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A49777 William Rogers's Christian Quaker, manifested to be antichristian by Thomas Lawrence of Marlbrough. Lawrence, Thomas, 1645?-1714. 1681 (1681) Wing L689A; ESTC R221692 4,101 16

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disown them So he and the Johns seem to be wiser in their own conceits than the body of faithful Friends Now let the Reader judge in the true Light who were the first beginners of the differences he that set up useful and decent Orders in the Church by the Spirit and Power of Christ or they that did begin quarelling and pecking at them These three Dissenters do themselves disprove what they first asserted Many more such Assertions might be named but first prove these true if you can what you charge in your Book concerning George Fox His flying persecution at Bristol I leave it for Bristol Friends to answer that were eye witnesses of what was done as for the rest of your Book I leave for you to weary your selves with only let me tell you that cursed Cham uncovered the nakedness of his natural Father but you have endeavoured to uncover the nakedness of a Spiritual Father if he had any which you have not proved having shot many Arrows of envy at him even bitter words and hard Speeches Haman thought to destroy Mordecai and all the Seed of the Jews but the destruction fell upon himself and his confederates but as Joseph said unto his Brethren Ye intended evil against me but God turned it to good so your Printing your Book and Jsaac Peningtons and George Foxes Letters compared with William Rogers and John Wilkinsons will prove an advantage to truth and it will rejoyce such as live in the life of Truth to see the Torch flame by knocking against the post● and so may recover some from the Beast and false Prophet that are now in their heate of Contention William Rogers If any man or men that never heard of any difference among Quakers should understand upon what grounds thou hast justified the Johns and vilified George Fox and Robert Barclay they would wonder at thy unadvised forwardness so to exceed in hard speeches many of your own side reading J. Wilkinson's and G. F's Letters from one to each other would sink their esteem of thy unreasonable proceedings but such as have well known what George Fox and the Johns have been in doing and suffering the benefit of comparison may be useful in this matter 1. George Fox was the first publick Preacher of that glorious day the Light of Christ within since the apostacy John Wilkinson said as in the fourth part of their Book page 77. That God appeared in George Fox in the beginning of the day of Life and reached unto us saith he with his word which gave us faith to believe his Testimony that God gave of his Light in our hearts John Story told me That George Fox was detained from them in Lanson Prison so they were at a great loss for want of Councel until George Fox came to them again Then the Johns were not the first nor the most ancient Ministers 2. George Fox hath been a great travelling Minister not only all over England but beyond the Seas many hundred miles also But the Johns were never beyond the Seas as I know nor never over England neither as I know but from Kendal to Bristol and so to Reading and back again to particular Meetings with much weariness and caution in times of danger nor bore no great Burthen nor Heat but by a good fire in their free quarters and are little known or minded but in their separations 3. George Fox hath begotten many to God by Gods power in his Ministry that reached my heart at first hearing which the Johns did not though I heard them often before yet much hath been spoken of their gathering of People in part of the South and West but what have they gathered them to but a profession of true words out of the Life Witness some particular Meetings from Wickham to Bristol and thereabout 4. George Fox hath suffered in many Prisons where he lay in the Rain and Dirt which were promised to be mended by the Judges but were not but the Johns never suffered in any Prison as I know except it was two or three Months in Fisherton-Anger where they had a dry House a good Bed and Food convenient I saw it William Rogers if thou and all thy Friends concern'd can prove all your Writings true and mine false then I will willingly submit to the truth in you But if you cannot prove your Writing true nor mine false then you are to submit to the truth in me and so Controversie will be ended Marlbrough the 3d. Month 1681. Being the 81 year of my Age. THOMAS LAWRENCE IT is desired that this may be dispersed only amongst Friends called Quakers and such others as have seen or do receive W. R. his said Book against them THE END