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A56194	The Quakers unmasked, and clearly detected to be but the spawn of Romish frogs, Jesuites, and Franciscan fryers, sent from Rome to seduce the intoxicated giddy-headed English nation by an information taken upon oath in the city of Bristol, January 22, and some evident demonstrations / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1664 (1664)	Wing P4047; ESTC R8191	28,485	41

from God to spread their Heresies blasphemies in the West though not so fit for Quakers as that Northern colder Climate of England and Scotland where many Shake and Quake for cold alone without the Spirits motion whether they deserve to be sent packing again or into some sorraign Franciscan Cells or Jesuites Semenaries from whence their Sect was immediately propagated by Jesuites and Fryers sent from thence to act the parts of Independants and Sectaries to blow up differences and contentions amongst us as you may read at large in Mr. Edwards his Gangrena part third p. 99. and in a Grandees printed Speech in the painted Chamber 4. Sept. 1654. p. 16 17. to which I shall referre you for fuller Conviction Let all our Rulers Ministers and people therefore who have any care of their own or others Souls or our Churches Kingdomes safety and settlement now seriously consider that speech of our Saviour Christ himself John 10. 1. 10 11 12. Verily verily I say unto you He that entreth not by the Door into the Sheepfold but climbeth up some other way as these new Romish Apostles and wandring Predicants do THE SAME IS A THEEF and A ROBBER The theef cometh not BUT FOR TO STEAL AND TO KILL DESTROY The good Shepherd giveth his life for the Sheep But he that is an hireling and not the Shepherd whose own the Sheep are not seeth the woolf coming and leaveth the Sheep and fleeth and the woolf catcheth them and scattereth the Sheep And such false Shepherds and hirelings whether Ecclesiastical or Temporal who through negligence cowardize or any other designe shall suffer such Romish Woolves Theeves and Robbers as these to scatter and devour their sheep in St. Bernards verdict are PASTORES NON OVIUM SED LUPORIUM Pastours only of the Woolves not Sheep and in the opinion of Christ and all real Christians likewise Fredericus Broeckrous in his Epistle Dedicatory to the States of Holland and West-Frizland before his Antidotum Errorum praecipuorum in Tractatu de Deo c. D. Conradi Vorstii observes and proves at large That nothing is more dishonest or more pernicious to mankinde and humane society than the toleration propagation of false religions contrary to the doctrine of the Prophets and Apostles 1. Because men are hereby withdrawn from the true God the fountain of all happiness 2. Because thereby they are deprived of the possession of Eternal life 3. Because false religions are the most deadly poisons to mens souls which bring a speedy and infallible death damnation to all Eternity if persisted in 4. Because by them men are made twofold more the children of hell than they were before Mat. 23. 16. 5. Because thereby all Piety is undermined abolished and in Christian States all Wickedness Impiety Cruelty Folly and Wretchedness instilled into the hearts of men 6. Because by differences and multiplicity of opinions and controversies in Religion the greatest of people are brought 1. To doubt of the truth of Christian Religion 2. To slight and neglect it together with the Ministry and publick Ordinances 3. To give over prayer and private family-Duties 4. To oppose Religion and resist the propagation of the Gospel 5. In conclusion to renounce all Religion and turn professed Scepticks Seekers Atheists as we finde by sad experiences 6. Because Pagans Infidels and others are discouraged from embracing the doctrine of Christianity when they find so many controversies and disputes even among Christians themselves And the common Enemies of the true reformed Religion and Romish Emissaries hereby take occasion to calumniate that true Religion we profess and to seduce the ignorant people from it to embrace their damnable and superstitious practices Upon which considerations Constantine the great Theodosius and all zealous Christian Emperors Kings Princes and Governors truly fearing God in all ages have made it their principal care study to maintain peace and unity concord in the purity and principles of Religion to suppress all Heresies Errors Schisms repugnant thereunto both by Laws and penalties as I have elsewhere largely evinced against all oppugners of the civil Magistrates coercive power and Jurisdiction in matters of Religion who never yet returned the least reply thereunto in sundry years though challenged to do it We shall conclude all with this word to Magistrates Cant. 2. 15. Take for us the Foxes the little Foxes that spoyle the Vines for our Vines have tender grapes Search after restrain secure prosecute punish all Romish Foxes Wolves Conspirators Enemies Traytors to our Church and Religion according to our Lawes and Statutes yet in force against them with as great diligence care zeal as you now search after restrain secure prosecute any reall or imaginary Plotters Conspirators Enemies Traytors to the Kingdome Nation or to your selves And be as vigilant as industrious to secure Gods and our Churches cause interest as your own that so you may turn away Gods wrath and inherit Phineas bis praise and benediction for his zeale in this kinde Num. 25. 11 12. 23. with these four Apostolical Admonitions and Cautions to the people recorded in the Gospel as the best Preservatives against Seducers Rom. 16. 17 18. Now I beseech you Brethren mark them which cause DIVISIONS and OFFENCES contrary to the Doctrine which you have received AVOID THEM For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own bellies and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple But evill men and seducers shall wax worse and worse deceiving being deceived But continue thou in the things which thou hast heard and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned them Ephes 4. 14. Henceforth be 〈◊〉 more children tossed to and fro and carried about with even wind of doctrine by the slight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lie in wait to deceive And 2. John 10. 11. If there come any unto you and bring not this Doctrine receive him mot into your house neither bid him God speed for he that biddeth him God speed IS PARTAKER OF HIS EVIL DEEDS with this sad Meme●●… to such who are reduced by these Impostors 2. Thess 2. 9 10 11 12 whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and Signs lying wonders and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved And for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they shall believe a lye that they might all be damned who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousnesse and like the unjust Judge Luke 18. 2. 4. Neither fear God nor regard or reverence men 2 Cor. 11. 13 14 15. For such are false Apostles deceitful workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ And no marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light Therefore it is no great thing if his Ministers be also

accusing Cowlishaw known to be a person of truth and honesty for making a false Oath which his own Answer to it justifieth to be true 2. In averring * That he and his Companions were moved by the Lord his eternal Spirit to leave their own habitation and callings in the North to come to seduoe the people of Bristol to believe their new Revelations That they are the Messengers Ministers of the everlasting Gospel of God sent and moved by the Lord to speak to the City of Bristol c. When as in truth they are those that trouble that City and would pervert the Gospel of Christ therein Gal 1. 7. yea the very false lying Pophers prophecied of and described Zech. 13. 3 4 5. 2. He excepts against Cowlishaw That he accused not Coppinger to the Magistrate confessing himself to be a Franciscan Fryer but concealed and let him go Whereupon he taxeth the Magistrates of Bristol for injustice in not punishing Cowlishaw and yet making out warrants against the Quakers But this is very frivolous 1. Because his printed oath is no concealment but a clear discovery of him and all his conference with him to the Magistrates deserving praise not punishment 2. Coppingers hasty departure the very next day into Ireland disabled him and the Magistrate● to seise him 3. The suspension of the Laws by some in Superiour power against such Romish Vermin at that season will excuse both him and the Magistrates from any punishment or blame in not seising on him could they have conveniently done it 4. Their granting out warrants against the Quakers for disturbing both the Peace Ministers and Government of the City was just legal And their publick abuse both of the Mayor and Governors of the City in print in the two last pages of this Pamphlet stiling them Brethren and Companions but it is in iniquity who have confederated themselves against Christ his anointed c. deserves a sharper Censure then a small fine temporary imprisonment and an obligation to the good behaviour though not yet inflicted on them 3. His exceptions against me are for averring 1. That the Quakers are but the Spawn of Romish Frogs Jesuites and Franciscan Fryers To refute which he alleageth only That they all came from the North that their birth and being was in West moreland near Kendal where they lived walked none of them having ever been out of England To which answer 1. That their coming out of the North is a shrewd argument of their badnesse The Scripture informs us Jer. 1. 14. chap. 4. 6. chap. 6. 1 22. That out of THE NORTH AN EVILL SHALL BREAK FORTH UPON ALL THE INHABIT ANTS OF THE LAND That EVILL APPEARETH OUT OF THE NORTH AND GREAT DESTRUCTION shall be brought from THE NORTH Which the Latin Proverb Omne malum ab Aquilone with the English Adagy A●… evil comes from the North seconding we have just cause to conclude That these Quakers coming from thence are fit Instruments only to bring evil and destruction upon all the Inhabitants of the Land not Gods Messengers Ministers sent thence to save mens Souls 2. Westmoreland is well known to have abounded with Jesuites Popish Priest● Fryers Recusants and persons Popishly affected ever since the Reformation Witnesse the Rebellion of the Earl of Westmorland and the Northern Papists under him to advance the popish Religion and destroy Queen Elizabeth and the protestant Reformation Anno 1569. with the late power of the Lord William Howard Ducket Leyborn Fleming and other Popish Families in that County And therefore we may justly fear an emanation of Jesuitical Franciscan Frogs and Emissaries from thence now 3. Mr. Tillam late or still a Popish Priest Administrator of the Anabaptistical Congregation at Hexam not far from Kendal avers in print That these Quaking Agonies were derived from the Francis can Fryers and the premises sufficiently prove that they were derived to us from them and the Jesuites who took their Pattern from the Idolatrous pagan prietts quaking Transcies and Agonies Therefore his own bare verbal negation thereof will no way disprove my Assertion The rather because the Jesuites Franciscans Benedictines and others have their private Colledges Societies and Generall of their Orders in England and may secretly admit their Disciples into their Orders here without going beyond the Seas as I have proved at large in my Romes-Master-piece The Popish Royal Favourite Hidden works of Darknesse brought to publique Light and my Epistle to a late Seasonable Legal and Historical Vindication to which I shall referre the Reader and our Quakers for fuller Satisfaction 4. Some of them wearing rough Hair cloth and Cords about their bodies like the Franciscan Cordiliers is a very probable Evidence that they were spawned from them and that they are the persons prophecied of Zech. 13. 3 4 5. Which prophecy Lyes in the name of the Lord and wear a garment of hair to Ly and deceive the people which Murford and others of them use 2. For affirming that they use inchanted potions Bracelets Ribands Sorcery and Witchcraft to intoxicate their Disciples Which being sufficiently evidenced in the premises and apparent by many instances in most places where they ramble I shall no further insist to prove it But close up all with these two Scripture Exhortations to the people of England 1. Cor. 16. 13. Phil. 1. 27. Watch ye stand fast in the f●●… quit you like men be strong in one Spirit with one mind ●●●…ving together for the faith of the Gospel and 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. 〈◊〉 sober be vigilant because your adversary the Devil walked ●…bout in his Instruments as well as person like a roaring ●●●… on seeking whom he may devour whom resist stedfast in the f●●… And with that of Gal. 1. 7. 8. 9. But there are some 〈◊〉 trouble you and would pervert the Gospel of Christ 〈◊〉 though they we on an angel from Heaven preach any oth●●●… Gospel unto you LET HIM BE ACCURSED As we 〈◊〉 before so say I now again IF ANY MAN PREACH AN●… OTHER GOSPEL UNTO YOU THEN THAT YO●… HAVE RECEIVED LET HIM BE ACCURSED 〈◊〉 let all sincere Lovers Professors of the Gospel 〈◊〉 our Lord Jesus Christ throughout our Nation a●●… the Christian World add a zealous Amen and Am●●… thereto Math. 15. 1● They be blind leaders of the blind and if the blind lead 〈◊〉 blind both shall fall into the ditch Rev. 12. 12. Wo to the inhabitants of the earth a●… of the Sea for THE DEVIL IS COME DOWN UNT●… YOU having great wrath because he knoweth he h●●… but a short time FINIS * See Thomas Cam●●ella de Monarchia Hispanica c. 25 27. * See Regula Fratrum minorum sub Franciso M●●itantium Ven. 150● * See Surius Riba ●●●…era in vita Regula Fratrum Minorum Sanct● Francisc * The perfect Pharise p. 1 2 11 14. * And of G. Emmot a late reclaimed Quaker in his Nothern