Rule of faith and conversation to walk By Farnworth against Hagger and Pollard p. 22 43. Answer to Io. Griffeth p. 19 32. 67. That to limit a man to the Scriptures to Preach nothing but what he can prove from the vissible Rule of the Scriptures is to debar and limit God Rich. Farnworth against Hagger and Pollard p. 3. 68. That faith comes not by hearing the Scriptures Preached 69. That the Scripture is not the Gospel 70. That men may be saved without it and comforted though disowning the Scriptures Farnworth against Hagger and Pollard p. 21 22. 71. That he that hath no light to walk or speak by but the Scriptures is not like to speak truth Answer to Mr. Breck of N. Eng. Letter p. 7. 72. He is dead in sin that hath no other light nor way to salvation but what he hath out of the Scripture Answer to Mr. Brecks Letter p. 17. 73. Jeremiah Ives Quoting Lev. 19.32 to prove some honour dne unto men which James Nailor Answers in scorn thus What a standing rule is this word of yours the Scriptures that the deceit can thus turn quite into another thing than it speaks The Devil likes such a word as he can turn every way to plead for his Kingdome James Nailors Answer to Ives p. 22. 74. That it is the Devil in men that contends for the Scripture to be the Word of God James Nailors Answer to Ives p. 22. 75. That the Bible is not the written Word of God but a declaration of Christ the Word Answer to Io. Beacon p. 9. 76. The Scripture is not the Gospel that is Christ Jesus that cannot be contained in Paper and Ink. Parnels Goliahs head cut off p. 17. Farnworth against Hagger p. 35. 77. That the light which is in all the Indians Americans and other Pagans on earth is sufficient without Scriptures James Nailors Answer to Baxter p. 48. Concerning the Ordinances of Jesus Christ. 78. Psalmes That Davids Psalmes are not to be sung in Meeter Truths defence against refined subtilty By Geo. Fox and Rich. Hubberthorn p. 18 20. 79. Preaching That such a Minister that ownes not the Quakers way as takes a Text of Scripture and makes a Sermon upon it is a Conjurer and what he raiseth must needs be Conjuration James Nailor against Ives p. 13. 80. That he is a false Prophet and a Deceiver which hath not the word immediately from the mouth of the Lord but takes that which the Lord spoke to another and the Prophets Christs and the Apostles words and calls it Gods word and saith the Lord saith it Edw. Burroughs Truth defended p. 4. 81. That to raise Points Tryals Motives and Uses is adding to the Scriptures Truths defence against refined subtilty By Fox and Hubberthorn p. 40. James Nailors Answer to Io. Beacon p. 40. 82. Water-baptisme is denyed and affirmed to be no Ordinance of Christ. James Parnell and James Nailors Answer to Ives p. 14 29. Geo. Whithead against Clapham of singing Psalmes p. 11. 83. That it is a beasticall carnall earthly Tradition never commanded Truths defence against refined subtilty By Geo. Fox and Rich. Hubberthorn p. 98. 84. Lords Supper Mr. Kellet in Laxcheshiere Queries Whether did not Christ institute his last Supper with Bread and Wine Richard Hubberthorn Answers him That Christ spake not of Bread and Wine but the Bread which Christ called his Body is to be understood of the Church that are many Members but one Body 85. But 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 imitation and thy Sacrifice is to Devils and not to God And this Answer to Mr. Kellets Q. he saith is by the Spirit of the Lord. Defence against refined subtilty p. 99. And not only this but saith he Our giveng forth Papers and Printed Books is from the immediate eternall Spirit of God p. 104. Of all the Ordinances together 86. The Sacraments and Ordinances are beggerly Rudiments Commandements and Doctrines of Men and not the Ordinance of God Answer to Edw. Brecks Letter p. 10. 87. Although they are commanded by Christ yet to continue but for a time a figure of a substance which being 〈…〉 the Saints the figure ceaseth Answer to Griffith p. 16. Edw. Burroughs Truth defended p. 11. 88. They are unholy Duties and Ordinances Masons Answer to Rayner p. 17. 89. There is not any profit in sprinkling Infants or your Bread and Wine and those that partake in those Ordinances were never yet washed from their sins and pollutions James Parnels Goliahs head cut off p. 73. Whithead against Clapham p. 11. Edw. Burroughs Truths defence p. 11. 90. Preaching the Word Praying Singing are no appointments of Christ but the inventions of men Truth defended against refined subtilty By Geo. Fox and R. Hubberthorne 91. The Priests taking Tythes in the time of the Law was evill and proved them to be false Prophets and Deceivers Burroughs Truth defended p. 5. 92. That the light of God and of Christ which is affirmed to be in every mans Conscience that comes into the world commanded circumsion and the seanenth day to be kept a Sabbath and the worship in the Temple c. And it was the same light that led the Disciples from these things to deny them and yet no offence to God nor contradiction in the light of Christ Burroughs Answer to Firmin p. 20. Of the Sabbath 93. No Sabbath to be kept Answer to Edw. Brecks Letter p. 9. Of Ordination or Call to the Ministry 94. The Ministers of God never were sent forth from God by a mediate sending but were immediately sent Rich. Farnworths Answer to the Westmorland Ministers Petition p. 5. Of Oathes 95. That it is not lawfull to take an Oath before a Magistrate no not to end a Controversie and that he who affirmes it is thereby found in the condemnation of the Devil James Parnels Goliahs head cut off p. 70 71. Of Perfection 96. That those that have received Christ and God are come to perfection because God and Christ are perfection James Nailors Answer to Ives p. 13. 97. That all such as are in Christ are without sin Farnworth against Hagger and Pollard p. 7. Of Sinne. 98. That the Doctrine of Originall Corruption whereby we are deprived of the Image of God c. is a soul destroying God blaspheming Doctrine Masons Answer to Rayner p. 13. Of Vnion with God 99. That the substance of the Diety is communicable unto man so as to confound the natures and change man into the devine substance and essence Masons Answer to Rayners precepts p. 23. compared with Mr. Rayners deniall of such a Union in his Precepts Of the Sufferings of the Quakers 100. That it is for no other cause but for bearing witness for the living God and his truth as it is made manifest in us by the same spirit and life and power as all the holy men of
God were sent Prophets and Apostles Answer to Brecks Letter p. 4 5. Of the Tryall of Spirits and Doctrines 101. That the infallible Spirit in the Saints is the sole tryer of all spirits and Doctrines and they are not to be tryed by the Scriptures James Nailors Answer to Fr. Harris p. 9. Geo. Whithead against Clapham p. 13. 102. That the Spirits are to be tryed whether they be of God or be the Spirit of errour delusion and darkness not by the Scriptures but by truth which is eternall and infallable by the same eternall infallable Spirit as spoke forth the Scriptures and was before Scripture was written and this Spirit gives judgment upon thee Edw. Breck and knows thee and tryes thee and thy light which is the Scripture and judgeth thy Spirit to be a fallible lying Spirit And this Spirit and judgment do we Q witness and this shall be Answered by that of God in all Consciences Answer to Mr. Edw. Breck of New-england his Letter p. 8. 103. That a mans being charged with lyes errour falshood by the Quakers is an infallable proof of his guilt Answer to Mr. Breck p. 16. Farnworths Answer to Hagger and Pollard p. 14. 104. Thou saith Edw. Burroughs indeavourest to prove thy accusation by vain consequences and false conclusions but our assertion is proved by the Spirit of God or the light that every one is inlightned with Burroughs against Firmin p. 14. which Spirit or light is to be exalted above all things as the searcher and tryer of all things and Spirits and is not to be judged or tryed by the Scriptures Burroughs against Firmin p. 15 16. Of the Popery of the Quakers By this we may clearly see that they are in many of their opinions very Popish agreeing with the Papists in all these things 1. That the Ministers of the Reformed Churches are not true Ministers 2. Nor the Ordinances Administred by them the Ordinances of Christ 3. That a man is justified by the merit of good works by inherent righteousness 4. That the Scriptures should not be read by the ignorant and unlearned 5. That the Church hath an infallable unerring Spirit to try and judg of Scripture it self is to be judged by none whose dictates and determinations are of as great Authority as the Scripture 6. And as the Papists by their Doctrine of the Reall Corporeall presence of Christ in many thousand places at once overthrow as much as in them lyeth the Articles of Christs Humanity viz. of his being a reall Man of his suffering death rising ascending and sitting at the right hand of God So the Quakers destroy the Humanity of Christ by denying his being corporcally in Heaven and affirming that he hath but one Body which is his Church and that God manifest in flesh is to be understood in the Saints Also their opinion That the Magistrate is not to meddle with matters of Religion unless to pull down the Reformed Religion is a plain Point of Popery And for the truth of these I appeale to all men in the world that know what Popery is and they are many Millons that shall also read the Opinions of the Quakers in this Catalogue CHAP. III. Of the Actions and Manners of the Quakers THey will not put off their Hatts nor bow their bodies to the greatest Persons The Parliament 1659 appointed a Committee of purpose to hear their Complaints before which the Quakers stood covered and thou'd and thee'd the Chair-men and Members thereof to the greatest dishonour of the Authority of England as ever was admitted They will not petition to men no not the highest Powers but Councel and Command Witness all their Addresses to the Protectors and Parliaments in Print many of them to be seen They will not take an Oath before a Magistrate or otherwise saying it is unlawfull And yet this Summer 1659. to revenge themselves of some Countrey men about Sawbridgworth in Hartfordshire for affronting them they could freely swear against them in order to the binding them over to the Sessions and rail against St. T. H. a Justice of the Peace accusing him in Print for not taking the Parliaments new Engagement They say the Magistrate hath nothing to do to meddle in matters concerning Religion and yet do continually importune him to pull down Religion as is well known to all the late Authorityes and thousands more by Edward Burrow's Letters to the Protectors and other Papers Printed They cry up Liberty of Conscience but are not willing to give it to others How many thousand times have some Ministers or other in all parts of the Laud been most impudently disturbed by them in their publike religious exercises is so well known that none but John Impudence will deny it They are notorious Lyars for all their Blasphemies and Errors are so many lyes Not because I say they are lyes that 's their common disproof but because they are contrary to the Law and the Testimony the Scriptures as all do know and can witness that have savingly learned those Statutes and so are taught of God If St. Paul himself had told the Bereans that for Masters and Mistresses to make their Servants read the Scripture is Treason against the King of Saints and his tender Lambs as Mason against Mr. Rayner doth See Catal. Educa would not they who tryed his Doctrine by the Scriptures and therefore are called noble Acts 17.11 have told him he lyed 2. Every one of the Quakers saith he is taught and guided by an infallible Spirit and is without sin And that they are all so and that 's a lye with a latchet as I 'le prove presently by another way then by comparing what they say with the Scripture though that 's the best way even by their notorious contradicting one another Many instances might be given I 'le only name one or two Hubberthorn in his Truths defence against Refined Subtilties p. 101. doth affirm That the wicked are not to read the Scriptures but the godly and gives his wise Reasons for it But Burroughs against Firmin p. 16. allows only the wicked and ungodly Such as the Scribes and Pharisees were to search and read the Scriptures and not the godly Here 's a plain opposition and contradiction from which I infer that both of them did not write truth they were not both guided and directed by an unerring infallible Spirit and consequently that to say all the Quakers have the guidance of such a Spirit ey and that in all their speeches and writings as they say they have is such a lye as I called it And there is that in all men that will not offer violence to their Reasons that will witness to the truth hereof Take but one more instance James Natlor in his Answer to Francis Harris useth the name SCRIPTURE and the WORDOF THE LORD indifferently as convertible termes as being fullfilled by mens coming from far and sitting down in the Kingdome c. thereby contradicting his well known elsewhere
flesh to the intellect we must live in contemplation lay by all Offices in the Commonwealth and own no fleshly Relations as they call them not the Relation of Brother or Sister not the Relation of a Magistrate or of a Master not the Relation of a Father or Mother Son or Daughter nor love any because of such a Relation but only as Justice binds us to requital for what they have done for us That none should own the Relation of Husband or Wife nor love each other as so related That we should endeavour to be perfect and therefore to forbear all carnall acts of Generation as being of sin and of the Devil and therefore Husband and Wife should part asunder or abstain That all things should be common and none should own propriety with abundance more which are Jounded on certain vain unproved fancies of Behmens That God at first created man a spiritual body in one sex only that containing both sexes vertually having an Angelical power of spiritual Generation and that this gross corporeity and diversity of Sex Marriage and Generation are all the fruits of sin and Satan with abundance more such audacious vanities not worth the reciting Now I shall come more closely to treat of the people among us that are commonly called Quakers The chief Ringleaders are named in the Quotations following CHAP. II. Containing some of the Blasphemies and Errors of the Quakers which they have Published in their Printed Books which I have not taken upon trust but have seen them every one and reduced them to the following Heads Of the Authority of their Words and Writings 1. THat what Christ the Prophets and Apostles spoke and what is spoken or written by the Quakers are all given forth by one Spirit according to measure and that a man may as well slight the one as the other Mr. Camelford Minister of Stasly Chappel in Lancheshire having told Tho. Atkinson in answer to his Queries that his Queries were condemned to the fire to be burned Geo. Fox replies You might as well have condemned the Scriptures to the fire Truths defence against resined subtilties By Geo Fox and Rich. Hubberthorn p. 2. and justified by James Nailor in his Answer to Jer. Ives p. 15. 2. That they have as full a measure of the Spirit as the Penners of the Scriptures had Geo. Fox and Rich. Hubberthorn Truths defence p. 43. 3. That the same gift that worketh miracles is among them as was among the Apostles Geo. Fox and Rich. Hubberthorn Truths desence p. 44. Of Antichrist 4. That that denying of Christ to be come in the flesh which is the mark or Character of Antichrist or the Man of sin is the denying of Christ to be come in the flesh of his Saints Masons Answer to Johnson Of Atonement 5. That there is that in the spirituall Man which being turned into and followed can redeem and make Atonement and that in him the Attonement is made IN Answer to Higgenson p. 3. 6. That the light which is in every man sheweth the true Atonement and no other thing can shew it to every particular Person ibid. p. 38. Of civill Titles and Gestures of respect unto Men. 7. That bowing the body and putting off the Hat unto one another is an Heathenish Custome and Idolatry James Parnell's Goliahs head cut off p. 39 40. 8. Mr. Raynor of Lincoln is called Babilonian for directing his Epistle to the Right Worshipfull the Major of Lincoln Masons Answer to Raynor p. 4. Of Christ 9. George Fox being asked whether Christ have a body in Heaven and be a particular man or person incompassed with a body to live for ever ye or no Affirms that Christ hath but one Body and that is the Church Truths defence against refined subtilty by Geo. Fox and Hubberthorn p. 78 79. Edw. Burrough's Answer to Bunion p. 28. 10. Christ hath but one body and that is his Church James Nailor against Ives p. 23. Edw. Burroughs against Bunion p. 30. The destinction of Christs personall presence in Heaven and spirituall presence in his people is denied James Nailor's second Answer to Tho. Moore p. 13. 11. That the Election Ordination and Adoption so often spoken of in the Scriptures is Christ and the drawing is the Spirit of the Father which is administred in the light which draws to Christ the Election James Nailor against Jo. Beacon p. 40. 12. That Christ was the Gospell which the Apostles Preached Ja. Parnell's Goliahs head cut off p. 17. 13. Christs coming in the flesh gave Adam his created estate and recovery Hubberthorn against Tho. Winterton p. 8. 14. Christs coming in person to Judgement is denied Hubberthorns innocency of the righteous seed p. 7 8. he is no where to be looked for but within Mason against Johnson 15. It is no deceit to own Christ no otherwise then as he was before the world began Edw. Burroughs against Bunion p. 13. Of the Church 16. Christs Church is in God and God hath not a visible or temporall Church in the world nor is the Order or Rule or Government in the Church visible but spirituall and eternall Farnworth against Hagger p. 17 23. 17. That since the Apostles dayes hath been a great Apostacy and not a true Church of Christ could be found and ever since hath the same Generation as now of false Prophets stood under severall formes and appearances deceiving the Nations but now the pure light of Christ shines c. Answer to Griffith Of Religious Education 18. That for Masters and Mistresses to make their Servants read Scriptures and to bring them to the publique Ordinances argues a persecuting Bonner like spirit and is a seeking to dethrone Christ and is treason against the King of Saints and his tender Lambs Masons Answer to Mr. Rayners Precepts p. 37. Of free will and of the power of nature 19. The light of Christ within or the light that is in every Mans Conscience if walked in and hearkened unto will be strength to lead a Man to life Edw. Burroughs Truth defended p. 12. many of their assertions concerning the light imply the same thing Of internal light and what it can do 20. That the light which is in every one that comes into the world shews a man sin and evil and the deceipts of his own heart Geo. Fox Exhort to the People in Answer to Westm Ministers Pet. 21. And loving this light it will bring you off all the worlds wayes and worships to worship God ibid. And lead you into the light of life Farnworth against Hagger p. 51. Hubberthorn against Tho. Winterton p. 2. From impurity unto holiness Masons Epistle to his Answer to Mr. Rayners Precepts 22. It is spiritaall 23. And the light of Christ wherewith he enlightens every one that comes into the world 24. It is pure and whosoever beleives and follows it shall not abide in darkness but shall have eternal life and whosoever believes it not is damned James Nailors Answer to Fr. Harris