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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65832	An abstract by way of index of some very unsound and some other very antichristian passages collected out of G. Whitehead's and W. Penns books, plainly contradicting their late creeds one signed by W. Penn at Dublin in Ireland on which the B. of Cork hath made some seasonable remarks, another signed by G.W., called A few positions of the sincere belief and Christian		1699 (1699)	Wing W1886; ESTC R30196	10,102	15

for the Lord of Hosts hath purposed and who shall disanull it Isa 14. 27. But according to G. W. Men can and do often disanull it and change it as for the instances in Scripture of either promises not performed or threatnings not executed they were and are conditional and do all either express or imply some condition not in the will and purpose of God but in Men whose conditions do oft change and therefore the veracity of God is sufficiently demonstrated without any change or shadow of change in the Thoughts or Purposes of God And indeed such who hold that God can change his Thoughts and Purposes must consequentially hold that he has not an infallible and perfect knowledge of all future things and accordingly such who professedly hold the last hold the first for if Men had an infallible knowledge of future events they had no need to change their thoughts the changes of Men's thoughts and designs do naturally proceed from their want of the knowledge of future events but no such defect can be in God and therefore no change all manner of change being contrary to the Nature of his Infinite perfection POST-SCRIPT containing a Request to the Friends of G. W. and W. P. Friendly Reader PLease compare the late Creeds of those two Persons and the above-mentioned Passages ●●irly collected out of those two Men's Books ●hich for most part are more amply set down 〈◊〉 G. K.'s Three Narratives especially his last 〈◊〉 thou wilt find them most expresly contradi●ory and inconsistent one with another which ●fficiently shows the great disingenuity and fal●●●y of many of the Teachers and Writers a●ong the People called Quakers who say they 〈◊〉 not changed but are the same as ever since they 〈◊〉 a People in their Doctrins and Principles 〈◊〉 Faith as God and Truth is the same and par●●cularly of G. Whitehead who doth say in the end 〈◊〉 his late Creed Printed at London 1698. having ●●is Title a few Positions of the sincere Belief and ●●ristian Doctrine of the People called Quakers to 〈◊〉 misrepresentations and calumnies about the 〈◊〉 containing Twelve particulars These things we sincerely believe and own and we know no Doctrine or Principle preached main●●ined or received among or by us since we ●ere a People contrary to these before-mentioned nor do we own any contrary thereunto Surely he who can reconcile and render consistent the Articles of those Creeds with the Passages above-mentioned fairly collected out of their Books and many more that might be collected can reconcile the greatest real contradictories Truth and Error Light and Darkness Christ and Antichrist But G. W. as he has formerly exprest himself in Print thinks to save his Infallibility by telling the World he seeth cause otherwise now to word the matter though he and his Brethren have the same sense still as formerly i. e. whatever their seeming belief now is yet their sense is the same as is exprest in all their former Books and in the Passages above-quoted they are semper idem still the same and still they hold the Light within every Man is sufficient to his Salvation without any thing else i. e. without Christ's Death and Sufferings and mediation for us in Heaven and Faith in him all which are something else to be sure than the Light within either Saint or Heathen In the Conclusion the more sincerely minded among the People called Quakers are earnestly requested that they would effectually deal with thefe two Men. G. Whitehead and W. Penn to make an Index expurgatorius and rase out of their Books those and many other the like and as bad Passages that are to be found in their Books seeing it is as clear as the Sun shine at noon that they do manifestly contradict their pretended late Creeds and Professions and without the doing of which they cannot in justice be reputed sincere in their late Profession seeing they profess they are not changed but have the same Faith and Doctrine as ever they had And if G. Whitehead and W. Penn should be prevailed upon by the importunity of the more sincere-hearted among that People and that God should turn their hearts to so good a work as fairly and freely to retract their former Errors and either disown their former Books or make an Index expurgatorius to purge out whatever is a miss in them their Example being the Principal leading Men now among the Quakers since the decease of G. F. R. B. S. Crisp and others would have a great influence on their Brethren to do the like and both to approve them and joyn with them in so good a work and it might be hoped that in a short time some general Reformation would ensue among that People in Doctrine that would greatly contribute to sanctity of Life But if this be not done and that timely what may be expected but an extraordinary breach to happen and an open spiritual War among themselves things being come to such a Crisis that if this Remedy be not applyed the Divisions and Contentions that will ensue in all probability will make a great scattering and desolation among them however some ignorant Persons among them glory in their Unity Strength and Increase Given forth by some Friends of Truth belonging to the Meeting at Turner's Hall and some Friends in the Country in unity with them London the 10th 1698. FINIS ●●●don Printed for the Author and are to be Sold by B. Aylmer at the Three Pidgeons over against the Royal Exchange Cornhill and C. Brome at the Gun at the West-end of St. Pauls 1699. See his Book the Dipper plunged p. 13. Nature of Christianity pag. 18. p. 29. p. 41. Light and Life within p. 51. Truth defending the Quak. p. 23. p. 65. p. 66. p. 7. p. 9. p. 22. Light and Life within p. 16. p. 17. p. 24. 47. p. 26. p. 38. p. 43. p. 40. p. 65. p. 56. p. 58. p. 59. 60. p. 8. Christ ascended above the Clouds p. 21. 22. p. 29. p. 69. Answer to T. Danson's Synopsis p. 18. Antidote p. 28. Divinity of Christ p. 57. Voice of Wisdom p. 36. Innocency Triumphant Article 10. Christian Quaker p. 353. Light and Life within p. 70. Christian Quaker p. 59. p. 72. p. 100. p. 100. Light and Life p. 18. p. 49. p. 55. p. 64. p. 69. p. 44. See W. P.'s serious Apology p. 146. The Guide mistaken p. 25. p. 26. p. 30. Answer to a foolish Libel p. 18. Quakerisme a new Nick-name for old Christianity p. 12. ● 6. Address to Protestants p. 119. 2 Edition Presace to R. B.'s Works p. 36. supposed to be W. P. and approved by G. W. Rejoynder p. 335. p. 335. The Christian Quaker p. 97. p. 98. Rejoynder p. 179. Reason against railing p. 9. Christian Quaker p. 99. and 104. Reason against railing p. 138. p. 134. The invalidity of J. Faldo's Vindication p. 369. Reason against railing p. 150. Serious Apology p. 148. Rejoynder to J. Faldo p. 284. And not metaphorically only * Called a Testimony for the true Christ and his Light in confutation of R. Cobbet printed 1668. Divin of Ch. from p. 85. to 90. p. 270. Heb. 6. 17 18. Rom. 11.