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
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
Father this is no point of this Quakers Faith this is only the confession of Presbyterians and Independents who are his adversaries brethren 4ly Jesus the Son of Mary doth not to use his own words exist outwardly bodily without us at Gods right hand according to this Quaker this is a false doctrine for which there is no Scripture-proof as for Gods right hand this Quaker doth scoffingly ask what or where is it is it visible or invisible within us or without us only Thus Jesus the Son of Mary sitting on Gods right hand in Heaven is no article of this Quakers faith 5ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is no outward bodily existent person without us distinct from God to hold Christ our Saviour to be a distinct person from God the Father is no part of this Quakers faith The light within guides no Quakers to own this great Gospel-truth their spirit inspires none of them to be sound in this doctrine of faith Light of Light very God of very God is none of their faith 6ly Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is not to be worshipped as God Mind it well the Hypostatical Union on is not owned by any Quaker because the Quakers do deny our Saviour to be God man in one person therefore they deny that the Son of Mary is to be worshipped as God 7ly That Christ the Saviour the Son of Mary is outwardly bodily glorified at Gods right hand is no Scripture-truth Lastly to call Mary the Mother of God is a Popish saying which to be sure is not Scripture-language in this Quaking discourse the learned may observe many old Heresies revived however by this Quakers golden Calf the nature of true Christianity is made naked it is stript off its primitive glory it may now truly be called Ichabod for by this Quakers most ugly doctrine the glory is departed from it Q. p. 51. Q. Numb 26 Whereas thou goest so often over with these words Jesus Christ the Son of Mary whom thou callest God-man I ask thee if this be not of kin to the Papists calling Mary the Mother of God and where did the Apostles so often or ever use these expressions Jesus Christ God-man the Son of the Virgin Mary and who were they that said Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary But Peter gave an higher testimony of him when he said Thou art Christ the Son of the living God But do not the Papists honour him as much as thou in their frequent calling him the Son of Mary as thou hast done Pr. Pr. This Quakers discourse serves to tell us that it is no piece of this Quakers Christianity to hold that Jesus Christ our Saviour is either the Son of Mary or God-man for he is angry with his adversary for going so often over with these words Jesus the Son of Mary and for calling him God-man this Quaker tells us to call Jesus the Son of Mary is that which is neer of kin to the Papists who call Mary the Mother of God Certainly this Quakers Light within is very dull-sighted which can neither discern Jesus to be the Son of Mary nor Mary to be the Mother of God the Son according to his Manhood Jesus Christ God-man in one person is a great stumbling-block in this Quakers way it 's against his Light within him to acknowledg Christ to be God and Man in one person therefore it must in his eye be Popery to call Christ the Son of Mary and Mary the Mother of God the communication of properties is a doctrine of which this Quaker takes no notice it 's not to tell whither an ignorant confidence will hurry those that are led by it to call Jesus Christ the Son of Mary God-man are those expressions saith the consident Quaker which were never used by the Apostles Behold what is the result of this ignorant confidence is it not this abominable assertion to the shame of true Christianity that Jesus Christ God-man the Son of Mary is no Gospel-truth taught by Christs own Apostles To go one step further to call Jesus the Son of Mary is according to this Quakers language to honour Christ no otherwise than those that said of him Is not this the Carpenter the Son of Mary Let us remark it once more it 's but a slight a vulgar dishonour put on our Saviour to call him Jesus the Son of Mary nay it 's Popery which is commonly counted Antichristianism to call Mary the Mother of God how ignorantly doth this Quaker decry Jesus from being the Son of Mary because St. Peter testified of him saying Thou art the Son of the living God therefore it is a false Popish testimony that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Virgin Mary Tremulus naviget ad Anticyras this pitiful Quaker wants a necessary dose for his pericranium common sense is ashamed of such mean arguing at this day no serious Christians none but deluded Quakers do deny Jesus Christ to be the Son of the Virgin Mary the Papists who believe many lyes are not so grosly deceived as this Quaker hath shewed himself to be in this point Q. Q. Numb 27 THe next Book to be considered is the Quakers Primer by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. Like the canker to the trees in the nursery so the mischievous design of this pitiful Primer is to corrupt from their infancy the young striplings of this Church and Kingdom under pretence of right-spelling to poyson them with Quakerism in their minority this is that leaven which is designed to sowre the whole lump to diffuse Quakerism through the whole body of this Nation a mischievous design if not timely prevented by his Sacred Majesty and those that are in authority under him there is in this Quaking-Primer magnum in parvo very much base doctrine contained in a few leaves Q. Q. It is called a new Book for Children to learn in by S. C. and George Fox the younger Pr. Pr. This latter hath shewed himself to be a crafty seeds-man by whose means little children are cunningly imposed upon therefore the more care is fit to be taken to prevent his dangerous attempt Books not so dangerous as this is have been burnt by the hand of the common hang-man as the Author is gone to his Judg so this Book deserves a black mark for his sake and its pestilent doctrine Q. p. 6. Q. Numb 28 A child may learn the fear of the Lord by taking heed unto the Light Pr. Pr. I might truly say that this Quaking-Primer begins with a lye thereby to corrupt childrens minds the Light within which is no express Scripture-phrase is indeed a meer fancy the real Quakers Idol which all children are early taught by these Quakers to fall down to and worship it 's false doctrine to make the Light within to be the teacher of the fear of God the holy fear of God which cleanseth both heart and life is taught by taking heed to Gods Word in this
except a Quaker none can how are the youth of this Kingdom instructed by this Catechizing-Primer to slight all Gods Ambassadors Pudet haec opprobria dici it is a shame of no mean size that such base things should be printed and not signally taken notice of Q. p. 10. Q. Numb 38 Child But are not the Scriptures given forth for a rule to walk by Fath. The Scriptures are a true testimony of what the Saints were made witnesses of but the spirit is the rule the rule unto them that gave forth the Scriptures Pr. Pr. Here the youth of this Nation are taught by this Quaking-father that the Scriptures are not the rule of faith and obedience according to this Quakers vain mind no children shall do well to take heed to the sure word of Prophesie Unto the Law and the Testimony is no rule for any children to walk by the spirit that doth infatuate the Quakers is the foolish guide whom this Quaking-father would have his child to follow is it not lamentable that the youth of this Kingdom together with those who are children in understanding are thus decoyed into the Devils net Q. p. 12. Q. Numb 39 Ch. Then I perceive it is the spirit alone that I am to mind in all things Fath. Yes child for by minding the spirit alone in all things thou wilt come to a good understanding in all things and be able to put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false Pr. Pr. Here we have this Quaking-father Catechizing his child so as to undermine the Scriptures to render them good for nothing for he saith the spirit alone is to be minded in all things therefore the Scriptures to speak like this Quaker are to be minded by children or others in nothing observe it well it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that helps to a good understanding in all things it 's not the Scripture but minding the spirit alone in all things that enables to discern and put a difference betwixt true and false it 's now obvious that the Scripture is basely bespattered by this Quaking-father for there is no coming to a good understanding by minding the Scripture in any thing the Scripture to speak this Quakers mind hath no true light to help any to discern and put a difference betwixt that which is true and that which is false the Quakers ill spirit is to be minded in all things this alone is the true discerner betwixt truth and falshood but pity those poor children that have no better guide to follow Q. p. 33. Q. Numb 40 Ch. Why is not their time and place and person right seeing their time is upon that day called Sunday and their place that which is called a Church and the persons such as are counted the Ministers of Christ Fath. Nay the Lord God of Power is not limited by any of them and as for their Sunday the Heathen named it and the Pope named their Church and their Schools and Colledges made their Ministers Pr. Pr. In these lines this Quaker doth Catechistically teach his child to look upon time place persons necessary circumstances belonging to publick Worship as those that are Heathenish Popish and of mans making the whole Quaking-discourse is a base charge drawn up against the Church of England as if the Lord of Power were limited by the same as for the Lords-day this Quaker calls it our Sunday which the Heathen named as for the publick place where the members of this visible Church do meet to worship God in a material Church this he saith was made by the Pope as for the persons the Ministers of Gods Word he gives us to understand that they are none of them sent of God for our Schools and Colledges made them all do not these Quaking-lines eat like a canker is not the Church of England debased after a strange manner Q. p. eâd. Ch. Q. Numb 41 But do they not preach sound Doctrine Fath. Nay their Doctrine is after the tradition of men and not after Christ and they get their Doctrine by their arts and languages that they have learned at Schools and Colledges and then they read it or speak it forth in their own wills that are corrupted and there is no soundness in it Pr. Pr. According to the instruction of this Quaking-father all the Preachers of the Gospel within the Church and Kingdom of England are a sort of pitiful fellows for their Doctrine is not from Heaven like the old Pharisees they teach for Doctrine the tradition of men none of them do teach that Doctrine which is after Christ arts and languages learnt here below at Schools and Colledges is the whole skill which they have in the doctrine of Salvation they are all a sort of pitiful readers or speakers out of their own corrupt wills as for their Doctrine it is corrupt like themselves there is no soundness in it to speak after this Quaking-rate they are like so many corrupt trees they bring forth corrupt fruit they are all bad stewards of the Mysteries of the Gospel If this be not base railing let the world judg Q. p. 34 35. Q. Numb 42 Ch. But is not their praying a service which is accepted of God Fath. Nay for they pray not with the spirit nor with the understanding and some of them cannot pray at all but as they have prayers made by others and have them set in a book to read as in the Common-prayer-book so that neither their preaching nor praying is accepted of God Pr. Pr. From this Quaking Catechizer we may truly gather that the preaching and praying of all the Ministers of the Church of England is altogether naught as their Preaching so their Praying is a service which is not accepted of God their prayers are carnal for they pray not with the spirit tremulo judice in their praying they do but offer the sacrifice of fools for they pray not with the understanding as for those ministring Priests that do warrantably use the Common-prayer-book either in the Kings-Chappel or elsewhere to speak this Quakers mind or sense they are a company of dull Ignoramusses they cannot pray at all behold a sad case except it be in the Quakers dumb meeting or amongst those that are acted by the spirit of the Hat there is no calling on the name of God in faith any where besides according to this Quaking rant is not the Kings Majesty basely reflected on hath he not a dull Clergy to minister in his Presence is not this Church whereof he is a nursing-father in a bad case for neither the Preaching nor praying of her Priests this Quaker saith is accepted of God surely the true Christian Religion is at a low ebb in this Kingdom that Quakerism must thus carry the bell according to this vain-minded Quaker we are in a great strait we must now either all turn Quakers or else in Preaching and Praying we do but perform the
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
the dust the Serpents meat which they feed upon they do strangely feed death with death the Scripture is no more in this Quakers esteem but the carnal letter with which they feed their carnal minds they are no Ministers by the will of God they do only come by the will of man and are upheld by the will of man their call and ministry are both bad alike all real Quakers do deny them as for their call and ministry this Quaker tells us it is as bad as Baptism for it is nothing but a formal imitation and invention of man a meer delusion their ministry is very bad also it is dark without the true light dead without the true life cold without any holy warmth surely these quaking-lines do eat like a canker the true David's messengers are shamefully abused by this Quaker surely these are hard speeches which no truly good man dare own Q. p. 80 81. Q. Numb 73 Some of us are esteemed not worthy to live in the Nation both by Priest and People and Rulers who are out of the commands of God vagabonds and fugitives from God who go in the way of Cain to envy and murther the innocent now heads of England and such Ministers and their Ministry we deny here is the difference of the Ministers of the world and the Ministers of Christ the one comes by the will of man the other by the will of God the one is upheld by the will of man the other by the will of God the one is of the letter the other is of the spirit the one hath the form and shadow the other the life and substance but from such turn away for they are meer deceivers and witches bewitch the people from the truth Pr. Pr. This Quaker is become like a raging-wave of the sea foaming out that which is his own shame I might truly say in this Quakers dunghill we have filth enough cast together you sind priest people and rulers as bad as bad can be not only priest and people but the rulers of this Kingdom are by this Quaker declared to be very bad how bad so bad as that to speak this Quakers mind they are lawless the commands of God do not bind them like cursed Cain that was of the Devil they are Vagabonds and Fugitives from the Lord as wicked Cain slew his righteous brother Abel so priest people and rulers saith this Quaker do go in the way of this bloody Cain to envy and murther the innocent But hear this Quaker speaks more fully now there are neither heads of England nor Ministers nor Ministry whom the Quakers own it 's hence very clear that both the Magistrates and the known Ministry of Fngland are absolutely denied by all thorough-paced Quakers As for the ordained Ministers of the Gospel this Quaker hath given this differencing-account of them They are the Ministers of the world such as come by the will of man such as are upheld by the will of man they are Ministers of the Letter they have only the form and the shadow they are meer deceivers and witches they do bewitch the people from the truth the preaching of the Gospel by any Priests of the Church of England in this Quakers account is only the Ministry of the world that which is set up only and maintained by the will of man there is nothing of good in it nor of the Ministration of the Spirit it doth only consist of form and shadow nay the preaching of the Gospel by any such Priests is but deceit and witchcraft for they by this Quaker are termed deceivers and witches such as do bewitch the people from the truth If this be not a foul slander then let all unquakerized Readers judg Q. p. 81 82 83 84. Q. Numb 74 We own Magistracy in its place but the righteous are from under the outward Law for they are a Law unto themselves they neither know how to rule or govern who are guided by their own wills such rule with partiality and respect of persons and give forth Laws in their own wills persecute the righteous encourage the heathen who know not God so Cain slays Abel within them and they suffer Cain to slay Abel without them the wicked have more liberty in the Nation than the righteous the Land abounds with iniquity oppression and treachery because such corrupt Magistrates wink at deceits for carnal ends and uphold iniquity and oppression and tread truth under foot corrupt Magistrates put corrupt Magistrates in office such as these uphold corrupt Ministers and false prophets which the Nation swarms of the Beast upholds the False-prophet and they combine together against the simple and the Law is made a stalking-horse to deceive the simple such Magistrates and such Government we honour not by such Magistrates and Government did the righteous ever suffer and Haman who stood in the corrupt will would have destroyed Mordecai because he could not bow to him and also Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar and Herod who beheaded John who stood in their own wills but the hands of the Lord they did not escape but Christ comes to end all outward Laws and Government of man and he himself will reign as truth and righteousness grows the Law is fulfilled and passes away this is the cause why corrupt Magistrates beat down the truth as much as they can but Pharaoh God will plague and confound but such Magistrates as are guided by the light of God in the Conscience and rule by it we own and honour in our hearts such are a terror to evil-doers such bear not the sword in vain this Government is of God Pr. 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From these lines this Quaker gives us plainly to understand that the Real Quakers are none of the Kings loyal subjects for they do own no Magistrates but such as are Quakers like themselves this is a sun-beam-truth That no Magistrates no Government no Laws without Quakerism stampt on them are either owned or honoured by any Quakers as for any other Magistrates Laws Government no right Quakers do own them but let this Quaker speak his own mind it 's but Magistracy in its place which is owned by any Quakers here is nothing as it is Gods Ordinance as for the righteous that is Quakers they are from under the outward Law because they are a Law unto themselves then I pray in what sense do the Quakers own any of the Laws or Law-makers of this Kingdom Is it not hence plain what kind of subjects the lawless Quakers are Is it not hence as evident that King and Parliament Magistrates Laws Government of this Kingdom are very little either owned or honoured by any Quakers But let us confer a little more with this Quaker what thoughts he hath of Magistrates let us now observe The Magistrates he saith are very bad they are such as know not how to rule Here behold their great ignorance they are guided by their own wills behold their wills are their law they rule with partiality
the plain language betwixt God and his people in all ages thou that disdainest to be Thoued wouldst exalt thy self above God who Thouest God in thy formal prayers therefore thou must come down as Lucifer did it is Lucifer in thee that is exalted who must be cast down into the pit it is he who is head in man who would be honoured and would be above God and calls this manners breeding to bow to him and honour him who can honour him the most those he saith are the best bred and those he calls Noblemen and Gentlemen but he that seeks preferment in the world seeks to get his breeding that so he may be in favour with Lucifer that sits in the Courts and high Palaces but both he and Lucifer must be cast down into the pit together here is the ground of the worlds superiority nobility gentility honour breeding and manners here they Lord one over another in their corrupt wills here is the ground of all tyranny and oppression and the persecutions of the righteous all arises from proud Lucifer and lust in man who would be honoured all this is under the curse but now Lucifer and his image is cast down the pure Law is witnessed which respects no mans person amongst us there are no superiors after the flesh he that respects persons commits sin the Angel would not suffer John to bow to him but said he was his fellow-servant here proud Lucifer and his image is cast out here all his honour is thrown down his breeding manners and fashions he must be tormented quick and all who bear his image or his mark and these are some of his marks which he calls Nobility Gentility honour breeding manners and civility but true nobility we own the seed of God is noble who can witness the seed of God born up to rule there is true nobility there is true gentility after the spirit and this is to be honoured for honour is due to this both in Magistrate and Minister Fisherman or Plowman Herdsman or Shepherd this is no more after the flesh but after the spirit here all the Prophets of God were Noblemen and Gentlemen sprung of the noble seed and so are all now who are of the same seed to those belongs the true honour the true honour is no more after the flesh but after the spirit you who are giving and receiving outside earthly honour are in the unbelief out of the Doctrine of Christ cringing and bowing honouring and exalting the Devil worshipping the beast and his image as for manners breeding courtesie and civility learn to do unto all as you would have all do unto you speak every one truth to his neighbour let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth for evil communication corrupts good manners let your yea be yea and your nay nay for whatsoever is more is of evil here is manners and breeding courtesie and civility who are of the noble seed have these manners but the nobles and great ones of the earth want these manners and this breeding and both Priest and people of all sorts the time now is that before this seed the Kings and Nobles of the earth shall be bound in chains and fetters of iron the nobility gentility superiority honour breeding and manners of the world is after the flesh sprung from proud Lucifer the lust that reigns in man they are bastards and no sons who are not sprung from the noble gentile seed to those honour is not due neither can we bow unto them for if we should we should set the Devil in the room of God we cannot give unto Caesar that which is Gods Pr. 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The Quakers cannot deny but they have had a full hearing by these long lines it doth fully appear that it is no false accusation to say that the Quakers are destructive to all superiority and honour breeding and manners this Quaker makes it manifest that they are so fond of this word Thou as that for its sake all civil honour is by him decried to the pit of hell Adam Thouing God and God Thouing him is saith this Quaker the plain language to be spoken by all he tells us also that unless our superiours are Thoued by us they do exalt themselves above God nay which is far worse he saith that every man who useth not Thou to his superiours must come down to hell as Lucifer the devil hath done as for civil honour to our superiours it 's so far disowned by this Quaker as that he saith it is Lucifer the devil in him that is exalted it is he who is the head in man who would be honoured that it is the devil who calls this manners and breeding to bow to him and honour him behold according to this Quaker no inferion may civilly honour their superiours without bowing to and honouring of the devil who is in them to get preferment at Court is according to these quaking-lines to get in favour with Lucifer the devil who sits in the Courts and high Palaces behold how this Quaker makes the Kings Court and Palace to be those seats where the Devil is seated according to this quaking-doctrine the Kings Majesty upon the Throne the Peers with their Nobility and high honour the Knights with their worship the Gentlemen with their gentility are as bad and miserable as the devil for this wild man saith both he that is exalted and Lucifer the devil must be cast down into the pit together but this is not all for according to this Quaker there is no superiority nobility gentility honour breeding manners but the devil is the ground of them hence comes all Lordship over one another in their corrupt wills by this Quaker how is this Kingdom turned upside down for there is in it no superiority nobility gentility honour breeding manners lordship but the devil is the ground of them all they do all as he saith arise from proud Lucifer the devil in man who would be honoured this Quaker is so far from honouring any superiours as that he saith all this civil honour is under the curse but by the Quakers who give civil honour to no superiours nobles or others the devil and civil honour his image is cast down instead of the Old and New Testament the Quakers have a pure law which beclowns them which respects no mans person neither the Kings nor any other mans person amongst the Quakers there are no superiours after the flesh behold the King the Nobles the Knights the Gentry of this Kingdom are in this Quakers account but superiours after the flesh amongst the Quakers it 's a judged case he that respects persons the King Nobles Knights Gentlemen to honour them according to their degree commits sin the Angel who would not suffer plain John to bow to him with religious worship is the Quakers president for not giving civil worship to the King or any other superiours after the flesh here but where I know not proud Lucifer and his image
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. 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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