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A45498	A true account of the proceedings, sence and advice of the people called Quakers at the Yearly Meeting of faithful Friends and bretheren begun in London on the 28th day of the 3d month, 1694, and held by adjournment unto the 11th of the month following, in order to put an end to the divisions and differences among some of the people called Quakers in America : to which is added, an account of the proceedings of the Yearly Meeting at Burlington, relating to the said differences, shewing the dis-harmony of the two said meetings : as also, Some queries to that party of the Yearly Meeting at London, who gave the aforesaid judgment.	Hannay, Robert.; Bealing, Benjamin, d. 1739.; Society of Friends. London Yearly Meeting.; Society of Friends. Burlington Yearly Meeting.	1694 (1694)	Wing H656; ESTC R12805	11,418	21

A TRUE ACCOUNT OF The Proceedings Sence and Advice of the People called QUAKERS At the Yearly Meeting of Faithful Friends and Brethren begun in London on the 28 th of the 3 d month 1694. and held by Adjournment unto the 11 th of the month following In order to put an end to the Divisions and Differences among some of the People called Quakers in America To which is added An account of the Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting at Burlington relating to the said Differences shewing the Dis-harmony of the two said Meetings As also Some Queries to that Party of the Yearly Meeting at London who gave the aforesaid Judgment LONDON Printed for R. Levis MDCXCIV TO THE READER Friendly Reader THE following account of the People called Quakers is recommended to thy Impartial Judgment wherein thou mayst find a Party of them of the Yearly Meeting at London are proved guilty of endeavouring to Cloak and cover the Antichristian Errors and persecuting Practices of ther Apostate Brethren in Pensilvania as will further appear by these following Queries given forth by an offended Christian Quaker against the partial proceedings of Six Days Controversy and their False Judgment Prov 17.15 He that Justifieth the Wicked and he that Condemneth the Just even they both are Abomination to the Lord Robert Hannay ERRATA Page 3. line 19. for impatiently read in patiently A TRUE ACCOUNT OF The Proceedings Sence and Advice of the People called QUAKERS At the Yearly Meeting of Faithful Friends and Brethren begun in London on the 28 th of the 3 d month 1694. and held by Adjournment unto the 11 th of the month following In order to put an end to the Divisions and Differences among some of the People called Quakers in America WHereas by Agreement of this Meeting all Epistles directed to this Meeting should be read openly therein and thereupon some Epistles from America being read in course in which the differences between Geo. Keith and others were mentioned and upon Notice thereof given him he came into the Meeting and desired to have a Paper Read and to be heard in his own defence which the Meeting tenderly condescended unto and whereas the said Geo. Keith did before that in the publick Meeting of the Brethren belonging to this yearly Meeting openly and tenderly signify his earnest desire of Union and that he might not be cast off and that the Breach might be made up and that he would rather lay down his Natural Life then it should not be made up with other Expressions of the like Import which did tenderly affect many Brethren and also his open confessions in divers Meetings to the power and presence of God amongst us and with our Ministry And also there being a General sense in this Meeting of a great and tender Compassion as well as condesention in the bowels of Jesus Christ with earnest Breathings and supplications to God both with Regard to Geo. Keith's help and preservation and also with great respect to the peace of the Church of Christ and prosperity of the holy Truth and great work of the Lord God in our day and the honour of his great and glorious Name and our Christian Reputation as a Chosen people gathered by his divine Power and Goodness to shew forth his praise in our Age and Generation and to Remove and prevent Reproaches and Scandals that tend to affect us to our sorrow and Grief as a Christian Society and People that the Mouth of Iniquity may be stopt and our Enemies that seek occasion to blaspheme the holy Truth and reproach us may be confounded by the great power of the Lord our God for his Name and Truths sake which we are deeply concerned and Zealous for And we understand the Christian care and tender endeavours of our Friends and Brethren here in London hath not been wanting since they heard of the Divisions by Friendly and tender Advice in the Love of God in their Epistles in order to stop and Remove this Unhappy difference and to Reprehend these unsound and Erroneous Expressions and shew their dislike to these heats that have been among some of them Exhorting them to Brotherly Love and Christian Tenderness and Warning them against Separation or that Spirit that would lead thereto and expose the same to Reproach This Meeting also taking tender Notice of the Request of our Friends and Brethren of the 6 weeks Meeting in London for this Meeting to be concerned in order to hear and end the said differences which they had in part heard before but had not oppertunity to hear fully It was thereupon in Brotherly Love assented unto by this Meeting that as many Friends and Brethren of the six Weeks Meeting as were formerly deputed by the six Weeks Meeting and all other Members of the same Meeting that should desire it might be present and Assistant with this Meeting for the good ends aforesaid And this Meeting agreed that after all the other publick affairs should be over as many Members of the yearly Meeting as could attend the service together with all publick faithful Friends that are free should Remain and continue the yearly Meeting to hear judge and determine and endeavour to Quiet all the differences between Geo. Keith and others concerned therein Proceedings thus far agreed to by this Meeting in order to a full hearing of Geo. Keith and others concerned in the said differences much of six days were spent impatiently hearing the said differences so far as they were related or made out unto us both by the publick Reading of several Printed Books and Papers from G. K. and his Friends relating to the differences particularly one book intituled A True Copy of Three Judgments c. another intituled The Plea of the Innocent c. another intituled Some Reasons and Causes of the late Separation And also by Epistles Papers and Certificates from many concerned on both sides out of America besides the great Patience of this Meeting towards him in frequently hearing him in his Defence and Complaints Allegations and Arguments as also in divers passages both by G. K. with his Friend Tho. Budd And Sam. Jennings with T. Ducket on the other side were several times patiently heard Face to Face insomuch that G. K. divers times acknowledged the Moderation of the Meeting The foregoing Causes and Reasons How this Meeting came to be concerned in this Weighty Affair together with the manner of Proceedings thus far being sincerely related we proceed likewise to give the true Sence and Christian Advice of this Meeting thereupon Concerning the Printed Books from G. K. and others of his Friends relating to those Differences and Divisions in some parts of America it being proposed to this Meeting That Friends concerned might singly declare their Sence which they had liberty freely to do in the Fear of the Lord whose Power was over the Meeting Thereupon many Weighty Testimonies were given in great Fear and Tenderness of Spirit That the exposing the Differences in Print

to the World to the View of our Enemies both in America and Europe hath been of great dis-service to the Truth and given great occasion of Offence and stumbling to many and of great Sorrow and Grief to us and many Faithful Friends opening the Mouths of our Adversaries Professors and others to reproach the Truth and Friends thereof And it 's the clear and general Sense of this Meeting That G. Keith and the rest therein concerned with him were not acted in God's Wisdom and Counsel therein and that they ought to have had more regard to God's Glory and the Reputation of our Christian Society and Profession And altho it appears that some few persons have given Offence either through Erroneous Doctrines unsound Expressions or Weakness Forwardness Want of Wisdom and Right Vnderstanding yet the spreading thereof in Print and in that aggravating manner as they are and sending them over into England and other parts of the World unconcerned in the differences appears not to be in God's Peaceable Wisdom nor consistent with the good Order of Truth among us since we were a People And therefore it is the tender Advice and Counsel That G. Keith should either call in these Books or at least publish something Innocently and effectually to clear the Body of the People called Quakers and their Ministers from those Gross Errors charged on some few in America and retract the bitter Language in them so far as he is concerned which seems to have too much appeared in some few particular persons on both sides thereby giving occasion to Truth 's Adversaries to asperse us and to look upon the Quakers rendering Reviling for Reviling one against another which is of an ill savour and to be remov'd by God's Power and Truth and the Root and Spirit thereof in whomsoever it is And as to the Separation among Friends in America arising from the unhappy differences and the dividing some Meetings there It hath been and is to the great reproach of Truth and Friends and dishonour of our holy Professions and hinderance of Truth 's Prosperity and the great Grief and Trouble of Faithful Friends both in England and other parts of the World And how far soever G. Keith hath been concerned therein which the general Sense of Friends here is doth lye at his door He ought now sincerely to use his utmost Endeavours and Interest with his Friends concern'd to remove it and to help forward a Re-uniting and Amicable composure for the holy Truth 's sake and the Clory of God and Peace of his People And wherein G. Keith apprehends himself injured or aggreived by any particular persons he ought to exercise a Spirit of Forgiveness as he would for Christ's sake be forgiven of God and his People accordingly as he himself has sometimes openly declar'd And we desired the same in all others concerned towards him as in relation to personal Injuries or Offences And as concerning those few late Magistrates professing the Truth concerned against G. Keith in their Sessions-Proceedings and Order of Sessions published against him and in their fining him and some few others professing the Truth about words of Reflection or such like It is the Sense of Friends That G. Keith and others with him had been and were under an hour of Temptation and Provocation And those Magistrates concerned did too much let in the Provocation over them and did too highly resent Reflection and it had been better they had not medled with it but quietly have born it and passed it by and had they kept in the Wisdom of God these things might have been prevented There appears to us to have been too much height of Spirit on both sides and both had need to be deeply humbled both Provokers and Provoked Tho the Legality or Illegality of the Proceedings according to Men it appears not proper for this Meeting to meddle with howbeit the Book of the Printed Trial of the Proceeding where Quakers are represented to persecute Quakers has done great hurt in this Nation and other parts and occasioned great Reproach upon the said People in this Nation whereby many of our Enemies insult over us as if we were a People swayed by a persecuting Spirit saying We knew what the Quakers would do if they had power in their hands And therefore Friends ought to be cleared from that Reproach howbeit the said Book appearing scandalous in divers parts of it Inquiry was made in this Meeting who was the Author and Owner of it and G. Keith disowned it to be his but he owned that part of it which concerned his Trial and T. Budd said he was not willing to discover the Author's Name Therefore our Sense is That the Publishers of that Book if they profess Truth should call it in and condemn its publication and sending it over hither to our great Reproach and Injury of the Truth and people of God We understand from divers Epistles and Testimonies from many of our Friends in America corresponding with us in Brotherly Love That they appear to be in a Spirit of Love and of a sound Mind and Judgment in the things of God in the Faith of Christ and principle Doctrines of Christianity and particularly besides other Epistles we observe one bearing date the 17 th of Month 4. 1692. signed with near 30 Names from a Meeting of Ministring Friends wherein they do appear sincerely to believe and confess their Faith in Christ according to the Scriptures both as to his Conception Birth Life Sufferings Miracles Death Resurrection Ascension and Intercession and that all he did and suffered was to compleat our Redemption and that they expected Salvation by no other Name than by the Name of Jesus to which every knee shall bow and Tongue confess and that of the Resurrection and General Judgment they believe them according as they are declared in Scripture Thus far they Nevertheless if there be any such Gross Errors False Doctrines or Mistakes held by any professing Truth in America as are either against the Validity of Christs Sufferings Blood Resurrection Ascension or Glory in the Heavens according as they are set forth in the Scriptures or any ways tending to the denial of the Heavenly Man Christ such persons ought to be diligently instructed and admonished by Faithful Friends in those parts and not be exposed by any to publick Reproach and where the Error proceeds from Ignorance and darkness of their Understanding they ought the more meekly and gently to be informed But if any shall wilfully persist in Error in point of Faith after duly informed then such to be further dealt with according to Gospel Order that the Truth Church and Body of Christ may not suffer by any particular pretended Member that is so corrupt It was very observable in this our solemn Meeting that G. Keith in order to remove some scruples that might be in the Minds of some concerning his belief or Doctrine about the Sufficiency of the Light within did voluntarily