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Truth tryumphing in a suffering time over deceit and falsehood, or, William Prynn's book of Quakers unmasked clearly detected and the innocency of the people vindicated from the grosse abuses and injuries done them by him ... / by G.W.
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Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723.
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illegally or this manner of inveighing against a people be admitted of or owned as rational then who could escape his false censures and unjust judgments For Christ told his followers that men should revile them and persecute them and say all manner of evil of them falsly for hs names sake Now if any should have sworn that they had all manner of evil spoken of them could thâ—t be sufficient to prove them guilty of all manner of evil No sure but the quite contrary he told them they were blessed â—hen they so suffered And further mark his Information from â—oppinger That being at a Meeting of the Quakers he there met with two of his acquaintance in Rome which were of the same Franciscan Order and Company that were now become chief Speakers amongsâ— thâ— Quakers and that he himself haed spoke amongst them in London about 30. times and was well approved of amongst them To which â— say these things being known to be so notoriously false as many in this City know that little need be said to them neither need we go about to prove a Negative or denyal of them for botâ— the weaknesse and fallacy of his matter is very apparent and had he â—amed these he calls chief Speakers it would further have appeared that he had notoriously belyed the Quakers because all â—hose that are owned as Ministers or Speakers amongst â—hem who have gone forth publickly in the work are so apparently known that many would have been able to have confuâ—ed this false Information of their being either Jesuits or any whit â—elated to them in their way or Orders but it seems the concealing of their names was in pollicy to make the Lying story more credible which how apparently it contradicts it self any thaâ— are rational may judge where after Coppinger told Cowliâ—â—aw that none came so near him as the Quakers and that tâ—o of the Francâ—scan Order was chief Speakers amongst them and that he was well approved of amongst them yet after this page 4. That this Coppinger told him two or three times that if he dâ—d love his Relgion and soul he should not hear them c. Look here what Contradiction here isâ— and how plainly the Quakers are hereby cleared fâ—om being sâ—ch as before they were Charged to be and that they do not own eiâ—her the Fryers or Jesuits neither are their Speakers such for if they were could it be a likely story that a â—ranciscan Fryer should disswade a man from hearing them and that aâ— he loved his Religion and soul see what is become of â— Prynnâ— story and proof against the Quakers and whether it be sufficient thereupon to give notice to those in present power to proceed against them under pretence of preventing such dangerous growing mischiefs which unrighteously he chargeth upon the Quaâ—ers And thus a lyingâ— slandering and persecuting spirit haâ—h uttered forth its Rancour and Venome against an Innocent people and should the Magistrates be led by him and such malicious spirits as to be perswaded and ruled by them what would become of the peaceable Subjects and of this Nation in general Though he and such Time-servers Hypocrites and Men pleasers who can turn any way with the times for their own Ends and Preâ—erment are Instruments fit enough Iudas-like to serve the persecuting spirit and to do the persecutors work and drudgery against the poor and despised people whom the Lord is with but they whose work and service is managed by such let them mark the End of their work in the day of the Lambs wrath when they that have taken Counsel together against the Lord and his anointed shall have a recompence of reward according to their doings and when the Kings of the Earth great and mighty men and chief Captains and both every bond and free-man shall hide themselve in the Dens and in the Rocks of the Mountains and say to the Mountains and Rocks Fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the â—hrone and from the wrath of the Lamb Rev. 6. Here neither Masters nor Servants that have a hand in this work and have but the Mountains to fly to shall be able to hide themselves And as touching the exception that Iohn Audland gave against Cowlishaw's Informaâ—ion and Oath aforesaid as proving it untrue where â— A. said That two of them reproachâ—ully called Quakers came from the North in the Moneth of Iune and came into Bristâ—l the 12. day of the Moneth called â—uly 1654. Which plainly enough proves the Information from Coppinger and Cowlishaw false where Coppinger in the Moneth of September spoke of their being to come to Bristâ—l within a Moneth or three weeks following and the other denying that any Quakers had been in Bristol before their discourse in September whereas two of them were there above a Moneth before in the Moneth called Iuly and had Meetings where they did publish the truth But William Prynne to colour over and glosse this false Information against the Quakers to make the Nation believe it for truth he saith of these two called Quakers being at Meetings at Briâ—â—oâ— on the 13th of Iuly That â—hat was unknown to Cowlishaw and most others c. And that they spake to â—hâ—se people not under the â—ame or notion of Quakers but only of Anabapâ—ists and Independents and that in Septemberâ— or at that time they began to take upon them the â—ame of Quakers c. To which I reply now mâ—rk what silly shuffling he hath â—ere made to prove the former Information anâ— Oath true aâ— if its being unknown to Cowlishaâ— that they were in Bristol in Iuly did prove his flatly denying them to have been there before Sepâ—emâ—er true For his not knowing that they were there manifests that he spake both unadvisedly and without knowledge â—nd gave that in upon his Oath which was false which seems to be done more out of prejudice against the peâ—ple called Qâ—â—kers then either honesty or truth So as â— A. is neither guilty of slander nor double Lie in his detecting this Information and Oath of â—owlisâ—aw as falsly W. P. hath accused him for who but one in prejudice and enmity would have given such a confused and false Information upon Oath against us But ' â—is no strange thing to us to be reviled and sworn against for as Daâ—iâ— said Mine â—eâ—emâ—es reprâ—aâ—h me all the daâ— and they that â—re mâ—d against me are sâ—orn agaâ—nst me Psal 102 8. And how apâ—arently false is it also to say that they spoke to those people thâ—n not under the name or notion of Quakers but only of Anaâ—aptists and Independents and that they began to take upon them the name of Quakers at the time of September which is a double falsehood for they were known to go under that name in thâ— North long before they came to Briâ—â—ol as also Coppinger as he saith in September told of being at a Meeting of the Quakers in London and at
TRUTH TRYUMPHING IN A SUFFERING TIME OVER Deceit and Falsehood OR William Prynn's Book of Quakers Vnmasked clearly detected and the Innocency of the People Vindicated from the Grosse Abuses and Injuries done them by him This is occasioned upon W. P. his said Book with his Additions to it in Reply to John Audland being lately divulged This for the Information of the NATION By G. W. Printed for the Reader Truth Tryumphing in a suffering time over Deceit and Falshood COnsidering the mighty power and good hand of our God in preserving and prospering us in his way and work and how he hath enlarged the borders of his Sanctuary amongst us and how far short our persecutors have fallen of effecting their evil designs against us whereby they have sought our Ruine and Destruction from being a people which the Lord God hath prevented and frustrated notwithstanding the many Enemies Persecutions Afflictions and Tryals we have met withall and do undergo If the hearts of the wicked were not set in them to do wickedly because Judgement is not speedily executed upon them they might consider their way and cease joyning hand in hand against the seed of the Righteous and not smite with the fist of wickednesse nor so beset the Righteous on every side as if they would swallow them up quick and destroy them from amongst men for whilst Satan is permitted to make use of some of his Instruments to belie â—lander and reproach usâ— and to render us as odious as he and they can that they may stir up and Instigate others of his Instruments to persecute and oppresse us by outward Penalties Sufferings Imprisonments Banishments and what not to the utmost of their power Now if the Lord God hâ—d not been and were not on our side what would become of us Who could sustain us in all these troubles but he alone whose faithfulnesse fails not and whose Love is continued unto them that fear him and hold their Integrity in him and walk in his way and path and abide in his truth which is the same still and changes not and such do not gad abroad to change their way but do confide in his name and power in which is our defence in the midst of all our Tryals and Afflictions and in his Salvation we have Joy and Tryumph over all unâ—lean spirits and lying tongues and over all the deceits of false hearts hypocrites time servers men-pleasers and deceitful workers who â—eek to curry favour and ingratiate theâ—selves in with the powers and such as be uppermost by railingâ— reviling and belying the persecuted and despised people of God who are so deeply exposed to suffering at this day which course of proceeding against the sufferers is a work of as base a spirit as is amongst men among which Railers and Revilers I fiâ—d one William Prynâ—e Esq so written not one of the least as hereafter is briefly made manifest in the sequel hereof upon examâ—nation of his false Charges and Accusations together with his pâ—etended proofs thereof against us the suffering people callâ—d Quakers which being so very grosse and apparently false I would be as brief as I may about tâ—em And now mark the Title of Willâ—am Prynne his Book and his Charge upon which he grounds his matter against the Quakers so called viz. The Quakers unmasked and cleaâ—ly deâ—ected â—o be but the Spawn of Româ—sh Frogs Iesuits and Fraâ—ciscan Pâ—pâ—sh Fâ—yers sent from Rome to seduce â—he iâ—â—oxâ—caâ—ed and gâ—ddâ—-headâ—d Eâ—glish Nation I answer how false and slanderous this accusation is thousands in this Nation may judge as also our Life Coveâ—sation Doctrine Writings and Testimonies and the suffering of several of our Friends under the Pope both in France and Rome where some till they dyed did manifest this Charge to be false and how can any suppose the rest of this matter to be truth which is grounded hereupon when the very ground of his Book is a â—â—ie which though it hath been detected several years ago yet iâ— is now re-printed and enlarged and brought forth as if it were still pertinent to us and the English Nation which he saith is â—nâ—oxicated and giddy-headed and so he hath not only set himsâ—lf as a Judge over us but over the whole Nation and in his â—irst and second pages tells of multitudes of Râ—mish Woâ—veâ— Locusâ—s Caâ—erâ—â—llars of all Sects Orderâ— as Iesuits Franciscans Benedictâ—nes Domâ—nicanâ— and the like come fâ—eâ—ly over in whole Troops from Forâ—aign Seminaries and Cell that act their several â—aâ—ts and Pageanâ—s on the Thâ—aâ—re of our dâ—stâ—acted English Church and Sâ—ate to bring both of them to Ruine under al sorts of disguises without any waâ—ches or searches at all to seclude or detect c. Mark here how he hatâ— ceâ—sured and reflected upon the English Church and State and is nâ—t â—his a diâ—paragement and reproach to the Government â—hereof which had we or some called Sectaries spoken thus much what would it have been deemedâ— would it noâ— have been counted Seditious if not worse And if this be true that he saith which I refeâ— to the judgements of both Rulers and People of England what reason have we to conform to such a distracted Church that these he counts Romish wolves Locusts and Jesuits have so much power over if his words be true or any to be compelled theretoâ— for would you not count him a mad-man that would follow a distracted Woman for his guide and leader especially in matters of Salvation or them mad-men that would compel others to follow such a one And now leâ— us exâ—mine his pâ—oof for his aforesaid Charge and Accusation against the Quakersâ— which is an Information of George Cowlâ—â—â—aw of Bristol taken upon his Oath 22. of â—anuary 1654. which he informeth from one Coppinger as he saith a Fryer of the Fraâ—ciscan Company who should tell this Cowlâ—shaw that he had been aâ— London for some Moneths and had been at all â—he Churches and Meetingsâ— publick and â—rivate that he could hear of and that none came so near him as the Quakers c To which I answer Cowlishaâ—'s Oath of a bare report if it be true that such a thing was reported was no sufficienâ— evidence to convict the Quakers so called of being guilty of W. P. his Charge aforesaid nor for him to passe such a severe Sentence and Judgment upon them nor to go about to instigate the Magistrates to persecute or suppresse them as he hath done For if another should come and swear that W. Prâ—nne affirmed that the Qâ—akers are but the spawn of Romish Fâ—oâ—s and 〈◊〉 doth it prove his Affirmation or Charge true He hath shewed himself worse then the very heathen in this thing to take a mans Information against people behind their backs as sufficient for their conviction whilst the accused were not present to answer face to face before their accusers For the Romans Law did not condemn any man before a fair hearing and tryal and should men proceed thus