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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30017	A true copy of three judgments given forth by a party of men, called Quakers at Philadelphia, against George Keith and his friends with two answers to the said judgments.	Budd, Thomas, 1648-1699.	1692 (1692)	Wing B5361; ESTC R1869	12,205	17

our Discipline even soon after his coming among us and having prepared a Draught of his own and the same not finding the expected Reception he seem'd disgusted since He hath often quarrell'd with us about Confessions declaring That he knew none given forth by the body of Friends to his Satisfaction and often charg'd most of us of being unsound in the Faith We have offered in several Meetings for his satisfaction and to prevent strife among us for preserving the Peace of the Church to deliver a Confession of our Christian Faith in the words of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ the Author of the Christian Faith and in the word of the Apostles Disciples his faithful Followers or we would declare our belief in Testimonies of our antient Friends and faithful Brethren who were generally received by us or we would concur agree upon a Confession and have it transmitted to the Approbation of the Yearly Meeting here or the Yearly Meeting at London y●a it was offered unto him at the same time that a Confession concerning the 〈◊〉 matter in Controversi● should ●e given out of a Book of his own but al● wa● slighted a● insufficient The Lord knows the trouble which we have ●ad with this 〈◊〉 Member and the openness of our hearts and well wishes towards him notwithstanding his rage and violence against 〈◊〉 and of the endeavours of many in this place to have gain'd upon him by a friendly converse and by other means not inconsiderable to a ●●otherly freedom but one labour hither to seems to be a● water spil● upon the ground And 〈◊〉 Meeting having Tenderly and Orderly dealt wit● 〈…〉 for his abusive Language and ●●sorderly Behaviour he hath 〈◊〉 slighted 〈◊〉 Applications of g●i●ing him to a sence of his ill Treatment● a●● Miscarriages but in 〈…〉 m●●ner said to the Friends appointed by the Meeting to admonish him 〈…〉 Judgment of the meeting under his 〈…〉 and hath of late set up a seperate Meeting 〈◊〉 where he hath like an open Opposer not only reviled several Friends by exposing ●heir Religions Reputations in mix● Auditories of some hundreds endeavouring to render them Friends here by the Press and otherways a scorn to the Prophane the Song of the Drunkards but he hath traduced villified our worthy traveling Friends J D. and T. W. in their Powerful and savoury Ministry whose service is not only here but in most Meetings in England Scotland and Ireland well known to have a seal in the hearts of many thousands of the Israel of God he hath hath also within a few weeks appeared in opposition as it were to the Body of Friends by putting on his Hat when our well received and recommended Friend J. Dickenson was at Prayer that in a Meeting of near a thousand Friends others so going out of the Meeting to the great disquiet thereof to the drawing some scores into the same Opposition with him by his ill Example and he thus persisting in his repeated oppositions hard speeches and continued seperation labouring like an unwearied Adversary to widen the Breach made by him so abusing some of the neighbouring Meetings by being as yet under that cover of being owned by us We are hereby brought under a Religious constraint and to prevent other Meetings of being further injur'd by him to give forth this Testimony strained as it were from us by his many violent Provocations viz. That we cannot own him in such ungodly Speeches and disorderly Behaviour or in his seperate Meetings and that we disown the same as proceeding from a wrong Spirit which brings into Disorder inwardly and le●d into distraction and confusion outwardly and until he condemn and decline the same we cannot receive him in his publick Ministry and would have him cease to offer his Gift as such among us or else-where among Friends till he be reconciled to his offended Brethren And as to those few of our Brethren in the Gift of the Ministry who a●e gone out with G. Keith into his uncharitable dividing Spirit the miserable effects whereof many of u● have sufficiently known in Old England and other parts our Judgment is That whilst they continue such they become unqualified to the Work of the Gospel as degenerating thereby from the Guidance of Gods blessed peaceable Spirit in their hearts from whence proceeds the effectual New Testament Ministry and being turned ●rom the peaceable Fruits thereof are gone to Vncharity and Contention And now all you who have walked in fellowship and communion with us and are drawn aside through inconsideration o● otherwise into this 〈◊〉 of Seperation and Prejudice against our Meetings orderly established and wherein we have been often and mutually refresh't together we cannot but in the fear of God and in love to your Souls admonish you also of the Insecurity of your present estate and that therein we cannot have Vnity with you and unless you return from under that Spirit Dryness and Barrenness from the Lord wil● be your Reward And so ●ear Friends we exhort you all to behave your selves in the Spirit of meekness peace●ble Truth upon all occasions but more especially upon any discourse or conference with any of them who are discontented among you or started aside f●om you and avoid all Heats Contentions in matters of Faith and Worship and let not the Salt of the Covenant be wanting in your words and actions for thereby the Savour o● your Conversation will reach the Witness of God in them The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen Given forth by the Meeting of Publick Friends in Philadelphia the 20th of the 4th Month 1692. Samuell Jenings John Delavall William Yardly Joseph Kerckbridge Walter Faucet Hugh Roberts Robert Owen William Walker John Lynam George Gray John Symcock Griffith Owen John Bown Henry Wil●is Paul Saunders John Blunston William Cooper Thomas Tha●kray William Byles Thomas Lloyd John Williford Nicholas VValln VVilliam VVatson George Maris Thomas Ducket Joshua Fearne Evan Morris Richard VValter Here follows Two Answers to the said Judgments To all faithful Friends in Pennsilvania East and West-Jarsey and to all every where else in all parts of the VVorld to whose hands this may come The Salutation of Love WE in behalf of our selves and many Brethren who are falsly called the Seperate Meeting at Philadelphia having taken into our serious and weighty Consideration three several Papers given forth by them of the opposite side who have oppos●d us and continue to oppose us in our present Testimony to the Truth of Christ and his blessed Gospel Doctrine viz. The first given forth by the Monthly Meeting of the opposite side the 20 of 3d Month 1●92 wherein they clear T. Fitzwater of his falsly accusing G. K. for denying the sufficiency of the Light saying expresly in their said Paper That fo●r credible VVitnesses giving their Testimony that they heard G. K. say he did not believe the

A true Copy of three Judgments given forth by a Party of Men called Quakers at Philadelphia against George Keith and his Friends With two Answers to the said Judgments The First Judgment AT a Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia the 26th of 11 Mon. 1691. Thomas Fitzwater charged George Keith for denying the sufficiency of the Light which G. Keith denying T. Fitzwater insisted that he could prove the same being examined concerning his Proof thereof several Friends present stood up and said They heard the said George Keith say That he did not believe the Light was sufficient without something else namely Thomas Prichard William Harwood Benjamin Chambers William Southbe and several others And after the matter in Debate had been throughly heard the aforesaid Credible Evidences giving their Testimonies as above-said the Meeting saw no reason to give Judgment against Tho. Fitzwater in this particular above-mentioned but ●h● said Thomas very readily left the matter to this Meeting and condemned the rash Spirit that he spoke those words in although the Charge in it self was true This is a Copy of what passed at a Monthly Meeting in Philadelphia the 26 of 3 Month. 1692. A. M. The Second Jud●ment VVE being prevented in our Meetings of late to proceed orderly in business by reason of a Turbulent unsubdued Spirit which has much disquieted us but having respite at this time have considered seriously and duely of a Charge exhibited several Months past by George Keith against William Stockdale many if not most of 〈◊〉 being present at several Meetings where the Allegations of each side were heard and as the Friends then present concluded on a Judgment in this matter but were prevented of publishing the same by reason of George Keith's unruly behaviour extream Passion which abruptly broke up the said Meeting we declare our concurrent sence as followeth That whereas Proof was made by two Witnesses That William Stockdale should say that Gen. Keith's preaching Christ without and Christ within was preaching two Christs which W. Stockdale denyed the words so spoken and alleged that Geo. Keith called him an Ignorant Heathen and gave him several villifying Expressions Our Judgment is That William Stockdale is reproveable and blame-worthy ●or uttering the said words they being an Offence to many sound and tender Friends and that he condemn the same And as for G. Keith's manner of proceeding against him we cannot own the same to be pursuant to Gospel Order the said G. Keith having not alone dealt with him in private before he had further prosecuted his Complaint neither can we hold him excuseable for his undecent expressions to W. Stockdale he being elder in Truth and in Years Given forth by the Meeting of Publick Friends at Philadelphia the 4th of 4th Month 1692. A True Copy by Samuell Jenings The Third Judgment and Condemnation against G. K. To the several Monethly and Quarterly Meetings in Pennsilvania East and West-Jarsey and else-where as there may be occasion BEloved Friends In tender Love and with Spirits bowed down before the Lord is this our Salutation unto you earnestly de●●ing your growth and daily preservation in the antient 〈◊〉 and in the simplicity of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and ●or hope and breathings are that no insinuations or wiles of the Enemy shall prevail to turn you aside from our stedfastness or to cause you so esteem lightly of the rock and way of Gods Salvation unto you but that you be kept in the light and life which was is the j●●t mans path to the end of on days Amen Now dear Friends it is with sorrow of Spirits and grief of Souls that we signifie unto you the tedious Exercise vexatious Perplexity we have met with in our late Friend George Keith for several Months past With mourning lamentation do we say How is this Mighty Man fallen how is his Shield vilely cast away as though he had not known the Oyl of the holy Oyntment How shall it be told in G●●● published in the Streets of A●kelon Will not the daughters of the Philestians rejoyce Will not the daughters of the Uncircumcised Triumph when they hear that he is fallen upon the soaring Mountains and from the high Places of Israel Oh! how are we distressed for thee thou as a man slain in thy high places Whilst thou walked in the Counsel of God wert little in thine own Eyes thy Bow did abide in strength thy Sword returned not empty from the sat of the Enemies of God thy Bow turned not back His Enemies were then vile unto thee and his Followers honourable in thy esteem Oh! how lovely wert thou in that day when his Beauty was upon thee and when his Comliness covered thee Why should his Ornaments exalt thee which were given to humble thee before him and how thou art fallen from thy first Love and are become Treacherous to the Spouse of thy Youth Consider where thou art fallen and Repent and do thy first Works But so it hath happen●d Friends lest any Flesh should glory but become Silent before the Lord that this once Eminent Man and Instrument of Renown in the Hand of the Lord whilst he kept his first Habitation and knew the Government of Truth over his own Spirit and witnessed the same to be a Bridle to his Tongue was then serviceable both in Pen and Speech to the Churches of Christ But now and of late it is too obvious and apparent that being degenerated from the lowly meek and peaceable Spirit of Christ Jesus and grown cool in Charity and love towards his Brethren that he is Gone into a Spirit of Enmity Wrath Self-Exaltation Contention Janglings and as a Person without the fear of God before his Eyes and without regard to his Christian Brethren and letting loose the Reins to an Extravagant Tongue he hath broken out into many Vngodly Speeches Railing Accusations and Passionate Threatnings towards many of his Brethren and Elders and that upon slender Occasions and when some in Christian Duty have laid before him his unsavoury words and unchristian-frame he hath treated them with such vile words and abusive language such as a Person of common civility would loath It hath been too frequent with him that in a transport of Heat and Passion to call some of his Brethren in the Ministry and other Elders and that upon small Provocations if any Fools Ignorant Heathens Infidels Silly Souls Lyars Hereticks Rotten Ranters Muggletonians other Names of that ● famous strain thereby to our grief ●oaming out his own Shame And further his Anger and Envy being Cruel against us and not contenting himself with his Harshness against Persons but he proceeded in bitterness of Spirit to charge our Meeting with being come together to cloak Heresie and Deceit and publishing openly several times That there were more Doctrines of Devils and Damnable Heresies among the Quakers than among any Profession among the Protestants He hath long objected against