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A44231	A brief relation of some part of the sufferings of the true Christians, the people of God, in scorn called Quakers, in Ireland, for these last eleaven years, viz, from 1660 until 1671 with an occasional treatise of their principles and practices briefly stated, whereby the innocency of their cause, for which they so suffer, is not only plainly demonstrated, but also from all false asperations and causeless pretences sufficiently vindicated / collected by T.H. and A.F.	Holme, Thomas, d. 1695.; Fuller, Abraham, d. 1694.	1672 (1672)	Wing H2514; ESTC R7372	56,059	82

worth 17s From John Wilson a Cow worth 28s Queens County 1669. John Edwards for warning the people unto Repentance in the Parish Worship-house at Ballinekill was cruelly beaten by Jam. Dunn Soveraign with a Staff until it brake in pieces and with the remaining part in his hand struck him on the bare head and then haled him to the Stocks and there set him for Two Hours in a cold Winter day Wexford County Tho. Murford for speaking in the Fear of the Lord to the People in a publick Place of Worship in Wexford was cruelly beaten and his Body sorely bruised and so committed to Prison 1662. James Taylor and John Blair for not going to the publick Worship-house called the Church were taken up by a Capias and imprisoned in Wexford Goal about twelve Weeks 1670. Jonas Chamberlin and Wil. Chamberlin for speaking a few words of Soberness and Truth to Edw. Withers called a Justice as he was passing to his Worship on the 25th of the 10th Moneth were committed to Prison Munster Province Cork County and City 1660. LVcretia Cook for exhorting the people in Bandonbridge to take heed and beware of false Prophets c. was committed to the Marshals and thence to Bridewel by John Laundon Provost and there kept twenty dayes And another Friend only for looking on Priest Nycholets in the publick Worship-house at Bandon was violently pulled and haled the Priest calling to the Magistrate saying Take him away take him away though the Friend spake not one word and it made such an uproar that the Friend had like to have bin smother'd in the worship-house 1669. Susanna Mitchell for bearing Testimony against Priest Cross's false Doctrine in the publick House of Worship in Cork City he being then teaching the Lawfulness of Swearing which is contrary to the Command of Christ and the Apostle was committed to Goal and there kept Prisoner a long time 1670. Solomon Eccles for going to the Cathedral at Cork the 16th of the 8th Moneth in Obedience to the Lord 's Requiring and for saying these words after Ben. Crosse the Priest had ended his Sermon and Prayer That the Prayer of the Wicked was Abomination to the Lord whereupon the said Priest said Let me Crave a Blessing so when he had done the said Friend was about to speak and the Souldiers began to pull and hale him but the Priest said Let him alone then the said Friend spake and said What shall be done to the man that makes Shiprack of a good Conscience though then it was not known to him that the said Priest Crosse had formerly been a Presbyterian Priest in Dorsetshire and had said ut ferunt That he had rather go to a Stake and be Burned then to put on a Surplice yet now preacht with a Surplice on So the Friend was laid hold on and had before the Mayor who committed him to Prison where he was kept ten dayes and then the Bishop and Peter Colthrop the Governour like Ananias and Pilate accused the said Solomon Eccles to the Earl of Orrery President of the Province of Munster for a Vagabond Quaker c. and so without any Examination of the said Person who by Law could not be proved a Vagabond obtained Order to whip him through Cork City which was accordingly executed with great severity the said Solomon being whipt all along the Streets of the City of Cork from North-Gate to South-Gate and in that time received at least Eighty Seven Lashes or Stripes and so expelled Waterford City 1660. Elinor Tatlock for going to the publick Worship-house in Waterford and there bearing Testimony against their Will-worship was put into Bridewel by John Horton Recorder and after several dayes she and her Husband were turned out of the City from their Children and Family Margret Blanch for exhorting the people to the Fear of the Lord c. at a time when she was at a Burial of one of her Relations was imprisoned six Moneths and in that time Excommunicated by Bishop Gore of Waterford and thereupon kept close Prisoner a long time and though often very sick and Weak of Body whilst in Prison and divers Entreaties made to the said Bishop for her Enlargement or going Home a while for Refreshment yet was generally refused by the said Hard-hearted Bishop And during her said long Imprisonment at Waterford the same Bishop Excommunicated her Husband William Blanch and as the said William Blanch was riding upon his lawful Occasions in Tiperary another County was there follow'd and watched and by Clonmell Town seized upon and committed to the Prison there where he was kept above a Year being there twenty Miles distant from his Wife in Prison at Waterford and his Family there so that neither the Husband and Wife could come to one another as being Prisoners nor yet either of them to their Family Conaught Province Galoway City 1669. SOlomon Eccles being moved of the Lord to go a Sign on the 14th of the 7th Moneth and that Naked with Fire and Brimstone burning on his Head without the Gates of the City unto a Papists Mass-Meeting and the Fryar and People being upon their Knees he in the Spirit of the Lord said Wo to these Idolatrous Worshippers God hath sent me this day to warn you and to let you see that if you Repent not what shall be your Reward and so he went over the Bridge into the City warning them also to Repentance and when done he was had to Prison with his three Friends Randal Consins Nicho. Grible and Henry Bloodworth who accompanied him in his Service and Eliza. Harper visiting them in Prison was also there detained and after several dayes Imprisonment were all released Fifthly and Lastly And these following for not Swearing for Conscience sake keeping to Yea and Nay according to Christ's Command who said Swear not at all for not taking off their Hats and giving men the Honour below for opening Shops and Working on dayes by the World called Holy Dayes which the Pope set up and for owning the Truth Christ Jesus the Light that lighteth every man that cometh into the World have been Fined Imprisoned Abused and their Goods taken from them Ulster Province Ardmagh County 1662. ROger Webb being Constable was called at the Sessions at Ardmagh to give in Presentments and because for Conscience sake he could not Swear was fined by Sir George Atkinson in 40 s. for which the Sheriffs Bailiffs took from him a Horse worth 45 s. 1665. Henry Furnace sen because for Conscience sake he could not Swear was fined 20 s. in the Manner Court for which the Bailiffs took from his Son a Horse worth 30 s. 1669. James Bradshaw being summoned to the Manner Court of Lurgan was fined 5 s. by John Relly Seneschal for not taking off his Hat and the Bailiffs took Goods from him worth 7 s. 1670. Christopher Hillary of Shankill Parish being one of the Militia under Captain Draper and afterwards convinced of Truth which leads out of all

A Brief Relation Of some part of the SUFFERINGS Of the True Christians The People of God in Scorn called Quakers in IRELAND For these last Eleaven Years viz. from 1660. until 1671. With an Occasional Treatise of their Principles and Practices briefly stated whereby the Innocency of their Cause for which they so suffer is not only plainly Demonstrated but also from all false Aspersions and causless Pretences sufficiently Vindicated Collected by T. H. and A. F. Heb. 10. 23 25. Not forsaking the Assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is Heb. 7. 12. The Priesthood being changed there is made of necessity a Change also of the Law Acts 13. 15 If ye have any Word of Exhortation for the People say on Mat. 5. 34. But I say unto you Swear not at all Jam. 2. 9. If ye have Respect to Persons ye commit Sin Exod. 20 9. Six days shalt thou labour Printed in the Year 1673. THE PREFACE READER THere having been a great Defection from true Christianity in the long Night of Apostacy whereby gross Darkness hath overspread the Nations foretold by the Apostles That Antichrist Deceivers grievous Wolves false Teachers Core-like false Worshippers should ensue these ushered in the Apostacy which began in the Apostles dayes and grew so great that they became Persecutors of the True Christians as indeed false Worship and Persecution are inseparable Companions For John by the Revelation of God to him saw the Beast which the Dragon had given his Power unto after he had persecuted the Woman which fled into and was fed in the Wilderness 1260. dayes and the Man-Child caught up to God set up his Worship and compelling thereto and the false Prophet deceiving them that had worshipped the Image of the Beast And he also saw the great Whore sitting upon the Beast which was to be worshipped forty two Moneths having a Golden Cup in her hand wherewith she deceived and by her Sorceries enticed the Nations to commit Fornication with her and so corrupted the Earth and made her self drunk with the Blood of the Saints and Martyrs of Jesus c. Hereby John saw in the Spirit the great and long Sufferings of the true Christians the Church and People of God in the time of the Apostacy by the false Christians the false Worshippers who having lost the Power and Spirit by which the Apostles and primitive Christians were led and guided how to worship God in Spirit and in Truth set up fair and gilded Forms of Worship Jeroboam-like of their own making and inventing and at length lost not only the Power but the very Form of Truth and true worship and then being in the Enmity did compel to their Worship and Cain-like persecuted to Death the true Worshippers the true Church and people of God witness several Histories of the Papal Persecution of the true Christians in all Kingdoms and Countries where the Power of Rome extended it self and so continues in many places to this Day And how can we do less then charge the rise of Christians so called persecuting for Religion to proceed thence For they were the first Authors of Force and Vioience in matters of Faith and Opinion in Religion amongst Christians the Inquisition being chiefly entrusted to the Order of Dominick who first preached this Force and by whose means many true Christians were put to Death for not abjuring their Principles and true Faith in Religion and this was the first Example of putting Erring Persons to Death in the Church of Rome for Christianity doth not punish Corporally people for erring Spiritually but indeed Popery doth And of the same mind were divers ancient and modern Writes who said That people must be enformed to embrace Religion with Reason and not compelled by Violence for nothing violent or injurious can be Religious because Reason and not Force ought to convince That God never loves to plant his Church by Violence and Blood the Condition of Christians being rather to be persecuted then to persecute What Cruelty among Christians is acted under the colour of Religion as if we could not be Christians unless we crucifie one another And by Compulsion no man can make a a Hypocrite to be a true Believer but on the contrary many may be made Hypocrites For people in the Matters of Religion and Worship of God should rather be drawn by the Spirit of the Lord in God's Authority then driven by the Terrors of Magistrates or forced by the Penalties and Punishments of outward Laws of Men And how can that Service and Worship be acceptable to God which for its Authority hath only the Force and Fear of Man without the Faith and Fear of God John also saw the Whore the Mother of Harlots judged and the downfall of her Pride and the Merchants of the Earth that were enriched by Trading and Trafficking with her lamenting her Fall and the Man-Child come to rule the Nations with a Rod of Iron smiting them with the Sword of his Mouth and the holy City new Jerusalem the Mother of us all discending out of Heaven from God prepared as a Bride for her Husband and in this Holy City there was no Temple the Lord God and the Lamb being the Temple of it and the Lamb the Light thereof and the Nations of them that are saved shall walk in the Light of it c. Here John the Divine had a Sight of the restoring of the true Church to its primitive Purity and Institution in Faith Worship Discipline and all Gospel-Order And now the Day of God's great Love and rich Mercy to Mankind is dawned again after the long Night of Apostacy since the Apostles dayes and the Everlasting Gospel is preached again and he that made Heaven and Earth is to be Worshipped again in Spirit and in Truth and many are turned from Darkness to Light and from the Power of Satan and the Dragon's worship unto God and the Church is returning out of the Wilderness and making her self ready for the Marriage of the Lamb an Invitation to the Supper is proclaimed and the Way to the Holy City discovered And it having pleased God to bring us forth in this Blessed Day and Happy Age wherein the true Light hath appeared in which we have believed and are turned thereto by which we are come to see the first day's Work of God's new Creation Light separated from Darkness and to see over and beyond this long and thick dark Night to God's Day the Light that manifests Sin the Deeds of Darkness the Works of the Devil and hereby we are come to the Foundation Principle again of many Generations and to the true Religion to see and know the true Worship of the primitive Christians again so to be led out of all By-wayes Will-worship Rudiments Traditions and Presciptions of men to Worship God aright which is in the Spirit and in the Truth which Christ Jesus set up above 1600 years ago for we are of and for the