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A43123	The skirmisher confounded being a collection of several passages taken forth of some books of John Cheyney's, who stiles himself the author of the skirmish upon Quakerism : in which is the baseness, wickedness, collected by ... Roger Haydocke.	Haydock, Roger, 1643-1696.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1208; ESTC R30759	7,849	16

wherewith they may seek after and apply themselves to God Pag. 20. The spirit doth intercede in us by a kind of continual restless Motion and importunity towards God Pag. 57. Wicked people were it not to still their Consciences they would not pray that little which they do R. H. queries Doth not the Light in the Conscience move them to pray is it as a drunken negligent Coach-man or rather doth it not do its Office truly and is clear of the Priest's wicked Charge Hear him further Pag. 84. This is the Language and Practice of Wordliness stand by God stand by Christ and Eternal Life cease Conscience away Spirit let my Soul sink R. H. Sure God and Christ the Light and Spirit are not to be blamed since they are bidden stand by and are turned from before the Soul can sink but what a Strait doth this bring the Skirmisher into who in his Book intituled Quakerism subverted p. 31. tells us If the Light be blameless or in Effect he saith for his Words admit of the Consequence If there be any thing in man though of God and not of man that is Innocent and Blameless before God then the Quakers are in the Right and all that he hath writ as also his Skirmish must fall to the Ground and he must acknowledge himself to be utterly defeated and to have lost the Day Now that there is something of God in man he also grants p. 28. of the same Book in these Words There is something of God something of Satan Flesh and Spirit Light and Darkness Now to the Conscience of the Reader in the ●ight of God do I leave it that Judgment may be given betwixt the Skirmisher and the Quakers whether the Skirmisher be not utterly routted Hear him further Call to Prayer p. 103. So dangerous it is to resist the Spirit of the Lord and to imprison the Truth in Vnrighteousness and to go about to salve an Vlcerous Conscience by false ●ures they may serve for a while but the Day is at Hand when God w●ll search us all R. H. The Priest grants the Spirit of the Lord may be resisted and the Truth in Unrighteousness imprisoned Now I query whether this Resisting the Spirit and Imprisoning the Truth be within man or without him Pag. 41. A Gracious Man saith the Priest may silently worship God and speak to God and so as none may hear but himself and yet he most fervent in Prayer and yet this Priest scoffingly saith p. 101 102. How many dumb and silent Meetings have you without either prayer or preaching P. 19. Men may give us Words and Forms to use but they cannot give us the spirit of Grace and Supplication p. 17. Who knows how to pray to God further then God shall teach and enable him R. H. querieth whether it be not safe for all then to feel God's Spirit with them to teach them in Prayer Hear what the Priest himself saith Pag. 21. When the spirit of the Lord is from man he can do nothing Prayer sticks in his Mouth like choak-Cheese Thus much by the Priest in Honour of the Light Grace and Spirit of God in Prayer I shall here add some of the Priest's Lyes and so proceed Pag. 122. The Quakers declare themselves to be Hypocrites Pag. 50. Christ answers get you gone away with you to wit the five Foolish Virgins ye are Workers of Iniquity I never knew you Page 140. I am passed through the Red-Sea Egypt is behind me I am escaped out of Sodom I am from under the Bondage of spiritual Pharoah the Devil who once was my Father and Master Skirmish p. 2. The QUAKERS PROFESS to build their Religion and Hopes upon the Scriptures Call to Prayer p. 15. God hears wicked men in their Distress and grants them many Good things in Answer to their Prayers Answ This contradicteth the Scripture If I saith David regard Iniquity in my Heart the Lord will not hear me Psal 66.18 Besides these there are many other forged Lyes in his Books which for Brevity Sake I pass by at this time he tells the World p. 115. That he hath discoursed with some Quakers who have confessed to him that they never pray without a Motion from God's spirit R. H. querieth Why should they pray without God's Spirit J. C. himself confesseth elsewhere as I have hinted before that nothing can be done in Prayer without the especial Help of God's Spirit yet he blames the Quakers for refusing to pray without the Spirit move them but had they not better do so then to go before or without the Spirit and have their Prayer stick in their Mouthes like Choak-Cheese and said John Cheyney before But in this I have Reason to suspect Forgery that those Quakers should confess to him they in many Years have not had a Motion to Prayer Now if his tale be true let him give us the Names of such if it be false let his Iniquity stop his Mouth and let Shame come over him But to proceed Call to Prayer p. 42. God is a spirit and be requires the spirit in every Performance and nothing but the Life and Spirit and Zeal and Fervency in all our Duties and Services will please him Mal. 1. last Cursed be the Deceiver which hath a Male in his Flock and voweth and sacrificeth unto God a corrupt thing R. H. Well enough for the Downfal of this Skirmisher The Priest confesseth he hath a Male asserts God requireth nothing else neither will be pleased with any thing else but Spirit Life Zeal and Fervency he grants that the Deceiver who hath a Male may sacrifice to God a corrupt thing to wit A Cold Distracted Life-less Dead Prayer and such Prayers Offerings and Sacrifices are Abomination to God no more pleasing to him then was the cutting off of a Dogs Neck or offering Swines Blood and unto such Deceivers the Curse is due Now how near this Priest Cheyney's Prayers are thereunto read in his own Words published to the World which need little Animadversion because they speak fully of themselves he ought not to be angry with me for repeating them since he hath caused them to be printed if he be ashamed of them let him call them in and recant and what I have in my Custody he shall have freely but to the Matter in order to signifie his Hypocrisie Call to Prayer p. 45 46. We all come under reproof for our coldness and deadness in Prayer there is much detestable hypocrisie and coldness committed by us in our solemn Prayers to God both in secret in private and in publick Doth not this speak forth it self But hear him further What is this but to mock the Almighty God and to sport with consuming Fire and dally and play with Everlasting Torment and be in jest and complement with Heaven and Hell and make a light matter of sin and eternity What is this but a prophanation of God's Name and going to Hell upon our Knees and a