon their Mother I may truly say that this deluded Quaker hath said enough to make the Church of England to become a den of thieves Antichrists dominion and the devils Kingdom which is no doubt a most base aspersion Q. p. 177. Q. Numb 82 And are made partakers of the Divine nature of Christ by which they are made Christians Pr. Pr. In these few words this Quaker hath given a most blasphemous account of all Quakers for he saith that they are made partakers of Christs Divine nature that they are Christians thus made behold here is our Saviours Godhead shared amongst the Quakers behold here are the Quakers made more than coheirs with Jesus Christ no less God than himself is like George Fox the old Quaker they are all equal with God himself with reference to this high base doctrine it may truly be said that every real Quaker is truly godded with God and christed with Christ for according to this abominable quaking assertion they are all partakers of that same Divine nature which Christ hath Mr. Higginson in his relation of the Irreligion of the Northern Quakers hath this passage pag. 3. One Williamsons Wife a disciple of Milners when she came to see him at Appleby said in the hearing of divers whose names might here be inserted if it were needful that she was the eternal son of God when the men that heard her told her that she was a woman and therefore could not be the son of God she said no you are women but I am a man This relation I shewed to two Quakers yet living hereby to let the blasphemous folly of Quakerism appear in its own colours to them but they were so far from blushing that they did both of them justifie this abominable blasphemy saying that all this might be made good at this horrid boldness I became silent but now behold here is Parnel a Quaker boldly but basely affirming that all Quakers are partakers of Christs Divine nature hence according to this quaking-blasphemy it appears evidently that women as well as men-quakers are no less the eternal sons of God than Christ himself is for they do alike partake of Christs Divine nature to back this intolerable blasphemy this Quaker in the next lines was not ashamed to misapply St. John's words as he is so are we in this world this horrid blasphemy is so apparent I shall dwell no longer upon it nor make any inferences from it I may truly say that James Naylors notorious blasphemy was the genuine issue of this abominable doctrine according to that infallible spirit who is said to guide all Quakers this is an infallible quaking-principle That all Quakers are partakers of Christs Divine nature besides it 's no wonder that this Quaker said p. 174 Thus is God with us manifested in the flesh thus all real Quakers are in their own vain imaginations godded with God and christed with Christ no less God incarnate than our Saviour that man is a stranger to Theologia Germanica who sees not how the leaven of that little Book hath sowered the Quakers whole lump this quaking-blasphemy is so gross that for its sake the Quakers may well be ashamed of their Light within Q. p. eâd. Q. Numb 83 Here is the true Church where there is but one Teacher one Lord one Faith one Baptism one Light one Life one Way one Shepherd and one Sheepfold one Priest over the
shall only glance at new matter as I pass along it 's a scurrilous Pamphlet but I shall leave them to answer to another for their hard speeches Q. p. 2. Q. Numb 88 You might as well have condemned the Scriptures to the fire Pr. Pr. When these Quakers had understood that some of their Papers had been condemned to the fire to be burnt then they told their adversaries that they might as well have condemned the Scriptures to the fire behold are not the Quakers scribbles in great esteem amongst them do not the Quakers take their writings to be given by the inspiration of God are not they the holy men of God who speak as they are moved what difference do they make betwixt the Scripture and their Pamphlets do you not see it plain that as these Quakers say the Scripture may as well be burnt as their Books may Q. p. 14. Q. Numb 89 How fain wouldst thou have a place in the earthly letter Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines you see that Scripture is no more but the earthly letter I may truly say to pass by the meanness of this expression that till Quakerism arose an earthly letter was never read of nor did any Christians ever call the Scripture an earthly letter surely the holy Spirit of God did not breath forth those words Q. p. 15. Q. Numb 90 Neither dost thou know the letters that are given forth by us now which are given forth by the same spirit Pr. Pr. The import of these lines is this That the letters of Quakers are of the same divine authority with the Apostical Epistles that the same Holy Ghost is the author of both that the divine inspiration of both is alike for substance if this be not an abominable assertion then what is Q. p. 39. Q. Numb 91 As the Apostle said Take heed to the light of God within you Pr. See how vainly these Quakers do pretend to the same spirit that the Apostles had for they have in those words belyed the Apostle no Apostle did ever say Take heed to the light of God within you this is only a whim of the Quakers brain which hath no foundation in any Apostolical writings in Scripture we find mention made often of Christ the light and sometimes of Christ in you but no Apostle did ever say Take heed to the light of God within you this is only the Quakers false doctrine Q. p. 44. Q. Numb 92 If thou couldest see but thou art blind thou mightest see the same gift amongst us as was amongst the Apostles Pr. Pr. Behold how the Quakers do boast of themselves that they are endued with the gift of the Holy Ghost to work Miracles as the Apostles were if this be not a gross piece of spiritual pride then what is so Q. p. 57. Q. Numb 93 But him we own as one with us in the eternal unity Pr. Pr. These quaking-words are spoken with reference to George Fox in them we have this account of Quakers that they are in the eternal unity and that George Fox is owned by them to be one with them in the same eternal unity surely these lines smell strong of Parnel's partakers of Christs divine nature that God is with us manifested in the flesh all which is abominable blasphemy Q. p. 64. Q. Numb 94 The dark time and power of Babylon hath long reigned and the works of the Beast by which ye are descended that profess Scripture to be your rule Pr. Pr. Behold how these Quakers deny the Scripture to be the rule of faith how they look upon them with an evil eye that do profess the Scripture to be the rule of faith behold here is mention made by them of the dark time and power of Babylon and the works of the beast to use their own words by which they are descended according to these Quakers they are basely descended who do profess the Scripture to be the rule of faith Q. p. 69. Q. Numb 95 When thou comest to go through Moses and through the Prophets and through John to come to Christ then shalt thou see that the light is but one Pr. Pr. Behold how these deluded Quakers do write non-sense do cut out a strange new way to come to Christ he that reads these lines must baffle his reason corrupt his judgment to conclude that these Quakers were in any wise moved by the Holy Ghost which they do proudly pretend to here is too much gross ignorance to be fathered on him who is God Q. p. 75 76. Q. Numb 96 All the Ministers of the Letter are persecutors of the Spirit Pr. Pr. In these Quakers account the Ministers of the Gospel are no more but Ministers of the Letter and persecuters of the Spirit thus the Quakers do basely undermine the preaching of the Gospel to the great scandal of true Christian Religion to be termed persecutors of the Spirit is a most base disparagement Q. p. 78. Q. Numb 97 Thou wouldest know whether Jesus Christ have a body in heaven he remains in the heavens whereas thou wouldest know whether it be the same that appeared amongst men it is the same that did descend the same did ascend whereas thou wouldest know what manner of body he hath here thou art disputing as the devil was about the body of Moses with Michael the Archangel who said The Lord rebuke thee so say I now the Lord rebuke thee who art disputing about the body of Christ for the body of Christ is but one and he is the head of the body which is the Church Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines it is not said that Christ hath any body in heaven nay the Quakers are of this vain mind that Jesus Christ is not God and Man in one Person the substance of these Quakers words is plainly this that Christ Jesus his body is one which is his Church behold except the Church which is Christs mystical body our Saviour hath no other body to speak the Quakers mind more fully two of my Neighbour-quakers told me That Christs body did vanish at his Ascension and that now he hath no other flesh or body but the flesh or body of his people behold according to the meaning of Quakers how the Lord Jesus since his Ascension into Heaven hath no true body united to his Godhead in his own person that the body or flesh of Quakers his pretended people is the only body or flesh of our Saviour or to use these Quakers words the Church in their sense is the one body which Christ now hath Q. p. 80. Q. Numb 98 Who redeems and makes free from sin and the law with the body of Christ he that hath an ear may hear Pr. Pr. Here is Christ according to these Quakers made a strange Saviour who makes free from sin and the law with the body of Christ if this be not unscriptural Divinity what is according to these Quakers Christs body is the Quakers Church but surely this is not the body of
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
received and drunk of that this Cup is the Cup of devils that that Table called the Lords-Table by Priests is the Table of Devils that it is an Idol and imitation that the Priests receiving in remembrance of Christ sacrificed is sacrificing to devils not to God that that fellowship which Priests and people have at the Lords-Table is very wicked that such Priests and people do present themselves at the Table of Devils and do drink the cup of devils See Numb 103. ARTICLE LXXXIV We Q. do believe That Priests and suppers and bread and wine is an image which is the likeness of a thing that Priests and suppers and bread and wine is that image or likeness of a thing which is forbidden by God in the second Commandment in these words Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image nor the likeness of any thing See Numb 104. ARTICLE LXXXV We Q. do believe That we are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ to write to teach or to exhort or to put in print that our giving forth Papers or printed Books is from the immediate eternal Spirit of God See Numb 105. ARTICLE LXXXVI We Q. do believe as our old friend James Naylor hath written That all Material Churches are Idol-Temples that the worship is an Idol-worship that in England their customs are heathenish See Numb 106. ARTICLE LXXXVII We Q. do believe That the Spirit is the original that by this original the mystery is revealed to the Spirit within man See Numb 107. ARTICLE LXXXVIII We Q. do believe as our friend Edward Burrough hath written That Ordinances used in England are carnal traditional and an abomination to the Lord that they are odious in his sight that the worship used is an imagination of mans dark mind See Numb 108. ARTICLE LXXXIX We Q. do believe That the worship used is carnal that it is but a mocking of God and dissembling with him that the Ordinances are such like that baptizing with water is denied by us that it is not of God that it is an abomination in the sight of God that the communion celebrated is heathenish that it hath proceeded out of the imagination of the proud that breaking of bread and drinking of the cup is an abomination that God did never command it that singing of Davids Psalms is carnal traditional and heathenish that it is done with the spirit of the world with the spirit of Cain with the spirit of Scribes Pharisees and chief Priests that unquakerized Christians do worship an unknown God that such Christians ought to be ashamed of their profession and carnal Ordinances See Numb 109. ARTICLE XC We Q. do believe That the Teachers of England are all drunk with the wine of the Whore which sits upon the scarlet-coloured Beast whose name is Mystery Babylon the great the mother of Harlots and abomination of the earth That they are in the generation of the false Prophets of Israel that they do seek their gain from their quarter that they do steal the word from their neighbour that they do sell the divination of their own brain upon the Scripture to blind people that they do teach for the fleece that the Teachers of England are no Ministers of Jesus Christ that they are seducers and blind guides and antichrists that they do lead poor blind people in the ways of death and destruction that they run but are not sent of God that by means of these teachers the peoples souls are in the dark heathenish nature leaning in the imaginations and in lying swearing drunkenness covetousness and oppression and according to the course of this world that the foresaid iniquities are ruling among people Priests and Rulers of England that from the least of them to the greatest every one is given to covetousness that from the Prophet even to the Priest every one deals falsly that the Teachers of England are hirelings and greedy dumb dogs who are denied by us that they are in the way of Pharisees that England is blindly led by them in the ways of ignorance and darkness that reading singing and preaching is Englands worship which is carnal and no worship of God that it is an imagined worship whereby the living God is mocked that it is carnal and heathenish no worship of the true God that it is deceitful and an abomination to the Lord which is but Cains sacrifice that our friend Edward Burrough did declare against the Teachers of England and the worship thereof as from the mouth of the Lord that the Teachers of England have beguiled the people that they have hungred the peoples souls that they have loved the wages of unrighteousness that they have followed the errour of Balaam for reward that they have devoured souls for dishonest gain that they are Idols shepherds that they are Idol dumb shepherds who have scattered the sheep and fed themselves with them that they have worn garments to deceive that they have deceived the people by their lyes that they have had the mystery of witchcraft that they are treacherous persons that the Judges of England are Judges for reward that her Priests preach for hire that Englands Rulers are evening-wolves that her Judges Officers Rulers are corrupt whom the Lord will cut off that the Priests are oppressors of the people in their Tythes that the Lawyers do oppress them in their fees that the Officers do oppress them in their unrighteous dealings that the Lords sword is drawn in England and is put into our hands who are scornfully called Quakers that England should depart from all her teachers lest she be partaker of their plagues See Numb 110. ARTICLE XCI We Q do believe as our friend George Bishop of Bristol hath written to Oliver Cromwell That the said Oliver Cromwell was one of our friends whom we wished well to See Numb 111. ARTICLE XCII We Q. do believe That Oliver Cromwell was no Rebel nor Usurper nor Traytor that he was one whose sword took the spoil of the mighty that there was a spirit risen up against the Lord in these three Nations which could not stand before Oliver Cromwell that there was never any thing which was too hard for him that his counsels were made to prosper that wisdom and counsel were with him as the Oracles of God That at his feet the proudest enemy did fall down and bow that this O. Cromwell became as the army of God that he came upon Princes as upon mortar and as the Potter treadeth the clay that the hearts of honest men were knit to him as one man that they did not at any time sigh at the remembrance of him that the remembrance of this Oliver Cromwell was sweet and pleasant to them as life from the dead that God was with Oliver Cromwell that it was never so with any man in these latter generations as it was with this Oliver Cromwell whilst God was with him and his rock had not forsaken him See Numb 112. ARTICLE XCIII We Q. do
believe That the Bishops in the late Kings time were persecutors that that generation was pulled up in the Lords anger that the powers that supported them were swept away in the Lords sore displeasure that the Lord was terrible to the men of high stature that the Lord did break in upon them with a furious blow of horrour and amazement that he smote with an incurable wound the Bishops and their King and their Nobles and their mighty men of war their Captains and Councellors their Priests and their Officers and their whole strength that the Lord left the name of Bishops King Nobles mighty men Captains Counsellors Priests Officers to be an astonishment and a wonder and a curse unto posterity See Numb 113. ARTICLE XCIV We Q. do believe That Oliver Cromwell was the man who did bear as on a common shoulder the sufferings of the oppressed for conscience sake who with himself were appointed to the same destruction that their sufferings went to his heart that he had a fellow-feeling of them on his own shoulder that he could have laid down his life for one of those sufferers that his heart was then very tender that his bowels did sound for them that the hearts of all his fellow-sufferers flowed in to him that in them and him there was but one spirit and one heart that for this cause the Lord did call Oliver Cromwell and raise him up to head the Lords armies that this Oliver Cromwell was made the Lords sword that the Lord did by him execute his vengeance on those generations See Numb 114. ARTICLE XCV We Q. do believe That the Puritans were great sufferers under the Bishops that Charles Stuart was inexcusable touching their sufferings for not remedying them according to his power that the disaffection of great men and Nobles and Rulers and Bishops and Priests to that way of the Puritans did not keep them from the judgment of God that the judgment of God hath taken hold of Charles Stuart and his Children and his party and hath made him his Children and party a dreadful example of the Lords vengeance and that this judgment was executed on the late King his Children and party by Oliver Cromwell's sword as an instrument See Numb 115. ARTICLE XCVI We Q. do believe That Oliver Cromwell was the Lords battel-axe and his weapon of war to the cutting down of the late King See Numb 116. ARTICLE XCVII We Q. do believe as our friend Nicholas Knight hath written That all the Teachers of England whether they are Episcopal or Presbyterian or Independent are false Ministers no true teachers who are not sent who have no commission from God who go forth in their own names only in the will of man that they are no Ministers of Christ that their doctrine is false and traditional that it is not from heaven but men below that they do teach for doctrine the traditions of men that they are the false teachers that they preach a divination of their own brains that they come not in at the door that they climb up another way that they speak in the wisdom of mens words that they are men-pleasers by feigned words that they are deceivers that they are seekers of their own praise that they seek more the fleece than the flock that they preach for hire and divine for money that for a pretence they make long prayers like the Scribes and Pharisees and devour widows houses that they say and do not that they limit the Church of Christ to a Nation that they are blind leaders of the blind that they do hold the truth in hypocrisie and unrighteousness that they hate to be reformed that they have a form of godliness and deny the power that they are deceivers and being deceived cause the name of God to be blasphemed and evil spoken of that they do observe months and days and consecrated places that their preaching is limited to days hours hour-glasses to the wills of men to outward observations traditions and ceremonies that these trees may be known by their fruits that out of the evil treasure of their hearts they bring forth evil things that they are an ill savour that they are Clouds which hold no water that they are sounding brass and tinkling cymbals that they do not profit the people that they are too light in the balances of the Sanctuary that they do neither believe nor understand what they preach that they have no experience of the word of life that like those silly women they are ever learning but are not able to come to the knowledg of the truth that they flee the Cross that they are unwilling to forsake all for Christ that they do chuse rather to be subject to the corrupt laws and wills of men than to Christ that they lay heavy burthens on mens shoulders which they touch not with one of their singers that they respect their own interest ease profit and security that they count gain to be godliness that they are hirelings that they do preach up the power and dominion of the devils leading into sin above the power of Christ over sin in this life that they do exalt the devils power who is their master above Christ that 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 godliliness in Common-prayer service and singing of Davids Psalms that they please themselves with an outward melody of voice and organs that they labour to bring people to an outward communion under an outward profession and name of Christians that they make them Christians by an outward washing that their fellowship is only in and with the world that they do not what God requires at their hands that they are preachers up of the Kingdom of the Beast and false Prophet that they are bewailers of the great City Babylon that their trade and merchandize do depend on her that they are pretended Ministers of Christ that they are Antichrists Ministers that the Gospel preached by them is 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 that they are hypocrites who draw near to Christ with their mouths but deny him in their works that Episcopal Presbyterian and Independent are alike corrupt teachers that they do all preach in their own wisdom of words that they do differ from the true Ministers of Christ his Gospel and life that they do all want a thorough-reformation that they have taken up their stations in formalities that they are rejected of God that they are such from whom the Lord is departed that they are denied of the Lord to be his Ministers that they are such teachers to whom as our friend Knight saith the Lord saith who hath required these things at your hands wherein you have polluted my name that they seek their own more than Gods that they have not the Spirit that they are turned aside to fables that they are quenchers of the Spirit that they are despisers of Prophesie that they do speak evil of that which they understand not that they are none of Christs Ministers in the Spirit that they convert not any unto God that they go forth in the will of man that they are not of God that they are false shepherds that they speak their own words that they compose their own Sermons in their own wills and wisdom that they are no true guides in the way of life that they are deceivers and seducers who wax worse and worse that they run in the way of Balaam that they are false guides who lead to destruction whose ways are the ways of death whose end is everlasting misery that they are ready to blaspheme that holy name whereby we Quakers are called See Numb 116 117. ARTICLE XCVIII In the last place We Q. do stedfastly believe as George Fox and Richard Hubberthorn our friends do That our dear friends W. P. G. Whitehead William Smith G. C. and George Fox the younger James Parnell George Fox the elder and Richard Hubberthorn Edward Burrough George Bishop and Nicholas Knight have written and printed their fore-named Books and given them forth from the immediate eternal Spirit of God and therefore by good consequence they and their writings are no less to be believed than the Penmen of the Scripture the Prophets and Apostles are FINIS The Names of the Books cited in this Treatise with the Page where the Author begins to extract the Quakers corrupt Creed out of them I. THE Counterfeit Christian detected and the real Quaker justified By a lover of Truth and Peace W. P. Printed 1674. Page 4 II. The nature of Christianity in the true Light asserted Written by a Servant of Christ G. Whitehead Printed in the year 1671. Page 13 III. The Quakers Primmer by S.C. and George Fox the younger Page 27 IV. Two Treatises viz. a new Primmer and a new Catechism both written by William Smith Printed 1668. Page 33 V. A Collection of the several Writings given forth from the spirit of the Lord through the servant of God James Parnel who bore a faithful testimony for God and died a Prisoner under the hands of a persecuting generation in Colchester Castle in the year 1656. Published 1675. Page 59 VI. The Heathens Divinity set upon the heads of all called Christians G. F. Printed in the year 1671. Page 118 VII The power and glory of the Lord shining out of the North or the day of the Lord dawning By one whom Ishmaels brood calls a Quaker whose name in the flesh is James Naylor London printed 1653. Page 128 VIII A Warning from the Lord by one named of the world Edward Burrough Page 129 IX The Warnings of the Lord to the men of this generation particularly to those in power who are lately passed away and to them that remain as they were given forth in sundry Letters and sent to Oliver Cromwell Richard his Son late Protectors c. by his servant George Bishop who is moved of the Lord to publish them London printed by M. Inman 1660. Page 135 X. A Comparison between the true and false Ministers by Nicholas Knight Printed 1675. Page 141
Christ which frees from sin and the law he that hath an ear may hear this false doctrine Q. p. 80. Q. Numb 99 Whereas thou wouldest know with what body the Saints shall arise in that body which Christ shall live in for he is the Saviour of the body the resurrection and life of the body Pr. Pr. The drift of these lines is to give us this quaking-account of the resurrection of the Saints That no particular Saints shall rise with particular bodies from death to life again to any that would know in what body the Saints shall rise these Quakers give this answer they shall rise in that body which Christ doth live in for he is the Saviour of the body but what body is it whereof Christ is the Saviour have not these Quakers told us it is the Church so then this according to the Quakers is the body in which Christ lives and in this body the Saints shall arise thus you may plainly see that the Quakers do plainly deny that particular Saints shall rise from death to life at the last day with their own particular bodies and in what corrupt sense they do hold the resurrection of the body Q. p. 83. Q. Num. 100 Philosophy and Logick which are of the devil Pr. Pr. It 's no wonder that the Quakers do bespatter the Universities and those that are educated in them behold how these Quakers do in their bold ignorance speak evil of those things they know not saying that Philosophy and Logick are of the devil the baseness of this charge is evident I need say no more of it Q. p. 85. Q. Num. 101 Who art querying whether Christ have a body and the Father none shewing thy self not to know the Lords body for the Son is in the Father and they are one and with thy carnal eye lookest upon him to be like thy self if thou knowest his body thou knowest the fathers for they are both one thou full of subtlety who art querying how the Son may be distinguished from the Father and they are not to be distinguished but it is thou who art making many Gods and makest three Gods Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines we are told to this purpose that Jesus Christ hath no body of flesh united to his Godhead in his own person no more than God the Father hath 2ly That there are no distinction of Persons in the Godhead for as these Quakers say the Son of God and God the Father are not distinguished 3ly These Quakers say that to distinguish God the Son from God the Father is making many Gods 4ly In the Quakers account to affirm three distinct Persons in the Godhead is likewise the making of three Gods Q. p. 98. Q. Num. 102 Christ did not send forth his Disciples to sprinkle a little durty water upon childrens faces as your filthy dreamers do and tell them it is an Ordinance of Christ who are lyars of him Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines Infant-baptism is basely denied in this Quakers account it 's nothing but sprinkling a little durty water in childrens faces they that baptize children are termed by this Quaker filthy dreamers it 's also here said in effect that they do belye Christ who say that Infant-baptism is an Ordinance of Jesus Christ Q. p. 99 100. Q. Num. 103 The cup which thou drinkest we do deny for thy cup is the cup of devils and thy table is the table of devils which is an Idol and an imitation and thy sacrifice is to devils and not to God for do not drunkards meet at thy table and swearers and cursed speakers and fighters and who follow all manner of filthy pleasures and idolaters and covetous and these are thy companions and thy fellowship at thy table and what hast thou to do to talk of the cup of Christ who sits at the table of devils and drinks the cup of devils Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines you see how the Sacrament of the Lords Supper is despised the cup blessed a Quaker calls here the cup of devils the Lords table he saith is the Priests table and calls it the table of devils of the Lords table he saith it is an idol and imitation receiving in remembrance of Christ sacrificed for us is sacrificing to devils and not to God in this Quakers esteem that the fellowship at the Lords table is very wicked that Communicants present themselves at the table of devils and do drink the cup of devils the Lords Supper as it is usually celebrated according to Christs own institution is in a Quakers account no more you see but the cup and table of devils an idol and imitation and a sacrificing to the devils and holding fellowship with wicked livers Q. p. 100. Q. Num. 104 Priests and Suppers and bread and wine is an imitation and an image which is the likeness of a thing which the Lord forbids Thou shalt not make to thy self any graven image nor the likeness of any thing Pr. Pr. This Quaker gives us plainly to understand what mean things Priests Suppers bread and wine are or to speak his mind more clearly that Preists the Lords Supper celebrated upon Communion-days Sacramental bread and wine are no more in this Quakers eye but an imitation and an image the likeness of a thing forbidden by God in the second Commandment till this Quakers heated fancy imposed upon him did ever any man affirm or was it ever read that Sacramental bread and wine or the Lords Supper was an image the likeness of a thing forbidden by God in the second Commandment given at mount Sinai surely no man of common sense can swallow this quaking inspiration the great folly of this poor man is transparent Q. p. 104. Q. Num. 105 We are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ to write to teach or to exhort or to put in print our giving forth papers or printed books it is from the immediate eternal Spirit of God Pr. Pr. We may behold here that all Quakers are in their own account become so many infallible Popes they do all imagine themselves to be possessed of the immediate Eternal Spirit of God of Christ See here also that in all they write teach exhort or print all Quakers are moved by the immediate Spirit of Christ that there are no papers given forth nor books printed by any Quakers though never so full of ignorance of false Grammer of nonsense of false charges of false doctrine of old errors of abominable blasphemy of ridiculous impertinences but they are all basely pretended to be from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God In this Glass you may likewise see in what esteem with themselves their papers and books printed are in comparison of the Scripture this which is Gods word and Gods book given by inspiration of God is with all Quakers decryed as being not the word of God no light no rule but the letter a dead letter an idol husk a shadow dust a carnal letter whilst their papers and books are owned
by themselves to be given forth from the immediate Eternal Spirit of God I may truly say That quaking-Pamphlets are in high honour to the Scriptures great disgrace But thus I have done with this idle Scribble THE next quaking-Pamphlet to be briefly toucht upon is termed The Power and Glory of the Lord shining out of the North or the Day of the Lord dawning By one whom Ishmaels brood calls a Quaker whose name in the flesh is James Naylor London printed 1653. Pr. Pr. This blasphemous stigmatized Quaker looks upon all unquakerized persons as being Ishmaels brood the Title is vain-glorious enough Bristol and Bridewell have known the abomination of this mans quaking-folly but amongst deluded Quakers he is still in too much request Let us look into his Pamphlet Q. p. 5. Q. Num. 106 Because the Lord sends his Messengers into your Idol-Temples to cry against your Idol-worships and Heathenish Customs Pr. Pr. In these quaking-lines all quaking-ramblers are in the first place called the Lords Messengers but as for Material Churches they 're only Idol-Temples and the Worship performed in them is only an Idol-worship but as for Heathenish Customs I do not well understand them save that the Christianity of England is Heathenism in this Quakers account to take a full view of this Quakers mind Idolatry and Heathenism did at this time bear the chief sway in England That our Material Churches are still Idol-Temples That our Worship of God in them is idolatrous That our Customs still are Heathenish Q. p. 8. Q. Num. 107 The Spirit is the Original which first reveals the mystery to the spirit within man Pr. Pr. In this Quakers opinion both Hebrew and Greek Tongues are only carnal Learning and natural Tongues gotten at Cambridg and Oxford in this mans account the former is not the Original of the Old Testament nor the latter of the New Testament for he saith the Spirit is the Original To add no more it 's very clear that this Quaker was grosly ignorant THE next quaking-Pamphlet to be considered is called A Warning from the Lord by one named of the world Edward Burrough Pr. Pr. This Pamphlet was printed 1654 it 's a virulent piece which hath made the Author to be well known to the world for his virulency when you have heard him speak his mind then it will appear to be so But let us come to the Book it self Q. p. 2. Q. Num. 108 All your carnal traditional Ordinances and Observances is abomination to the Lord all your praying and praising is odious in his sight all your worship is an imagination of the dark mind of man Pr. Pr. In this Quakers account preaching hearing reading the Scripture praying praising the Lord receiving the Lords Supper baptizing with water the acknowledged Ordinances of the Gospel among all unquakerized persons are basely esteemed as being carnal traditional Ordinances such as are an abomination to the Lord such as are odious in his sight such a worship as is but an imagination of mans dark mind Q. p. 5 6 9 10. Q. Num. 109 All your carnal Worship and Ordinances and Observances is but mocking of God and dissembling with him baptizing with water I deny it is not of God but an imitation and is an abomination in the sight of God your Communion I deny for it is heathenish having proceeded out of the imagination of the proud your breaking of bread and drinking of the cup is abomination God never commanded it your singing is carnal traditional and heathenish and is not with the Spirit of Jesus but with the spirit of the world with the spirit of Cain with the spirit of the Scribes and Pharisees and chief priests you worship an unknown God be ashamed of all your profession and of all carnal Ordinances Pr. Pr. You may still see that this Quaker hath very mean thoughts of Gods Worship and Ordinances which all serious Christians do own as for Worship that 's carnal and so are Ordinances too in this Quakers account both the Worship of God and his Ordinances are nothing else but a mocking of God and dissembling with him as for baptizing with water this Quaker denies it as that which is not of God which is but an apish imitation and is an abomination in the sight of God as for the holy Communion this Quaker denies it also as that which is heathenish as that which hath procceded out of the imagination of the proud he saith moreover That breaking of bread and drinking of the cup is abomination that God did never command it as for singing of Psalms he saith that is carnal traditional heathenish that it is done only with the spirit of the world and with the spirit of Cain and with the spirit of the Scribes Pharisees and chief Priests he also saith that the Worship is of an unknown God like those idolaters at Athens In the last place this Quaker calls upon unquakerized Christians to be ashamed of their profession of the Christian Religion and of all Ordinances which he calls carnal Q. p. 21 22 23 24 25. Q. Num. 110 In which light I see all thy Teachers O England to be drunk with the wine of her who hath deceived the Nations who sits upon the scarlet-coloured beast and hath the golden cup in her hand full of abominations whose name is written in her forehead Mystery Babylon the Great the Mother of Harlots and abomination of the earth and in this light do I declare against all them which are in the generation of the false prophets of Israel which seeks for their gain from their quarter which steals the word from their neighbour and selleth the divination of their own brain upon the Scriptures to the poor blind people and teacheth for the fleece against all these I do declare to be no Ministers of Christ but are seducers and blind guides and are Antichrists and leads the poor blind people into the ways of death and destruction these have run but hath not been sent of God and therefore their souls are in the dark heathenish nature leaning in the imaginations and not in the counsel of the Lord and in lying swearing drunkenness covetousness and oppression and according to the course of this world these iniquities are ruling among people priests and rulers in the Nation from the least of them even to the greatest every one is given to covetousness from the prophet even to the priest every one deals falsly all your hirelings and greedy dumb dogs I do deny all thy Teachers O England is denied of them who are taught of God and by thy Teachers who are in the way of the Pharisees art thou blindly led in the ways of darkness and ignorance and all thy carnal worship which is to read sing and preach I deny and declare to be no worship of God the living God is but mocked by you in your imagined worship your reading and singing and preaching is carnal and heathenish no worship of the true God